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  • Who Am I – Understanding Your Identity in Christ
    2025/11/29

    We’re diving into one of life’s most powerful questions: Who am I?

    It’s a question we’ve all wrestled with at some point, and for believers, it carries a deeper weight. As life changes, we may question our identities completely. Am I still a sinner, or am I something new? Does my past define me? What does it mean to have an identity in Christ?

    For those who are not saved, we challenge you to consider your identity: a sinner, on your way to a Christless eternity. More specifically, what that means is eternal suffering and separation from God in a conscious state for eternity. This is not what the Lord intended – listen to the call of the Gospel. Good news that the Son of God was born as a baby, grew into a Man, fully man, fully God, and died on the Cross to pay a price you could not pay. Your Sin was condemned, and your sins were paid for; accept the free gift of salvation and have a new identity today: new creation in Christ.

    In this episode, we’re going to unpack what the Bible says about who you really are — not who the world says you are, not who your mistakes say you are — but who God says you are.

    If you had to introduce yourself to someone, how would you identify yourself? What happens when I have an unstable identity?Being saved – are you saved?!How does it impact my life when I don’t know who I am or when I let my identity shift based on circumstances or opinions?”
    What does it mean to be “born again?”“Ye must be born again” – the words of the Lord Jesus2 Corinthians 5:7, 17Ephesians 2:10
    What or Who ultimately defines my identity? My actions or God? Or is it a little bit of both?2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works…”
    How do I see myself: as a sinner, a saint, or something else?When I sin, is it ok for me to admit: “I’m a sinner?”Romans 8:1 – “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…”Ephesians 1:6 – “…He made us accepted in the Beloved.”
    Is there a difference between repentance and confession?Do sinners repent? Do saints confess?
    Do I need to keep repenting to stay saved?Romans 8:1 – “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…”Hebrews 10:14 – “For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”
    Is salvation still active in my present life?Does that mean I can lose my salvation?2 Corinthians 4:16 – “…the inward man is being renewed day by day.”Colossians 3: 1 – 17 (focus on verse 10). – Man’s responsibility Philippians 2:12-13 – “…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you…” Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!

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    47 分
  • Are You Trying Too Hard? How to Balance Discipline and Dependence in the Christian Life
    2025/09/27

    Welcome back to the Patterns of Truth podcast — we’re diving into one of life’s most powerful questions: Who am I? It’s a question we’ve all wrestled with at some point, and for believers, it carries a deeper weight. As life changes, we may question our identities completely. Am I still a sinner, or am […]

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    44 分
  • The Whole Counsel Of God
    2025/08/30

    📝 Episode Summary This episode comes as a lecture from one of our regular contributors. Aaron (the speaker in this lecture) takes up the question, Is truth captured or held in creeds and traditions? We think this is a very important question because we are seeing more return to traditions and rituals in our Christian […]

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    41 分
  • TULIP or no TULIP
    2025/07/26

    Welcome to another episode of Patterns of Truth — a podcast where we explore challenging questions through the lens of Scripture.

    We’ve got a big topic on the table: Calvinism.

    In today’s episode, we’ll be unpacking the major ideas behind the five points of Calvinism — commonly remembered by the acronym TULIP. But what do those points actually mean? And what does Scripture have to say about them?

    We recently published an article on this topic: A brief review of Calvinism: TULIP, or not TULIP?, but we thought it would be helpful to bring the authors Roy and Aaron and expand on it further and address some questions our audience might have.

    Before we dive in, a quick disclaimer: our guests today aren’t professional theologians or scholars — we’re simply believers aiming to examine this topic carefully and biblically.

    Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or fully on board, we’re really glad you’re here. Check out the article that sparked the discussion:

    A brief review of Calvinism: TULIP, or not TULIP?

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    40 分
  • Covenant Theology vs. Dispensationalism: Navigating Theological Perspectives in Christianity
    2025/06/28

    “Covenant Theology” is a term that more and more Christians are encountering in the mainstream on various platforms. What should we think of it? Is Covenant Theology new? Is it old? And what exactly is it? The same questions can be applied to “Dispensations.” Are covenants at odds with dispensations? Maybe you’re thinking: why does […]

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    44 分
  • Top Three Things We’re Scared Of
    2025/05/31

    📝 Episode Summary Fear—irrational, circumstantial, or deeply rooted—is something we all face. In this episode of the Patterns of Truth podcast, Patricia is joined by Roy, Bethel, and Peter for a heartfelt and faith-filled conversation about the top three fears they’re currently facing, how those fears have changed over time, and what the Bible has […]

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    48 分
  • Embrace Opportunities for Discipleship in Your Christian Life
    2025/04/26

    There’s conversion but then there’s the training ground… …how do we live? Today we’re going to talk about embracing opportunities for discipleship in our Christian lives. What is it and how does it happen? Discipleship is not just a concept; it should be an integral part of our lives as believers and it requires vulnerability, […]

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    44 分
  • Politics…It’s Complicated
    2025/02/01

    In the “Politics…It’s Complicated” episode of the Patterns of Truth Podcast, host Patricia, along with panelists Roy, Peter, and Bethel, delve into the complexities of politics from a Christian perspective post the 2024 US election and 2025 inauguration. The discussion isn’t about promoting or critiquing any politician but exploring how believers should approach politics. They […]

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