Podcast appearances and mentions of sam renihan

In this Pat is joined by Sam Renihan to talk about the unchangeable nature of God and the doctrine of impassability. Sam Renihan is pastor of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada, CA. He is the author of God Without Passions: The Majesty of God's Unshakeable Perfection. You can find Sam on X @Petty_France

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Justin Perdue (MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), lead pastor of Covenant Baptist Church (Ashville, North Carolina) and cohost of the Theocast podcast to discuss a confessional Baptist response to how the law of Moses applies to the Christian life today via discussion on: the tripartite division of the law, moral/natural law and positive law, law/gospel distinction as well as a critique of theonomy and Christian reconstructionism. Resources https://theocast.org/ Justin Perdue A 1689 Baptist Perspective: Confessionalism and Theonomy by Justin Perdue https://www.9marks.org/article/a-1689-baptist-perspective-confessionalism-and-theonomy/ The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom by Sam Renihan https://a.co/d/gP57srv Living in God's Two Kingdoms: A Biblical Vision for Christianity and Culture David VanDrunen https://a.co/d/2B7yomX Modern Marrow Men Podcast by Tom Hicks https://pastortomhicks.com/2022/01/28/how-can-you-listen-to-the-modern-marrow-men-podcast/ The Lost Soul of American Protestantism D.G. Hart https://a.co/d/hnIB18y

How were our 17th century Baptist forerunners arguing for believer's baptism? From Shadow to Substance by Dr. Sam Renihan: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Substance-Theology-Particular-1642-1704/dp/1907600310/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PQIV6CAZ84I7&keywords=from+shadow+to+substance&qid=1706046775&sprefix=from+sha%2Caps%2C1452&sr=8-1 Unity and Continuity... by Andrew Woolsey: https://www.amazon.com/Unity-Continuity-Covenantal-Thought-Westminster/dp/1601782160/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JF7Y5R2QHFKR&keywords=unity+and+continuity&qid=1706046831&sprefix=un%2Caps%2C950&sr=8-1

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Pascal Denault (ThM, Acadia University) pastor of Reformed Baptist Church of Saint-Jérôme, Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada and author of The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology to discuss the covenant of grace from the reformed Baptist perspective. Together they address such questions as: What is the covenant of grace? How does it relate to the other theological covenants (covenant of redemption and covenant of works)? How does it relate to the historical covenants? How does it relate to the salvation of God's people and why is important for the life of the church? And more. Resources The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology by Pascal Denault https://a.co/d/hMbJfwl Covenant Theology: From Adam to Christ by John Owen and Nehemiah Coxe https://a.co/d/a1MVzsr The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom by Sam Renihan https://a.co/d/7L9cR0q

In this episode, Caleb discusses the covenant of works with Richard Belcher Jr. (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary). Dr. Belcher is a professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte and the Academic Dean at both RTS Atlanta and RTS New York City as well an ordained minister in the PCA. Together they discuss questions like: What is the covenant of works? What is the biblical-theological warrant/foundation for a covenant of works in Scripture? How does the covenant of works relate to the other theological covenants (i.e. redemption and grace) and the historical covenants after Adam's fall (Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and the New). And more. Resources: The Fulfillment of the Promises of God: An Explanation of Covenant Theology by Richard Belcher Jr. https://a.co/d/0orc0DG Covenant Theology by RTS Faculty https://a.co/d/7N6SkSf Covenant Theology: From Adam to Christ by Nehemiah Coxe and John Owen https://a.co/d/9mhzQBl The Mystery of Christ: His Covenant and His Kingdom by Sam Renihan https://a.co/d/eeOweUt The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology by Pascal Denault https://a.co/d/cc3CO4w Adam and the Covenant of Works by J.V. Fesko https://a.co/d/bQvpFFw Death in Adam, Life in Christ: The Doctrine of Imputation https://a.co/d/5vDuEH3

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Guy Richard (PhD, University of Edinburgh) President and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss the covenant of redemption. Together they address such questions as: what is the covenant of redemption? When and where did this concept come into being? What is the biblical-theological and historical warrant for such a doctrine? How does it help us understand the storyline of Scripture? How does it undergird the doctrine of salvation? And more. Resources: The Covenant of Redemption by Guy Richard https://journal.rts.edu/article/the-covenant-of-redemption/ Covenant Theology by RTS Faculty https://a.co/d/7N6SkSf Covenant Theology: From Adam to Christ by Nehemiah Coxe and John Owen https://a.co/d/9mhzQBl The Mystery of Christ: His Covenant and His Kingdom by Sam Renihan by https://a.co/d/eeOweUt The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology by Pascal Denault https://a.co/d/cc3CO4w

