TOPIC INDEXReformation Doctrine (123)

  1. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to be Free (Part 4)

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    08/21/21
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    When explaining that sinners were saved by grace alone Erasmus would not go so far as to say that the reception of God’s grace erased human responsibility.

  2. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to be Free (Part 3)

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    08/13/21
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.

  3. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 2)

    book
    08/03/21
    10 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.

  4. Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 1)

    book
    07/28/21
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Luther’s allies and opponents also would not allow him to put off responding to Erasmus indefinitely. They badgered him constantly to write a response.

  5. Fearing the Gospel

    book
    05/14/21
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Faith isn’t something that needs to be done. It’s something to be enjoyed because faith is a gift bestowed by God’s word through the hearing of the Gospel.

  6. A Christian is Pulled Between Two Extremes

    book
    02/02/21
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Our anxiety about the future is a consequence of our old self’s attempts to achieve freedom for himself apart from Christ Jesus.

  7. Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

    book
    11/24/20
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Trusting Jesus, worshipping our Christ, and praising him, we have the blessing of God so that we can give thanks with a grateful heart for everything he gives to us today and always.

  8. 183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

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    11/23/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    A shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms?

  9. 182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

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    11/20/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    You Know Who Else Misunderstood The Kingdom of God? Hitler! In this episode, we read Herman Sasse’s 1930 essay on The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present. We discuss the two kingdoms doctrine, peoples’ station in life, and the need for public discussions of natural law.

  10. In Christ, We Are Free to Vote, Work, and Worship

    book
    11/03/20
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    This new life is marked not by fear of death but hope in eternal life.

  11. With the Lord I Need Nothing More

    book
    10/20/20
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Satan and the old Adam don't want Jesus to bear our crosses for us because that means we can't claim that we've done anything to merit God's mercy and salvation.

  12. The Two of Us In Here

    book
    10/06/20
    6 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    The only reason we're aware of our old self is in baptism, God created a new self for us.
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