Category: Foundations of the Christian Faith
Foundations of the Christian Faith is The Footlight’s core teaching arc for believers, skeptics, and seekers who want intellectually honest Christian education. Episodes range from how to study the Bible and how to be saved to evidence for the resurrection and questions about science and the Bible. If you are new, pick a starting episode below—or use the Start here page for a skeptic vs believer track. Then subscribe so later episodes are easy to find.
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20 – Can you lose your salvation?
20- Challenges to the 5 points Limited Atonement Re-examining the positive case Not only making salvation possible, but...
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19 – Challenges to the 5 points
Challenges to the 5 points Total Depravity “We do not think that faith precedes and causes new birth. Faith is the evidence...
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18 – Does God intervene in the world?
Does God Intervene in the World? God's sovereignty over rulers He can...
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17 – Is free will an illusion? – God’s sovereignty vs man’s free will (part 2)
Last week we discussed the five points of Calvinism. Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible...
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16 – God’s sovereignty vs man’s free will (part 1)
History of Calvinism John Calvin, the famous theologian and pastor of Geneva, died in Along with Martin Luther in...
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14 – Individual gifts (part 1)
Defining the individual gifts: Paul’s list in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 A Word of Wisdom (v.8) Meaning: Though we find no...
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13 – Gifts and Cessationism
Are Spiritual Gifts for today? There are those who argue for the cessation of certain gifts at the close of the apostolic era:...
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12 – Baptisms
History Origins The practice of baptism emerged from Jewish ritualistic practices during the Second Temple Period,...
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11 – How to be saved
11 – How to be Saved The Bible doesn’t have a “sinners prayer” in it anywhere The Bible never speaks of “accepting Jesus into...
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10 – Sinful man needs a savior
What is Salvation? Salvation is the decision of who you will have as Lord of your life, who will be your King and then living...
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9 – Refuting original sin
9 - Individual Sin Housekeeping Next Week – Beginning of Series –...
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8 – Is sin inherited?
8 - Inherited Sin A distinction between Original Sin (Adam’s) and Inherited Sin (purported to be ours) needs to be made. What...