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Reasonable Christianity?More Than a Role: The Eternal Weight of MotherhoodSend us a textIn this special Mother’s Day episode of Reasonable Christianity, Roland Albertus unpacks a robust biblical and systematic theology of motherhood. Far from being a sentimental holiday tradition, motherhood is shown to be a sacred and eternal calling woven into the very fabric of God’s redemptive plan.Drawing from Scripture, the early Church Fathers, Reformation voices, and modern theologians like John Piper, R.C. Sproul, and Elisabeth Elliot, this episode explores motherhood from creation to eschatology. Discover how motherhood reflects God’s image, serves His mission, and sanctifies the soul—not only...2025-05-1036 minReasonable Christianity?Upon This Rock? Reflections on the Death of the Pope and the Claims of the PapacySend us a textIn this thought-provoking episode, Roland Albertus reflects on the death of the Pope — a moment of global significance — and uses it as a lens to examine the deeper theological claims of the papacy. Is the Pope truly the Vicar of Christ? Does Scripture support a centralized spiritual authority? Or has the modern papal office strayed far from its biblical and historical roots?Roland carefully unpacks:The Catholic interpretation of Matthew 16:18The biblical model of church leadership as local, plural, and accountableThe historical development of the papacy, from apostolic times to mode...2025-05-0422 minReasonable Christianity?The Resurrection of Jesus – A Historical and Logical DefenseSend us a textIn this episode of Reasonable Christianity, we dive deep into the historical evidence and logical arguments that affirm the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Was the tomb really empty? What did eyewitnesses claim to see? Can the resurrection be historically verified, or is it simply a matter of blind faith? Join me as we explore the powerful case for why the resurrection is not only believable but the very cornerstone of the Christian faith.🎙️ PLUS! Want to go even deeper? Join my Patreon to access an exclusive bonus segment called "OB...2025-04-2735 minReasonable Christianity?How did Jesus fulfil the Jewish Passover?Send us a textIn today’s episode, we’re taking a closer look at something truly profound:How Jesus fulfilled the Jewish Passover.This isn’t just a neat connection or symbolic gesture — it’s a powerful, prophetic link that ties the Old Testament to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. If you've ever wondered whether Christianity is rooted in real history, this episode is for you.What Is Passover?Let’s start with the basics.The Jewish Passover — or Pesach — is one of the most sign...2025-04-1837 minReasonable Christianity?Why do bad things happen to good people? Lessons from the book of JobSend us a textLessons from the book of JobIntroduction:Suffering is the one human experience that we all share. Which makes one ask: Why do bad things happen to good people? And where is God when we suffer? What is the ultimate purpose of suffering? So, in today's episode I will be sharing 5 lessons about suffering from the book of Job.1. GOD IS SOVEREIGN:Key verses from Job: Job 38 – 41, 42:1-6God is completely sovereign over every...2025-04-0642 min
Reasonable Christianity?In Conversation with: Patric Daniels (AFRIKAANS)Send us a textIMPORTANT: AFRIKAANS EPISODEThis episode is in Afrikaans. In today's episode I sit down with my friend and mentor: Patric Daniels. Patric is a Christian, husband, father and grandfather, musician and serves as a vocational councillor in our local municipality.During our conversation, we spoke about his background and how his love of music and passion for social development found it's fulfilment when he became a Christian. We also spoke about the political landscape in South Africa and how Christians should view their role in influencing the g...2025-03-301h 29Reasonable Christianity?Christian Community: An IntroductionSend us a textIn today's episode I cover the following topics:1) Differences between church and authentic Christian community.2) The relationship between God, the household and Christian community.3) FAQ's regarding Christian gatherings.Christian community is crucial to the effectiveness of the gospel on the earth. Therefore, we need to understand how, when and why believers met in order to align ourselves with the biblical mission of all the saints that came before us and all those that will come after us. TWO PREVIOUS EPISODES:2025-03-2334 minReasonable Christianity?Human Rights Day: A biblical perspectiveSend us a textAs South Africans we commemorate Human Rights Day on the 21st of March every year. This is to remind ourselves of the atrocity known as the Sharpeville Massacre, where police opened fire on unarmed, peaceful protestors because