The Ryley Heppner Podcast

Confronting Idolatry

Last time the question was, 'Do idols still exist?' Having answered that with a giant YES, the question for this week is 'How then do we live in, interact with and confront an idolatrous culture?' Do we hide from it, or as the apostle demonstrated in Athens, do we seek to understand it that we might effectively speak the Gospel into it.

Are There Still Idols Today?

It is easy to think that idols don't exist anymore because we don't see bronze statues around town and people offering sacrifices to them. But what if we just have a misconception of idols? Maybe the bronze or the wood material or even the visible sacrifices being offered to them are not what make idols into idols. And maybe if we would change our concept of idols we would start to see that they are everywhere.

How the Scriptures Came to Be Scripture

The story of how the books in the protestant Bible came to be gathered together and called the Bible is not a simple story, but it is an interesting story and a valuable story for everyone who makes these books and the words in them the authoritative foundation of their lives.

How Would I Be Living if Jesus Was King?

“Jesus is the Christ, son of the eternal, living God. He died for sinners and rose to life for us. He is my king and the king of the whole earth yesterday, today, and forever. I am his servant.” - Pastor Wang Yi (Currently serving a 9 year prison sentence in China for his pastoring of an unregistered church)