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Talking Christianity

by Joshua Gibbs

Challenging believers’ presuppositions by talking about Christianity on a more stimulating level, andChallenging skeptics to find God through apologetics. No topic is off subject. Let me (Josh) know if you would like to come on. [email protected]

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Episodes

  1. Total Depravity Says WHAT???

    In this episode I take a look at what calvinists are saying about total depravity in their own words, and then I give a response with references to Adam Harwood in his new book "Christian Theology" and his 6 major views on the subject. Then I look at Sam Webb and his overall conclusion of…

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  2. Two Perspectives on God's Thoughts and Knowledge

    Divine simplicity: discursive thought and generated knowledge Will Duffy and Chris Morrison In this episode we explore some tough questions about specific bible passages that seem to indicate God changes his mind, he interacts with his creation, that he is temporal and experiences emotions and...

  3. John 6:44- Who is able to come to Jesus?

    In this episode I take a quick look at John 6:44 and we dive into some calvinist commentaries and non-calvinist commentaries to see what is being said about this verse. Who is able to come to Jesus? Who is drawn of the Father? Is the gospel enough to Bring someone to belief in Jesus? - In…

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  4. The Book of Revelation- Written Early or Late? James Rochford vs Dr. Dean Furlong

    If you ever saw the Hank Hanegraaff vs Mark Hitchcock debate... ...you will be excited to hear that we have been working on and have scheduled James Michael Rochford and Dean Furlong to debate the DATE OF REVELATION. This may impact one's view of eschatological doctrine via preterism vs futurism....

  5. Open Theism and The End of the Timeless God with Will Duffy and RT Mullins

    You can find both of these gentlemen on facebook if you have any questions for them! You can find Will Duffy's work on www.opentheism.org You can find RT Mullins work from his podcast to his books to his videos and articles at www.RTMullins.com If you haven't seen or heard of the reluctant...

  6. “The worlds oldest Bible is a replica: Simonides the scribe.” James Snapp, Jr. vs Steven Avery

    “The worlds oldest Bible is a replica: Simonides the scribe.” James Snapp, Jr. vs Steven Avery In this episode Steven Avery and James Snapp, Jr. debate the thesis “The worlds oldest Bible is a replica: Simonides the scribe.” Steven will take the affirmative and James the negative. There was a…

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  7. Critical Text ONLY???-

    In this episode Steven Avery and Nick Sayers join myself to have a roundtable discussion on the critical text position. James Snapp, Jr. jumps on the livestream and brings up some real challenges to the idea of a forgery and engages Steven Avery very seriously. Great conversation! Maybe we need…

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  8. Foreknowledge & Is Calvinism Fatalism?- Brian Wagner, PhD

    Foreknowledge & Is Calvinism Fatalism?- Brian Wagner, PhD In this episode Brian Wagner, PhD and I discuss the intricacies of foreknowledge vs fatalism and how Calvinism is actually Fatalistic in its teaching. I know that's a mouthful, but stick with me on this one. You dont want to miss it. A…

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  9. Jody Dillow- Calvinism, Free Grace Soteriology, and YOUR Rewards in eternity

    Final Destiny- Find the link to the excellent scholarly work by Dr. Jody Dillow here. There is a ton of information on these very subjects. https://www.amazon.com/Final-Destiny-... Calvinism and Free Grace Theology seem to butt heads on serious doctrinal issues. Wayne Grudem, John MacArthur and...

  10. TALKING CALVINISM with Kevin Thompson (Beyond the Fundamentals)

    In this episode I am talking to fellow-podcaster Kevin Thompson about the problems with calvinism. We seek to ask and answer some of the tough questions about calvinism. Here are two links to the video we reviewed. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=741421129960882...

  11. The Purgatory Debate- Josh Gibbs (Free Grace) vs Mathew Broderick (Catholic)

    Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory? Do Christians go to a place called purgatory where they atone for sins not covered by the blood of Jesus? Does this impact the gospel in any way? The doctrine of justification seems to be directly impacted by the Catholic dogma of purgatory (in which anyone who denies…

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  12. ~ Eschatology Debate ~ (Pre-Millennialism) Joshua Gibbs vs Stacy Turbeville (Full Preterist) The End Times

    Are we living in the new heavens and new earth right now? Has Jesus come back? Is the Devil still around and active on this earth? Did the Great Tribulation already occur and was Nero the AntiChrist? When was the book of Revelation written? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more. In...

