CHRISTIANITY WITH AN EDGE-WITH SCOTT E. ROKELY
492 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHave you ever gotten tired of all of the foolishness and religious rules that bad religion inevitably adds to New Testament Christianity? If so, this is the podcast for you. Spotting bad religion, practicing the presence of God, New Testament Christianity, relationship not religion, love instead of rules, realizing who God made you to be, being the person God made you to be, tolerance, acceptance, love, enlightened, the keys of Christianity, open-minded, unlocking the power of God inside of you,
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209-THE BLESSING OF CRITICISM
December 26, 2020 16:48 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBI discuss: how constructive criticism can literally get us back into our right mind (of Love), why we all hate to be criticized and why that hate is bad, 13 biases all people have, a new operating system that can free us from our 13 biased brain, and I finish with great quotes from some great people regarding the value of criticism.
208-THIRTEEN PREJUDICES EVERYONE ON THE PLANET HAS
December 19, 2020 15:49 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBEveryone is prejudiced. In fact, science now shows us we all have 13 built-in biases. Social media skillfully uses our built-in biases to control us, and we don't even know it is happening. Also, the genius of the U.S. Constitution.
207-THE BLESSING OF ADVERSITY
December 12, 2020 17:11 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBHow I got through 8 days of Hell. When Adversity starts talking, don't passively listen to it. Learn to fight it, and yes, to win victory over it. Learn how to make Adversity pay, and you'll begin seeing the blessing inherent in all Adversity.
206-DOES JESUS COMMAND US TO BE AFRAID OF GOD?
December 05, 2020 18:52 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBJesus seems to command us to be afraid of God in Luke 12:5. What point was Jesus making here?
205-QUITTING THE "RELIGION GAME"
November 21, 2020 16:05 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBI talk about the only things God even cares about, and it is not how you stack up against other people. I discuss: religious hypocrisy, a surefire way to tell if a supposedly religious person knows God very well, and what really does impress God.
204-HAD A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH CHRISTIANITY?
November 14, 2020 16:17 - 36 minutes - 25 MBI suck at keeping religious rules. How about you? I've got news for you, God is more tired of religious rules than you are. "Christian" Bible studies, hypocrites, modern day Pharisees, and how horrible Christianity is when not filled with the Spirit of Christ are all discussed.
203-IS JESUS INTO SOCIAL JUSTICE?
November 07, 2020 16:10 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBJesus says if you don't champion the poor and help them, you might not make the cut. I discuss: how helping the poor makes you "clean" before God, modern Pharisees and Scribes, when tithing is missing the point, and how failing to help the poor is failing to love God.
202-PESSIMISTIC? SO YOU BELIEVE THE DEVIL IS STRONGER THAN GOD?
October 31, 2020 15:24 - 31 minutes - 22 MBI discuss: what the Kingdom of God really is, exorcisms, why the majority thinks the devil is more powerful than God, testing God, what it looks like when you Consciously live in the Kingdom of God, righteousness, peace of mind, joy, who the "strong man" is, and how to overcome all adversity.
201-MAO ZEDONG THE "GOD" OF CHINA? (PART 2)
October 24, 2020 15:33 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBHow does someone start out good and end so bad? I'll use the example of Mao Zedong who grew into a person who would not tolerate any other human being who didn't think 100% like he did. Where did this attitude come from? I'll hazard a few educated guesses.
200-MAO ZEDONG, THE "GOD" OF CHINA?
October 17, 2020 17:18 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBIt's astounding how evil some people's behavior is. You can write this off to ignorance and superstition, but demonic activity is involved. Listen as I talk about the life of Mao Zedong. He started out trying to do good, and he ended committing the greatest atrocity in human history, the "Great Leap Forward." I also discuss the Cultural Revolution and the sheer terror it unleashed on the people of China.
199-THE CANCER PERSONALITY
October 10, 2020 16:55 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBDemons don't give people cancer physically, but they can tempt us to adopt attitudes which will make it much more likely we will develop cancer in our life. Also, Eddie Van Halen's legacy as a creative guitarist and problem solver.
