In this episode we explore the development of demonology through the lens of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation (Luther and Calving). We explore how the reformers demonology may or may not have been impacted by their rejection of the belief and practice of the Catholic Church. Plus, other discussions....

"JOY" is one of those words we throw around in Christianity without ever really defining it for our theology, for our faith, or for practical application. This Christmas series is designed to introduce us to the joy that we have in Christ. Join Bro. David McCord for this Christmas series that explores the abundance and steadfastness of JOY!

Christians have the tendency to spiritualize our life and our faith to the point that there is no logic nor reason to how we live our life; so, we are left with a quagmire of pitfalls and blind spots that make being a transformed disciple of Jesus nearly impossible. Paul takes the edge of confusion off the spiritual and blends the supernatural with the logical so we have a pathway to follow in our pursuit of holiness.

The Israelites struggled with unfaithfulness to God and His commands, and yet, they believed in Him and even saw His power…and so do we. Unfaithfulness is not a belief problem…it is not a faith problem…it is a lordship problem! When we finally resolve within ourselves to “turn” and set Jesus as the definition and Lord of our life, He will destroy everything that is holding you back from serving Him!

The Christian life is fully dependent on Jesus not just for our redemption, but is fully dependent everyday on Jesus for the power and authority that is necessary to drive and point us to righteousness and a life that is defined by holiness.

In this episode we examined the time period between the Patristic period and the full might of the Roman Catholic Church. We will look closely at the rise of academics as an ecclesiastical focus, superstition and witchcraft, and monastic orders in ways they contributed to the development of Christian demonology.

Contemporary Western Christianity has allowed pervasive lies to infiltrate our churches, our families, and our personal faith that corrupts our reliance on the mercy, grace, and sufficiency of Jesus as our savior and mediator. Much like the Corinthians, we have bought into the ideology that WE have to change ourselves, WE have the power inside of us, and WE are ultimately the masters of our own destiny; whereas the Gospel says Jesus will transform us, empower us, and is our Master and King!

In today's episode we begin our exploration of the philosophical, theological, and epistemological contributions of Augustine of Hippo. We will look at the development of demonology through the lens of the practical philosophies offered to us by Augustine and set the conversation up for a look at how Dante Alighieri will use Augustine's demonology to fuel his satire known as "The Divine Comedy".