they were marching against racist and dehumanizing apartheid laws. As we approach Human Rights Day this year, I thought it would be good for us to step back and consider the relationship between the existence of God and the existence of human rights. So, in today's episode I want to focus on th...2025-03-2027 minReasonable Christianity?Church: Why the confusion?Send us a textIn the previous episode I shared the fact that church is not the word the Jesus or the New Testament writers used to refer to Christian community. The word they used is the word Ekklesia which is defined as the called-out ones. In today's episode we will consider the question: Why the confusion. If the word church is not the same word Jesus used and bible translators know this, then why do they keep translating the word Ekklesia as church? I will answer this question by:1) Explaining ho...2025-03-1640 minReasonable Christianity?What is Church?Send us a textIn today's podcast episode I ask the question: What is church?In order for us to know why something exists and how it should function, we need to know what it is. So, today I will be defining church from a biblical perspective. Here's what you can expect from this episode:1) Comparing the connotations of the word church with it's etymology2) Showing that the word "church" was not the word that Jesus and the New Testament writers used to refer to a community of believers.3...2025-03-1034 minReasonable Christianity?Are there modern day Apostles?Send us a textAre there Apostles today?What I mean is: Are there individuals whose words are inspired by God and who are called to speak authoritatively on behalf of God?This is a very important question because the answer has the potential to undermine the reliability and authority of the bible itself. For example, If there are apostles who are on par with the biblical writers then that would mean that these modern-day apostles are exempt from the authority of the scripture since what they say would have to be considered...2025-03-0227 min
Reasonable Christianity?What is marriage? Exploring the Jewish roots of biblical marriageSend us a textIn today's episode we look at the meaning of marriage from a first century Jesus perspective. There are many references that Paul, Jesus and Peter make, pertaining to marriage, that we as gentile peoples don't understand so we need to ask ourselves: What did Jesus mean when he was speaking about marriage? (Mark 10:7) What does Paul mean when he says he has betrothed the community of believers to Christ? (2 Corinthians 11:2) What does Peter mean when He says that we were not redeemed with perishable things such as gold or silver? (1 Pete...2025-02-0840 minReasonable Christianity?Is the love of God REALLY unconditional?Send us a textAs human beings, probably, one of our greatest needs is to be loved. We are relational beings and whether we realise it or not we are driven by our desire to belong, to be accepted, to be approved of…to be loved. So, imagine someone telling you that the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and personal creator of the universe loves you unconditionally. He loves you just the way you are. That would be the greatest news in the world and that is exactly the message that many Christian teachers are proclaiming.This is...2025-02-0229 minReasonable Christianity?What is speaking in tongues?Send us a textIn today's podcast episode we ask the question: What is speaking in tongues? With traditional churches falling out of favour in South Africa and more Charismatic or Pentecostal churches becoming more prominent, it is not uncommon to see people erupting in "tongues" during corporate worship gatherings.This can, however, lead to disorder and division in the household of God so, in today's episode I hope to provide clarity on the definition, usage and implications of speaking in tongues from a biblical perspective. Support the show2025-01-2634 minReasonable Christianity?The Sovereignty of God: Is God sovereign over Satan?Send us a textIf God is Sovereign over everything in creation, does that include the Devil? The bible makes it clear that the Devil has some sort of power over creation. Satan has the ability to tempt people into sin, to cause sickness, disease and even death. The question is: Does Satan's power over this fallen world exceed the power and governance of God?Support the show2025-01-1931 minReasonable Christianity?The glory of God in the fall of manSend us a textIf everything exists for the God's glory, does that include sin?To put it another way: Is sin something that crept into God's existence by mistake or is sin something that God incorporated into his original plan for creation? In today's episode I try and show that sin did not catch God off guard. Instead, God ordained sin as part of his plan to glorify himself. Support the