Radio Tambua
230 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Africa Centre for Apologetics Research (ACFAR) equips Christians with resources and training for discernment, the defense of the faith, and cult evangelism. The Radio Tambua podcast features radio programs and conference messages on cultic movements and apologetics in Africa. (Tambua is a Swahili word meaning “discern.”)
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Episodes
Three Ways Cultic Groups Get You to Join—and Stay
September 13, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 6 MBHow do cultic groups use deception, dependence and dread to convert and capture their followers? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.
How Do Cultic Groups Get You to Join?
September 13, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 6 MBHow do cultic groups use deception, dependence and dread to convert and capture their followers? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.
3 Ways Cultic Groups Get You to Join—and Stay
September 13, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 6 MBHow do cultic groups use deception, dependence and dread to convert and capture their followers? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.
SPECIAL: Four Ways YOU Can Spot Deception
September 11, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.72 MBBiblical discernment is a survival skill for every believer! Rodgers Atwebembeire takes you through the four clear warnings of Colossians 2:4–23 to help you easily spot deception at a distance and escape the snare of common cultic errors.
SPECIAL: 4 Ways YOU Can Spot Deception
September 11, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.72 MBBiblical discernment is a survival skill for every believer! Rodgers Atwebembeire takes you through the four clear warnings of Colossians 2:4–23 to help you easily spot deception at a distance and escape the snare of common cultic errors.
Three Warning Signs of Cultic Groups
September 09, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.79 MBWhat are 3 main ways you can identify a cult? Listen and learn as Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.
3 Warning Signs of Cultic Groups
September 09, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.79 MBWhat are 3 main ways you can identify a cult? Listen and learn as Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.
What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 14:9?
September 06, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBJesus said: “Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father.” Did He mean that God has a physical body like Jesus—or is Jesus really the Father, as some cults claim? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 14:9?
September 06, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBJesus said: “Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father.” Did He mean that God has a physical body like Jesus—or is Jesus really the Father, as some cults claim? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
SPECIAL: Pastor, Is Your Church Safe?
September 04, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.75 MBWhat steps can the church in Africa take to safeguard its youth from exploitation and disillusionment? Rodgers Atwebembeire shares vital principles from Acts 20.
What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 10:22–39?
September 02, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWhy did Jesus say that some people are “gods?” Are they somehow the same as God in heaven—or did Jesus meant something else? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 10:22–39?
September 02, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWhy did Jesus say that some people are “gods?” Are they somehow the same as God in heaven—or did Jesus meant something else? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in Matthew 12:24–32?
August 30, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBCan you accidentally commit the unforgivable sin? Rodgers Atwebembeire unpacks this frightening passage of Scripture to help us hope and not fear. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in Matthew 12:24–32?
August 30, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBCan you accidentally commit the unforgivable sin? Rodgers Atwebembeire unpacks this frightening passage of Scripture to help us hope and not fear. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
SPECIAL: Is It OK for Christians to Be Superstitious?
August 28, 2020 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.54 MBAfricans are often wary of the spiritual world. Many who become Christians carry superstitions with them. How can the Bible help us with this? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 20:19–23?
August 26, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBJesus told His disciples “If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven.” Can you and I really do this? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 20:19–23?
August 26, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBJesus told His disciples “If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven.” Can you and I really do this? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 9:1–5?
August 23, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBJesus said a man was born blind “so the works of God might be displayed in him.” Does God randomly make people sick or deformed just to show His good works? Rodgers Atwebembeire helps us grasp Jesus’ meaning. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 12) John 9:1–5
August 23, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBJesus said a man was born blind “so the works of God might be displayed in him.” Does God randomly make people sick or deformed just to show His good works? Rodgers Atwebembeire helps us grasp Jesus’ meaning. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 9:1–5?
August 23, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBJesus said a man was born blind “so the works of God might be displayed in him.” Does God randomly make people sick or deformed just to show His good works? Rodgers Atwebembeire helps us grasp Jesus’ meaning. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
SPECIAL: Living the Christian Life: Answering “Hyper-Grace”
August 21, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBToday’s “hyper-grace movement” teaches that once someone is saved, they can live however they want because they are totally forgiven. And no worries about godliness, since any effort to be godly would be “legalism.” Such errors make it urgent that we understand the relationship between grace and daily Christian living. Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 11) Matthew 5:27–30
August 19, 2020 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBShould you pluck out your eye or cut off your hand so you won’t go to hell? Rodgers Atwebembeire helps us understand what Jesus is really saying! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in Matthew 5:27–30?
August 19, 2020 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBShould you pluck out your eye or cut off your hand so you won’t go to hell? Rodgers Atwebembeire helps us understand what Jesus is really saying! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in Matthew 5:27–30?
August 19, 2020 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBShould you pluck out your eye or cut off your hand so you won’t go to hell? Rodgers Atwebembeire helps us understand what Jesus is really saying! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in Mark 8:34–38?
August 16, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBJesus said anyone who wants to be His disciple must “take up their cross and follow Me” (Mark 8:34). Was He just telling us to wear it as jewelry? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 10) Mark 8:34–38
August 16, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBJesus said anyone who wants to be His disciple must “take up their cross and follow Me” (Mark 8:34). Was He just telling us to wear it as jewelry? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in Mark 8:34–38?
