The word "pardon" means to relieve someone of the burden of their legal consequences. In a Christological understanding of this concept, Christ shed his blood and rose from the dead in order to suffer in our stead and relieve us of the consequences of hell (1 Cor. 15:1-4, Ro. 6:23, Ro. 10:9-10, Col. 1:13-14) . In his grace and mercy, he pardoned our sin (Eph. 2:8-9, Ro. 11:6). Now, in some Christian circles, there are some that hold to the idea that there is a sin that is so terrible that it is deemed unpardonable. They believe that to commit this sin will cause you to lose your salvation or perhaps prohibit you from ever receiving it. The problem is, among those that believe in the unpardonable sin, they can’t all agree on what it is, which makes it even scarier. Its ambiguity makes it feel like you are in a constant state of danger - walking through a minefield at night, hoping you don’t misstep because it might cost your eternity. This is obviously a topic with serious repercussions, so we have to know what the Bible is saying on this subject. To help us better understand what the Bible says about the unpardonable sin, we have invited Dr. Chris Best, missiology instructor to have a conversation with the provost of Living Faith Bible Institute, Brandon Briscoe, on this important topic regarding biblical soteriology. 

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For thousands of years of Christianity and Judaism, there has been an ongoing debate about what it means for a person to be accountable for their sin. In fact, the debate sits at the heart of the historic contention of the Roman Catholics who practice and perform pato baptism (infant baptism) and the Baptists who believe that baptism is reserved for those who have put their faith in Christ - which implies there is a free will and intellectual capacity to understand and receive the terms of the gospel, something which infants and small children cannot do.

What is the age of accountability? That's our question for today. Or another way of asking it may be - When does a person have the discretionary faculty to make a decision concerning Jesus Christ? How do we, particularly as parents, recognize that a child is aware and thus answerable to God for their sin? Is it a sudden realization? Is there a specific age or is it a gradual realization?

To help us better understand what the Bible says about the age of accountability, we have invited Pastor, Dr. Chris Best, Missiology instructor here at the Living Faith BIble Institute to discuss this subject that will benefit anyone looking for biblical answers on the topic.

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This week we are sitting down with Hutson Smelley, author of “Deconstructing Calvinism: A Biblical Analysis and Refutation”. Not only is he is a seasoned student of God’s word but he is also a practicing lawyer, mathematician, teaching elder in his local church, husband and father of seven. Today we walk through Romans chapter 9 and show why it does not say what many reformed theologians argue it says.

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We interview student of Living Faith Bible Institute, Blade Sbisa. He shares about his upbringing, testimony of salvation and how he is serving in ministry at Living Faith Lee’s Summit.

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We interview student of Living Faith Bible Institute Alex Allen. He shares about his upbringing, testimony of salvation, the spiritual transformation he experienced since salvation and also about his roles in ministry at Midtown Baptist Temple in Kansas City, MO where he is the director of Bible studies for the College & Young Adult Class.

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Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism for Texas Baptists and professor of Soteriology at Trinity Theological Seminary joins us to discuss the topic of Calvinism. In this second of two episodes, Leighton shares with us reasons why Calvinist theology has become more popular in recent years and why historically it seems to wax and wane among Christians.

Leighton also takes time to unpack a couple of the major tenets of Calvinism: Unconditional election and limited atonement. He uses scripture to refute both of these linch pin philosophical dogmas.

Dr. Leighton Flowers’ books available on Amazon:

The Potter's Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology https://a.co/d/6tnYnTO

God's Provision For All: A Defense of God's Goodness https://a.co/d/gCTjaV6

Visit https://soteriology101.com/ for additional resources for refuting Calvinism biblically.

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Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism for Texas Baptists and professor of Soteriology at Trinity Theological Seminary joins us to discuss the topic of Calvinism. He shares his personal testimony of salvation and his journey to undo the Calvinist theology he once held.

In this episode, Leighton lays the foundation of why it is important to counter deterministic theologies in the Church, briefly showing us historical roots and examples of redefinitions in biblical vocabulary to fit the Calvinist worldview.

Pastor George French shares how God called him out of a nominal faith and eventually led him to be a part of planting a church in Laramie, Wyoming. He shares how he discovered Living Faith Bible Institute and how God is using it in his life.