show2025-01-1221 minReasonable Christianity?Why did God create everything? A biblical perspectiveSend us a textAs We head into the first few days of 2025, I thought it would be good to consider why God created the universe, the earth and mankind. Many people, including Christians, struggle to find fulfilment in life because they have bought into the idea that God created them so that they could be happy.They think God's ultimate motivation behind everything He does is to ensure their happiness. This is a lie. Or rather it is a half-truth at best. God is certainly concerned with our wellbeing. But He is more concerned...2025-01-0528 minReasonable Christianity?Christmas isn't pagan, here's why! (Reaction to Wes Huff)Send us a textIn today's episode I react video by Wesley Huff entitled: Christmas isn't pagan, here's why. I initially recorded this as a YouTube video on the 25th of December so excuse the date references. Check out Wes on YouTube for more insights regarding the biblical manuscripts and the ancient biblical languages. Support the show2024-12-2918 minReasonable Christianity?Prophecy, the birth of Jesus and the Sovereignty of GodSend us a textIn today's episode we look at 7 Old Testament prophecies about the birth of Jesus and we consider how these prophecies relate to the sovereignty of God.we also look at the three components of God's sovereignty:1) God's control of all creation2) God's authority over all creation3) God's presence throughout all creation. Support the show2024-12-2336 min
Reasonable Christianity?Good News of Great Joy! Cultural Context, Meaning and Implications of the birth of Jesus.Send us a textIn Today's podcast episode we take a look at the birth of Jesus by doing a survey of Luke 2:1-20.The purpose of doing it this way is to help us appreciate the significance of the birth of Jesus by starting with the context which He was born into. We have to remember that Jesus was a Jew. He was the Jewish Messiah, first! Therefore, there are references in the life of Jesus, including his birth that we would never understand unless we see them in the proper context. F...2024-12-1536 min
Reasonable Christianity?When were the New Testament documents written?Send us a textARE THE NEW TESTAMENT DOCUMENTS WRITTEN EARLY? The short answer is yes. But how early? All the New Testament books were written before A.D. 100 (About 70 years after the death of Jesus)How do we know this? Well, firstly, we know tis because letters written by early church fathers—between A.D. 95 and 110—quoted passages out of 25 of the 27 New Testament books. Between Clement, writing from Rome (A.D. 95), Ignatius, writing from Smyrna in Asia Minor (A.D. 107) and Pol...2024-12-0922 min
Reasonable Christianity?CHRISTIANITY vs. CHRISTENDOM: Why a Christian society is bad for the effectiveness of the gospel.Send us a textWhat is Christianity? What is Christendom? Is there a difference?In today's episode I make the argument for why a Christian society--that is a society that is based on the values of Christianity--has a negative effect on the effectiveness of the gospel. "If everyone grows up as Christian, then they don't see the need to be born again". Support the show2024-11-2435 min
Reasonable Christianity?Can we trust the bible? Manuscript EvidenceSend us a textAre the New Testament Documents Reliable?INTRODUCTIONS/RECAPThe cause of the universe, often called the prime reality or the uncaused first cause or simply, God, must have the following attributes:1. The cause must be uncaused.2. The cause must be timeless, spaceless and immaterial.3. The cause must be powerful.4. The cause most be intelligent.5. The cause must be personal.6. The cause must be the moral—standard for absolute goodness.Monotheistic religions:...2024-11-0631 min
Reasonable Christianity?MONOTEÏSME: Hoekom daar net een God kan wees! Gesprek met Patric Daniels (AFRIKAANS)Send us a textIn vandag se episode gesels ek saam met Patric Daniels oor die belangrkheid van objektiewe waarheid, die bewystukke vir God se bestaan, sowal as die redes hoekom daar net een opperwese/God kan wees. Patric is 'n Christen vir 25 jaar en dien as a wyksraadslid in ons plaaslike munisipaliteit. Ek het vir Pat (soos almal hom ken) ontmoet toe ek 19 was en sedert dan het hy 'n geweldige belangrike rol in my en my vrou se lewe gespeel as 'n mentor, 'n broer en 'n vriend.Ek het nogaltyd ba...2024-10-301h 15Reasonable Christianity?MONOTHEISM: Why there can only be ONE GOD!Send us a textMONOTHEISMWhy there can only be one GodINTRODUCTION:In the previous episodes we looked at three arguments for the existence of God. They are:The Cosmological Argument which goes like this:1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause.2. The universe began to exist.3. Therefore, the universe has a cause.The Teleological Argument which goes like this:1. Every design had a designer2. The universe has highly...2024-10-2816 min
