Synopsis
A weekly discussion of theology from a Lutheran perspective.
Episodes
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Interview with Pastor Doug Wilson
11/06/2013 Duration: 49minI interviewed Reformed Pastor Doug Wilson about the beliefs and practices of the Federal Vision movement.
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The Federal Vision Movement
05/06/2013 Duration: 46minA discussion of the history and beliefs of the Federal Vision movement.
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Limited Atonement Part 5
28/05/2013 Duration: 01h05minOn today's program I finished my series refuting the doctrine of Limited Atonement.
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Heresy and Heterodoxy
22/05/2013 Duration: 58minI discussed the difference between heresy and heterodoxy, and gave ancient and modern examples of heretical teaching.
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The Roman Catholic Gospel Paradigm
01/05/2013 Duration: 01h03minOn today's program I reviewed a lecture by Jason Stellman, discussing why he thinks that the Roman Catholic gospel paradigm is more accurate to the New Testament than the Protestant one.
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A Critique of the Theology Paul Washer
25/04/2013 Duration: 01h40sOn today's program I dealt with the theology and preaching of Calvinistic baptist preacher Paul Washer.
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Eternal Generation and the Communicatio Idiomatum
17/04/2013 Duration: 55minOn today's program, I answered two listener questions. One was in regards to Christology and unitarianism, the other on assurance in the book of 1 John.
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Sanctification and Good Works
13/04/2013 Duration: 01h06minI discussed the erruption on the Lutheran blogosphere over the doctrine of sanctification. I explained my approach to the topic.
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Why are some saved and others not?
03/04/2013 Duration: 58minToday's program was spent discussing issues in Reformed Theology. I briefly addressed Steve from Triablogue's comments, and then went into a discussion from the program Christ the Center. The Reformed podcast Christ the Center had Dr. Lane Tipton of Westminster Seminary Philadephia to discuss an essay of B.B. Warfield titled the Plan of Salvation. In this discussion, Tipton made claims about Lutheranism that are inaccurate; he argued that Lutherans believe in conditional election to salvation based on non-resistance to God's grace. I spent the majority of the program demonstrating why this is not true and addressing the question "Why are some saved and others not?"
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Limited Atonement in Hebrews: A Continued Response to James White
21/03/2013 Duration: 01h14minOn today's program I finished reviewing Dr. James White's lecture on the subject of limited atonement. The conversation focused largely on the book of Hebrews.
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The Papacy
13/03/2013 Duration: 01h03minOn today's program I decided not to continue with the Limited Atonement discussion until next week, due to the important events occuring today. I spent the program talking about the office of the Papacy, it's history and how we should approach it today.
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Response to James White
06/03/2013 Duration: 58minOn today's program, I continued my refutation of Limited Atonement by responding to a lecture on the issue by Dr. James White. James White is a Reformed baptist theologian, apologist, elder and the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries.
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Baptism in the Early Church
27/02/2013 Duration: 01h03minOn today's program I discussed the Patristic sources in regards to baptismal regeneration. I demonstrated that it is the unanimous testimony of the early church.
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Atonement Theories and Objective Justification
22/02/2013 Duration: 59minOn today's program I did a brief overview of the controversy over objective justification and gave some of my thoughts on the matter. Then I answered a question about the Governmental theory of the atonement and launched to a discussion of the various atonement motifs.
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The Lordship Salvation Controversy
06/02/2013 Duration: 01h03minOn this program I did an overview of the Lordship Salvation controversy within evangelicalism, and explained why from a Lutheran perspective, both sides of the debate are wrong.
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The Reformed View of Patristics and Entire Sanctification
31/01/2013 Duration: 01h01minOn this week's program I answered a listener question about how the Reformed view early church history and concluded with a discussion of the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification.
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Alphabet Soup: Lutheranism in America
22/01/2013 Duration: 01h08minOn today's program I discussed the various Lutheran church bodies in America. I gave some history and talked about the various theological and practical issues which divide these churches from one another.
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An Explanation and Defense of the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms
09/01/2013 Duration: 01h01minI spent the program discussing two kingdom theology as expounded upon by the Lutheran church. I did an overview of the debate in the Reformed world over the issue, discussed the various approaches to the relationship between church and state, defended the two kingdom approach Biblically, and finally demonstrated why Lutheran two kingdom theology is distinct from the theology that goes under that banner in the Reformed world.
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The Eucharist in John 6 and the Sabbath
02/01/2013 Duration: 57minIn this program I discuss John chapter 6 and its relation to Holy Communion, and also answer a listener question about Sabbatarianism.