New Heart Theology

Grant Forrester and Kevin Laymon introduce a powerful tool that connects the rich theology of NHT with living it out practically in our everyday lives. The battle map is one of the best tools you can employ in your battle against sin.Download the Battle Map Special Guest: Lexi ForresterInstagram: @NewHeartTheologyFacebook: /NewHeartTheologyTwitter: @NewHeartPodcastWebsite: newhearttheology.comContact: info@newhearttheology.comGeneral Recommended Reading:Justification and RegenerationBody, Soul, and Life EverlastingBirthrightSanctification and CounselingMLJ Exposition of Romans 6Romans 1-8 Macarthur CommentaryRecording Equipment:Rode ProcasterZoom LiveTrak L-8 RecorderRode PSM1 Shock MountRode PSA1 Swivel Boom Arm Mount

Grant and Kevin talk about where they've been, what they've been up to, and what they're considering for the future of New Heart Theology.

In this episode, we address the critiques of a popular Instagram influencer and podcaster. She wanted to interview us a few months ago but then decided not to publish the episode because her pastor disagreed with us. We walk through each of her criticisms and address them biblically.We close the episode with a look at the exciting additions to New Heart Theology in the coming weeks. We are pumped!Instagram: @NewHeartTheologyFacebook: /NewHeartTheologyTwitter: @NewHeartPodcastWebsite: newhearttheology.comContact: info@newhearttheology.comGeneral Recommended Reading:Justification and RegenerationBody, Soul, and Life EverlastingSanctification and CounselingBirthrightSanctification and CounselingMLJ Exposition of Romans 6Romans 1-8 Macarthur CommentaryRecording Equipment:Rode ProcasterZoom LiveTrak L-8 RecorderRode PSM1 Shock MountRode PSA1 Swivel Boom Arm Mount

In this episode, we talk about identifying the desires of the Spirit by relating our desires to what Paul calls the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5.22-26. We walk through each of the nine aspects of the fruit and what they look like in our lives.Remember that fruit is singular, so the believer will display all of these virtues in his or her life.

In Galatians 5:16-18 Paul lays out the battle within the believer--our desires of the flesh are constantly at war against our desires of the Spirit. But how do we know what's what? How can we decipher a desire of the flesh from a desire of the Spirit?In this episode, we look at Galatians 5:19-21 to help us identify the desires of the flesh. We go through all fifteen works of the flesh and talk about the desires that feed those actions.

By now, if you've been keeping up with our show, your understanding of the heart is probably changing. In this episode, we wrestle through some of the more popular Christian heart cliches and discuss whether or not they can be used accurately or perhaps if a change of phrase might be appropriate.

In this episode, we tackle the monumental problem of escapism. The scariest aspect of this debilitating sin is that it only worsens. It's a prison that Satan and forces use to render believers ineffective for Jesus.Tune in to find out how God has provided us with a way to combat this depleting tendency.Instagram: @newhearttheologyTwitter: @NewHeartPodcastWebsite: www.newhearttheology.comContact: info@newhearttheology.com

In this episode, we address the passage where New Heart Theology began, Galatians 5:16-18. Ezekiel 36 puts the "new heart" in New Heart Theology, but our passage for today was responsible for the first ideas directed toward a more excellent way of understanding the internal workings of the person and the believer's battle against sin.We define key terms in our theology, such as Spirit, flesh, and desire. We talk about what the battle between the flesh and the Spirit looks like within the believer. We also look at what it means to be led by the Spirit and the idea that Christians are no longer under the law.Instagram: @newhearttheologyTwitter: @NewHeartPodcastWebsite: www.newhearttheology.comContact: info@newhearttheology.com

This episode discusses the new heart promised in Ezekiel 36.25-27. We cover the following topics:What is the historical context surrounding the writing of Ezekiel?Why does God choose the terms "heart of stone" and "heart of flesh"?How do we know the heart of Ezekiel 36 is referencing the immaterial person?What other ways do we see regeneration pop up in the New Testament?What are the implications of our hearts being completely cleaned of idols?God says his Spirit will cause us to walk in obedience. What will that look like?How do these truths impact the lives of believers?

This could be the episode everyone's been waiting for. Here, we tackle Jeremiah 17.9, which says, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" We want to know who he's talking to, and who he's talking about. Does this passage apply to New Covenant believers who have been transformed by the Spirit? We answer all of these questions and more in this brief thirty minute episode.

In this episode, we talk about how New Heart Theology aids believers in controlling and overcoming their anger. We evaluate what's going on in the material part of our mind as well as how to use intellectual and rational truths from Scripture to combat the desires and lies of the flesh.Uprooting Anger by Robert Jones

In this episode, we address the prevailing view in modern evangelicalism that believers can unknowingly worship idols causing Jesus to lose His place on the throne of their hearts. We do not believe that is true and will make our case in this episode.The Stone and the Glory by Dr. Greg Harris

In this episode, we answer the question, "Is all sin idolatry?" The idea here is to challenge the current evangelical culture's tendency to label all sins as idolatry. We offer a biblical perspective of what true idolatry looked like and what the apostles had in mind when they spoke of idolatry.Is Idolatry the New Sin, by Carleton Wynne

In this episode, we address how the gospel truths of New Heart Theology can be a comfort to saved women with abortions in their past. Lexi Forrester, a talented apologist, joins us to provide crucial insights into a difficult subject.

In this episode, we simplify the language relating to the four internal senses to provide a more accessible and understandable way to think through these concepts. We hope it's helpful!