In this episode Dr Clark looks at Romans 3:25–26 and looks at Paul's appeal to the atonement, the progressive of redemption and revelation, the unity of the covenant of grace, and more. He also answers questions from Shane about Alcoholics Anonymous, from Michael about Wilsonite theobros, from Brandon about the Christian Sabbath, from Rob about the law/gospel distinction, and from Mark about the problem of evil. The opening audio comes from Sam Renihan on the Lyceum on the London Lyceum Podcast. This episode of the Heidelcast is sponsored by Westminster Seminary California. Thinking about pastoral ministry or unordained service in education, missions, or in the church? Now is the time investigate your calling by calling or visiting Westminster Seminary California. When you visit you will be able to sit in on classes, meet students and professors, see the campus and student housing, and have all your questions answered in-person by those best equipped to help you on your seminary journey! Westminster Seminary California offers masters degrees in biblical studies, systematics (theology), and historical theology, as well as the Master of Divinity. Schedule your visit today at Westminster Seminary California or call (888) 480-8474. All the Episodes of the Heidelcast Resources On Romans Subscribe To the Heidelcast On Twitter @Heidelcast How To Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button below Subscribe in Apple Podcast Subscribe directly via RSS New Way To Call The Heidelphone: Voice Memo On Your Phone Text the Heidelcast any time at (760) 618–1563. The Heidelcast is available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Call the Heidelphone anytime at (760) 618–1563. Leave a message or email us us a voice memo from your phone and we may use it in a future podcast. Record it and email it to Heidelcast at heidelcast dot net. If you benefit from the Heidelcast please leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts so that others can find it. Please do not forget to make the coffer clink (see the donate button below). Show Notes Heidelblog Resources The HB Media Archive The Ecumenical Creeds The Reformed Confessions Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Recovering the Reformed Confession (Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2008). What Must A Christian Believe? Why I Am A Christian Heidelblog Contributors Covenant Theology And Infant Baptism A Court, Clay, and the Cross: Examining the Problem of Evil Atheists, Christians, AA, And God As I Conceive Of Him Resources On Theonomy And Reconstructionism Resources On Eschatology Heidelminicast Series: Contra Postmillennialism It Can Be Difficult But We Need To Open Our Eyes And Pay Attention To The Facts Resources on the Christian Sabbath (Updated) Resources on the Law/Gospel Distinction Support Heidelmedia: use the donate button or send a check to: Heidelberg Reformation Association 1637 E. Valley Parkway #391 Escondido CA 92027 USA The HRA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Sean and Dan sit down with Dr. Sam Renihan to discuss his new book on Particular Baptist history, "The Petty France Church Part 2". --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-particular-baptist/support

Carlton Wynne, Jeremy Boothby, Lane Tipton, and Camden Bucey discuss 1689 Federalism and the old covenant. Continuing an ongoing conversation carried over several podcast episodes and YouTube videos, the panel interacts with views presented by Sam Renihan, Richard Barcellos, and Brandon Adams in “Two-Tier Typology and OT Salvation.” They responded specifically to Christ the Center episode 736 (John Owen, Jeremiah 31, and the Relationship between the Old and New Covenants) from last year, in which Camden Bucey spoke with Carlton Wynne and Will Wood at RTS Atlanta. That episode followed many of the covenant theological themes expressed by Jeremy Boothby in Christ the Center episode 693 (Typology and Covenant Membership in Hebrews). After surveying views presented by Nehemiah Coxe, Paul Jewett, and David Kingdon, the conversation focuses on the relationship of old covenant types to the accomplishment of redemption wrought by Jesus Christ in the new covenant.

Carlton Wynne, Jeremy Boothby, Lane Tipton, and Camden Bucey discuss 1689 Federalism and the old covenant. Continuing an ongoing conversation carried over several podcast episodes and YouTube videos, the panel interacts with views presented by Sam Renihan, Richard Barcellos, and Brandon Adams in “Two-Tier Typology and OT Salvation.” They responded specifically to Christ the Center […]

Jordan and Brandon host a roundtable event with Sam Renihan, Michael Beck, Guy Waters, and Stephen Wellum regarding covenant theology.Support the show

In this react video, Jeremy offers some thoughts in response to a description of dispensationalism presented by Sam Renihan and other Reformed Baptists on The London Lyceum Podcast. This episode is sponsored by the Do Theology store! Support the pod here...

