Just And Sinner Podcast

This podcast is the audio from a video I recorded with rapper FLAME who recently released an EP in which he discussed his conversion from Calvinism to Lutheranism.

On today's program, I was joined by Dr. Curtis E. Leins, the presiding pastor of the AALC, to talk about the American Association of Lutheran Churches. We discussed the history and some of the things happening right now with our church body.

I did a Q&A program today, where I answered questions mostly related to the recent FLAME EP Extra Nos where he discusses differences between Reformed and Lutheran thought on justification and sanctification. I discussed assurance, the relationship between justification and sanctification, and Scriptural texts which challenge us to test our faith.

Today's podcast is a discussion of the future of Just and Sinner as an organization and what some of our goals are as we move ahead.

On the program today, I was joined by Dr. Nathan Greeley to discuss the doctrine of divine simplicity in light of his recent publication on the subject in the book The Lord is One. 

Today's program is a talk I gave at a recent conference on the loss of the authority of Scripture in the church. I discuss the background and impacts today.

I was joined by Rev. Matthew Fenn to discuss a recent dialogue which occurred between Doug Wilson and James White in which they talked about Federal Vision. We showed what some of the primary differences between the Lutheran and Reformed traditions are on these points.

Today's program is a lecture I delivered at to students at Cornell University on the cosmic nature of redemption. I speak about common misconceptions about salvation, such as the idea that the telos is the departure of the soul from the body. I talk about the physical nature of redemption, and how this includes both people and the earth.

Today's podcast is a Q&A program, following up on the questions I addressed two programs prior. I discussed recent comments from R. Scott Clark regarding Luther on baptismal regeneration and the perseverance of the saints, and also touched on some similar comments from J.V. Fesko. I also answered a question about covenant theology, and specifically republication.

Today's podcast is a lecture a delivered at a Reformation Celebration in NY on a topic the local LCMS pastors requested that I speak on: Lutheran Piety. I discuss the meaning of the term "piety," the distinctive aspects of Lutheran spirituality, and many other related questions. 

On today's podcast, I answered three listener questions.  1. Is David Bentley Hart a Marcionite? 2. Do Lutherans believe in consubstantiation? 3. Is there really a difference between Calvin and Zwingli on the Lord's Supper? This is the first of a two-part Q&A series this month.

Today's program is a lecture I gave at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ithaca, NY on the Reformed tradition. I discussed both Zwingli and Calvin, and then some of the key theological differences between the Reformed and Lutheran traditions.

Today's program follows up on the previous discussion of Lutheranism in America with an overview of some significant thinkers in the Lutheran world. The figures I discussed here are: Revere Franklin Weidner, Henry Eyster Jacobs, Milton Valentine, and C.F.W. Walther.

This program is a discussion of the beginnings of Lutheranism in America, and the splits which occurred in the nineteenth century. 

On today's podcast, I addressed the recent public apostasy of Joshua Harris and the ramifications of it. This led to a discussion of the critiques of purity culture which have been prominent in the past couple years. 

This month's Q&A podcast addressed these questions: Did Christ assume a fallen human nature? Should preaching always follow a law/gospel structure? What is the chief end of man?

Today's program is a discussion of Holy Absolution in the theology of Martin Luther. Specifically I looked at his treatise The Babylonian Captivity of the Church.

This is the second talk from Rev. Dr. Eric Phillips on the subject of the third use of the law. In this talk, he focuses on preaching. 

On today's program, I discussed the idea of Holy Absolution. I addressed the definition of a sacrament and asked whether Absolution qualified as a third sacrament along with Baptism and the Lord's Supper. I then gave a Biblical defense of this practice from Matthew 16, Matthew 18, and John 20.

Today's podcast was another Q&A program. I discussed a number of topics, including: the Eucharistic sacrifice, the use of the term "priest," views of the church fathers, and systematic theology textbooks.