In this episode, we talk about how New Heart Theology applies to the ADHD mind. I think you'll find some fresh and helpful ideas on how to manage your ADHD in a way that brings glory to God.Products Mentioned:Happy Calm and FocusedBose QuietComfort 45Productivity App Suite:GmailGoogle CalendarToDoistEvernoteYNABFocus KeeperFocus Playlist:Rock House Jail (The Rock)Hummell Gets the Rockets (The Rock)Paperman (Christophe Beck)Rise (The Dark Knight Rises)Chevaliers de Sangreal (The Da Vinci Code)Rose (Titanic)Freedom (Braveheart)Coming Back Around (How to Train Your Dragon)Where's Hiccup? (How to Train Your Dragon)Theme from Jurassic ParkElegy (Lisa Gerrard)Once Upon a Time (Mark Knopfier)The Planet Krypton  (Superman)Now We Are Free (Gladiator)Cloud Atlas Finale (Cloud Atlas)Promentory (The Last of the Mohicans)Mountains (Interstellar)Cornfield Chase (Interstellar)Shine on Us (Instrumental Inspirations)No Man's Land (Wonder Woman)Dark Fate (Terminator Dark Fate)The MandalorianBlue Monday (Wonder Woman Trailer)Main Titles (Superman Returns)Top Gun Maverick: Top Gun AnthemWhat are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World?Flight (Man of Steel)A Dark Knight (The Dark Knight)Time (Inception)Blue Monday (Baltic House Orchestra)Main Titles (Top Gun Maverick)Darkstar (Top Gun Maverick)The Man, The Legend (Top Gun Maverick)

For this episode, I had the opportunity to interview UFC Lightweight fighter Joe Solecki. We discuss family, faith, fighting, and how New Heart Theology has changed his approach to all three categories.

In this episode, we address the pornography pandemic in our culture. We talk about its negative effects on the culture and on the human mind. We offer God's solution to pornography, which is a life of self-sacrifice rather than the consumption of others.God created sex as a beautiful human-to-human expression but it must be kept within the marriage relationship for true joy and satisfaction.This episode is rated PG-13.

In our first attempt at an interview episode, Bradley Wilder comes on and talks about how God has used New Heart Theology to bring about lasting change in his life and where he would like to see it go in the future.

In this episode, we discuss biblical solutions to anxiety. We offer hope by showing fellow strugglers how to find peace in life without resorting to unconventional therapies and medications.

In this episode, we discuss what spiritual beings, specifically demons, are and how they interact with us in our day-to-day lives. We also give examples of what this looks like and then offer biblical solutions for standing firm against the forces of darkness.

Have you ever wanted to know why you do what you do and think what you think? In an introductory fashion, this episode explores one of God's most fabulous creations, the mind. We're going to explore in-depth the idea that we have a singular mind that consists of two metaphysical substances.

In this episode, I give a (more pointed than usual) defense for why New Heart Theology isn't Gnosticism. I go through a brief overview of what Gnostics believed and then go through their seven heretical beliefs that the church fathers rejected and then compare them to NHT to see how we stack up.

This story is where it all began. We hope you enjoy this biblical theology of New Heart Theology that traces the new heart from Genesis to our resurrections.

This episode features my cohost, Grant Forrester, who covers the final point of New Heart Theology, our glorified bodies to come. He talks about Christ's glorified body, what to expect in our glorified bodies, and why this doctrine is vital for believers in their battle against sin.

In this episode, we cover what New Heart Theology teaches about the sanctification process. Now that we have laid the foundation for who we are and why we battle sin, we finally get to talk about what the Bible says about how we battle sin.We'll explain anthropology and metaphysics, as usual, and then also offer some practical steps to training toward righteousness.

In this episode, we look at what it means to be indwelled and sealed by the Holy Spirit. 

In this episode, we talk about what regeneration is and its effects on the soul. We also debunk some common myths and well-intentioned misnomers about the state of the regenerated soul.Regeneration: Born again, resurrected, cleansed, new creation

In this episode, we cover the second part of our second point as we discuss the corrupted body. The goal of this is to discover the pre-regenerate condition of man, but as you will see, the pre-regenerate body is no different than the regenerate body because God's work at salvation is solely on the soul.

In this episode, we cover the first part of our second point, The Myopic Soul in a Corrupted Body. We look at what the state of the unregenerate (or unsaved) soul and discuss both its function and its lacking. We also talk about why words such as dead and blind may not always be the best words to describe the lost soul.

This episode kicks off our first of the five points of New Heart Theology. We address what we call the "holistic duality of man," meaning that man is one person made of two substances. We layout a biblical foundation for this doctrine and talk briefly about the implications.Instagram: @newhearttheologyTwitter: @NewHeartPodcastWebsite: www.newhearttheology.comContact: info@newhearttheology.com

This episode introduces Grant Forrester as my frequent-flyer cohost. Grant will be hosting with me on most of our episodes so please take twelve minutes to get to know him and how he became involved with New Heart Theology.Instagram: @newhearttheologyTwitter: @NewHeartPodcastWebsite: www.newhearttheology.comContact: info@newhearttheology.com

This episode lives up to its title in every way! I tackle who I am, why I'm doing this show, reasons for you to listen, and some basic expectations for the show.Instagram: @newhearttheologyTwitter: @NewHeartPodcastWebsite: www.newhearttheology.comContact: info@newhearttheology.com