Reasonable Christianity?Does God Exist? The Moral ArgumentSend us a textOUTLINE: INTRODUCTION:The Cosmological Argument:The Teleological Argument THE MORAL ARGUMENT:The argument goes like this:1. Every law has a law giver.2. There is a Moral Law.3. Therefore, there is a Moral Law Giver.An Atheist Perspective on MoralityDISTINCTIONS:Values and duties:Objective vs Subjective moral va...2024-10-2022 min
Reasonable Christianity?What is a woman?Send us a textIn today's episode we consider womanhood from a biblical perspective.We live in a day and age where people claim to have the ability to change their "gender" but the bible teaches us that God, when He created us, created us as male and female (Genesis 1:26-27). In this teaching we look at passages in Genesis 1, 2 and 3, 1 Timothy 2, 1 Peter 3 and Ephesians 5 and Titus 2 to look at:1) God's original purpose for women2) How the fall has distorted and corrupted the value and purpose of women3) How G...2024-10-1342 minReasonable Christianity?Die Bestaan van God: Die argument uit ontwerp (AFRIKAANS)Send us a textSupport the show2024-10-0731 min
Reasonable Christianity?Does God exist? THE ARGUMENT FROM DESIGNSend us a textDoes God exist? The Teleological ArgumentINTRODUCTION:In the previous episode we considered the Cosmological argument for the existence of God. THE TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT:In today’s episode we will consider the Teleological Argument, also known as the argument from design. The argument goes like this:Premise 1:Every design had a designerPremise 2:The universe has highly complex designConclusion:Therefore, the universe had...2024-10-0230 minReasonable Christianity?Bestaan God? DIe Kosmologiese Argument (AFRIKAANS)Send us a textSupport the show2024-09-3023 min
Reasonable Christianity?Does God exist? The Cosmological ArgumentSend us a textArguments for the existence of God INTRODUCTION:Does God exist? This is the question that we will be considering in today’s podcast episode. Here’s the claim:“God exists”Objective or subjective?If you remember, the first thing we do when we are confronted with a truth claim is to ask: is this a subjective or objective truth claim?Category of truth:In which category of truth does...2024-09-1226 minReasonable Christianity?Besware teen objektiewe waarheid (AFRIKAANS)Send us a textOBJECTIONS TO OBJECTIVE TRUTH:Now, let us apply the laws of logic to the objections to objective truth· There is no truth:If someone says, “There is no truth”, we must ask: Is that true?If the claim “there is no truth” is true, then there is at least one truth. And if there is at least one truth, then the claim “there is no truth” is false.· All truth is relative:When a person says all truth...2024-09-0506 minReasonable Christianity?What is TRUTH? Part 2Send us a textWHAT IS TRUTH (PART 2)?INTRODUCTIONDEEPER INTO THE OBJECTIONS LAWS OF LOGIC:· The law of identity:· The law of the excluded middle and· The law of non-contradictionOBJECTIONS TO OBJECTIVE TRUTH:There is no truth:All truth is relative:You can’t know truth:There is no objective truth:Truth is only produced by science:WHAT IS TRUTH?2024-09-0436 minReasonable Christianity?Wat is WAARHEID? Gedeelte 1 (AFRIKAANS)Send us a textWHAT IS TRUTH (PART 1)?PODCAST EPISODE 2 OUTLINEIntroduction:What is truth? This is a question Quote Pontius Pilate asking this question to Jesus. John 18:3838Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?” And after saying this, he came out again to the Jews and *said to them, “I find no grounds at all for charges in His casePilate walked away before Jesus could answer his question. Which means he didn’t really want an answer. Pi...2024-08-2630 minReasonable Christianity?What is TRUTH? Part 1Send us a textWHAT IS TRUTH (PART 1)?PODCAST EPISODE 2 OUTLINEIntroduction:What is truth? This is a question Quote Pontius Pilate asking this question to Jesus. John 18:38 38Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?” And after saying this, he came out again to the Jews and *said to them, “I find no grounds at all for charges in His casePilate walked away before Jesus could answer his question. Which means he didn’t really want an answer. Pi...2024-08-2632 minReasonable Christianity?Redelike Christenskap: n Inleiding (AFRIKAANS)Send us a textPodcast (S01, Ep1) OUTLINE: What is the reasonable Christianity podcast about?· It is a podcast where we consider the truth-claims, teachings and practices of Christianity. With that being said, I don’t consider myself to by an expert in, well, anything. So, this podcast is more of an invitation than a teaching platform. There are many aspects of reality that I am interested in or that I think are crucial for human flourish. So, the goal with this podcast is to share my journey wi...2024-08-2516 min