  13. The Eucharist Debate- Free Grace (Joshua Gibbs) vs Catholicism (Mathew Broderick)

    In this episode we are debating the Eucharist. It is a totally open-ended topic that can go any direction each debater would like to take it. As a Free Grace Christian I will make an argument against the historical problems with the Eucharist, trans-substantiation, the mass, the necessity of…

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  14. A Colloquy: Dr. Stephen Boyce and Jonathan Sheffield discuss John 7:53-8:11

    Reviewing the PA debate between Boyce and Riddle and taking a closer look at the empirical data with a TR proponent and CT proponent. This will be a great conversation to be had! Dont miss it and please like and share this video for others to watch. God Bless!

  15. John 7:53-8:11. The Pericope Adulterae Debate Review and More

    In this episode I am interviewing Dr. James Snapp, Jr. where we will review portions of the debate between Dr. Stephen Boyce and Dr. Jeff Riddle. See here for a link to that debate https://youtu.be/-RkxlW9cP0U. James Snapp's work can be found here: http://www.thetextofthegospels.com Stephen…

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  16. Debate- Dr. Jeff Riddle and Dr. Stephen Boyce ~John 7:53-8:11 The Pericope Adulterae~

    Thesis- “Is the PA an authentic part of John's Gospel? The PA should be rejected on external, internal, and historical grounds.” In this debate Dr. Stephen Boyce is taking the affirmative that the PA is NOT an authentic part of John's gospel and that it should therefore be rejected on external,...

  17. TRINITY VS ONENESS DEBATE- Josh Gibbs vs Stacy Turbeville

    In this debate we are really answering 3 questions: 1. Is the Son divine? 2. Is Jesus God the Son or God the Father? 3. Did Jesus pre-exist the incarnation? Tune in for this debate if you are interested in understanding how Jesus is not the Father, not the Son and not the Holy Ghost, yet these 3...

  18. The depth of the Trinity and its impact on the gospel - with Edward Dalcour

    In this episode we are going into some of the deeper topics within the study of the Trinity. Dr. EDWARD DALCOUR is the president and director of Department of Christian Defense. He is the administrator and theological contributor in literature curriculum at Grace Bible University. He teaches...

  19. Unitarian vs Trinitarian Debate ~Kenneth Joel vs Josh Gibbs~ Did Jesus exist in the Old Testament?

    In this episode I am debating a "biblical unitarian" regarding the nature of God. He will defend the unitarian POV which says the Father is the one person of the Godhead while the son is 100% man with no divine nature while the Holy Spirit is simply an impersonal force used by the Father to...

  20. Ancient Israelite Cosmology- Does the Bible teach Flat Earth? with Timothy Morton

    In this episode I am discussing Ancient Israelite Cosmology with Tim Morton. Tim created the Bible software program I use called Bible Analyzer which can be found here- https://www.bibleanalyzer.com. He has also written many books and articles which can be found here- www.preservedwords.com. In...

  21. Text and Canon with Jonathan Sheffield (Why wont anyone debate him?)

    Jonathan Sheffield on Text and Canon and why wont anyone debate him on his TR position? We are taking calls for Jonathan, at the end if anyone wants to call in At 816-866-0025! ‬ Check out Jonathan's YouTube channel here- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjsB-lvDBWXDB-DYVLt-Zg write me if you…

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  22. Talking CULTS- with John Treat!

    ‪Talking CULTS- with John Treat! Multistreaming with https://restream.io/?ref=gM2Pl Talking about cults today with John Treat at 2pm cst. We are taking calls as well if anyone wants to call in 816-866-0025! Call in with questions at 816-866-0025 or Send me your questions or a request to come on…

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  23. More on 1 John 5:7~Covering Contra-Arguments & more with Steven Avery

    In this episode Steven Avery and I are discussing contra-arguments on the “Three Heavenly Witnesses” in 1 John 5:7. You can find Steven’s forum at www.purebibleforum.com Call in with questions at 816-866-0025 or Send me your questions or a request to come on the podcast, as always at...

  24. Debate- The Origin of Morality~ Atheist vs Christian [Randy Krakowski vs Josh Gibbs]

    In this episode Randy Krakowski and I debate the origin of morality. Do we get morality from God or did morality evolve from evolution? You can call in with questions at 816-866-0025 or Send me your questions as always at [email protected] or Send me questions via voicemail...

