Doctrine Matters with Kevin DeYoung

A clear framing of God’s sovereignty and how it relates to human responsibility. Definitions of predestination, election, reprobation, and the hard idea of being passed by. A look at fairness objections and Paul’s defense from mercy and divine character. A practical discussion on whether election hurts or fuels evangelism.

Clear definitions of divine decrees and their eternal, unchanging nature. A breakdown of six key attributes and how decrees can include wicked events without making God the author of sin. A careful contrast between God’s decretive will and his will of desire. Discussion of human freedom under divine necessity and why we are not mere puppets.

They unpack the meaning and history of filioque and why it mattered in East–West church disputes. They contrast procession and sending and explain perichoresis as mutual indwelling. They discuss taxis as the ordered relations within the Trinity and why precise theological vocabulary matters.

A clear tour of why the Trinity matters and how it appears in creeds and Scripture. Seven biblical statements about God’s unity and the distinctness of Father, Son, and Spirit are laid out. Key Trinitarian terms and how persons relate within one essence are explained. Common errors like modalism and Arianism are surveyed and rejected.

A clear dive into divine impassibility and what it means for God to not suffer or change. A look at historical defenses and theological objections to a passible deity. Explores how the incarnation relates to divine suffering. Surveys communicable attributes grouped as intellect, will, and power, including God’s knowledge, holiness, love, mercy, and sovereign wisdom.

A clear run through the difference between communicable and incommunicable attributes. A look at divine simplicity and what it means for attributes to be identical with God’s essence. Discussion of aseity, infinity, eternity, immensity and omnipresence. Thoughts on immutability and impassibility and how biblical language about regret fits in.

A clear tour of theological talk about the nature of God and how thinkers name divine qualities. Short contrasts explain the unknowable essence versus knowable energies using a sun analogy. Discussion covers historic confessions, apophatic negatives, and the difference between attributes that creatures can share and those they cannot. Ancient philosophical categories are brought in to clarify why God's traits are not accidental.

Clear distinctions about how we talk about God: univocal language and its limits, why purely equivocal speech fails, and the case for analogical talk. A look at archetypal versus ectypal knowledge and what it means that God is spirit. Discussion of God’s substantial reality and divine personality as self-awareness and agency.

A lively look at how Scripture is understood as both human-written and divinely inspired. They explain concursive operation versus mechanical dictation. The conversation compares inerrancy and infallibility and highlights Jesus’ high view of biblical authority. Historical theologians and practical consequences of denying Scripture’s trustworthiness are explored.

Explore the intriguing intersection of faith and reason as the host discusses how we can know God through nature's general revelation. Discover the limits of natural theology contrasted with the necessity of special revelation for salvation. Using the blind-men-elephant analogy, the host emphasizes the importance of God's self-revelation. The conversation delves into historical perspectives on natural law and the dual knowledge of God as creator and redeemer, ultimately reminding listeners that while nature reveals much, Scripture is essential for true understanding.