158-THE DISEASE OF "MORE"-ITIS
October 08, 2020 13:25 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBThe problem is, nothing satisfies us for long. Listen as I discuss the disease of "More"-itis, what both Christ and Buddha had to say about this, and then as I discuss the satisfaction that never ends. American culture, politics, Thomas Merton, Nirvana, Heaven, Zen Buddhism compared to Christ's teaching, and the empty place inside all of us are all discussed.
198-THE ONLY ANSWER TO PRAYER YOU WILL EVER NEED
October 03, 2020 15:21 - 33 minutes - 23.5 MBWe all pray for a lot of different things, but no matter what you pray for, Jesus the Christ says there is one answer to prayer that will solve any situation you can ever get yourself into.
197-STOP PRAYING LIKE A WIMP
September 26, 2020 15:07 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBHardly anyone prays the way Jesus teaches us. No, God is not thin skinned. There is Power in Persistence. And Yes, God is asking us to bother Him.
196 THE "FATHER" REVOLUTION
September 19, 2020 13:52 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBBelieve in a harsh, unforgiving, wrathful, violent, and stern God? Then you believe in a God who doesn't exist.
195-WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?
September 12, 2020 22:26 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThe words of Jesus Christ have never been more true than right now. They can heal our nation. We must either listen to him, or we will destroy ourselves.
194-JESUS SAYS BIBLE SAVES NO ONE
September 05, 2020 15:07 - 42 minutes - 29.7 MBFirst a shocking quote uttered by Jesus the Christ along with two historical examples that back up what Jesus said to some religious fat cats of his day. I discuss imperial China, the Europeans vs. China opium wars, drug dealing as the policy of a so-called "Christian" nation (Britain), and the one thing that leads to salvation that many religious people don't know. Let's dive in!
EPISODE 194-JESUS SAYS BIBLE SAVES NO ONE
September 05, 2020 15:07 - 42 minutes - 29.7 MBFirst a shocking quote uttered by Jesus the Christ along with two historical examples that back up what Jesus said to some religious fat cats of his day. I discuss imperial China, the Europeans vs. China opium wars, drug dealing as the policy of a so-called "Christian" nation (Britain), and the one thing that leads to salvation that many religious people don't know. Let's dive in!
193-IS YOUR CHURCH HEALTHY?
June 06, 2020 15:34 - 34 minutes - 24.2 MBI start with Jesus' two verse long summary of what life is meant to be, which was given to a crowd of religious people who wanted to kill him. I end with the warning signs of an unhealthy, disfunctional church. If you've had an uneasiness about your current church, listen as I discuss what happens to a Christian church when religious people control it.
EPISODE 193-IS YOUR CHURCH HEALTHY?
June 06, 2020 15:34 - 34 minutes - 24.2 MBI start with Jesus' two verse long summary of what life is meant to be, which was given to a crowd of religious people who wanted to kill him. I end with the warning signs of an unhealthy, disfunctional church. If you've had an uneasiness about your current church, listen as I discuss what happens to a Christian church when religious people control it.
192-GOD REFUSES TO FOLLOW RELIGION'S SCRIPT
May 30, 2020 16:53 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBReligion always works from a script. But God is the original Free Spirit who is not constrained by religion's scripts. No surprise that God's Son is a Free Spirit who regularly went off religion's scripts. Listen as I discuss two people who lead to Jesus going off religion's script. The first was a so-called immoral woman, the second a hopeless invalid, who meet Morality and Hope incarnated.
EPISODE 192-GOD REFUSES TO FOLLOW RELIGION'S SCRIPT
May 30, 2020 16:53 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBReligion always works from a script. But God is the original Free Spirit who is not constrained by religion's scripts. No surprise that God's Son is a Free Spirit who regularly went off religion's scripts. Listen as I discuss two people who lead to Jesus going off religion's script. The first was a so-called immoral woman, the second a hopeless invalid, who meet Morality and Hope incarnated.
