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11 mins read|09/09/23Resistance 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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6 mins read|03/18/23I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.
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6 mins read|02/22/23Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
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6 mins read|01/16/23Francis & The Sunshine Band. In this episode, we discuss Francis Schaeffer’s ecumenical address to Lutherans, the consequences of seeking church unity using legal categories, the dilemma with Christian purity, the distinction between the hidden and revealed church, and why it matters.
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12 mins read|09/06/22Only by faith in Christ are we truly awake.
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7 mins read|03/18/22Theologians of glory searched for God everywhere except the Cross of Christ.
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8 mins read|03/11/22For Luther, those who refuse Christ as a curse want their sin removed not in Christ but in themselves.
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8 mins read|03/01/22Christ powerless on the Cross is where the false definitions of glory theologies are exposed and everything is turned upside down.
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9 mins read|02/22/22Luther’s confessions and writings during that time demonstrated the diagnosis of the problem he faced had always been the same.
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13 mins read|09/22/21For Luther, Erasmus’ Christ-less, Spirit-less theological conclusions demonstrated that behind his supposed humanistic optimism lay a profound despair and pessimism.
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8 mins read|09/18/21For Erasmus, it would be better for people in general to bear the disease of moralism and choice than to be cured of it by the preaching and teaching of God’s unconditional election of sinners in Christ.
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10 mins read|08/03/21Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.
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