On today’s program, I continued the series I had been recording on the ordo salutis. I meant to discuss regeneration, conversion, and illumination, but was only able to get to the first two topics within the time constraints. Here is the program. Here are the previous programs in the series: The Ordo Salutis The Grace of the Holy Spirit The Call (Vocatio) The Doctrine of Justification Read more
Post by Nathan Rinne I know for a fact that there are Christian universities and colleges in this country that are slowly going to hell. I mean that both figuratively and theologically. The pressure of the world – and its elites – is just too much. I guess Jesus Christ just does not provoke awe and reverence in the same way the world does. The world’s elites seem genuinely shocked (give me a break) that Christians have the beliefs they... Read more
I’m on vacation for two weeks, and so I was unable to record my regular podcast. Instead, I have posted two lectures from the AALC Eastern Regional Conference given by Rev. Rich Shields. The first lecture is a study of Ephesians 4 found here. The second is about character formation here. You can also find these other talks that were given at the conference: Law and Gospel- Rich Shields Passive Righteousness- Jordan Cooper Active Righteousness- Jordan Cooper Read more
Post by Nathan Rinne “You have the God you believe in.” – Martin Luther [warning: this post has a central point, but also touches on many big issues in a process that both meanders and relentlessly “re-frames”. Patience may be needed.] Charles Darwin talked about the “truth of the universal struggle for life”, where the “strongest live and the weakest die”. For example, “intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive.”... Read more
On today’s program, I was joined by Rev. Lewis Polzin from Boars in the Vineyard to continue our discussion of Henry Eyster Jacobs’ A Summary of the Christian Faith. On this week’s program, we discussed chapter 12 on the States of Christ. We discussed the incarnation, Christ’s death, the resurrection, and many other important topics. Here is the program Read more
Post by Nathan Rinne (Or at least some aspects of “Radical Lutheranism”) There is evidence that even Martin Luther was concerned about appearing too strict. No believer in Christ ever wants to be – or to be labeled – a legalist or Pharisee. They do not want to be seen as persons who live by and from law. They want to be – and be known as – people of grace. This is especially true of Radical Lutherans. “Radical Lutheranism”... Read more
Post by Nathan Rinne (goes for all of my posts here, but please note that I speak for no one but myself) “[Science can become], as someone has put it, ‘an organized way of going wrong with confidence.” – Leonard Brand (p. 32) First of all, no apologies for the “click-bait” title. I will admit that part of me wanted to make that title a question – as I have big ideas to share and want to get everyone (me... Read more
(by Eric Phillips) The practice of homosexuality is a sin. It’s not just a perversion of nature; it’s clearly condemned in both the Old Testament and the New Testament (e.g. Lev. 20:13, Rom. 1:22-27). But God has not called upon civil government to criminalize every sin,* and we, as Americans, are just as happy He hasn’t. We like our freedoms. We like it when the state stays out of the personal lives of consenting adults. We stand up for the... Read more
On today’s program I discussed the Ecclesiastical Text theory of Theodore Letis. I explained my perspective on this issue in defense of the Majority Text over the Critical Text. I briefly talked about King James Only views, and gave a short explanation of textual transmission. Here is the program. Read more
I wrote a post about the ESV a few weeks ag0 (which you can find here), and this seems to have sparked a number of debates surrounding the Ecclesiastical Text and the modern Critical Text. James White responded to my post on the Dividing Line, and quite honestly, I had no desire to get into an extensive debate over the issue. However, since White’s program aired, discussion seems to be constant surrounding some of these issues. This is my attempt... Read more
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