191-JESUS BREAKS ALL THE RULES, AGAIN
May 23, 2020 14:39 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBJesus disregards silly religious rules. He constantly violates other people's religious rules, and He clearly has no regard for these rules. Jesus talks to the poster child for organized religion in Judea, and Jesus is not impressed with him. Listen as I discuss the type of "religion" God has in mind for the human race.
EPISODE 191-JESUS BREAKS ALL THE RULES, AGAIN
May 23, 2020 14:39 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBJesus disregards silly religious rules. He constantly violates other people's religious rules, and He clearly has no regard for these rules. Jesus talks to the poster child for organized religion in Judea, and Jesus is not impressed with him. Listen as I discuss the type of "religion" God has in mind for the human race.
190-GOD TELLS A RELIGIOUS PERSON TO GET SAVED (NICODEMUS)
May 16, 2020 14:51 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBThis is the ultimate cage fight: God vs. An Extremely Religious Person. Guess who wins? Nicodemus knew a lot, but he doesn't know God very well, and he completely missed what God was working to do in his country.
EPISODE 190-GOD TELLS A RELIGIOUS PERSON TO GET SAVED (NICODEMUS)
May 16, 2020 14:51 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBThis is the ultimate cage fight: God vs. An Extremely Religious Person. Guess who wins? Nicodemus knew a lot, but he doesn't know God very well, and he completely missed what God was working to do in his country.
189-WHEN GOD PHYSICALLY ATTACKED ORGANIZED RELIGION
May 09, 2020 13:49 - 27 minutes - 19.6 MBJesus, God incarnate, "cleansed the temple," as some call it. But I call it a premeditated physical attack on bad organized religion. Resisting evil, God's heart, bad religion 2,000 years ago, bad religion today, religious cults, and religious bigotry are all discussed.
EPISODE 189-WHEN GOD PHYSICALLY ATTACKED ORGANIZED RELIGION
May 09, 2020 13:49 - 27 minutes - 19.6 MBJesus, God incarnate, "cleansed the temple," as some call it. But I call it a premeditated physical attack on bad organized religion. Resisting evil, God's heart, bad religion 2,000 years ago, bad religion today, religious cults, and religious bigotry are all discussed.
188-DID GOD SEND COVID-19?
May 02, 2020 16:15 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThe bigger question is whether God sent the Black Plague in the Middle Ages, which killed 1/3 of Europe. Listen as I answer one of the biggest questions on Planet Earth right now.
EPISODE 188-DID GOD SEND COVID-19?
May 02, 2020 16:15 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThe bigger question is whether God sent the Black Plague in the Middle Ages, which killed 1/3 of Europe. Listen as I answer one of the biggest questions on Planet Earth right now.
187-INTUITION, DOORWAY INTO THE SPIRIT
April 25, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBGetting better at discerning the still small voice of the Spirit is the whole point of life. Listen as I discuss how to get to know the Spirit better than you do now. This just might save your life some day.
EPISODE 187-INTUITION, DOORWAY INTO THE SPIRIT
April 25, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBGetting better at discerning the still small voice of the Spirit is the whole point of life. Listen as I discuss how to get to know the Spirit better than you do now. This just might save your life some day.
186-HOLY SPIRIT, TAUGHT OR CAUGHT?
April 18, 2020 16:06 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBFor 2,000 years the Christian Church has made little effort to teach the Holy Spirit. And this sparse teaching has been remarkably ineffective considering the person being taught. Listen as I discuss why the Holy Spirit can't really be taught, the Spirit must be caught.
EPISODE 186-HOLY SPIRIT, TAUGHT OR CAUGHT?
April 18, 2020 16:06 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBFor 2,000 years the Christian Church has made little effort to teach the Holy Spirit. And this sparse teaching has been remarkably ineffective considering the person being taught. Listen as I discuss why the Holy Spirit can't really be taught, the Spirit must be caught.
185-THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION
April 11, 2020 15:23 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBNo shortage of bad news these days. But I've got good news for you. I've got a solution for you, the Ultimate Solution.
EPISODE 185-THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION
April 11, 2020 15:23 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBNo shortage of bad news these days. But I've got good news for you. I've got a solution for you, the Ultimate Solution.
