έχω (echo) v. - greek "to have" first person singular. Literally "I Have" (Strongs #2192)
ζωη(zoe) n. - greek "life". Life in the absolute sense, life as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself, and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in Himself (Strongs #2222)
Welcome to έχω ζωη! As έχω ζωη enters into 2010, it continues strong, in it’s seventh year. The έχω ζωη podcast continues to be the main focus, and is doing well. The podcast is nearing completion of it’s second year, and remains greatly enjoyable. Guests and topics vary, from personal friends to heads of national ministries; but all make for a lot of fun, and strive to glorify Jesus Christ and be faithful to the Word of God.
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I’ve also enjoyed the article series entitled Misapplied Scripture. In each article, I take a look at a Bible verse that is well known to most Evangelical Christians, but very often misused. Several have been addressed, with more to come. Also in progress is a series on Logic & Argumentation entitled Lessons in Logic
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“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.” – Matthew 7:1 – NASB While the previous “Misapplied Scripture” articles have dealt with verses that are often used out of context by those professing a faith in Christ, this is a verse that is often used by those who have made no such profession, [...]
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13 – NASB So far in our “Misapplied Scripture” series, we have looked at three verses that are fairly well known in the Church, but often taken out of context. In this article, we tackle a fourth that is popularly used by Christians [...]
“For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.” – Matthew 18:20 – NASB What a beautiful verse, though so often misunderstood. It is common for Christians to comfort each other with it, implying some mystical presence of the Lord whenever and wherever his people are gathered [...]
“For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11 – NASB Popular among Evangelicals today is the idea of “claiming” a verse for one’s self, latching on to a passage of scripture and [...]
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.” – Revelation 3:20 – NASB In our previous Misapplied Scripture article, we discussed a verse that is popular among those who teach that [...]
For this episode, Carl Johnson of Twin City Fellowship returns to talk about Dual Covenant Theology, the idea that there are two paths to salvation, one for Christians and one for Jews. Carl describes the origins of this view, as well as the implications and Biblical response to it.
Justin Peters first joined me back in November 2008 to talk about the Word-of-Faith Movement, also known as “Health & Wealth,” and “The Prosperity Gospel.” This month Justin is back to talk about what he has seen since speaking to him last. Justin attended a conference led by Kenneth Copeland, had a chance to meet and talk to Jesse Duplantis, caught an interesting exchange between Joel Osteen and Glenn Beck, and had a few thoughts on the resurrection of Todd Bentley’s ministry.
For more about Justin, you can visit his website at justinpeters.org.
Leviticus 23 speaks of 7 different feasts that the Israelites were commanded to celebrate. Each of these feasts pointed prophetically to an event in the ministry of Jesus Christ. This month Nick Coldagelli returns to discuss these feasts and what their significance is to Christians.
Nick Coldagelli is a friend and ministry partner at Signet Ring Ministries. He is also a teaching pastor at Conquering King Fellowship in Eagan, Minnesota.
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Ryan Habbena returns this month to talk about Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. There are many varieties of both camps of theology, but we talk about the basic views of each, as well as a few of the subsidiary views.
My two favorite repeat guests, Bob DeWaay and Ryan Habbena, return this month to critique the eschatological view of Preterism. We discussed what Preterists believe, some of the verses and arguments they use to support their view, as well as the response from a Futurist point of view.
The outline for our discussion was a pair of articles written by DeWaay and Habbena for a past issue of DeWaay’s Critical Issues Commentary. (A PDF of the entire issue, containing both articles, available here.)
This episode completes two years of shows for Echo Zoe Radio. It was another enjoyable year, and I look forward to beginning the third year next month, Lord willing. A huge “Thank You” to all of the guests who came on the show over the last year, as well as you for listening!
Last November, I interviewed Becky Christensen, a local representative of the Voice of the Martyrs. At the time, I was considering asking my friend Vony Bedford to sit down with me as well to talk about her experiences growing up as a Christian in Indonesia. The interview with Becky was a full episode unto itself, so I put my talk with Vony on hold for the time being.