In this react video, Jeremy offers some thoughts in response to a description of dispensationalism presented by Sam Renihan and other Reformed Baptists on The London Lyceum Podcast. This episode is sponsored by the Do Theology store! Support the pod here: store.dotheology.com Contact Us: show@dotheology.com https://twitter.com/dotheology​​ https://facebook.com/dotheology​ Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/DoTheology   #dispensationalism #DTReacts

In our next installment of local church interviews, we got Sam Renihan on the pod with us. We talk about the importance of confessionalism for the local church and how to step into effectively introducing it to a local church.CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.reformatorypod.comMukwano Coffee: https://www.mukwanocoffee.com (Use promo code "reformatory" for 20% off your order).Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reformatorypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/reformatorypodTwitter: https://twitter.com/reformatorypodSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-reformatory3070/exclusive-content

Does having a confession of faith make a church narrow in theology, critical of other churches and hunkered down in their own bunker, unwilling to work with others?John Mark and Jonny talk with Oliver Allmand-Smith about the true spirit of the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith, those who wrote it and how the Confession promotes a generous and warm orthodoxy challenging churches to pray for each other and partner for the gospel.Resources for Further Study:- Recovering Our Confessional Heritage Bundle : Masterfully brings together biblical, systematic and historical theology in bitesize form - By Common Confession : Contributors Include: Donald R. Linblad, Joel R. Beeke, James E. Dolezal, J. V. Fesko, W. Robert Godfrey, Michael T. Renihan, Micah & Sam Renihan, Samuel E. Renihan- Faith & Life for Baptists : This book aids the reader to grasp the historical context of Confessional Baptists

How should Christians understand the Kingdom of Christ? Sam Renihan returns for a conversation with Tom and John as they explore the relevance of Christ's Kingdom today. Thank you for listening to Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and John Divito. Modern Marrow Men is a weekly conversation on the Law & the Gospel intended to help church leaders and Christian laypeople rightly divide the Word of truth. Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.org.

What does the Bible teach about the Kingdom of God? Sam Renihan joins Tom and John for a discussion on this vital subject. Thank you for listening to Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and John Divito. Modern Marrow Men is a weekly conversation on the Law & the Gospel intended to help church leaders and Christian laypeople rightly divide the Word of truth. Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.org.

John-Mark and Jonny set out on the Broken Wharfe Podcast adventure.Why does this podcast exist? Why confessions of faith, and why is systematic theology important?The confessional approach to theology, church life, and worship requires a commitment to systematic theology. If we don't see the need for systematic theology in the local church, or see it as something that is only for a few people who are interested that sort of thing, then we may not be persuaded by the benefits of having a confession of faith. So, what is systematic theology and why is it important for church life?After chatting about hopes and plans for the new podcast, J and J-M get focused on what being confessional actually means and why we should do systematic theology at all.Contact us at info@brokenwharfe.comWebsite: www.brokenwharfe.comBook link:Sam Renihan, Deity and DecreeBlog link:Jonathan Woodrow, Systematic Theology and Confessing the FaithInstitution links:International Reformed Baptist Seminary (IRBS)For more information on IRBS in the UK see Trinity Grace Church Ramsbottom page here 

Dr. Sam Renihan is back on the pod, and this time we get into healthy associations, covenant theology, a present danger to the church today, heavy metal, and more. Be sure to pick up some, or all, of Sam's books if you don't already have them.Get all the links and show notes at http://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/sam-renihan-1Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.org.

Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.org.

In episode 37, Drs. James and Sam Renihan talk about their time in and around London. They share some of the insights gained concerning our Baptist heritage while visiting historical sites and spending time in the archives. This was an interesting and encouraging conversation. We hope it is a blessing to you, the listener. 

Drs. James and Sam Renihan join me to discuss the covenant which preceded all others, namely,  the Covenant of Redemption. Sam has produced a lot of good material on the subject of Covenant Theology. As usual, he speaks with precision and clarity on this important doctrine.

In this episode, Luke Stamps is joined by special guest Sam Renihan to discuss Nehemiah Coxe and the contribution of his work A Discourse of the Covenants (1681) to Baptist theology. This episode is the third of the CBR Baptist Classics Reading Challenge.Subscribe to the CBR podcast: Apple | Spotify | YouTubeFOLLOW US:Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

NOTE: Mortification of Spin--now, a biweekly podcast--returns with a new episode November 10th. Today: from the archives of another Alliance podcast, it's Theology on the Go with Jonathan Master and James Dolezal. What is Federal Theology? Sam Renihan joins our hosts to address this very question. Sam is a pastor at Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada, CA and author of From Shadow to Substance: the Federal Theology of the English Particular Baptists.  Is it fair to say that Federal theology was the theology of the post-reformation English Puritan? If so, how? Sam focuses his attention on the distinctive features of Federal Theology among particular Baptists, their place in the 17th century literature, and the implications of departing from the English social institutions of long-held beliefs.

