The PACT Podcast

What Should We Wear To Church?

What should we wear to church? What is the normal attire to where to church in Kentucky and/or rural America? Should we even be concerned about what we wear to church? Does “Sunday Best” still mean anything? What should our guideline be about how to dress for church? 

Death, Burial, and Cremation

Is cremation sinful? What is the best option for a believer? What happens at the resurrection to the person who was cremated and their ashes scattered? How should we view that? What does the process of burial of cremation proclaim to the world about our beliefs? Is burial or cremation a better picture of the gospel? Why do churches have graveyards? Why are we buried facing east? Why did Spurgeon prefer to preach funerals over weddings?

Be Killing Sin Or It Will Be Killing You

What is the doctrine of mortification? Why is phrase be killing sin instead of something “lighter?” What does it mean that sin could be killing us as a christian if we’re not killing it? What does it look like to be killing sin? What are the tools to do that? What happens if we pray for God to take away our sin and he doesn’t?

The Mortification of Sin - John Owens: https://a.co/d/6zolQi4

Is Suicide a Sin?

Is suicide a sin? Why is it a sin if it is? Is suicide selfish? Is there any legitimate justification for someone taking their own life? Can suffering serve a purpose? Is it possible for a Christian to commit suicide? How do we show the love of Christ to those who might be struggling with depression and/or suicide? Can taking medication be a good idea? How does the gospel speak to suicide?

Hell and Eternal Judgment

Is there is a significance in the different names of hell, hades, Sheol, etc. Is hell eternal? Do people in hell have a repentant heart? Are there different levels of punishment in hell? what is hell like? How bad is hell? Will people in hell remember life on earth? Can Adam pronounce annihilationism correctly?

Heaven, Eternity, and Worship

Will we know each other in heaven? Are you married in heaven? Will there be food in heaven? Is there a difference between heaven now and heaven in the future? Is the whole earth going to burn and cease to exist or is just going to be burned in a purifying fire as we continue to walk this earth? Are heaven and earth different at the end of the world? What will be doing with our time in heaven? Does worship in heaven mean a never ending Sunday morning worship service? Will we remember our sin in heaven?

 

Pact Pick: What Happens When We Die by Chris Morphew - https://a.co/d/8yL72en

Loving God With Our Minds

What does my education have to do with my faith? How is it that we become educated? What is the right way to think about education? Is it useless to study calculus if you never use it? Is the devil in the details or is it God that is in the details? How do we love The Lord with our minds? What does Pastor Tim have a minor in? How do we utilize our mind to love God? When does our education end?

The end for which God created the world: https://a.co/d/4m1qbnO

Think: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1433520710/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1691691678&sr=8-1

The Unforgivable Sin

What is the unforgivable sin and where is it found in scripture? (Spoiler: if you have repentance and turn to faith in Christ you have not committed the unforgivable sin) What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? What prompted Jesus to say this in the context that he did? Should I be worried that I’ve committed the unforgivable sin and is there any comfort if I am worried about it?

The problem of Evil - Tough Topics Part 3

What is the problem of evil? Why is this evil happening to me? Can God really be good if he had the power and knowledge to stop evil and chooses not to? What are some ways people have solved this problem? What is the greater glory argument? How will the evil the we experience in our lives be used?

Tough Topics: God’s Sovereignty and Salvation

How does the sovereignty of God and the free will of man play into salvation? Where does the debate come from to begin with? What scriptures are used to support the Calvinist and Arminian perspectives on this issue? Is there an error in taking either perspective too far? Can someone be elect and not ever know it or bear fruit? Does this topic have to be a divisive issue? How much of our viewpoint is based on scripture itself or philosophical reasoning?