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The Conquering TruthRightly Dividing the Word of Truth: Dispensationalism’s Favorite VerseOne of the most common objections we get from dispensationalists is that we do not know how to “rightly divide the Word of Truth”, which is taken from II Timothy 2:15. Based on the dispensational view popularized by Scofield, Larkin, Ryrie, and others, this verse is a foundational hermeneutical passage instructing the church that God’s word must be broken into divisions so that it can be properly understood. But not only is the dispensational view of this verse incorrect, it also goes against the hermeneutical and doctrinal thrust of all of Scripture, which instead of teaching division, teaches that Christ...2025-06-161h 08The Conquering TruthCovenant Theology: Baptists’ Discovery vs Presbyterians’ AdministrationOne of the biggest disagreements between Baptists and Presbyterians is related to baptism, it’s administration and what it means within the church. And these differences in practice are tied directly to differences in how God’s Covenant and the covenants that He has made with men are understood. One primary difference that we want to concentrate on is that the Baptist view has more of an upward focus, looking at how each of God’s covenants with man reveals or discovers the Eternal Covenant of Grace whereas the Presbyterian view is more downward focused with their description being...2025-04-211h 13
Reformation Baptist ChurchCan God Be Just and Merciful?Many Christians would describe justice and mercy as being at odds with one another, but most confessions of the faith, such as the SLBC and the Westminster Confession, say that God is most just and He is most merciful. But if they are in opposition to one another, how can God be both merciful and just?Thumbnail image by Manu_H on Flickr under CC-BY 2.0Timecodes00:00:00 Intro00:02:57 Sproul00:10:50 Definition of Justice00:15:52 Definition of Mercy00:24:51 Overlooking Sin00:37:02 Vengeance vs Justice00:46:08 Justice in Man's Law00:49:14 Importance of Justice01:00:51 Mercy in the LawProduction of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCPermanent Hosts - Dan...2025-04-011h 10The Conquering TruthCan God Be Just and Merciful?Many Christians would describe justice and mercy as being at odds with one another, but most confessions of the faith, such as the SLBC and the Westminster Confession, say that God is most just and He is most merciful. But if they are in opposition to one another, how can God be both merciful and just?Thumbnail image by Manu_H on Flickr under CC-BY 2.0Timecodes00:00:00 Intro00:02:57 Sproul00:10:50 Definition of Justice00:15:52 Definition of Mercy00:24:51 Overlooking Sin00:37:02 Vengeance vs Justice00:46:08 Justice in Man's Law00:49:14 Importance of Justice01:00:51 Mercy in the...2025-04-011h 10The Conquering TruthWhen God Tears Churches to the Ground: Dealing With a Leprous HouseLeprosy in the Bible was a picture of sin. And God uses it many times throughout the Old and New Testament to help us to think about different types of sin and the redeeming work of Christ.Recently we did a podcast on reading the Old Testament and how we should think abut the types and shadows whose substance has come in Christ. Leprosy, which was never intended to be primarily about health, was a type of parable regarding sin in individuals, in the works of men, and in houses and we are to be able...2025-03-101h 16The Conquering TruthIs Cremation a Sin?In the 1960s, less than 4% of bodies were cremated. Now, it is about 2 out of 3 and by 2040, it is expected to be around 80%. Much of that is driven by the rising cost of funerals, since the burial plot is expensive and you can send a significant amount of money on a nice casket. On average, a cremation probably costs half of the cost of a burial. Another thing that seems to drive it is that the church typically doesn't explain why burial matters and why cremation is wrong. While many people do not think deeply about it, cremation has...2025-03-041h 07The Conquering TruthThe Hypocrisy of BaptistsCredobaptists and Paedobaptists differing views of baptism have real-world implications over how they view their children and their relationship to the church. Presbyterians (paedobaptists) hold that baptized children are part of the church, with the church having authority over and membership responsibility toward the child. Baptists (credobaptists) hold that they only become part of the church through faith and membership, and see baptism as a result of their faith. Often though, credobaptists treat their non-professing, unbaptized children like they are part of the church and as if they have been regenerated, going so far as to create practices...2025-02-171h 13Reformation Baptist ChurchThe Hypocrisy of BaptistsCredobaptists and Paedobaptists differing views of baptism have real-world implications over how they view their children and their relationship to the church. Presbyterians (paedobaptists) hold that baptized children are part of the church, with the church having authority over and membership responsibility toward the child. Baptists (credobaptists) hold that they only become part of the church through faith and membership, and see baptism as a result of their faith. Often though, credobaptists treat their non-professing, unbaptized children like they are part of the church and as if they have been regenerated, going so far as to create practices that are...2025-02-171h 13
Breaking BarriersS1E050 - Steven Wade | One Question to See the Crowd Become the Family"How does one go from the crowd to the family at my church?" This is one question can be the catalyst for growth at your church. If you don't have this clearly defined for yourself, your leadership, staff, volunteer, etc; how do you expect that it will just happen naturally? Pastor Steven Wade, Lead Pastor at Faith Baptist Church, Youngsville, NC, and Professor of Pastoral Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary dives into this concept from Acts 2. By the Spirit, through the Word and in community.
