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This is a conversation about the nature of God's Nature vs. Mormonism. Jesus is the "I am" and He is equal with the Father. This conversation emphasizes that there is only one God and that faith is required to turn to him. Please watch and share!

In this video, Wade, a pastor at the Apologia Church in South Jordan, discusses with an Opinionated Woman who Hates the Truth about the false worship of Mormons that spans to other religions' temples. He argues that as a Christian, it is part of his obligation to go to events of different cultures and share the truth of Jesus Christ. He also discusses Jesus' intent on coming into His creation, to bring salvation to the whole world, and to call all those active in false worship to repent. Wade argues that the environment Jesus came into is similar to the one in which we live, and we should therefore share Jesus' message with everyone, regardless of their cultural or historical background.

A conversation between Dr. James White and Pastor Jason Wallace discussing Bart Ehrman's inconsistency on the issue of divine inspiration in light of textual variation. This is a must-watch as Dr. James White Exposes Bart Ehrman's Biblical Fallacies.

The Apologia team was at a pride night for the Phoenix WNBA team passing out tracts and getting in gospel conversations. This woman shows the waywardness of the "Christian" church in America.

Acts 24:24-27 The moral and ethical collapse of the West is happening right before our eyes, and accelerating quickly. Only yesterday the President of the United States issued an official proclamation for the "Day of Transgender Visibility" in which it was stated, "Transgender Americans shape our Nation's soul." How do we balance the call to sacrificial suffering in the name of Christ with the prophetic call to be a witness in the darkness? We consider this weighty subject today. Pastor James White of Apologia Church gives a challenging sermon on Reasoning With the World, where he details how Christians ought to stand up to current moral outcries of our nation with the power of the gospel.

In the Bible, Ezekiel was commanded by God to cook his bread using human excrement, which dung was considered unclean. Ezekiel protested, but God allowed him to use cow dung instead. This was seen as a symbolic act representing the defilement of the Israelites by their sins, and the purifying process that would come through punishment and repentance. Judgment was coming for them and worse would happen if they did not turn back to LORD their God.

John 6:41-47 After finishing Jesus’s glorious Bread of Life and I AM statements the Jews listening started to grumble about Him. They reject His claims of being from heaven. Like their fathers before them in the wilderness, so have they also spurned the provision of God. They only see the earthly parentage of Jesus but not the virgin birth or the eternal sonship He has with the Father. The irony is that they actually have no clue who He is. He commands them to stop grumbling. Moses told the people the Lord has heard your grumbling and rebuked them. This time the Lord has heard their grumbling and rebuked them Himself. Jesus then demonstrates that the people following and coming to Him are not actually truly doing so. For “no one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.” Not a single person can come to Jesus apart from the giving and drawing of the Father. This word “draw” in the Greek demonstrates a pulling of an object, a dragging, that is not done of itself. One must drag or draw other than what is being propelled. The Bible makes it clear though that the Triune God is the both the Author and Perfector or Completer of our faith. He who began or started a good work in you will [telos] complete or perfect it until the day Jesus returns. And Jesus reports that those drawn by the Father, who come to Jesus, “hear” and are “taught” by God. This prophecy from Isaiah in verse 45 is being fulfilled real time as Messianic fulfillment in Jesus coming and the Spirit being poured out. And then our Lord makes claim that He is authorized to teach from the Father because He is from God and has alone seen the Father. Essentially, there is no going to God, learning from God, being saved by God, hearing God, or seeing God apart from Jesus Christ. And it is all of this that one must believe to have eternal life. Believe/come is mysteriously tied to the sovereign giving/drawing of God.

Watch as we dive deep into one of the most controversial passages in the bible. Numbers 5:11-31, which details the Statutes of Jealousy in the bible. Does this section of Scripture support Abortion? Are women subjugated in the bible? Watch and listen as we go over The Strange Ritual of Bitter Waters and Rotting Thighs: Decoding Numbers 5:11-31 | (un)ANSWERED

John 6:16-21 After the feeding of the five thousand, the crowds went away, the disciples headed for their boat to cross the Sea of Galilee and Jesus shows us what is important after a substantial out-pouring of service: prayer with God. The text draws a link between being alone without Jesus and being in darkness. Without Jesus there is darkness, fear, and chaos. In this particular account, the darkness and chaos come from a violent wind storm that stirred up the waters of the Sea of Galilee. In ancient times and even now, the sea is a place of violence and disorder, where those in it are thrashed around at the will of the waters. However, in one of the most divine miracles of Jesus, He comes treading upon the surging waters with power. Next to Him, the waters look tame while He looks fierce. The disciples are afraid as they see Him walking towards the boat in the middle of the sea. The Creator controls what seems to be uncontrollable creation. Unlike Moses, He can not only part the seas but walk upon them. The statement in verse 20 should remind them of the One True God, the LORD. Jesus tells the disciples to not be afraid. He commands it. The LORD says this phrase numerous times in the Old Testament. The point is, since Jesus can overpower what is considered impervious and since He loves the disciples, they should not fear. And then Jesus backs that up by saying the name of God “ἐγώ εἰμι.” “I AM.” We are reminded of the Exodus in John 6 because of the manna from heaven and the sacrifice of the Passover Lamb but now we are to think of the parting of the Red Sea and the burning bush passage in which the LORD reveals His name. This confident Water-Walker is none other than the divine Son of God. Upon receiving Him into the boat, all becomes still and they are propelled to their destination. Matthew’s account shows the disciples worshipped Him for this. That ought to be our posture as well.

In this debate, dear brothers in Christ, and great friends Eric Jaeger and Zach Lautensclager tackle the centuries old question on the participants of the Covenant of Grace. These men elevate the typical baptistic argument to one of covenants. Watch a gracious and yet challenging debate between a 1689 Baptist and Presbyterian. For us, a more formal discussion than at the dinner table!

After going toe to toe in the Covenant of Grace debate the previous night, Eric Jaeger and Zach Lautenschlager discuss the finer details of the covenantal argument. A startling realization is reached of the implications of the visible and invisible church on both sides of understanding. You've got to see this! The line has finally been discovered.

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 God's Decree and Man's Folly In God’s Decree played out throughout human history, we find a glimpse of His divine Omniscience. In other words, we can understand the Wisdom of God in hindsight when looking at the past through the lens of the Gospel and Scripture. Every millisecond of our lives is not outside of God’s control because He has declared the end from the beginning, meaning that all things in between the beginning and end are also within His decree. Every word I am saying, every breath I take, from all the people at this moment dying, to the first cries of the newborn baby, all exist because of the decree of God. Meaning that all things have a purpose, and are working towards the counsel of His good will. ALL THINGS means all things, we all know the verse. Therefore we can only understand the Wisdom of God within His decree through salvation and the power of the Gospel. Hindsight is only 20/20 when you perceive it through the correct lens. For the worldly man, in all of his glory can not perceive the purposes of God throughout His decree. He can only gain a fallen understanding a perspective enough to condemn but not to save. Meaning that men when trying to understand History outside of God’s providence (that is ordained and brought about for a purpose) cannot and will not make sense of History and in effect create a fictional realm of wisdom that leads not to repentance but to a hardened heart.