Christ Over All

Stephen Wellum and David Schrock, experts in biblical covenants, talk about topics like differences between Progressive Covenantalism and 1689 Federalism, how Dispensationalists have responded to Progressive Covenantalism, the role of the Sabbath today, and the relevance of the Noahic Covenant in today's world. They also discuss the different seeds in the Abrahamic Covenant and their connection to redemptive history.

Stephen Wellum, an expert in biblical covenants, discusses the progression of covenants in the Bible, the significance of the Mosaic Covenant, the anticipation of the Davidic king, the fulfillment of God's covenant promises by Jesus, the relationship between Israel and the church, and the nature of the church as God's new covenant people.

Stephen Wellum, David Schrock, and Trent Hunter discuss progressive covenantalism, its impact on understanding the unity and diversity of Scripture, the transition from dispensationalism, hermeneutics, typology, and its influence on interpreting Scripture, preaching, and leading the church.

Stephen Wellum, an expert in the ultimate storyline of the Bible, discusses Progressive Covenantalism and its role in understanding the covenants in the Bible. The podcast explores the hermeneutical assumptions for interpreting Scripture and emphasizes the importance of understanding each covenant in its biblical context. It also discusses the relationship between God's creation work, covenantal relationships, and the purpose of God, as well as the Abrahamic and Noaic Covenants.

Ideas have consequences, and, as we'll see, how we read Genesis 1–11 impacts such fundamental questions as Who is man? and What is his mission? Timestamps Introduction - 00:41 Michael Carlino’s Biography - 04:10 Carlino’s Application of Kingdom Through Covenant - 07:40 The Simple Thesis of Michael Carlino’s Article - 09:26 What is David VanDrunen Doing with Genesis 1-11? - 13:31 Dr. Wellum’s Thoughts on Bavinck’s View of Creation and Covenant - 16:27 How Do We See a Covenant in the Beginning Chapters of Genesis? - 20:40 How Do We Understand the Relationship Between the Covenants with Adam and Noah? - 26:00 Is the Noahic Covenant Still Being Enacted Today? - 33:30 The Weightiness of Words - 38:24 A Different Understanding of Natural Law - 40:35 Why Not Go to Postmillenialism and Theonomy? - 44:30 Outro – 50:33 Resources to Click The Noahic Covenant Reaffirms God’s Universal Demand on His Creation: A Progressive Covenantalist Response to David VanDrunen by Michael Carlino   Books to Read Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical Theological Understanding of the Covenants (Second Edition) – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum God’s Kingdom through God’s Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course Between Dispensational and Covenant Theologies – ed. Wellum and Parker Divine Covenants and Moral Law: A Biblical Theology of Natural Law – David VanDrunen Politics After Christendom: Political Theology in a Fractured World – David VanDruenen Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck

Ideas have consequences, and, as we'll see, how we read Genesis 1–11 impacts such fundamental questions as Who is man? and What is his mission?

Are the opening chapters of Genesis simply a bland recitation of ancient history? Far from it! These chapters set the stage on which the grand drama of redemptive history will play itself out. Timestamps Introduction - 00:30 How Did the Kingdom Through Covenant Book Project Begin? - 3:00 How Did Dr. Gentry Start Thinking about the Covenants? - 4:50 How Does Genesis 1-11 Open the Door to the Rest of the Scriptures? -  8:40 How Have We Seen Genesis 1-11 Mishandled? - 10:26 Who Wrote Genesis and What’s it’s Relation to the Ancient Near East? - 14:22 How Should We Understand the Six Days of Creation? - 16:58 How Do We See the Image of God Working its Way through Scripture? - 22:20 What Things Do We See in Gen. 1-2 That Would Indicate a Covenant With Adam?- 27:07 What’s the Storyline in Genesis 1-11 Moving from Adam to Second Adam?- 30:05 How Do We Then Move From the First Adam to the Last Adam? - 32:44 What Would Be a Resource to Help Study Genesis? - 35:17 Anything that Would Be Helpful When Preaching Genesis? - 37:03 Outro – 39:33   Resources to Click The Account of Creation and Its Relation to the Biblical Storyline – Peter J. Gentry Were the Sons of God in Gen. 6 Fallen Angels? Who Were the Nephilim? – Peter J. Gentry   Books to Read Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical Theological Understanding of the Covenants (Second Edition) – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum God’s Kingdom through God’s Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum Genesis 1-15 Vol. 1 Word Biblical Commentary – Gordon J. Wenham Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of Genesis – Allen P. Ross Genesis – Derek Kidner Covenant and Creation: An Old Testament Covenant Theology

Are the opening chapters of Genesis simply a bland recitation of ancient history? Far from it! These chapters set the stage on which the grand drama of redemptive history will play itself out.

Listen in as Trent Hunter and Ardel Caneday join David Schrock to discuss his new book, "Dividing the Faithful: How a Little Book on Race Fractured a Movement Founded on Grace." Timestamps to Know Intro: 00:34 Dr. Caneday’s Interaction with Divided By Faith - 2:10 The Thesis of Dividing the Faithful - 10:31 David Schrock’s Interaction with Divided by Faith - 13:30 Problems with Divided by Faith - 18:40 What Does “Racialization” Mean? - 22:54 How Was Divided by Faith Promoted throughout the Years? - 25:36 D.A. Carson’s Take on Race & Justice in Love in Hard Places - 32:40 Dividing the Faithful’s Appeal to Scripture - 35:00 Closing Thoughts & Outro – 37:56 Resources to Click Introducing Dividing the Faithful – Christ Over All Why Write a Book-Length Critique of Divided by Faith Twenty-Three Years After It Was Published – Ardel Caneday Five Steps for Racial Reconciliation on Sunday at 11:00AM – D. A. Carson Books to Read Dividing the Faithful – David Schrock Love in Hard Places – D.A. Carson

Today's "social justice" masquerades as truth but is completely untethered from God and his self-revelation in Scripture. To rightly understand justice, we must ground our thinking firmly in the Word of God. Timestamps Introduction - 00:28 What’s the Big Picture that We Need on Justice? - 04:16 Justice Is a Moral and Essential Attribute of God - 06:44 Key Texts, Acts, & Events to Help Us Define God’s Justice - 14:37 The Different Types of Justice and the Law of God - 19:52 Distributive Justice vs. Social Justice - 25:53 Thomas Sowell & Justice - 33:33 Doctrinal Clarity on Justice - 37:40 Vertical and Horizontal Implications of God’s Justice - 42:40 Where Can Pastors Go to Feed the Flock on God’s Justice? - 46:57 Outro - 53:09 Resources to Click Thinking Biblically and Theologically About Justice by Stephen Wellum   Books to Read Why Social Justice Is Not Biblical Justice: An Urgent Appeal to Fellow Christians in a Time of Social Crisis – Scott David Allen Reformed Dogmatics – Geerhardus Vos Systematic Theology – Louis Berkhof The Doctrine of God – John Frame