On today’s episode, Joey and Ryan interview Dr. Sam Renihan on the descent of Christ. You can buy Sam’s excellent new book Crux, Mors, Inferi: A Primer and Reader on the Descent of Christ on Amazon today. Other works by Dr. Samuel Renihan can be found here. Follow Sam on Twitter: @Petty_France Sam’s Bio: Sam […]

On this month's Hanover House Jordan is joined by Jake Stone, Conner McMakin, Jesse Owens, and Sam Renihan as they consider the topic of Baptist institutions and associations. They think about how they have historically been understood and how contemporary Baptists ought to understand them.Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website.Support the show

How should Christians understand the Kingdom of Christ? Sam Renihan returns for a conversation with Tom and John as they explore the relevance of Christ's Kingdom today. Thank you for listening to Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and John Divito. Modern Marrow Men is a weekly conversation on the Law & the Gospel intended to help church leaders and Christian laypeople rightly divide the Word of truth. Tom Hicks is Pastor of First Baptist Church of Clinton, LA. https://fbcclintonla.com/. #pastortomhicks John Divito is Pastor of Cornerstone Fellowship Church of Newburgh, IN. http://cornerstone-fellowship.org/ Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cbtseminary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cbtseminary/support

What does the Bible teach about the Kingdom of God? Sam Renihan joins Tom and John for a discussion on this vital subject. Thank you for listening to Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and John Divito. Modern Marrow Men is a weekly conversation on the Law & the Gospel intended to help church leaders and Christian laypeople rightly divide the Word of truth. Tom Hicks is Pastor of First Baptist Church of Clinton, LA. https://fbcclintonla.com/. #pastortomhicks John Divito is Pastor of Cornerstone Fellowship Church of Newburgh, IN. http://cornerstone-fellowship.org/ Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cbtseminary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cbtseminary/support

Is there any Christ in your Genesis? The book of Genesis is often mishandled. Peripheral things are over-emphasized and the main point is lost. Jon and Justin talk about Genesis from a redemptive-historical, covenantal, and Christ-centered perspective. Semper Reformanda Podcast: Jon and Justin take a deeper dive into covenant theology and the book of Genesis. It is our perspective that Genesis cannot be rightly understood apart from a covenantal framework. We aim to explain how and why. Resources: Our Covenant Theology teaching series Book study on Sam Renihan's book Our episode: Is Your Theological System Any Good? Ask Theocast: GENESIS: About Creation? A Science Book? NEITHER?!?! Book Giveaway: "Grace in Despair" by Dianna Carroll SUPPORT Theocast: https://theocast.org/give/ FACEBOOK: Theocast: https://www.facebook.com/Theocast.org TWITTER: Theocast: https://twitter.com/theocast_org INSTAGRAM: Theocast: https://www.instagram.com/theocast_org/

