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Reconnect is the podcast dedicated to sharing and defending the Good News of Jesus Christ hosted by Andy Wrasman, founder of Contradict Movement and author of Contradict - They Can't All Be True.
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Now displaying: August, 2015
Aug 25, 2015

I (Andy) have recently noticed, on the Contradict Facebook page I administer and on other pages, that most posts on homosexuality speak just the Law of God ( i.e. his standards, commands, and expectations). The Gospel is typically missing. 

I took a photo of a gay wedding cake and then added the text, "Jesus died for this sin too!" off to the side of the image. With this single statement the Gospel is proclaimed, and at the same time homosexuality is still shown to be sinful.

Jesus is the Savior of all adulterers. I am one of them. To clarify, in Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount", he defines adultery as any lust. He defines murder as hating anyone. Jesus essentially shows us that we all have broken God's Law, that we are all sinners in need of divine redemption. He provided that redemption through the shedding of his blood for our sins, through his life, death, burial, and resurrection.

"To share or not to share?"  That is the question.  In this episode George shares why he chooses to abstain from sharing religious posts on social media sites, while I share why I am in full support of such posts.  To close George shares four Facebook posts pertaning with homosexualty and wants to know if I'd share them or not.  Putting the Law and Gospel principle into action, I decide to share or not to share. 

To learn more about Law and Gospel watch the videos with Law and Gospel in their titles in the following playlist I created on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS-hGmUdPsUnbaRFbrhQqhy9zj-h5mwub

Aug 18, 2015

Christian apologists typically favor a specific approach to defending the Christian faith.  These approaches, or methods, are numerous and each school of apologetics touts its top apologists as the best models to follow when training in apologetics.  It’s not uncommon to see advocates for certain schools of apologetics debate why their chosen method is superior.  J. Warner Wallace however argues that we don’t need to argue over which method is the best, but instead says we need to embrace and train in all of these various schools of apologetics.  He calls this training in Mixed Martial Apologetics! 

Andy asks Wallace to name and explain some of the branches of Christian apologetics and when he thinks they are best utilized. Andy closes by sharing arguments he has heard against such a mix-bag approach to apologetics, asking Wallace to make a case for Mixed Martial Apologetics. 

J. Warner Wallace is the author of Cold-Case Christianity and God’s Crime Scene.  Wallace’s many resources for training in Mixed Martial Apologetics are available at his site, coldcasechristianity.com. 

Aug 11, 2015

George shares his paper, "Qoheleth: The Search for Meaning in Life", with Andy. 

Solomon's method for searching for meaning in life is one to consider. His conclusion is one we should all the more consider.  With such an endearing topic, Solomon truly is a preacher for our day.  George and Andy make some connections to how we can take Solomon's search for the meaning in life and use it as a tool to share the Gospel with those who are searching. 

Read George's paper at www.andywrasman.com in the show notes for this episode.

Aug 4, 2015

Andy brings Reconnect listener and Contradict Movement members’ questions to the show to answer them with George and Wes. 

1:53 – Responding to the claim that the Gospel of Barnabus is the true Bible that prophesies that Muhammad will be the Messiah. 

16:47 – Does Contradict Movement espouse the doctrines of  “Lordship Salvation”? 

24:07 – Responding to a post made by Mena Lee Grebin of Faithful Walk Healing Ministry.  She advocates that we must work to maintain our relationship with Jesus.  A Contradict follower, Nick, thinks Mena’s post is inserting our works into our salvation by her post.  In particular Nick wants to know the meaning of the Parable of the Ten Virgins which Mena uses in her post, which we read in full and respond to in its entirety.
 
46:25 – If we are following Christ, why are we still cursed? 

49:50 – Does God’s standards apply to our everyday life or just spiritual life? 

51:25 – Feedback from Kurt Calloway on Reconnect Episode 15!

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