The Church Split

Ep 177 - Matt Chandler - Inappropriate Behavior or Legalism?

Matt Chandler, Pastor of The Village Church, recently took a leave of absence due to allegations of inappropriate messages between him and a woman friend. We review the details released and discuss if this was truly inappropriate behavior of a Pastor or an example of legalism in the church.

Ep 176 - How Does God Reconcile His People? (Faith Unaltered Episode)

Will goes on the YouTube Channel "Faith Unaltered" live to discuss all the different atonement theories. If you want an overview of each theory and a dive into how each one articulates Christ's atonement on our behalf as well as how they differ from each other, this is the episode for you.

Ep 174 - The Church Split Responds to Trinity Radio’s 7 Questions for Christian YouTubers

Friend of the show Braxton Hunter from Trinity Radio posed 7 questions for Christian YouTubers to respond to. We took Braxton up on his offer. The questions:
1. What do you mean when you say you are a Christian?
2. What is the purpose of your channel?
3. To what extent do you include considerations about content in your spiritual life (seeking prayer/guidance)?
4. If someone asks you why they should be a Christian what do you say?
5. What Christian beliefs and/or commitments do you think are essential for salvation?
6. Besides not making videos with lists of questions like this one, what do you wish other Christian YouTubers would do differently?
7. What is the best thing that has happened as a result of your experience as a Christian YouTuber?

Ep 173 - The Role of Women in Church - Interview with Nick Quient

We have friend of the show and fellow YouTuber and author Nick Quient on to discuss his views on egalitarianism in the church. We look at specific verses from the New Testament and get Nick's perspective on how those affirm or deny traditional views of women and their roles in the church. We also get into Deborah in the OT and how that affects the egalitarian position.

Ep 172 - A NEW Apologetics Ministry for You and Your Church (interview with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie)

Dr. Jonathan McLatchie is the founder of a very interesting and new apologetics ministry called Talk About Doubts. They have an entire faculty read to engage over phone/zoom/in-person to discuss doubts people have. This can supplement churches and just help those that have no one else to ask. Dr. McLatchie also has a PhD in Biology and does debates with atheists on the evidence for God. We discuss his recent debate with Alex O'Connor (aka Cosmicskeptic), irreducible complexity, non-resistant non-believers, evidentialism, presuppositionalism, and a Q&A session at the end since this was recorded live.

Ep 170 - The Impact of ”Original Sin” on Jesus, Mary, Babies, Desire, Responsibility, & Doctrine

We have talked about this doctrine on a few episodes, but never gave a full breakdown of our full belief and rationale until now. We dive into the doctrine of original sin, coined by Augustine of Hippo. We review scripture and the ramifications of such a doctrine on Jesus and his birth, Mary, babies (especially ones who pass away), desire and the causes of sin, our responsibility for sin and why we have no excuse, and other doctrines that are created or conflict with this presupposition.

Ep 168 - Is ”Once Saved Always Saved” Biblical?

We have been asked about this topic many times and we felt it was finally time to do a deep dive into what we believe on this topic. We go through numerous Bible references as we examine if a believer can forfeit their faith. We will review common objections from both sides. Even though there is disagreement in the body of believers on this doctrine, the end result for the believer is the same regardless of which side you fall under: Focus on your faith, cling to Jesus, submit to God's Word, produce good works from your faith, and give the gospel to to unbelievers.

Ep 167 - Responding to the 21 Most Common Abortion Arguments

With the impending potential overthrow of Roe v. Wade, we go through all the common pro-abortion arguments and give you methods on how to respond. We give overall discussion strategies, statistics, and even the most commonly used Bible verse taken out of context to support abortion. We address the 21 most arguments and then give you the SLED test for easy categorization of pro-choice arguments.

Ep 165 -Thomas Aquinas and Divine Simplicity (Interview with Father Gregory Pine)

Will brings on Jordan Ferrier to interview Father Gregory Pine, author of "Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly" and a Catholic Priest. They discuss Thomas Aquinas and Divine Simplicity. With our first Catholic Priest interview, we truly show how you can escape your echo chamber and learn from different denominations of Christianity. You can learn from people even if you disagree with them on some matters.

Ep 164 - Full Explanation: How The Church Split was Exited from the Recovering Fundamentalist Podcast Network

On March 31, 2022 The Church Split was asked to leave the Recovering Fundamentalist Podcast Network marking the end of a 13 month of affiliation. What could have been a cordial exit of friends, mixed messages were given, confusion ensued, accusations levied, and people were hurt. We took time to create this, as we wanted to show our heart and the truth. The Church Split did not nor does not desire to separate from the RFPN and there were tactics employed to make it look as though we did. Our mission has always been to unite the divided body and we feel compelled, being so closely associated with a public separation, that an episode was needed. Let the record show, this should not have been needed.