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Theology for the Church
Caleb Lenard
144 episodes
3 days ago
Theology for the Church aims to provide accessible, theologically rich conversations that have an eye toward applied theology and a heart for the local church. Weekly episodes hosted by Caleb Lenard (DEdMin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) cover all kinds of topics and themes in Christian doctrine, biblical theology, and Christian formation through engaging interviews with pastors, biblical scholars, and theologians from across the globe.
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Theology for the Church aims to provide accessible, theologically rich conversations that have an eye toward applied theology and a heart for the local church. Weekly episodes hosted by Caleb Lenard (DEdMin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) cover all kinds of topics and themes in Christian doctrine, biblical theology, and Christian formation through engaging interviews with pastors, biblical scholars, and theologians from across the globe.
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Theology for the Church
Tim Keller on the Christian Life with Matt Smethurst

In this week's episode, Caleb is joined by Matt Smethurst (MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) lead pastor of River City Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, to discuss his new book Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel. Together they discuss the most prominent works and themes from Keller's teaching and ministry.

Resources:

  1. Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel by Matt Smethurst
  2. The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Tim Keller
  3. Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters by Tim Keller
  4. Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Tim Keller
  5. Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions by Tim Keller
  6. Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World  by Tim Keller
  7. What Is Wrong with the World?: The Surprising, Hopeful Answer to the Question We Cannot Avoid by Tim Keller
  8. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller
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1 week ago
41 minutes 59 seconds

Theology for the Church
Postmillennialism with Josh Howard

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Josh Howard (PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) Senior Pastor at New Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Monroeville, Pennsylvania to discuss postmillennialism. This is the final installment of a three week miniseries on the various reformed millennial views.Resources:

  1. Stories About the End of Things: Revealing Themes of Eschatology Through Scripture by Joshua Howard
  2. The Exorcism of Satan: The Binding of the Strong Man by Christ the King by Joshua Howard
  3. Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope by Keith Mathison
  4. The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views⁠ edited by Robert Clouse
  5. Eschatology Matters Podcast with Josh Howard
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 11 minutes 31 seconds

Theology for the Church
Amillennialism with Kim Riddlebarger

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Kim Riddlebarger (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminar) pastor emeritus of Christ Reformed Church (URCNA) in Anaheim, California and retired professor of systematic theology at Westminster Seminary California to discuss Amillennialism. This is the second installment of a three week miniseries on the various reformed millennial views.

Resources:

  1. A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times by Kim Riddlebarger
  2. Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative by Sam Storms
  3. The Great End Time Debate: Issues, Options, and Amillennial Answers  by Dean Davis
  4. The Bible and the Future by Anthony Hoekema
  5. Revelation: A Shorter Commentary by Greg Beale
  6. Reading the Book of Revelation: Five Principles for Interpretation by Alex Stewart
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3 weeks ago
58 minutes 58 seconds

Theology for the Church
Historic Premillennialism with Jim Hamilton

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Jim Hamilton (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Senior Pastor of Kenwood Baptist Church and Professor of Biblical Theology at Southern Seminary to discuss Historic Premillennialism. This is the first installment of a three week miniseries on the various reformed millennial views.

Resources:

  1. Revisiting The Millennium: An Evening of Eschatology by the Kenwood Institute
  2. Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches by Jim Hamilton
  3. With the Clouds of Heaven: The Book of Daniel in Biblical Theology by Jim Hamilton
  4. Revelation by Tom Schreiner
  5. The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views edited by Robert Clouse
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4 weeks ago
1 hour 8 minutes 5 seconds

Theology for the Church
The Doctrine of Last Things: History and Hermeneutics with Sam Waldron

In this week's episode, Caleb is joined by Sam Waldron (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) president of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary and professor of systematic theology, to discuss his new book The Doctrine of Last Things: An Optimistic Amillennial View. Together, they focus on the history and hermeneutics of biblical eschatology.

