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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.
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  1. 281: The Torah Anticipates Lawbreaking

    Podcast
    12/07/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Torah! Torah! Torah! In this episode, we discuss the book, Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus: How the Torah (Law) Fulfills its Goal in Yeshua (Jesus). This time it’s all about how to read and exegete the Scriptures to reveal the purpose and goal of the Torah and what that means for us today.
    281: The Torah Anticipates Lawbreaking

  2. 280: Augustine - The Righteousness Which is of God, and the Righteousness Which is of the Law

    Podcast
    12/03/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Who’s Running the Verbs of Grace? In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s defense of God’s grace against the Pelagians, with a healthy dose of Reformation theology added for seasoning.
    280: Augustine - The Righteousness Which is of God, and the Righteousness Which is of the Law

  3. 279: Tim Keller - The Purpose of Christmas

    Podcast
    11/24/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    They Call Me… Tim. In this episode, we discuss Tim Keller’s sermon, The Purpose of Christmas. Does it matter that Jesus’ birth is a historical fact? What’s the difference between an eyewitness account and a legend? What are we really preaching at Christmas, and why should anyone care?
    279: Tim Keller - The Purpose of Christmas

  4. 278: Nestorius - Against the Theotokos

    Podcast
    11/21/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Divide by Two, but Add by One. In this episode, we discuss Nestorius’ sermon on whether Mary was Theotokos or not and what happens when one tries to comment on the two natures of God using Greek philosophy to exegete Scripture.
    278: Nestorius - Against the Theotokos

  5. 277: Von Rad - The Prophet's Freedom

    Podcast
    11/16/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    God Doesn’t Do Prophet-sharing. In this episode, we discuss Gerhard von Rad’s explanation of a prophet’s freedom and lack of choice regarding his call and proclamation. What’s at stake for preachers, and all Christians, when God calls us to speak a specific word, to a specific people, at a specific time according to his decision?
    277: Von Rad - The Prophet's Freedom

  6. 276: Tertullian - On the Flesh of Christ

    Podcast
    11/13/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    God Has No Skin in The Game? In this episode, we discuss Tertullian’s argument against Marcion about God’s being born flesh and blood in his treatise, On The Flesh of Christ. What’s at stake when well-meaning Christians disembody God and, consequently, Christians?
    276: Tertullian - On the Flesh of Christ

  7. 275: Karl Barth - I am he that wills but does not perform

    Podcast
    11/09/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    What We've Got Here Is Failure to Communicate. In this episode, we discuss Karl Barth’s Roman’s commentary, which cast a long and influential shadow over much of twentieth-century theology, and what it can teach today.
    275: Karl Barth - I am he that wills but does not perform

  8. 274: Ireneaus of Lyon - Jesus summed up in Himself the long history of the human race

    Podcast
    11/06/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus’ attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ’s two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today.
    274: Ireneaus of Lyon - Jesus summed up in Himself the long history of the human race

  9. 273: Forde - The preaching and teaching of Jesus can only be handed on as the Word of the cross

    Podcast
    11/02/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Did Jesus Have to Die For That Sermon? In this episode, we discuss Gerhard Force’s book "Theology is For Proclamation," specifically the focus and function of all Jesus’ preaching and how it defines Christian preaching in every generation.
    273: Forde - The preaching and teaching of Jesus can only be handed on as the Word of the cross

  10. 272: Augustine - The authority of Scripture should be respected and accepted with the purest faith

    Podcast
    10/30/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Blind Faith Is Worthless Unless It’s Blind Faith in Us. In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s Confessions, specifically Augustine’s reflection on the Manichaeans and the effect God’s Word had on his conversion to Christianity.
    272: Augustine - The authority of Scripture should be respected and accepted with the purest faith

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