The Church Split

Ep 205 - Debate Review: Penal Substitutionary Atonement (with Altarnate Media)

This was originally a live stream from August 1 on Altarnate Media with Brad. They discuss the PSA debate The Church Split hosted on July 23. The take a balanced look at the arguments and what its like as a moderator when things get a little "spicy".

Ep 204 - Debate: Penal Substitutionary Atonement Sean Griffin (non-PSA) vs Courtney (pro-PSA)

The Church Split hosts a debate between 2 Torah followers regarding the question "Is Penal Substitutionary Atonement Biblical?" In this heated debate we hear arguments regarding PSA from the Torah follower perspective.  Listen to hear some new/unique arguments for and against PSA.

Ep 203 - Identity, Suicide, and the Gospel Answer (Interview with Brandon Thomas)

Brandon discusses growing up with his mother who is a lesbian, her marriage, the abuse he suffered, the influence of his grandpa, premarital sex, drugs, abortion, suicide, and how all of that lead him into the ministry. Brandon describes "coming out" to his mom as a pastor and how he hopes his life and testimony can be a way for marginalized groups to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. You will not want to miss this powerful episode.

Ep 202 - Shiny Happy People - The Church Split Responds

Will and Brian review Amazon's new Docu-series called "Shiny Happy People". This series oddly intersects both Will and Brian's early Christian life. We review what the series does well, what they did poorly, and give our recommendations on watching the show.

Ep 201 - Hell: Eternal Conscious Torment vs. Annihilationism

Will and Brian discuss the 2 main views of Hell: Eternal Conscious Torment (ECT) and Annihilationism (aka Conditional Immortality (CI)). We review the major verses for each view and discuss where we both have landed on this subject after quite a bit of study. Stay tuned for a hell of an episode!

Ep 200 - Reasons Why Apologetics is Failing - Interview with Dr. Stephen Boyce

Will and Brian interview Dr. Stephen Boyce of Explore Christianity and the FACTS podcast. We discuss his recent FACTS podcast regarding the 3 reasons why apologetics is failing. We look at the church, apologists themselves, the culture, church fathers, and more!

Ep 199 - TCS Rebuts Will’s Gospel Episode

We go way back and rebut episode #9 of The Church Split, Will's Gospel episode. We point out Will's old delivery method, his theological errors, his conflation of the gospel with penal substitutionary atonement theory, and much more! Brian is back because he didn't want to miss a chance to publicly rebut Will.

Ep 198 - Should Christians Try Psychedelics?

Lewis Ungit joins Will to discuss his book Return of the Dragon regarding the use of psychedelic drugs in religious services, especially Christianity. Lewis offers some warnings about the drugs used in these ceremonies, shared experiences, and experimenting with the spiritual realm.

Ep 197 - Idolatry in The Christianity Life - Interview with Jeremy Williams

Friend of the show Jeremy Williams comes on to discuss how we see idolatry in the Christian life today. How we can identify those idols and adjust our priorities. Jeremy also gets into Torah following as a Christian and what that means for his Christian walk.

Ep 196 - Christian Review of The Last of Us TV Show (Ep3)

Will reviews the distraction of an episode which was episode 3. Will discusses the side characters being elevated to a full episode and how that now has severely gone from the path that was the video game plot. Homosexuality, suicide, and murder while trying to promote a sanctity of life theme seems to distracts from the plot and Will dives into why.