Resources:

  1. The Doctrine of Last Things: An Optimistic Amillennial View by Sam Waldron
  2. The Bible and the Future by Anthony Hoekema
  3. Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative by Sam Storms
  4. A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times by Kim Riddlebarger
  5. The Great End Time Debate: Issues, Options, and Amillennial Answers by Dean Davis
  6. Pauline Eschatology by Geerhardus Vos
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1 month ago
51 minutes 46 seconds

Theology for the Church
Ecclesiastes’ Path to Resilient Happiness with Bobby Jamieson

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Bobby Jamieson (PhD, Cambridge) senior pastor of Trinty Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to discuss his most recent book Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes' Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness. Together they discuss the main idea, purpose, key themes, and interpretive challenges in the book of Ecclesiastes.


Resources:

  1. Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes' Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness by Bobby Jamieson
  2. Ecclesiastes by Craig Bartholomew
  3. Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End by David Gibson
  4. Recovering Eden: The Gospel According to Ecclesiastes by Zach Eswine
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1 month ago
40 minutes 3 seconds

Theology for the Church
The Book of Joshua with Richard Pratt Jr.

In this episdoe, Caleb is joined by Richard Pratt Jr. (ThD, Harvard University) president of Third Millennium Ministries, to discuss the book of Joshua. Together they explore the structure, main idea, purpose, key themes, and gospel connections in Joshua.

Resources

  1. Joshua by Richard Pratt Jr.
  2. Knowing the Bible: Joshua by Trent Hunter
  3. Joshua: Strong and Courageous by John Currid
  4. Joshua: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary  by David Firth
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1 month ago
1 hour 17 minutes 52 seconds

Theology for the Church
The Christological Case for Compatibilism with Randy Johnson

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Randy Johnson (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Wisdom Head at Scholé Christian Tradition, to discuss how classical Christology entails a compatibilist view of free will. In other words, freedom and moral responsibility are compatible with determinism is a necessary consequence of the teaching about Jesus Christ found in Scripture and affirmed in Christian, historical orthodoxy.

Resources:

  1. The Christological Case for Compatibilism by Randy Johnson
  2. Freedom of the Will  by Jonathan Edwards
  3. Institutes of Elenctic Theology by Francis Turretin
  4. The Person of Chrsit: An Introduction by Stephen Wellum
  5. God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ by Stephen Wellum
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1 month ago
49 minutes 8 seconds

Theology for the Church
Christ Jesus, the True Israel with Brent Parker

In this week's episode, Caleb is joined by Brent Parker (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), assistant editor of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology to discuss the Israel-Christ-Church relationship in biblical theology. Resources

  1. A Biblical and Theological Perspective of National Israel by Brent Parker
  2. Christ Jesus, the True Israel: Progressive Covenantalism on Israel, Christ, and the Church by Brent Parker
  3. Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies: Four Views on the Continuity of Scripture by Brent Parker and Richard Lucas
  4. Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies edited by Stephen Wellum and Brent Parker
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2 months ago
1 hour 22 minutes 25 seconds

Theology for the Church
The New Covenant with Joshua Greever

In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Joshua Greever (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Associate Dean of Seminary Programs & Associate Professor of New Testament, to discuss the new covenant in Christ from a progressive covenantalist perspective. Together, they unpack the key points of the new covenant and how it fits in the larger storyline of Scripture.

  1. The New Covenant by Joshua Greever

  2. The Nature of the New Covenant: A Case Study in Ephesians 2:11-22 by Joshua Greever

  3. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

  4. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

  5. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

  6. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

  7. Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

  8. Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies edited by Stephen Wellum and Brent Parker

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2 months ago
49 minutes 16 seconds

Theology for the Church
The Davidic Covenant with Stephen Wellum

In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Stephen Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Professor of Christian Theology at Southern Seminary and Editor of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, to discuss God’s covenant with David from a progressive covenantalist perspective. Together, they unpack the key points of the Davidic covenant and how it fits in the larger storyline of Scripture.

  • Resources

    1. The Davidic Covenant by Jason DeRouchie

    2. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

    3. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

    4. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    5. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    6. Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

    Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles by Graeme Goldsworthy

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    2 months ago
    50 minutes 47 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    The Levitical Covenant with David Schrock

    In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by David Schrock (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Pastor of Preaching and Theology at Occoquan Bible Church and Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology (Indianapolis Theological Seminary, Boyce College, and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) to discuss the Levitical covenant from a progressive covenantalist perspective. Together, they unpack the key points of the Levitical covenant and how it fits in the larger storyline of Scripture.

