When Is a Christian Not A Christian?

Around 170 CE, a Syrian Christian named Tatian noticed what a lot of readers have noticed since: the four Gospels don't always agree. So he fixed it. Tatian wove all four into a single, seamless account of Jesus' life. And for roughly two hundred years, in the Syriac-speaking chu ...  Show more

Most Christians are used to reading four Gospels. But why are there four? Why not one? Or twelve? The early Church thinker Irenaeus fought hard to keep Christians reading all four gospels, but it wasn't a foregone conclusion. In this episode, Bart unpacks how a four gospel new te ...  Show more

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin faithfully explore the question, is Christianity exclusive?Questions Covered in This Episode:Is Christianity exclusive? What does that mean?Isn’t it arrogant to say there is only one true religion?When we say Christianity is exclusive and that J ...  Show more

Are “fleshly” Christians truly Christian? Pastor John traces Paul’s distinctions between natural people, carnal Christians, and spiritual Christians. 

What is the difference between popular apologetics and Christian scholarship? 

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin have a conversation about what it looks like for Christians to argue ideas.Questions Covered in This Episode:Ideas matter, right?Can Christians argue about ideas?Does it matter how we argue?What does it mean to argue with gentleness and respect? ...  Show more