In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to the Lord's Supper, Internet usage, elders and deacons in local church contexts, Sabbath-keeping, and regeneration/conversion.
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In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to children in corporate worship, sanctification, biblical interpretation, personal godliness, and Aslan.
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In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to worship in the PCA, accountability in the Christian life, harmonizing the accounts of Jesus's childhood found in Matthew and Luke, and the doctrine of sin (harmartiology).
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In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to church government, the sabbath & missiology, covenant theology, sacramentology & baptism, medical ethics, and Old Testament theology.
Questions include:
- What is the difference between the Old and New Testaments, the old and new covenants, and the covenants of work and grace? Is there any overlap?
- What counsel would you have for Pastoral Search Committees?
- Should Christians ever feel free to use psychedelics to improve attention, focus, creativity, and work performance (i.e., through micro-dosing)?
- How can we justify from the Bible the specificity of convention in the Book of Church Order that is binding on members and church courts in the Presbyterian Church in America?
- How should missionaries in Muslim-dominated countries observe the Sabbath and encourage new believers/converts to observe the Sabbath? Is it permissible to observe it on the fifth day of the week (Friday) rather than on the first day of the week (Sunday)?
- What was Jesus' point in the two "widow's mite" passages (Mk. 12:41-44; Lk. 21:1-14)?
- Are Isaiah 14:21-21 and Ezekiel 28:13-19 about Satan?
- A married man professes faith and seeks baptism together with his unbelieving wife, who is willing - even wanting - to be baptized along with her husband. Would it be proper to baptize her? What if the situation was reversed?
In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to church government, Christian education, biblical ethics, and Old Testament theology.
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- How should members respond to a session that is small and overworked, but may appear to be rushing to elect new elders?
- Why do we make distinctions in the office of Elder, and how should we understand the various categories (e.g., Pastor, Teacher/Doctor, etc.) today?
- How do you know if your church has a true plurality (and parity) of elders?
- How should the church organize and conduct Sunday School?
- What biblical principles apply to how to steward our physical health?
- How should we view magic in literature and entertainment?
- When the Israelites left Egypt, how did they all have tents already at their disposal?
- While wandering in the desert for 40 years, what was the nature of the work that the Israelites did?
In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to church government, prayer, worship, and more.
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- Should we be expecting more or formal education for Ruling Elders?
- Where did Old Testament believers worship before the Temple?
- What authority do Deacons have in the church?
- What guidelines should we follow to properly pray imprecatory prayers?
- What do you think the ideal training method is for new office bearers in the church?
- What biblical principles apply to deciding how much money to spend on 'non-essentials' (e.g., recreation, entertainment, home decor)?
In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff briefly discuss the unique history of Antioch Presbyterian Church before diving into listener questions.
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- What is the difference between piety and pietism?
- Several interrelated questions about the sin of same-sex attraction and how a Christian struggling against this sin can pursue holiness in heart and relationships.
- What is the difference between a symbol of Christ, and an image of Christ? Can you clarify how it is that symbols may be acceptable whereas images are not?
- What do we mean when we speak of the whole counsel of God? What are some neglected areas of the whole counsel of God?
- Is the qualification of teaching with regards to the eldership the same as the gift of teaching spoken of elsewhere in the New Testament?
- Can you explain the relationship between "minister" in Exodus 39:26 and the same term in Exodus 38:8? What were the women doing at the entrance to the tent of meeting in 38:8, and how does this relate to what the priest is doing in 39:26?
In this inaugural episode of "Faith & Practice" under the purview of Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Woodruff, South Carolina, Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff discuss a landmark Supreme Court ruling (Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General), the 50th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, and a diverse array of listener questions.
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- Why was the 1933 edition of the PCUS BCO chosen as the starting point for construction of the PCA BCO?
- Should Christian ministers marry two unbelievers and/or marry two professing Christians who show no evidence of true saving faith?
- If a man commits adultery and his wife chooses to divorce him, should she get full custody of the children? If yes, does he cease to be the covenantal head of the household? Does the man's repentance and desire (or lack thereof) to remain in the marriage change the answer? Is joint custody a biblical concept?
- Is it wrong to watch recordings of sport matches that take place on the Lord's Day?
- Can you comment on the increased rate of exceptions (i.e., stated differences) to the 'Recreation Clause' in the Westminster Standards?
- Regarding the Sabbath, what does the word 'pleasure' in Isaiah 58:13 and 14 mean for us today?