    Resources

    1. The Levitical Covenant (Parts I,II, and III) by David Schrock

    2. Making Sense of Melchizedek Through the Framework of Progressive Covenantalism by Matthew Emadi

    3. The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God by David Schrock

    4. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    5. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

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    2 months ago
    38 minutes 26 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    The Mosaic Covenant with Thomas Schreiner

    In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Thomas Schreiner (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) Associate Dean for the School of Theology and Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Biblical Theology at Southern Seminary, to discuss God’s covenant with Moses/Israel from a progressive covenantalist perspective. Together, they unpack the key points of the Mosaic covenant and how it fits in the larger storyline of Scripture.

    Resources

    1. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

    2. 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law by Thomas Schreiner

    3. Paul and the Law: Keeping the Commandments of God by Brian Rosner

    4. The Law of God by Stephen Wellum

    5. 3 Reasons Sunday Is Not the Christian Sabbath by Stephen Wellum

    6. The Law of Moses—The Mosaic Covenant Viewed Through Progressive Covenantalism by Ardel Caneday Parts I and II

    7. Applying the Law of Moses to the Christian Life by Joshua Greever

    8. A Progressive Covenantal Perspective: Paul and the Tripartite Division of Moses’s Law by Joshua Greever

    9. A Progressive Covenantal Perspective: Theonomy and Moses’s Law by Jason DeRouchie

    10. Relating Moses’s Law to Christians by Jason DeRouchie

    11. Ethics through Covenant: A Primer on Progressive Covenantalism and Moral Theology (Parts I, II, and III) by Andrew Walker

    12. Delighting in the Old Testament: Through Christ and for Christ by Jason DeRouchie

    13. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    14. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    15. Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

    16. Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies edited by Stephen Wellum and Brent Parker

    17. 40 Questions About Biblical Theology by Jason DeRouchie, Oren Martin, and Andrew Naselli

    18. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

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    3 months ago
    54 minutes 29 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    The Abrahamic Covenant with Jason DeRouchie

    In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Seminary, to discuss God’s covenant with Abraham from a progressive covenantalist perspective. Together, they unpack the key points of the Abrahamic covenant and how it fits in the larger storyline of Scripture.

    Resources

    1. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

    2. Counting Stars with Abraham and the Prophets: New Covenant Ecclesiology in OT Perspective by Jason DeRouchie

    3. Delighting in the Old Testament: Through Christ and for Christ by Jason DeRouchie

    4. God’s Covenant with Abraham by Peter Gentry

    5. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    6. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    7. Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

    8. Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies edited by Stephen Wellum and Brent Parker

    9. 40 Questions About Biblical Theology by Jason DeRouchie, Oren Martin, and Andrew Naselli

    10. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

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    3 months ago
    1 hour 22 minutes 39 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    The Noahic Covenant with Michael Carlino

    In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Michael Carlino (PhD Candidate), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Operations Director for the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and Assistant Director for the Mathena Center for Church Revitalization at Southern Seminary, to discuss God’s covenant with Noah from a progressive covenantalist perspective. Together, they show how the Noahic covenant’s placement and role within the larger metanarrative of Scripture by highlighting how it hearkened back to the original creation covenant and looks ahead to the consummation of the new creation at Christ's return.

    Resources

    1. The Noahic Covenant within Progressive Covenantalism Parts I and II by Michael Carlino

    2. Gender Essentialism in Anthropological, Covenantal, and Christological Perspective by Michael Carlino and Kyle Claunch

    3. The Creation Covenant According to Progressive Covenantalism: Laying the Right Foundation by Richard Lucas

    4. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    5. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    6. Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

    7. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

    8. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

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    3 months ago
    48 minutes 34 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    The Creation Covenant with Richard Lucas

    In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Richard Lucas (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Pastor of Teaching and Reaching at First Baptist Jacksonville to discuss God’s covenant with creation from a progressive covenantalist perspective. Together, they compare and contrast progressive covenantalism with dispensationalism and covenant theology to highlight how the creation covenant is foundational for the rest of the bible.

