Christ Over All

We were able to catch up with G. K. Beale to talk about his new book, Union with the Resurrected Christ: Eschatological New Creation and New Testament Biblical Theology. We talk deeply about the centrality of the resurrection for the new creation, with a special bonus portion at the very end on the millenium! Timestamps to Know ·     Intro: 00:38 ·     Dr. Beale’s Bio and Background: 03:38 ·     Ten Facets of Eschatology - 10:46 ·     Union With the Resurrected Christ - 18:11 ·     The Relationship Between Resurrection & Ascension - 21:17 ·     Relating Christ’s Priesthood & Kingship to Ascension- 22:26 ·     The Diamond Facets of the Resurrection - 27:50 ·     Methodology for Preaching - 31:34 ·     Closing Thoughts - 33:20 ·     Bonus Question: Thinking Through Eschatological Views - 35:20 ·     Amillenialism - 36:26 ·     Premillenialism – 39:38 ·     Postmillenialism - 42:56   Resources to Click ·      G.K. Beale’s Website (gkbeale.com) ·     Keys for Interpreting the Book of Revelation Lectures – G.K. Beale at The Church at Pecan Creek ·     Postmillenialism & Theonomy – David Schrock at 9Marks     Books to Read ·     Union with the Resurrected Christ: Eschatological New Creation and New Testament Biblical Theology – G.K. Beale ·     A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New – G.K. Beale ·     Book of Revelation (NIGTC) – G.K. Beale ·     Revelation: A Shorter Commentary – G.K. Beale ·     Colossians and Philemon (BECNT) – G.K. Beale ·     1-2 Thessalonians, Volume 13 (IVP New Testament Commentary) – G.K. Beale ·     Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Exegesis and Interpretation – G.K. Beale ·     The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority – G.K. Beale ·     The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God, Vol. 17 – G.K. Beale ·     The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God - David Schrock ·     Pauline Eschatology – Geerhardus Vos

How do Baptist beliefs inform our parenting? We neither treat our children as automatic members of the covenant, nor do we neglect our holy responsibility to instruct them in the Lord. Timestamps to Know Intro: 00:23 Defining Different Types of Baptism - 02:41 What is a Covenant? - 04:48 How Would Presbyterians Describe Baptism? - 08:33 How Would Baptists Describe Baptism? - 10:25 What is the ‘Newness’ of the New Covenant? - 11:54 What are the Dangers of Including Children in the Covenant? - 18:15 Parenting Prior to Baptism - 20:40 Pragmatic Evangelism by Proxy - 26:46 Raising Children in Relation to the Church - 29:08 How Do We Instruct Children Before and After the Lord’s Supper - 32:04 Encouragement from Richard Furman - 36:50 Outro – 38:52  Resources to Click Neither Covenant Children, Nor Evangelism by Proxy: Recovering a Baptist Approach to Raising Children in the Lord – David Schrock The Children of Church Members – Richard Furman Living Long in the Land: Reading Ephesians 6:1-3 through the Lens of the New Covenant – David Schrock Books to Read Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ – ed. Thomas Schreiner and Shawn Wright The Baptism of Disciples Alone: A Covenantal Argument for Credobaptism Versus Paedobaptism – Fred A. Malone Faith Formation in a Secular Age – Andrew Root Baptist Confessions of Faith – ed. William Lumpkin and Bill Leonard The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology – Pascal Denault Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical Theological Understanding of the Covenants – Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum Christ and Culture Revisited – D.A. Carson No Place For Truth: Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology – David F. Wells When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Community – Joseph H. Hellerman Family Ministry Field Guide: How Your Church Can Equip Parents to Make Disciples – Timothy Paul Jones

How do Baptist beliefs inform our parenting? We neither treat our children as automatic members of the covenant, nor do we neglect our holy responsibility to instruct them in the Lord.

The Christian hope of resurrection—long foretold by the prophets—was guaranteed when Jesus walked out of the grave, securing life for his people and bringing death to Death. Timestamps to Know Intro: 00:23 Why Is Important to Understand a Biblical Theology of the Resurrection? - 03:13 How Does the Resurrection Help Us to Know Who Jesus Is? - 04:40 Jesus is a Better Priest - 7:20 What is the Expectation of the Resurrection for Old Testament Saints, as Seen in John 11? – 08:11 How Do We Understand the Person of Christ in John 11? - 12:07 Where Was Lazarus When He Died? - 15:13 What is the Resurrection Hope of an Embodied Life? - 20:20 New Creation needs to be More Greatly Emphasized in the Church - 23:50 In Pastoral Ministry, How Does ‘Embodied Life’ Help Those in the Midst of Death? - 27:23 The Idea of the ‘Third Day’ in the Bible - 32:05 How Do We Understand the Idea of ‘Union With Christ’ in the Resurrection? – 37:24 How Should Pastors Preach the Resurrection? - 41:28 Outro – 44:57 Resources to Click The Resurrection and the Life: Our Risen Savior and Our Certain Hope – Mitch Chase From Slight Peg to Cornerstone to Capstone: The Resurrection of Christ on “The Third Day” According to the Scriptures – Stephen Dempster Books to Read Resurrection Hope and the Death of Death by Mitchell Chase The Hope of Life After Death by M. Jeff Brannon The Hope of Israel by Brandon Crowe The Person of Christ: An Introduction by Stephen J. Wellum The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God by David Schrock He Descended to the Dead: An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday by Matthew Emerson The Bible and the Future – Anthony Hoekema

The Christian hope of resurrection—long foretold by the prophets—was guaranteed when Jesus walked out of the grave, securing life for his people and bringing death to Death.