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Wordsmith with Clay Smith3: Romans 1:18-23In this week's episode of Wordsmith, Pastor Clay Smith sits down with Dr. Steven Wade, pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Youngsville, NC, and professor at Southeastern Seminary, to delve into the profound truths of Romans 1. They explore the concept of God's wrath, examining how it's revealed in the world around us and how it impacts our own lives.
Pastor Clay and Dr. Wade also discuss the human tendency to suppress the truth and the consequences of this rebellion against God. They also explore the implications of this passage for believers, highlighting the importance of acknowledging God...2025-01-2335 minThe Conquering TruthAre Seminaries Biblical? Who Did God Appoint to Train Pastors?Before the Reformation, illiteracy was widespread. When the Reformers started to say that people needed to study the word of God for themselves, the importance of learning dramatically increased and people like Luther and Calvin started schools. Pastors were suddenly expected to be knowledgeable. Before this, people could occupy a high level in the church and not really know any doctrine. The Roman Catholic response with the counter Reformation at the council of Trent was to call for seminaries. Over time that became the standard means of education for Protestants as well, but it really is not in the...2024-11-191h 17The Conquering TruthIs It Wrong to Spank Your Kids in Public?So here’s the question: Assuming that you are in favor of corporal punishment and believe that God describes spanking as an appropriate form of punishment for certain types of foolish/rebellious behavior, do you think whether or not you spank your children in public says anything about your faith, your obedience to God, your trust in Him, or is part of your Christian testimony?
That’s what we want to talk about in this episode. And while we have specific opinions on the matter, we think it’s worth people’s time to think through the issue and to c...2024-11-051h 09The Conquering TruthHow Does Doctrine Drive Revival and Reformation?When people think of revival, they often think of meetings with a preacher like Billy Graham standing on a stage with his Bible held high as he holds an altar call and where people stream toward the stage as the crowd sings “Just As I Am”. But that’s not what Biblical revivals look like. Biblical revivals starts with doctrine - a greater knowledge of God and His holiness and righteousness. When you look at revivals in the Old Testament, they start when the lost book of the law is found and as it is read by the king and re...2024-10-291h 10Reformation Baptist ChurchHow Does Doctrine Drive Revival and Reformation?When people think of revival, they often think of meetings with a preacher like Billy Graham standing on a stage with his Bible held high as he holds an altar call and where people stream toward the stage as the crowd sings "Just As I Am". But that's not what Biblical revivals look like. Biblical revivals starts with doctrine - a greater knowledge of God and His holiness and righteousness. When you look at revivals in the Old Testament, they start when the lost book of the law is found and as it is read by the king and read...2024-10-291h 10The Conquering TruthHow the Heresy of Charles Finney Shaped AmericaCharles Finney was both an avid proponent of revivalism and a relentless enemy of Reformed doctrine in the early American Church. Finney himself was a product of revivalism, professing faith in his late 20s at an emotional revival service. Finney quickly dedicated himself to the ministry, and began studying for his ordination as a Presbyterian minister.
