The Church Split

Ep 182 - Should a Christian Watch Dahmer?

To round out spooky season, we have another review. This review of the Netflix TV Series, Dahmer. Dahmer is an interesting person from a Christian perspective as he exemplifies so much evil throughout his life, but also claims to have become a Christian in the last months of his life. Will breaks down the TV show, the real Jeffrey Dahmer, and poses the question if Christians should consider watching this show.

Ep 181 - 1986 The Fly Movie Review

Continuing our movie review theme for the month of October, we have another "spooky" movie that Will has reviewed. The 1986 movie "The Fly" is a remake of an earlier version of the film. Will explores the themes of loosing loved ones, human value of relationships in a society with morality, and even some accidental pro-life themes.

Ep 175 - The Trinity and Salvation (Responding to The Gospel Truth with Marlon Wilson)

We respond to an episode of The Gospel Truth and Marlon Wilson where Marlon made comments on an episode we aired in April 2022. The point of contention, from Marlon's perspective, was over what we believe is necessary for someone to be saved. We respond to Marlon's logic and comments as well as give our perspective on the requirements for salvation as well as reassert that we are in fact Trinitarians.

Ep 180 - How to Better Defend the Trinity

There have been several accusations falsely claiming we are not Trinitarians so we figured we might as well do an episode explicitly defending the Trinity while also revealing the bad arguments we have seen Trinitarians using to defend their views. We walk through the bad arguments and well-meaning proof texts we have heard. We then go through much better arguments from scripture for the Trinity while discussing what kind of push back you may receive from non-trinitarians.

Ep 179 - Movie Review - SMILE

Will reviews the new movie "Smile" and the Christian affecting themes throughout the movie.  This movie addresses some of the darker sides of trauma and how it affects those around you. Will reviews the movie from a Christian perspective.

Ep 178 - A Christian Review of the Show ”Midnight Mass”

This episode launches a new series from The Church Split: media reviews! In this review, Will looks at the Netflix miniseries called Midnight Mass. This show is an American supernatural horror which examines strong religious themes including the problem of evil, suffering, cult creation, belief, prayer, etc.  This spoiler free review should be fun for any that have already watched it or might consider watching.

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.