Just and Sinner Podcast

On today's program, I addressed a recent article published in First Things (which can be found here), in which former LCMS pastor Joshua Genig explains his reasons for joining the Eastern Orthodox Church.

On today's program, I continued to critique John Frame's article on the Lutheran distinction between Law and Gospel. On this show, I addressed the positive use of the Law in the life of the believer. I talked about the necessity of the third use of the Law, and why that does not contradict a strict distinction between God's two words. I also briefly discussed the New Perspective on Paul at the end of the program.

C.F.W. Walther's "The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel" is the Missouri Synod theologian's greatest theological work. This book consists of a series of thirty-nine lectures that Dr. Walther gave his seminary students at the end of his life on one of the foundational elements of Lutheran thought. In twenty-five theses, Walther expounds upon the distinction between the Law as God's demands upon his creatures, and the Gospel of God's free grace in Christ. Each thesis is defended by extensive Scriptural exegesis.

On today's program I continued discussing John Frame's article critiquing the traditional Lutheran Law/Gospel distinction. The article can be found here. I spent most of the program discussing Galatians 3.

I critiqued an article written by John Frame in which he critiques the Lutheran distinction between Law and Gospel

I was joined by Daniel Price and Lewis Polzin of Boars in the Vineyard to discuss the first chapter of Jacobs' book "A Summary of the Christian Faith."

I responded to a recent lecture by Steve Lawson on sanctification and talked about why justification is at the center of the Christian life.

On today's program, I answered a number of listener questions regarding the doctrine of election.

On today's program I answered two listener questions. The first had to do with the idea of prevenient grace in Arminianism and Lutheranism. This led into a discussion of the intuitu fidei approach to election that developed in the scholastic period. I then dealt with some common proof texts for Arminianism.

Dr. Curtis Lyons, a liturgics and church history professor and National Mission Developer, explains why liturgy matters. He traces worship from Passover and Moses to the Eucharist. He highlights invocation, confession, Word then Table structure, anamnesis, baptismal initiation, and how vocation connects to worship. Practical resources and how to recover meaningful liturgy are also discussed.