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What If We Found The Original New Testament But Did Not Know It?

  Scholars today often note that the original New Testament disappeared long ago. Although late in the second century, Tertullian speaks confidently of the originals still...

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Hermeneutics
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Good Exegesis Does not Always Produce Good Theology

I know an Old Testament professor who is an exegete, but not a theologian. Let me put this better. I know an Old Testament professor who is so good at exegesis, he does not...

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Calvinism
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The Day I Became a Calvinist

There are a few things that people never forget. The details of certain tragedies and trials stay by your side and the vivid details remind you of their significance. People...

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Uncategorized
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The Submerging Influence

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Ecclesiology (Church)
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Theology Unplugged: “Marks of a False Church” (What is the “True” Church #5)

What is the “True” church? #5 What is the definition of a true church? Here we will continue our discussion of what a legitimate church. We will also ask Is the...

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Apologetics
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What happened to the twelve apostles?

I have spent much time researching the deaths of the Apostles, looking at both primary and secondary historical resources. There are many legends concerning their deaths...

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The Theology Program
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The New Theology Program Site

Check out The Theology Program’s new online certificate student’s site. You can still enroll. Online classes begin Tuesday. The cost is $100 per course. for those...

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Ministry Updates
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ETS Theological Library is Now Complete

Its finally complete!!! The RMM Theological Library. Hundreds of theological papers online and available for search and download. These are papers from the past 5 years of...

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Ministry Updates
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ETS Theological Library is Now Complete

Its finally complete!!! The RMM Theological Library. Hundreds of theological papers online and available for search and download. These are papers...

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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust
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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust

Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them.

As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen as stable sources of truth. But this does not mean truth itself is disappearing. It means confidence in those who interpret and deliver truth is fading.

In this episode, I make a critical distinction: science isn’t collapsing—trust in interpreters of science is. Science is a method. But people don’t live by methods—they live by meaning. And when the messengers lose credibility, people begin looking elsewhere for something to anchor their understanding of reality.

The deeper issue is that we are no longer building complete worldviews. Instead, we are assembling beliefs like a playlist—pulling ideas from wherever they resonate without asking whether they actually fit together. But a real worldview must answer real questions: What is ultimate reality? How do we know anything? Are there real morals? What is our purpose? What happens after death?

When those questions go unanswered, a vacuum is created. And that vacuum never stays empty.

This is where the “new prophets” begin to emerge—not from institutions, but from experience. And in a world that no longer trusts shared authority, experience itself begins to take the throne.

This episode sets the stage for understanding how we got here—and why what replaces truth may be far more dangerous than what we lost.

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  • The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust 2026-04-08
    The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them. As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen […]
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    Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God Can a promise from God mean more than the original hearer understood without meaning less than what God actually said? In this episode of Theology Unplugged, we look at one of the most important questions in biblical interpretation: how should Christians understand Old Testament promises in light […]

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