The Bible plainly teaches that Jesus is God, and John 1 v1-3 makes it impossible to deny. Tom and Asher walk through the Word, answer Jehovah's Witness and Arian objections, and show why Jesus can only belong in the category of the uncreated.

• (00:00:00) - Introduction and Episode Topic
• (00:01:07) - Why John's Gospel Starts Differently
• (00:04:10) - John 1:1 - In the Beginning Was the Word
• (00:05:03) - Why 'Word' Instead of 'Son'?
• (00:09:50) - Gnosticism, Greek Philosophy, and the Logos
• (00:11:49) - Genesis Echoes and the Eternality of Jesus
• (00:14:15) - Devil's Advocate: Is the Word Truly God or a Lesser God?
• (00:15:12) - Arianism and the Nicene Creed
• (00:17:48) - Eternal, With God, and Is God - Building the Case
• (00:22:14) - Philosophy, Theology, and Defending the Faith
• (00:24:35) - Answering Muslims: Where Does Jesus Claim to Be God?
• (00:26:55) - Apostolic Authority and Red Letter Christianity
• (00:29:40) - Thomas's Confession: My Lord and My God
• (00:32:05) - Is 'God' Literal or Just Representative?
• (00:36:21) - Jehovah's Witnesses Mistranslation and 'a God'
• (00:40:21) - Verse 3: Jesus as Creator of All Things
• (00:45:03) - The Serviette Illustration: Made vs Not Made
• (00:50:09) - Confidence in Christ's Divinity and Countering Heresy
• (00:52:04) - Person vs Nature in Trinitarian Theology
• (00:56:43) - Closing Remarks and Sign Off

God's saving grace does not merely offer salvation. It actually saves by giving a new heart that freely comes to Christ. Tom and Asher walk through irresistible grace, compatibilism, John 6, Romans 9, and why grace alone only holds if God effectually calls.

In this episode Pastor Tom Foord and Pastor James Mackenzie are joined by Edward Schuller to discuss how Christians should approach politics, distinguishing the church’s primary task of word and sacrament from the responsibility of individual believers to seek the good of their nation while keeping the gospel first.

• (00:00:00) - Edward Schuler
• (00:01:53) - Should We Talk Politics?
• (00:03:04) - Should Christians Be Involved in the Political?
• (00:07:03) - Edward Sharpton on Christians and Politics
• (00:13:27) - Separation of Church and State
• (00:15:21) - The Task of the Church in the World
• (00:20:17) - Deacon versus Political Commentator
• (00:26:26) - The First and Most Important Thing
• (00:34:02) - Don't Choose the Less of Two evils
• (00:39:13) - Australia's importance as a Christian country
• (00:43:20) - What is a good way for Christians to get involved in politics?
• (00:48:49) - Don't get involved in politics
• (00:55:31) - Australia's political philosophy
• (01:00:18) - Top 5 books about Australia

In this episode the Tom and James unpack the Reformed doctrine of election, showing from Scripture that God sovereignly chooses specific people for salvation before the foundation of the world while answering common objections and clarifying how this truth shapes assurance, evangelism and our view of God.

• (00:00:09) - The Five Points of Democracy
• (00:01:05) - Jiminy Click vs Steve Martin
• (00:01:58) - Does God Choose People or Do People Choose God?
• (00:05:29) - The Doctrine of Election
• (00:10:26) - The Depths of the Theology
• (00:10:59) - What is Election in the Bible?
• (00:16:58) - The issue of election in the Bible
• (00:21:13) - On Paul's election theology
• (00:25:25) - A Calvinist's Talisman
• (00:27:11) - What Made Me a Calvinist?
• (00:30:55) - Open Theism and Divine Preestination
• (00:37:22) - God's Sovereignty in the Church
• (00:41:22) - Paul the Remnant
• (00:44:38) - He chose us
• (00:48:53) - Converts to the Calvinist Faith
• (00:51:08) - Only the Elect Will Ever Be Saved
• (00:56:09) - Paul on God's Selection of the Saved
• (01:02:23) - Elections for Calvinists
• (01:05:02) - Paul's Decretive Will and His Prejudicial Desire for All
• (01:10:15) - Paul on the Two Will of God
• (01:14:56) - God Will Judge The Jews Through Nineveh
• (01:19:21) - Saved By the Blood of Jesus

In this episode of Not for Prophets, Tom and Joy address pornography in Australian culture and the church, examining its biblical condemnation, the excuses Christians make, its addictive and escalating nature, and the call to radical repentance through the Holy Spirit.

Tom and Joy are back to discuss biblical advice for maintaining a strong marriage through intentional effort, self-sacrifice without resentment, and fully giving up independence to become one flesh.

In this episode of Not for Prophets, Tom and Ro unpack the biblical truth about the devil, Satan, and demons, steering clear of obsession or denial while equipping listeners with Scripture to understand his schemes and stand firm in Christ.

• (00:00:00) - exorcisms for the devil
• (00:01:07) - Not for Profits: Join us on X
• (00:03:24) - Satan
• (00:04:03) - The Devil in the Bible
• (00:10:26) - Exorcisms Are Obsessive
• (00:14:11) - Are Obsessed People Playing Into The Demons?
• (00:14:53) - The Devil and His Agents
• (00:20:08) - Deontology
• (00:21:29) - The Devil and His Demons
• (00:25:08) - Do Angels Have Human Bodies?
• (00:31:56) - The Flood Was To Stop the Nephilim
• (00:38:52) - Paul on Demons and Their Hierarchies
• (00:42:20) - Deception, Trickery and Tactics
• (00:49:01) - How the Devil Uses Anti-Human Tactics
• (00:50:42) - False Narratives about the World
• (00:54:37) - What sort of things does the devil do?
• (00:58:36) - Focus on the Gospel: Distraction
• (01:01:22) - The Battle Against the Devil
• (01:08:51) - Thirdly, Be on the Great Commission

Tom and Ro explore near death experiences through a biblical lens, examining common NDE elements like beings of light and out of body encounters while applying Christian discernment to separate truth from deception.