Jesus says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” In Episode 9 of Sanctify Christ as Lord, we walk slowly through Matthew 5:4 and confront a truth our culture often avoids: grief is not a failure of faith. Mourning flows out of poverty of spirit and names the brokenness of a world that is not the way it was meant to be, while still trusting the character of God.

This episode offers biblical comfort without clichés, honest answers without pretending suffering is simple, and a call to sanctify Christ as Lord even in sorrow. If you are grieving, lamenting, or carrying questions that don’t have easy answers, this conversation is for you.

When Power Becomes the Measure

In this opening episode, we begin a careful, Scripture-centered examination of Bethel’s theology by laying the foundation for how doctrine should be tested.

This is not an attack on people or a denial of the supernatural. It is a pastoral call to make Scripture the final authority over experience, power, and testimony.

Before critiquing conclusions, we examine framing. Before assigning motives, we test claims. And before moving quickly, we slow down and open the Bible.

If truth matters, teaching matters. And if teaching matters, it must be examined with care, humility, and love.

#Bethel #BillJohnson #Apologetics #Theology #Charismatics #SpiritFilled #WhenHeavenInvadesEarth #SignsandWonders

What does it really mean to be poor in spirit? In Episode 8 of Sanctify Christ as Lord, we slow down in Matthew 5:3 and confront the illusion of self-sufficiency. Jesus declares the kingdom belongs not to the strong or self-made, but to those who know they need grace. This episode explores how discipline can quietly turn into pride and how dependence is the doorway to the kingdom. If you’re tired of carrying everything, this one is for you.

In this special episode, Adam responds to recent claims made by Kirk Cameron and his son James Cameron questioning the traditional doctrine of hell, carefully examining their arguments in light of Scripture, key Greek terms, the teachings of Jesus, and the witness of the early Church. With theological clarity and pastoral sobriety, the episode asks whether modern discomfort is reshaping our understanding of judgment more than the words of Christ Himself.

This podcast also explores the biblical and apologetic implications of redefining hell, why divine justice cannot be separated from the cross, and how softening final judgment ultimately diminishes the seriousness of sin and the beauty of mercy. This is not a sensational episode, but a careful and compassionate call to let Scripture speak plainly, even when it confronts us.

#Hell #KirkCameron #Apologetics #Theology #Christianity #God #DoctrineofHell

Christmas isn’t condemned in Scripture.

Idolatry is. And so is mishandling God’s Word.

In Episode 7 of Sanctify Christ as Lord, we walk carefully through Jeremiah 10 and confront the misuse of Scripture that turns personal scruples into divine law.

#Christmas #ChristmasTrees #Jeremiah10 #Hermeneutics #Apologetics

When politics becomes prophecy and conspiracy replaces the gospel, the Church loses its witness.

This episode calls out the rise of the “woke right” and asks a hard question: are we following Christ, or a counterfeit gospel?

#CandaceOwens #TuckerCarlson #Woke #WokeRight #Apologetics #CharlieKirk #TPUSA #Conservatism #Apologetics #Christianity

Can a mass murderer go to heaven?

It’s a question that feels offensive to even ask. And that’s exactly why it matters.

If grace only works for “acceptable” sinners, then it isn’t grace at all. In this episode, we wrestle honestly with the scandal of the gospel, the weight of real evil, the justice of God, and the shocking sufficiency of the cross.

This isn’t about minimizing sin.

It’s about magnifying Christ.

Repentance is not a loophole. It’s a miracle. And if the cross is strong enough to bear the worst sin imaginable, then it’s strong enough to bear yours.

#God #Grace #Hitler #Stalin #Mao #Sin #Christianity #Apologetics #Theology

Taming the Tongue

What we say matters, but not in the way many Christians have been taught.

In this episode of Sanctify Christ as Lord, we take a hard, biblical look at the tongue and confront the popular Word of Faith idea that our words create reality, manifest blessing, or “claim” sickness.

Walking carefully through James 3, Proverbs 18:21, and Jesus’ own words in Matthew 12, we expose the difference between biblical responsibility and spiritual superstition. Scripture does not teach that Christians are verbal creators of reality. It teaches that our words reveal our hearts, direct our lives, and carry real moral and relational weight.

We examine why some believers fear acknowledging sickness while freely gossiping, slandering, and tearing others dow, and why the Bible treats those sins far more seriously than honest speech about suffering.

This episode calls believers to reject magical thinking, fear-based confession, and shallow teaching, and instead pursue holiness of speech, truthfulness, and Spirit-led self-control.

If Christ is Lord, He must also be Lord of our tongues.

James 3:1–12

Proverbs 18:21

Matthew 12:34–37

Ephesians 4:25

Colossians 4:6

#WordofFaith #Apologetics #NewAge #LawofAttraction #BiblicalWorldview #Jesus