  25. Rethinking Hell- with Chris Date [Eternal Conscious Torment or Annihilation?]

    In this episode I am interviewing Chris Date from the Rethinking Hell podcast. I have done extensive research into this subject and I believe Hell is something we still need to examine. You can call in with questions at 816-866-0025 or Send me your questions as always at...

  26. A Great "Debate on Justification "-Luis Dizon [Catholic] and Joshua Gibbs [Non-Catholic]

    Debating Justification. What does the Catholic Church teach about justification? Is it in conflict with what the Bible teaches? Send me your questions as always at [email protected] or Send me questions via voicemail at https://anchor.fm/joshua-gibbs3 CONTACT JOSH IF YOU...

  27. “The Text and Transmission” with Peter Gurry, Jeff Riddle and James Snapp, Jr. (Part 2/2)

    “How should Christians approach textual criticism, or how should they deal with textual variation in our manuscripts” Join our Round-table Discussion on “The Text and Transmission” with Peter Gurry, Jeff Riddle and James Snapp, Jr. For some reason we lost the stream at about 1:49:00 mark in…

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  28. “The Text and Transmission” with Peter Gurry, Jeff Riddle and James Snapp, Jr. (Part 1/2)

    “How should Christians approach textual criticism, or how should they deal with textual variation in our manuscripts” Join our Round-table Discussion on “The Text and Transmission” with Peter Gurry, Jeff Riddle and James Snapp, Jr. For some reason we lost the stream at about 1:49:00 mark so we...

  29. Does God Unconditionally Elect some to Salvation and others to Damnation- with Jonathan Williams

    Jonathan Williams is the founder of Word of God Speak Ministries at WGSministries.org. He has a podcast called Stories of The Master https://www.wgsministries.org/stories-of-the-master, and has a teaching ministry to help you grow spiritually in two different streams...

  30. 1 John 5:7- Should it be in your Bible? I say yes, James Snapp, Jr. says no! Part 2 (confessional bibliology and CBGM as well

    In this episode James Snapp Jr. and myself will continue our conversation on Confessional bibliology, Textus Receptus, KJVO, Preservation, Inspiration, and hopefully we will get through some more textual variant information! This is part 2 so definitely check out part 1 if you haven't already. As...

  31. James Snapp, Jr.- Discussing some text variants, working out tech difficulties and some confessional bibliology

    The title says it all pretty much! check out James' website and blog at http://www.thetextofthegospels.com Listen to this episode to get our upcoming topics and itinerary. here is what we are hoping to discuss tomorrow! What’s your view regarding some important textual variants? Mark 16:9-20 –...

  32. The Berean Dialogues

    Russ LaFleur has me on his show to discuss soteriology. In this episode I recorded our conversation discussing differences between free grace theology, Calvinism, Arminianism, Lordship Salvation, works and molinism,

  33. James Snapp, Jr. Part 1- Textual Criticism

    In this episode James lays out a foundation for textual criticism and the various methodologies used to make up our modern greek texts, byzantine text, Textus Receptus, and Equitable Eclecticism. He then goes into detail on a couple major textual variants and interacts with some of the live…

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  34. Jonathan Williams from Word of God Speak Ministries on The Pure Gospel and The Church

    This is definitely one of my favorite episodes so far! In this episode Jonathan and I spend a lot of time discussing the start of the church, the differences of the catholic definition of the church and protestant definitions, who the church is, and how it relates to Israel. We discuss the…

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  35. The Confessional or Canonical Text- With Dr. Jeff Riddle

    Jeffriddle.netIn this episode we dialogue with Dr. Jeff Riddle regarding the Confessional or Canonical (also Called the Traditional or Ecclesiastical Text) movement. Jeff is Pastor of Christ Reformed Baptist Church in Louisa, Virginia. He is also Adjunct professor piedmont virginia community...

  36. Rethinking The Extent Of The Atonement- Part 4 with Dr. Scott Smith. The body of the resurrected

    This is the final episode in this series of episodes concerning the extent of the atonement. In this episode Dr. Smith breaks down the doctrine of the resurrection concerning the atonement and its relation to the just and the unjust. He also goes into detail on the nature of the body of the just…

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  37. The fun stuff! Rethinking the extent of the Atonement- part 3 w PhD Scott Smith

    In this episode Dr. Scott Smith takes us through the scriptural support for his pananastatic POV on the extent of the atonement. This is an excellent episode for those of you who are interested in geeking out on the intricate part of the conversation! Send us your feedback and questions or...

