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  1. The Sandbox

    book
    06/10/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Dr. Paulson discusses the difference between free will and dominion over creation.
    The Sandbox

  2. 395: Questions Answered

    book
    06/09/25
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Just Answer the Question. In this episode, we answer listener questions, specifically active and passive choices, active and passive righteousness, election and the bondage of the will, addiction, the limits of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the ultimate Good we all seek, and much, much more.
    395: Questions Answered

  3. Chaos and Silencing the Law

    book
    05/06/25
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson continues to characterize the dialogue between Luther and Erasmus.
    Chaos and Silencing the Law

  4. Psychologizing the Gospel

    book
    04/30/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Is the Gospel just a feeling of relief?
    Psychologizing the Gospel

  5. Out of the Cave

    book
    04/15/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    God's word is not just a guide, making you desire to leave the cave and enter the world of real things.
    Out of the Cave

  6. Plato's Cave

    book
    04/07/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Dr. Paulson discusses Plato's analogy of the Cave. He emphasizes how Erasmus used this analogy to confuse God's words of law and gospel.
    Plato's Cave

  7. What is the Remnant?

    book
    02/24/25
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In what way is the Church a remnant? Luther uses God's preservation of a remnant of faithful teachers and preachers throughout scripture and the Church against Erasmus and his argument that Luther stands alone.
    What is the Remnant?

  8. Absent Absolution (Matthew 27:1-10)

    book
    01/30/25
    5 mins
    By Daniel Emery Price | Scott Keith
    In this episode of Tough Texts, Daniel Emery Price and Scott Keith take a look at Matthew 27:1-10, offering a nuanced perspective on a figure often vilified in Christian tradition.
    Absent Absolution (Matthew 27:1-10)

  9. Luther and the Trojan Horse

    book
    01/29/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Luther explains that the church embraced free will not because of Scripture but just as the Trojans embraced the Greek's wooden horse.
    Luther and the Trojan Horse

  10. Struggle in the Belly of the Whale

    book
    11/14/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    The whale has swallowed Jonah. Paulson emphasizes Luther's analysis of this text, asserting that this is not a metaphorical pilgrim's journey.
    Struggle in the Belly of the Whale

  11. Our Sin Nature

    book
    06/30/24
    5 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Does believing in a sin nature, or that all our works have sin, lead to depression?
    Our Sin Nature

  12. Allegorizing Scripture

    book
    06/08/24
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode, Paulson explains how allegory turns all Scripture into moral or legal lessons.
    Allegorizing Scripture