NOTR - THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW - 12.25.19

Today's Show: - THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW - 12.25.2019

Chris discusses our national tradition of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ during the Christmas holiday.  For many, it is a time filled with holiday cheer and family gatherings; yet for others, they see what they perceive to be a corruption left over from the old pagan world.  Some say it is the feast of Saturnalia (even though the feast ended on December 23rd and had nothing to do with the 25th).  Yet others claim that Christmas trees are warned about in the book of Jeremiah and somehow represent Asherah poles from the ancient world (even though Jeremiah spoke of idols, and Asherah poles look nothing like Christmas trees).  Is Christmas really based on paganism?  Or is it an entirely Christian holiday developed by the early churches to remember the blessing that God has given to all people (Luke 2:10) through the birth of His Son?

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NOTR - REFORMATION DAY 2019 - 11.1.19

Today's Show: - REFORMATION DAY 2019 - 11.01.2019

Chris discusses the annual remembrance of the beginning of the Great Reformation, which is traditionally traced to October 31, 1517 when Dr. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany.  The Reformation is an important event to understand American freedom, when one considers that the concept of rights that come from God is based on the teachings of the Reformers.  When Samuel Adams spoke before signing the Declaration of Independence, he declared that the “reign of political Protestantism” would commence in America.  This year, we also consider lessons from Ulrich Zwingli the influential Swiss reformer who laid down his life in defense of the Gospel and for the freedom of his country.

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NOTR - Luther & The Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration - 2.14.18

Today's Show: LUTHER & THE DOCTRINE OF BAPTISMAL REGENERATION - 2.14.2018

Chris answers an important email from one of our listeners who asked if Martin Luther believed the doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration. The doctrine (typically based on Mark 16:16) claims that water baptism is necessary for salvation. But is this what Luther believed? Some make reference to the Lutheran catechism, but it may be that the best answers come from Luther himself.  An examination of the Reformer's teachings as recorded in the work of Ewald M. Plass provides tremendous insight.

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NOTR - 500 Years of Reformation - 10.31.2017

Today's Show: 500 YEARS OF REFORMATION - 10.31.2017

Chris discusses the fact that October 31st 2017 marks 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany and set off a movement that would turn the world upside down.  On the other hand, it has been almost 500 years since the launch of the Counter Reformation by Rome, primarily through the Jesuit Order.  Since 1540, the so-called Society of Jesus has developed a wide variety of subversive tactics and doctrines that continue to afflict the Christian world even to this day.  But with many of the well known criticisms of Luther, Calvin and other Reformed teachers, what was the overarching message they communicated to the world?

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NOTR - Luther, Hitler & The Great Reformation - 10.29.17

Today's Show: LUTHER, HITLER & THE GREAT REFORMATION - 10.29.2017

Chris discusses the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.  While Protestants and Evangelicals around the world are counting down the hours and minutes until the day arrives, there are some modern Roman Catholics who still believe Luther was a corrupt teacher who wrongly divided the Christian world, and even influenced the likes of Adolf Hitler.  Such is the tale being told by a Polish Catholic filmmaker in an upcoming documentary about Luther, to be released in November.  But are modern Catholics attempting to deflect attention away from the fact that Hitler was a professing Catholic himself, and that it was the Church of Rome that gave him his totalitarian power in Germany?  At least, according to Cambridge scholar, John Cornwell -- who is also Catholic. 

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NOTR - The Pope Apologizes to Protestants - 2.3.16

Today's Show: THE POPE APOLOGIZES TO PROTESTANTS

Chris discusses a series of apologies given by Pope Francis to the Protestant communities.  In particular, Francis offered an apology to the Waldensian Church -- that was persecuted for centuries by Rome, with a haunting massacre in 1655 that was immortalized in a poem by John Milton.  The current apology from the Pope stands in stark contrast to a previous apology given by Pope John Paul II in the year 2000, which was questioned by some.  What is the difference today?  And does such an apology amount to the possibility of ecumenical unity?  Or are the conflicting doctrines concerning the Gospel an impassible barrier between Evangelicals and Rome?


 

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