John Mark Comer claims that Jesus did not call people to convert and become Christians. We refute this claim citing Mark 1:15 and defend the intensity of our need for Christ. Jesus commanded us to repent and believe. We go on to discuss John 2:24-25 and Romans 3:9-12 to show that no one qualifies...

In this episode we discuss Comer's claim that many Western Christians view Jesus as a "delivery mechanism for a particular theory of atonement." This is the latest iteration of theological liberalism. We encourage listeners to reject the Eastern mysticism that is entering the church and to cling ...

In this episode we show that equivocation creates confusion and false categories throughout the book, beginning with the idea that we can be apprentices of Jesus. We also discuss the influence of Eastern mysticism and show that true deity cannot have apprentices. Bob DeWaay shows that the trend t...

In his book "Practicing the Way" John Mark Comer claims that we can "do as Jesus did." Bob DeWaay shows that to "do as He did" assumes that you have to "be who He is." We cannot do what Jesus did because He is completely unique as the second member of the Trinity, fully God and fully man. Only J...

In this episode we discuss the importance of authorial intent in biblical interpretation. We continue to examine Comer’s apprenticeship model and contrast it with the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19. We also refute Comer’s claim that “disciple” is a noun, not a verb, using the same passage.

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In this episode we discuss the informal logical fallacies of equivocation and false equivalence and show how John Mark Comer uses these in the book regarding the terms “disciple” and “apprentice.” We cannot be a true apprentice of Jesus because He is unique as the only begotten of the Father. In ...

We open this program with a discussion of 1John 1:1-3 which clearly describes the objectivity of the incarnation. John’s relationship with Jesus as a true disciple and apostle was unique and tangible in ways that aren’t true of believers today. We then discuss how we draw near to God through the ...

In this episode we discuss what the epistles call Christians: believers and saints. We show that “saint” is a term applied to all believers, not special super-Christians as the Roman Catholics do. We are called saints - sanctified ones - because of what Jesus did - and He gets the glory. We also...

In this episode we continue our discussion of the healing at Bethesda found in John 5 and include a brief overview of John 6. These passages clearly demonstrate the sin nature. The signs performed by Jesus signified that He was the true bread of life, and the true work of God was for them to beli...

God’s moral will is revealed to us in Scripture, and it is true of all believers. We show that John Mark Comer’s teaching is based on imagination - what one thinks Jesus would do - not what Scripture actually calls us to do. We discuss the book In His Steps and the What Would Jesus Do movement, a...

One important thing missing from the book is a proper understanding of the fall, sin, and human inability. We address Comer's claims that the problems the world is facing today could be solved if Christians would become apprentices of Jesus and compare it to Charles Finney's Pelagian moral govern...

In this episode we show that Comer's view of the kingdom of God has to do with fixing the world's problem through various social gospel ethics and Christian activism rather than proclaiming repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Our biggest problem is the wrath of God against sin.

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We continue to examine John Mark Comer's claim that Jesus is looking for apprentices in the kingdom of God, not converts. We start with a definition of the kingdom of God and discuss what Scripture says about it, beginning with Acts 1:6-11. We also discuss Charles Finney's influence on America.
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In the next section of the book John Mark Comer asks the question, "But what are we saved to?" Bob explains that we are saved out of darkness and into light, out of alienation from God and into being an adopted son or daughter of God; out of sin and into forgiveness and sanctification. What Comer...

In this episode we discuss John Mark Comer’s rejection of the exclusive claims of the gospel. Citing key passages such as John 14:6 and Matthew 7:13-14, Comer redefines the terms to support his claim that these passages are about human potential, not salvation or coming judgment.

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In his book Practicing the Way, John Mark Comer makes the claim that Jesus believes in us. Bob contrasts that claim with John chapter 2:23-25 and Romans 1, showing that Jesus did not entrust Himself to men because He knew what was in men - sin.

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