Banned Books

Banned Books

1517 Podcast | Christianity
Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seek to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. Welcome rebel children, holy mischief-makers, and fools for Christ.

Episodes

322: An Early Lutheran Ordination

September 23, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Baptized, Confirmed, and Ordained. In this episode, we discuss the early Lutheran formulation of calling and ordination of pastors and preachers. What is ordination, when does it happen, are their rules and rites that must be followed, and much, much more!

321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

September 16, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.

320: Whitford - Tyranny and Resistance

September 9, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God. In this episode, we discuss tyranny and resistance while reading a book of the same title by Reformation scholar David Mark Whitford. What is tyranny? When are Christians called to resist tyranny, and what does that entail? Are there any standards by which a Christian may judge whether a government serves God or the devil?

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319: Graff - Baalism in the Life of the Church

September 2, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
We Need to Get Ba’aled Out. In this episode, we read Warren Graff’s article, "Baalism in the Life of the Church," and discuss the roots of Baal worship in Israel and its consequences for Israel and churches today.

318: Nestigen - Luther on Marriage, Vocation, and the Cross

August 17, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
All In The Family. In this episode, we discuss marriage, vocation, and cute theology of the cross. How can Luther’s teaching and preaching on marriage and vocation help Christians at present waist the temptations of the world and Satan, which pervert and disrupt God’s will for marriage? What does baptism have to do with marriage? How does Luther’s formulation of marriage and family help Christians comprehend their relation to society and the state?

317: Löhe - Pastoral Care of the Sick

August 8, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Spiritual War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, we discuss pastoral care to the healthy and sick and spiritual warfare while reading Wilhelm Loehe’s book, The Pastor.

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316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the Anxious and Despondent

July 21, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Shout At The Devil! In this episode, we discuss various questions regarding spiritual warfare while reading Martin Luther’s letter to his friend and pupil, Jerome Weller.

315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

July 15, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Hey Man, Nice Shot. In this episode, we discuss Rene Girard’s argument for why Jesus’ death as a scapegoat is unique to all other sacrifices in human history. What is violence for? What is a scapegoat, and why is one necessary for peace and good order? How does Jesus break the law machinery that demands a victim?

314: Girard - I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning

Satan Drives Out Satan? In this episode, we dig deep into Jesus’ question, Can Satan drive out Satan? With the help of Rene Gerard’s book, I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightening. This episode goes into some extremely deep waters regarding the mimetic tradition, the nature of sacrifice, scapegoating, Satan’s power, and Jesus’ crucifixion.

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313: Two Sermons on the Bound Will

June 24, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Sermonator 2: Judgment Day. In this episode, we read two sermons from Gerhard Forde and Steven Paulson, then discuss preaching to bound wills, the consequences for Christians when free will sermons are preached, and what’s to be done about bad preaching.

312: Paulson - Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills

June 16, 2023 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
A Total Eclipse of The Heart. In this episode, we discuss preaching to bound wills, and the consequences for both preachers and listeners, as we read Steven Paulson’s essay, Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills.

311: Forde - Proclamation is the Present Tense of the Gospel

In this episode, we discuss the good and bad of preaching, the difference between proclamation and teaching, how we lie to ourselves about God, and how to “preach the text” so that Christ is delivered “for you” for the forgiveness of sin.

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Channel
1517 Podcast Network
Creator
1517 Podcasts
1517 Podcasts
2015 - 2023
Episodes
371
Rating
Clean
Show Website
Chad Bird