August 16, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBJesus said anyone who wants to be His disciple must “take up their cross and follow Me” (Mark 8:34). Was He just telling us to wear it as jewelry? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
SPECIAL: Do True Christians Sin? Answering “Hyper-Grace”
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBCan true Christians who have been forgiven of their sins sin again? If so, what hope do they have? Why do so many seem to live the same way they as they did before claiming salvation? Has sin been redefined? What does it mean to “continue in sin?” Rodgers Atwebembeire explains all these questions—and more.
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 9) Matthew 5:43–48
August 12, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWhy did Jesus say “you are to be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect?” Is He asking the impossible? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in Matthew 5:43–48?
August 12, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWhy did Jesus say “you are to be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect?” Is He asking the impossible? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in Matthew 5:43–48?
August 12, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWhy did Jesus say “you are to be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect?” Is He asking the impossible? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in Mark 2:13–17?
August 09, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBJesus said “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17). Are some people so righteous that they don’t need Jesus? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 8) Mark 2:13–17
August 09, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBJesus said “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17). Are some people so righteous that they don’t need Jesus? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in Mark 2:13–17?
August 09, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBJesus said “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17). Are some people so righteous that they don’t need Jesus? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains! Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
SPECIAL: Are Christians Only Under Grace—Not the Law?
August 07, 2020 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBConfusion about the Bible’s teaching on grace and the law is one of the most divisive issues among Christians today. The deceptive “hyper-grace” movement makes it even more urgent that we address this controversy. Rodgers Atwebembeire brings wisdom and balance in this timely message.
SPECIAL: Are Christians Only Under Grace—Not the Law?
August 07, 2020 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBConfusion about the Bible’s teaching on grace and the law is one of the most divisive issues among Christians today. The deceptive “hyper-grace” movement makes it even more urgent that we address this controversy. Rodgers Atwebembeire brings wisdom and balance in this timely message.
What Did Jesus Really Mean in Luke 9:57–62?
August 05, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWhy did Jesus say to “let the dead bury their own dead?” Is He being harsh or insensitive? What can help us to understand Him well? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 7) Luke 9:57–62
August 05, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWhy did Jesus say to “let the dead bury their own dead?” Is He being harsh or insensitive? What can help us to understand Him well? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in Luke 9:57–62?
August 05, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWhy did Jesus say to “let the dead bury their own dead?” Is He being harsh or insensitive? What can help us to understand Him well? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
What Did Jesus Really Mean in Luke 18:18–27?
August 02, 2020 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWhen a man asked Jesus “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”, Jesus replied by telling him to obey God’s commandments. But why didn’t Jesus just tell the man to trust Him as his Savior? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 6) Luke 18:18–27
August 02, 2020 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWhen a man asked Jesus “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”, Jesus replied by telling him to obey God’s commandments. But why didn’t Jesus just tell the man to trust Him as his Savior? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in Luke 18:18–27?
August 02, 2020 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWhen a man asked Jesus “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”, Jesus replied by telling him to obey God’s commandments. But why didn’t Jesus just tell the man to trust Him as his Savior? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes (Harvest House, 1999)
SPECIAL: Urgent Lessons from the Kanungu Cult Tragedy
July 31, 2020 03:00 - 5 minutes - 4 MBTwenty years ago, the Kanungu cult tragedy shocked the world. How did this disaster happen, and what action must we take going forward? Rodgers Atwebembeire responds in this challenging message from the March 17, 2020 symposium held on the campus of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Be sure to watch our videos about the “Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God” in this important series on ACFAR’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy2xuFcXhn2A...
What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 8:28?
July 29, 2020 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn John 8:28, Jesus says that He does nothing on his own, but only what the Father has taught Him. If so, how can He be God? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. (Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes [Harvest House, 1999]
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 8:28?
July 29, 2020 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn John 8:28, Jesus says that He does nothing on his own, but only what the Father has taught Him. If so, how can He be God? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. (Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes [Harvest House, 1999]
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 5) John 8:28
July 29, 2020 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn John 8:28, Jesus says that He does nothing on his own, but only what the Father has taught Him. If so, how can He be God? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains. (Includes insights from What Did Jesus Mean? by Ron Rhodes [Harvest House, 1999]
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 14:12?
July 26, 2020 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBJesus said of the one who follows Him that “the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do.” Is Jesus referring to miracles? And if not, then to what? Rodgers Atwebembeire and special guest Kennedy Gondwe explain in this captivating message.
What Did Jesus Really Mean in John 14:12?
July 26, 2020 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBJesus said of the one who follows Him that “the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do.” Is Jesus referring to miracles? And if not, then to what? Rodgers Atwebembeire and special guest Kennedy Gondwe explain in this captivating message.
TEST B4U TRUST: What Did Jesus Really Mean? (Part 4) John 14:12
July 26, 2020 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBJesus said of the one who follows Him that “the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do.” Is Jesus referring to miracles? And if not, then to what? Rodgers Atwebembeire and special guest Kennedy Gondwe explain in this captivating message.
SPECIAL: Understanding Sin and “Hyper-Grace”
July 24, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBJust how far does God’s forgiveness go? How should we live—and not live—when we know for sure that we’re fully forgiven of our sins? Rodgers Atwebembeire explains.