    Resources

    1. The Creation Covenant According to Progressive Covenantalism: Laying the Right Foundation by Richard Lucas

    2. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    3. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    4. Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

    5. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

    6. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

    7. Gender Essentialism in Anthropological, Covenantal, and Christological Perspective by Michael Carlino and Kyle Claunch

    8. Adam and the Covenant of Works by J.V. Fesko

    9. God and Adam: Reformed Theology & The Creation Covenant by Rowland Ward

    10. Covenant and Creation: An Old Testament Covenant Theology by William Dumbrell

    11. Getting the Garden Right: Adam's Work and God's Rest in Light of Christ by Richard Barcellos

    12. Righteous By Design: Covenantal Merit and Adam's Original Integrity by Harrison Perkins

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    3 months ago
    1 hour 21 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    Covenants in Biblical Context with Peter Gentry

    In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Peter Gentry (PhD, University of Toronto) Distinguished Visiting Professor of Old Testament and Senior Research Fellow at the Text & Canon Institute at Phoenix Seminary, to talk about the importance of covenantal relationships in the biblical story. Together, they discuss the similarities and differences between ancient Near Eastern covenants and and modern day contracts with how the Bible defines covenantal relationships before showing how the biblical covenants are more than a unifying theme of Scripture but the backbone to Scripture’s entire storyline.

    Resources

    1. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    2. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    3. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

    4. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

    Covenant and Creation: An Old Testament Covenant Theology by William Dumbrell

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    3 months ago
    37 minutes 54 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    The Kingdom of God with Stephen Dempster

    In this episode, Caleb is joined by Stephen Dempster (PhD, University of Toronto) professor emeritus of religious studies at Crandall University, to discuss a biblical theology of the kingdom of God. Together, they trace the themes of kingship and kingdom throughout Scripture exploring how the story of God’s kingship is ultimately the fulfillment of a promise to restore the rightful rule of humanity over creation by defeating sin and death and to establish a world of peace and justice.

    Resources

    1. The Return of the Kingdom: A Biblical Theology of God's Reign by Stephen Dempster

    2. Return of the Kingdom (concise essay) by Stephen Dempster

    3. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

    4. The End of the Beginning: Revelation 21-22 and the Old Testament by William Dumbrell

    5. The Kingdom of God (essay) by Graeme Goldsworthy 

    6. God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible by Vaughan Roberts

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    4 months ago
    42 minutes 38 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    A Biblical Theology of Wisdom with Mitch Chase

    In this episode, Caleb is joined by Mitch Chase (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Preaching Pastor at Kosmosdale Baptist Church and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Southern Seminary, to discuss his new book, Walking the Way of the Wise: A Biblical Theology of Wisdom. Together, they unpack how wisdom is not merely knowledge or cleverness but a life-giving path of joyful obedience to God's Word. By tracing the themes of wisdom and folly from Genesis to Revelation, this conversation illuminates the role of wisdom in the covenant life of God's people.

    Resources

    1. Walking the Way of the Wise: A Biblical Theology of Wisdom by Mitch Chase

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    4 months ago
    40 minutes 53 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    Perseverance and Assurance with Ardel Caneday

    In this episode, Caleb is joined by Ardel Caneday (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), retired professor of New Testament at University of Northwestern in St. Paul Minnesota, to discuss a biblical theology of perseverance and assurance. Together they discuss eight different kinds of biblical passages that help give us a holistic understanding of these doctrines and their  relationship in light of the eschatological tension that pervades the New Testament. Prominent views on such things as the warnings, admonitions, and assurance of salvation passages in Scripture are discussed as well.

    Resources

    1. ​The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance Assurance by Ardel Caneday and Thomas Schreiner
    2. ​Covenant and Commandment: Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life by Bradley Green
    3. ​Paul vs. James: What We've Been Missing in the Faith and Works Debate by Chris Bruno
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    4 months ago
    1 hour 33 seconds

    Theology for the Church
    Theology for the Church aims to provide accessible, theologically rich conversations that have an eye toward applied theology and a heart for the local church. Weekly episodes hosted by Caleb Lenard (DEdMin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) cover all kinds of topics and themes in Christian doctrine, biblical theology, and Christian formation through engaging interviews with pastors, biblical scholars, and theologians from across the globe.