  38. Rethinking The Extent Of The Atonement with PhD. Scott Smith- Part 2

    In this episode we continue the conversation in the theology of Pananastasism and its historical consistency. We also engage with our audience questions and comments. this is a great episode to follow up on part 1! Thanks again Scott! Im looking forward to getting into the scriptural side of the...

  39. Rethinking The Extent Of The Atonement with PhD. Scott Smith- Part 1

    Do we need to rethink the Extent of the Atonement? Scott says we do and he has provided a robust answer for why he believes this. He has coined the term, "pananastasism" and is challenging you on your view of the atonement. Join us for the introduction to the topic and as always, leave feedback…

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  40. The Gap Theory of Genesis 1:1-1:2 with Timothy Morton

    In this episode, Timothy Morton creator of the Bible Analyzer program, author, and blogger, debate the Gap Theory! This is a great episode. we had a lot of fun on this one! Enjoy and be sure to leave your feedback! Feel free to leave a voicemail for us with any questions you may have on the...

  41. Does God Exist- A deeper look at the Kalam Cosmological Argument

    Discussing the Kalam Cosmological Argument with author, blogger, podcaster and debater Evan Minton. Check out his site at https://cerebralfaith.net for more information. In this episode we introduce Evan and his ministry efforts as well as some of the main objections to the KCA. At the end of the...

  42. Debating- Does God Exist? The Kalam Cosmological Argument

    Randy Krakowski is a self-identifying Agnostic Atheist. He says this is one who neither claims to know a God exists and believes there is no God because there is no tangible evidence of one. In this episode we use a formal style debate pattern to decide if the Kalam Cosmological Argument is sound...

  43. Debating Eternal Security with Sean Adams

    In this episode Sean Adams and myself debate the eternal security of the believer. We discuss passages such as Hebrews 6:1-10, 1 Corinthians 3:10-16, and Romans 8:1 regarding the flesh, spirit, damnation, and carnality of a Christian, and the condemnation of a believer regarding salvation in...

  44. The Bible Debate

    In this Episode we have the audio from a live debate over the topic of Bible Versions between myself and Tyler Hood. Tyler is the man! A great friend of mine, even though we disagree on this subject. It has been a while since we did this debate, and my views may have become more distinguished and...

  45. Debate- Textual Variants in the Bible

    Here we will examine 6 common textual variants within the greek texts of the Bible. We will debate which English versions got it right in regard to the text they used in translating from Greek to English. Nathan is in the Air Forc and has a viewpoint from the critical textual side while Josh…

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  46. Messianic Jew Converted to Christianity

    Discussion with Ethan @sonofDaVid512, about his conversion to Christianity. He renounced Judaism and has a very interesting story. Topics of discussion: how he converted to christianity, the rapture, the secret rapture, the second coming, the difference between Israel and the church, Lordship...

  47. Debate- Limited Atonement with Pastor Terry Basham II

    The topic is Limited Atonement with the thesis, "For whose sins did Christ die?" Pastor Terry Basham will represent the Calvinist position while I (Josh Gibbs) will represent the traditional perspective of Limited Atonement. Terry pastors Bethel Baptist Church in Lawton Oklahoma.#apologetics...

  48. 2v2 Debate- Does God Decree Sin?

    This is a tag-team debate where James Gray @JamesGray__ and myself- Josh Gibbs @thaRealJgibbs represent the traditional perspective where we will deny that God Decrees sin. Kris Williams @Kdubtru and Dave @Presbypolemics will represent the calvinist position that God does decree sin. Some would...

  49. Debate- Who is willing and able to come to Christ?

    In this episode I debate a seasoned Vet (literally a veteran active in the military) over the question of Total inability/Total Depravity. I consider Dave to be a friend! Very good discussion! enjoy!

  50. Interview with author: Kevin Micuch

    Kevin Micuch is the author of multiple books including, "Calvinism- A Foundation Built on Sand". In this episode we discuss his book and why he believes Calvinism has a poor foundation.

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Challenging believers’ presuppositions by talking about Christianity on a more stimulating level, andChallenging skeptics to find God through apologetics. No topic is off subject. Let me (Josh) know if you would like to come on. [email protected]

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