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12 mins read|02/28/20The original sin of Genesis 3 was not gutter-style-sin, but glory-style-sin. It was more of an upward grasp than a downward fall. - Nathan Hoff
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4 mins read|02/28/20Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Free Will and Salvation. How does Erasmus read the Bible and how does his interpretation continue to influence the church today? How does Erasmus’ anthropology determine how the church continues to preach and teach Christian doctrine?
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10 mins read|02/27/20What the law is powerless to do, Jesus accomplishes for us. Jesus delivers what the law demands.
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12 mins read|02/26/20Ash Wednesday confronts us with our true nature, our mortality, and marks us with the only escape from it: the cross of Christ.
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3 mins read|02/26/20Hey, careful, man, there’s a theologian here! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Erasmus of Rotterdam’s discourse on The Freedom of The Will. In his debate with Martin Luther, how did Erasmus lose the battle but win the war over the doctrine of free will? How does it continue to influence the church today?
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11 mins read|02/24/20But this is not a story of Jesus being taken many places. This is a story of Jesus remaining in one place and deepening in His love of the Spirit and the Father.
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12 mins read|02/21/20Though not without his faults, Anselm of Canterbury is unquestionably one of the great theologians of the last millennium.
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1 min|02/21/20You’re not making Christianity better; you’re making Stoicism worse. Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of free will and predestination by reading Clement of Alexandria. Where does the doctrine of free will originate? What happens when a Christian blends biblical theology and philosophy? Why doesn’t Riley like Star Wars sermons?
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14 mins read|02/20/20When Jesus preaches the gospel, he is preaching himself. Jesus’s good news is the good news about himself.
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1 min|02/19/20I thought we had something, but then you do and pull this. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Iranaeus on free will and predestination. What part do Christians play in their salvation? Do we choose to sin? Who goes to hell?
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10 mins read|02/18/20Ultimately the Christian life isn't about progress, it's about promise--the Pilgrim's Promise.
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6 mins read|02/17/20Faith is a gift from God. It’s not flashy or boast-worthy. It’s total dependency on the God who saves utter fools.
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