184-HOARDING OR HEAVEN?
March 21, 2020 16:42 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWhy do some people do things like hoarding? I explain from the perspective of a brain scientist. In fact, I explain why we are all so predictably negative.
EPISODE 184-HOARDING OR HEAVEN?
March 21, 2020 16:42 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWhy do some people do things like hoarding? I explain from the perspective of a brain scientist. In fact, I explain why we are all so predictably negative.
183-THE LOGOS PRINCIPLE
March 14, 2020 13:59 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBGod created the Universe through the Logos Principle. When we employ the Logos principle, our lives get more life. And when we do not employ the Logos principle, our lives unravel. Listen as I relate how I employed this Principle recently and hear how it changed my life. You, just as God did, can create your own Universe.
EPISODE 183-THE LOGOS PRINCIPLE
March 14, 2020 13:59 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBGod created the Universe through the Logos Principle. When we employ the Logos principle, our lives get more life. And when we do not employ the Logos principle, our lives unravel. Listen as I relate how I employed this Principle recently and hear how it changed my life. You, just as God did, can create your own Universe.
182-GET IN THE BARREL!
March 07, 2020 15:38 - 28 minutes - 20 MBIt's a whole lot easier to just go to church, than to develop and maintain an intimate friendship with God. Listen as I talk about how historical Christianity has almost completely misunderstood "faith" and what God really means by "faith." "Faith" is not so much what you believe, as who you trust in.
EPISODE 182-GET IN THE BARREL!
March 07, 2020 15:38 - 28 minutes - 20 MBIt's a whole lot easier to just go to church, than to develop and maintain an intimate friendship with God. Listen as I talk about how historical Christianity has almost completely misunderstood "faith" and what God really means by "faith." "Faith" is not so much what you believe, as who you trust in.
181-BEGINNER'S MIND
February 29, 2020 17:33 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBWe are all prisoners in jails we have constructed in our own minds. Listen as I talk about one gigantic step we can all take toward more sanity for ourselves, and our world. Here's how we can all start our life over again.
EPISODE 181-BEGINNER'S MIND
February 29, 2020 17:33 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBWe are all prisoners in jails we have constructed in our own minds. Listen as I talk about one gigantic step we can all take toward more sanity for ourselves, and our world. Here's how we can all start our life over again.
180-THE TESTING OF GOD
February 22, 2020 16:37 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBWe get upset when God tests us, but this week I remember that Jesus the Christ himself was tested by God before he began his public ministry. This testing is necessary, so listen why it is necessary.
EPISODE 180-THE TESTING OF GOD
February 22, 2020 16:37 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBWe get upset when God tests us, but this week I remember that Jesus the Christ himself was tested by God before he began his public ministry. This testing is necessary, so listen why it is necessary.
179-THE FOUR WORLDVIEWS-SPIRIT VS MATTER
February 01, 2020 16:13 - 37 minutes - 26.2 MBWhat is your worldview? Your worldview is critical because it colors everything you look at and it determines what you see and what you can't see. Which worldview do you have?
EPISODE 179-THE FOUR WORLDVIEWS-SPIRIT VS MATTER
February 01, 2020 16:13 - 37 minutes - 26.2 MBWhat is your worldview? Your worldview is critical because it colors everything you look at and it determines what you see and what you can't see. Which worldview do you have?
178-GOD'S GREAT CHRIST PROJECT (YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS)
January 26, 2020 17:24 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBI explain God's Great Christ Project which you have never heard about, along with: how to forgive your father, what is salvation according to the Buddha, the prevalence of contention in Christianity, and lastly a salvation that transforms people as opposed to simply giving them a ticket to Heaven.
EPISODE 178-GOD'S GREAT CHRIST PROJECT (YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS)
January 26, 2020 17:24 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBI explain God's Great Christ Project which you have never heard about, along with: how to forgive your father, what is salvation according to the Buddha, the prevalence of contention in Christianity, and lastly a salvation that transforms people as opposed to simply giving them a ticket to Heaven.