This month I pick up the discussion of persecution with Vony. We talked about her experience as a third-generation Christian in Indonesia, as well as life in more remote parts of her home country that Christians face every day.
I hope you’ll enjoy this discussion. Some of the interviews I have done have been more formal than others, this one ranks among the most informal. Listen in as a “fly on the wall” as I chat with my friend Vony.
In this episode, I got a chance to speak with Phil Johnson. Phil is the executive director of Grace to You, the tape and radio ministry that features the teachings of John MacArthur, a member of the Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE), founder and blogger at Pyromaniacs, and curator of The Spurgeon Archive. Phil and I discussed the Doctrines of Grace, specifically the five points of Calvinism.
In the discussion of “Limited Atonement”, Phil referred to a sermon given recently by John MacArthur. That sermon can be found here.
Phil also referred to a lecture he gave called “The Story of Calvinism”, which can be found here, and an essay he wrote about Hyper-Calvinism, which can be found here. At the time this is being posted, his sermon on Philippians 1:6 is not yet posted, but should show up here soon.
The Bandwagon is another logical fallacy that is also a form of propaganda. Someone using the Bandwagon is attempting to win the debate through popularity rather than logic. Anyone who has ever been a child has probably used the Bandwagon.
“Mom, can I go see Terminator: Blood Bath with Jimmy and Bobby?”
“No you cannot, that movie is rated ‘R’, and you are 11.”
“Oh come on Mom, everybody else has already seen it.”
Explaining why he’s mature beyond his years would be a valid argument for why he should be allowed to see the movie, but claiming that “everybody else has already seen it” is a bandwagon fallacy.
“Hey Mike, you should try this, sniff this glue.”
“Ahh, no thanks, I like my brain cells.”
“Everyone’s doing it man, just try it.”
This form of peer pressure is, again, a bandwagon fallacy.
Bandwagon is also used often in advertising.
“Ford F-150 has been the best selling pickup for over 30 years.”
“Choosy Moms choose Jiff”
“More Americans get their news from ABC News than from any other source.”
A play on words can be humorous, but it can also be a logical fallacy. Equivocation exchanges one definition of a word for another. Take the following examples:
It’s wrong for a man to beat his wife. When Mike played his wife Cheryl in a game of chess, he beat her. Therefore, what Mike did was wrong.
The Virgin Islands are the only place in the United States that does not drive on the right side of the road. Therefore, they drive on the wrong side of the road in the Virgin Islands.
Trains run on tracks. The tail of a wedding dress is called a train. Therefore, wedding dresses run on tracks
Banks are places that store money. There is a snow bank at the end of my driveway. Therefore, there is money stored at the end of my driveway.
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three rights make a left.
In each of these cases, two different meanings of a word are used.
Clearly, debates or claims don’t typically contain such obvious cases of equivocation, they are usually more subtle. From about.com:
The sugar industry, for instance, once advertised its product with the claim that “Sugar is an essential component of the body . . . a key material in all sorts of metabolic processes,” neglecting the fact that it is glucose (blood sugar) not ordinary table sugar (sucrose) that is the vital nourishment.
The average person doesn’t know, or doesn’t often think about the fact that there are three kinds of sugar: glucose, sucrose, and fructose. It is easy to be deceived by the above claim of the sugar industry.
Welcome to έχω ζωη! As έχω ζωη enters into 2010, it continues strong, in it’s seventh year. The έχω ζωη podcast continues to be the main focus, and is doing well. The podcast is nearing completion of it’s second year, and remains greatly enjoyable. Guests and topics vary, from personal friends to heads of national ministries; but all make for a lot of fun, and strive to glorify Jesus Christ and be faithful to the Word of God.
Justin Peters first joined me back in 
by Kevin Howard and Marvin Rosenthal (Kindle version available 
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In this episode, I got a chance to speak with Phil Johnson. Phil is the executive director of 
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