Just and Sinner Podcast

On today's program, I played my lecture from the Imago Dei conference on the doctrine of justification by faith. This lecture contrasts a Lutheran and Reformed approach to sola fide.

On today's program I was joined by Rev. Dr. Eric Phillips to discuss his review article of Steven Paulson's book Lutheran Theology. The discussion covered a lot of ground, including: the law, existentialism, the atonement, and Christology.

On today's program I was joined agan by Rev. Lewis Polzin to continue our discussion of Henry Eyster Jacob's book A Summary of the Christian Faith. We finished our discussion on Christology by discussing the communication of attributes from Christ's divine to his human nature.

On today's program I was joined by Rev. Lewis Polzin to continue discussing Henry Eyster Jacobs book A Summary of the Christian Faith. We began talking about Christology, and spent the entire program discussing early Christological heresies.

On today's program I played a lecture from Rev. Rich Shields given at the 2015 AALC Eastern Regional Conference here in Watseka, IL. This followed my lectures on passive righteousness and active righteousness. The topic is the distinction between law and gospel.

Explore the concept of active righteousness and its importance in Christian living. Discover how good works and service relate to the Gospel and the significance of serving both physical and spiritual needs. The discussion highlights the role of vocation in ordinary life, emphasizing love as a guiding principle. Learn about balancing action with proclamation and how Christians can be instruments of God in the world. The lecture also touches on the imperfect nature of active righteousness and the ongoing need for grace and discernment.

Dive into the intriguing distinction between passive and active righteousness. Explore how passive righteousness shapes the Christian life and the meaning of divine service. Discover the contrasting relationships of Coram Deo and Coram Mundo. Uncover the nature of good works, both by believers and unbelievers, and see how thanksgiving plays a role in our response to God's gifts. Learn the significance of the sacraments and worship as a reception of grace, culminating in the importance of absolution and the benediction in spiritual practice.

I did a second Question and Answer program today, dealing with multiple topics. I talked about the AALC, differences in beliefs about fellowship between synods, theonomy, the relationship between baptism and salvation, and many other important topics!

On today's program, I was joined again by Rev. Lewis Polzin to continue discussing Henry Eyster Jacobs' book A Summary of the Christian Faith. We discussed chapters nine and ten, on "the grace of God toward fallen men," and "the preparation of redemption."

On today's program I discussed some of the recent decisions of the PCUSA, and the problems inherent in liberal theology. I then examined an article by John Schuck who calls himself a "Christian atheist." I discussed the absurdity of such a claim, and the incoherence of the non-theistic worldview.