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On this day, we remember both the enactment of the Virginia Sabbath Laws in 1712 and the establishment of the American Sabbath Union in 1888. The reading is from "Messiah" by Alexander Pope.

Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.

Judge not, build your house on the rock and bear some good fruit.

On this day, we remember St. Damasus and Greg Bahnsen. The reading is "The Stable" by Sister M. Chrysostom.

What about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley wrap up (but, not really) their series on Martin Luther's treatise on The Bondage of the Will. This episode, Erasmus and Luther butt heads about how to interpret Scripture. Luther lays out how he interprets Scripture, which will form the rest of his argument about the relation (or lack thereof) between free choice and salvation.

The Thinking Fellows are joined by Dr. Jonathan Mumme to discuss the purpose and practice of Christian worship?

On this day, we remember St. Eulalia of Merida and the publishing of "The Bible in Spain" by George Burrows. The reading is an excerpt from "the Gift of the Magi" by T.S. Eliot.

On this day, we remember 1905 French Law on the Separation of Church and State and the feast of Juan Diego. The reading is "Christmas" by John Betjeman.

Pastor Killian Teaches On Mark 7:31-37

On this day, we remember the feast of Immaculate Conception and Thomas Oden. The reading is "BC:AD" by U.A. Fanthorpe.

On this day, we remember Gabriel Biel and Carl F.H. Henry. The reading is "The God We Hardly Knew" by Oscar Romero.

Free choice? It'll blow your mind and crush your soul. Gillespie and Riley start to wrap up their series on Martin Luther's treatise on The Bondage of the Will. This episode, what is free choice according to Erasmus? What's at stake in his argument for our ability to participate in our own salvation? Where does that leave God's Word and gifts?