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282: Irenaeus - Learn that Christ, born of the virgin, is your Lord and Savior

December 12, 2022 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Ted Just Admit It! He’s Always Been The Lamb. In this episode, we discuss Irenaeus’ Proof of Apostolic Preaching and what he has to say to those who make a show of faith but deny the incarnation of the Son according to the witness of Scripture.

281: The Torah Anticipates Lawbreaking

December 7, 2022 | 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.

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

December 3, 2022 | 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.

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279: Tim Keller - The Purpose of Christmas

November 24, 2022 | 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?

278: Nestorius - Against the Theotokos

November 21, 2022 | 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.

277: Von Rad - The Prophet's Freedom

November 16, 2022 | 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?

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276: Tertullian - On the Flesh of Christ

November 13, 2022 | 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?

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

November 9, 2022 | 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.

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

November 6, 2022 | 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.

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

November 2, 2022 | 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.

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

October 30, 2022 | 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.

271: Nietzsche - A theologian of today not only errs when he speaks but actually lies

October 18, 2022 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
We Are Live! In this episode, we recorded a live show at the Here We Still Stand 2022 conference, so of course, we read Nietzsche and discussed salvation.

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2015 - 2023
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