Despite his studies, Finney claims that at his ordination he was ignorant of the doctrines contained in the Westminster Confession and catechism, asserting in his memoirs that when questioned, he stated that he, “received it for substance of doctrine, so far as I...2024-08-191h 09The Conquering TruthDoes God Hate the Republican’s Big Tent of Idolatry?If you watched the Republican National Convention this year, you may have noticed that there was a lot of emphasis on religion. Hopefully, you also noticed that none of it was pleasing to God.
One of the dangers of living in a formerly Christian culture that is rapidly decaying is that you can begin to think there are no more lines to be crossed, that there is a good political side and a bad political side and it’s obvious who Christians should stand with. But this view isn’t supported by Scripture, There comes a point where the...2024-07-301h 00The Conquering TruthWhat It Means to Walk by Faith and Not By SightIn Hebrews 11, the Bible states plainly that faith requires understanding that the visible world is controlled by the invisible:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
With that in mind, what does walking by faith look like?
In this episode we want to talk about what faith in...2024-07-231h 21
Can I Getta Amen247: Live from Steubenville South w/Sarah Swafford, Mari Pablo, & David CalavittaComing to you live from Steubenville South, we have the three incomparable speakers on the mics with us. Sarah Swafford, Mari Pablo, and David Calavitta. Let them illuminate your souls with these mini episodes on talks of faith, relationships, theology of the body, and their immense love for our Lord.......💡 This episode is powered by Whittington Veterinary Clinic. Join us on October 12th for their 7th Annual Anything Over Rice Cook Off. Gather your cook-team, family and friends and come out to support a great cause! All proceeds will support Animal Aid Vermilion Area and Catholic Cha...2024-07-1657 min
NC BaptistsReal stories of church revitalizationRecent studies show that 9 out of every 10 churches need some form of revitalization. In the latest episode of the N.C. Baptists’ Podcast, hear from a panel of guest speakers about how they’ve seen revitalization bring life back into churches.
In this episode, hear from a panel of ministry leaders featured at the recent Reconstruct Conference as they discuss the variety of methods for church revitalization, including church fostering, merging and replanting. Hear powerful testimonies of how God is using revitalization efforts to grow and strengthen His church.
List of panel speakers include:
Ben M...2024-06-2827 minThe Conquering TruthWhat is Saving Faith?If demons believe in God, then what else is required for salvation? What is the difference between normal faith and saving faith? On this episode we discuss this important issue.Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NCHosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua HornTechnical Director - Timothy KaiserTheme Music - Gabriel Hudelson
2024-06-171h 13The Conquering TruthJohn MacArthur is Wrong about Eschatology: We Don’t “Lose Down Here”In 2021, John MacArthur preached a message to his church addressing how to think about Christianity’s decline in America. It starts out like this: “Hey, we tried. We honestly did. I think you did. I think I did. I mean I took interviews, I responded to questions I think we tried to have an influence on our nation last year.” He goes on to talk about how the world isn’t interested in Christianity and then he says this: “We don't win down here. We lose. You ready for that? Oh, you thought because you were a postmillennialist, you thought we...2024-06-101h 09NC BaptistsHow to reconstruct a dying churchWhat does it take to bring struggling churches back to health? In this episode of the N.C. Baptists Podcast, hear from revitalization ministry leaders about the ways churches can be on mission together to see dying churches transform and flourish.
In this episode, Terry Long, N.C. Baptist church health and revitalization coordinator, sits down with Ben McRoy, mobilization pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Youngsville, and Dave Kiehn, lead pastor of Park Baptist Church in Rock Hill, S.C. Together, the three discuss their stories in church revitalization, how to be on mission to bring...2024-04-1037 min
The Greeting CallFellowship with Darryl Moore of 24.7HuntListen in as Jack and Ryan discuss 24.7Hunt with Darryl Moore, one of the original members. They kick the episode off by talking about Darryl's upbringing and how 24.7Hunt came about. Later in the episode, they ask about Darryl's faith and how he tries to use his influence to impact the kingdom. They close the episode with discussing Darryl's favorite scripture and possible Swamp Dog x 24.7Hunt collaborations in months to come. Swamp Dog is an apparel company that aims to share the Gospel through a common love for hunting and the outdoors. The company is based i...2024-02-1946 min