Listen in as Mike Law Jr. and David Schrock discuss the state of female pastors in the SBC. Timestamps to Know Intro - 00:44 Mike Law - 2:02 What Led to the SBC Amendment Proposal? – 4:00 Concern For Local Churches in the SBC - 06:33 From Anaheim to Nashville – 11:53 Responses to Mike Law’s Research – 15:20 Why Does the Issue of Who Can Preach Matter? - 17:20 Why Should We Be Unified on This Matter? – 19:55 Tearing the Fabric of Our Cooperation - 22:04 What Should Pastors Know Going into the SBC 2023? - 23:16 SBCAmendment.org - 24:33 Does the Language of ‘Closely Identify’ Help? - 26:55 Mike Law’s Prayer - 29:53 Outro – 31:31 Resources to Click Baptist Faith and Message 2000 Information in Support of 2022 SBC Annual Item 2022 Nashville, We Have a Problem – sbcamendment.org Why Now? – sbcamendment.org Mr. Smith Goes to the Convention – americanreformer.org The Egalitarian Beachball is a Church Wrecking Ball – christoverall.com Poking Holes in the Egalitarian Beachball: Seven Arguments Against Female Pastors – christoverall.com

If Jesus died to pay for our sins, does the resurrection even matter? It certainly does! When Jesus walked out of the grave, he authoritatively declared that sin's penalty had been paid in full so that we might say with confidence, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Timestamps to Know Intro: 00:44 Lee Tankersley – 03:06 Why Pursue a PhD? -  04:12 What Trends are Being Seen with the Academy and the Local Church? - 07:33 How has the Gospel been Truncated by Not Talking about Penal Substitution? – 10:59 Where does Penal Substitution stand in Evangelicalism Today? – 15:26 Christ as Our Representative Substitute – 20:31 Representation and Substitution - 24:10 Is God For us or Against Us? - 26:39 The Need for a Legal and Penal Substitute – 31:06 We Need the Old Testament to See What is Taking Place in the Resurrection? - 35:12 The Logic of Romans 5: Adam & Christ – 38:32 What Does It Mean to be Vindicated by the Spirit? - 43:43 Outro – 46:26 Resources to Click Does Penal Substitution Require the Resurrection? – Lee Tankersley What Did the Cross Achieve?: The Logic of Penal Substitution – J.I. Packer Books to Read Pierced for our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution – Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach Christ Crucified: Understanding the Atonement - Donald MacLeod The Cross of Christ – John Stott The Cross and Salvation: The Doctrince of Salvation – Bruce DeMarest Pauline Eschatology – Geerhardus Vos

If Jesus died to pay for our sins, does the resurrection even matter? It certainly does! When Jesus walked out of the grave, he authoritatively declared that sin's penalty had been paid in full so that we might say with confidence, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

Does Scripture permit a woman to teach a Sunday School class? What about lead a small group? While Scripture clearly teaches complementary roles for men and women, applying this teaching to various ministry settings requires careful thought. So, what does a faithful and wise complementarianism look like in practice? Timestamps to Know Intro: 00:37 How Conversations on Complementarianism Have Shifted - 02:33 Complementarianism Through the Decades - 05:11 The Gift of Authority Preserves Goodness & Distinction of Gender - 07:37 Erasure of Gender Leads to Authority and Justice Issues - 09:55 ‘Real’ and ‘Perceived’ Injustices in Authority - 12:14 Why Leeman’s Article is an Important Piece For Today - 14:26 Lines that are Drawn for Teaching- 17:56 Concentric Circles of Authority Stemming From the Church - 20:38 A Theology of the Gathered Church is Crucial - 23:50 Is There Correlation between Ecclesiology and Egalitarianism - 26:54 Working Backwards from 1 Tim. 3:15 to 1 Tim. 2 – 30:07 Starting With a Full-Orbed Christian Worldview - 33:11 What If a Pastor Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 35:07 What If a Denomination Doesn’t Hold Fast to Complementarianism? - 38:09 Outro - 40:20 Resources to Click Criteria for When Woman Can Teach Among Christians by Jonathan Leeman Why Not to Have a Woman Preach by Thomas Schreiner Churches: The Embassies and Geography of Heaven by Jonathan Leeman On Earth as in Heaven: A (Very) Brief Biblical Theology of Heaven by Sam Emadi The Church Gathered by Jonathan Leeman Books to Read Women in the Church: An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 ed. by Andreas Köstenberger and Thomas Schreiner Understanding the Congregation’s Authority by Jonathan Leeman Don’t Fire Your Church Members: The Case for Congregationalism by Jonathan Leeman Strange New World by Carl Trueman Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood ed. by John Piper & Wayne Grudem

Does Scripture permit a woman to teach a Sunday School class? What about lead a small group? While Scripture clearly teaches complementary roles for men and women, applying this teaching to various ministry settings requires careful thought. So, what does a faithful and wise complementarianism look like in practice?