Is there any Christ in your Genesis? The book of Genesis is often mishandled. Peripheral things are over-emphasized and the main point is lost. Jon and Justin talk about Genesis from a redemptive-historical, covenantal, and Christ-centered perspective.Semper Reformanda Podcast: Jon and Justin take a deeper dive into covenant theology and the book of Genesis. It is our perspective that Genesis cannot be rightly understood apart from a covenantal framework. We aim to explain how and why.Resources:Our Covenant Theology teaching seriesBook study on Sam Renihan’s bookOur episode: Is Your Theological System Any Good?Ask Theocast: GENESIS: About Creation? A Science Book? NEITHER?!?! Book Giveaway: “Grace in Despair” by Dianna CarrollSUPPORT Theocast: https://theocast.org/give/ FACEBOOK: Theocast: https://www.facebook.com/Theocast.org TWITTER: Theocast: https://twitter.com/theocast_org INSTAGRAM: Theocast: https://www.instagram.com/theocast_org/  Podcast TranscriptJustin Perdue: Hi, this is Justin. Let me begin by asking you a question: is there any Jesus in your Genesis? Today on Theocast, Jon and I are going to be talking about the book of Genesis, the ways that it is often mishandled, and how we often miss the main point of that wonderful book. We’re going to look at Genesis today from a redemptive-historical perspective, from a covenantal perspective with Jesus at the center. We hope it’s encouraging for you.We’re going to take a deeper dive into covenant theology over in Semper Reformanda, and how that relates to our understanding of Genesis. We hope all of this is helpful and encouraging to you. Stay tuned.For those who listen to us all the time, you might be ready for what I’m going to say: we talk about redemptive-historical theology and the redemptive-historical framework of the Bible. We talk about covenant theology and we talk about a very Christ-centered way to understand the entirety of Scripture.Today, we’re going to put some of those tools to work, and we’re going to have a conversation about the very first book of the Bible—and that’s obviously none other than the book of Genesis. There are many takes on the book of Genesis in our day. There are a lot of things said about it that, we don’t want to bury the lead here, that Jon and I find to be a little bit less than helpful and confusing. And the main point of Genesis, we fear, is often lost because of some of these peripheral things that often become the focus. In particular, what we want to do today is be able to talk about Jesus from the book of Genesis.The episode title, if you’ve already looked at it, is There is No Jesus in Your Genesis, Sir, which is a reference to a Charles Spurgeon quote, a paraphrase of the Charles Spurgeon quote, where he said, “No Christ in your sermon, sir? Go home and never preach again until you have something worth saying.”So we’re going to talk about the book of Genesis today on a number of levels. We’re going to begin by just talking about some of the things that are often the focus of evangelicalism when it comes to the book of Genesis and hopefully have a little fun; we have a little fun in a gracious way and point out how that’s less than helpful.And then we’re going to pivot and talk about the ways that we think we should understand the book. I hope that this is mega encouraging for the listener as we think about how God the Son is all over the place in the book of Genesis.Jon Moffitt: What is the book of Genesis about? I asked this to my kids the other day just to test them out. Justin has his hands way up in the air. And the common answer is…Justin Perdue: Creation.Jon Moffitt: Creation. That’s right. What is interesting is Justin, you’re preaching through the book. I’ll throw you on the spot here. How many chapters are in Genesis?Justin Perdue: 50.Jon Moffitt: 50. And how many of those chapters are in reference to creation?Justin Perdue: Two.Jon Moffitt: That’s right.Justin Perdue: I’ve got my hand raised. Can I make some comments? Ask me what Genesis is about.Jon Moffitt: We’ll get there. We’ll get there.I grew up influenced by what’s called an evidentialist apologetic. For those of you that are new to Theocast, or maybe new to this whole idea, apologetics is to give an answer. You’re not apologizing for something because you feel sorry, but it’s to provide an answer. And there are two different categories of apologetics: you have evidentialist, meaning that with enough evidence you can provide solid truth so that someone can make a logical decision to follow Christ. So apologetic through evidence. And then Justin, what would be the opposite of an apologetic perspective?Justin Perdue: Presuppositionalist perspective? That means we understand that there are presuppositions that must be maintained and held if one is going to see these truths as legitimate and valid, and ultimately, given that we understand that God is the one who grants us true wisdom and sight by His grace, we understand that we’re not going to reason anybody into the kingdom of God and that God must do a work in someone’s life in order to cause them, help them, by His grace to see these things as true.Jon Moffitt: Right. Those are the two perspectives. The one I came from was an evidentialist perspective. We’re going to be as kind as we can be here, but this is the reality. We always try. We’re sinners and we often need to repent.Anyways, what you end up getting into is an evolution/creation debate, and we use the Bible—specifically the book of Genesis—as a science textbook, or as you like to say, a documentary on creation. We then go through and we try to prove the legitimacy of creation, which I understand and I would agree with, that we can look at science to see the glory of God and to strengthen and encourage our faith. There’s nothing wrong with that. But as we do with any text of the Bible, we need to always ask two very important questions: who is the audience and what’s the author’s intention of writing to that audience? And that will tell you the purpose of the book.Justin Perdue: And alongside that, as the divine Author of the entire Bible, what is God meaning for us to understand here too? And I know you agree.Jon Moffitt: Right. The hard part about when we’re thinking about Genesis is that we immediately focus on the scientific/historical side of it—and it is important. If you don’t have a historical Adam and Eve, you’re going to be falling off into heresy after chapter 2. So we have a problem.We understand the debate; this is not what this debate is about. We hold to a historic understanding of Adam and Eve, but when it comes down to our understanding of Genesis, because we have created such an evidentialist/this is an evolution-creation debate, we miss the whole point of why Genesis was written and the purpose of Genesis in modern day life. Our life today, as a believer—what is it supposed to be for us? There’s the Creation Museum, we’ve got the big ark over in Kentucky, and people would ask me what my thoughts are on that. I think there are some helpful things there for Christians. They can go there and be encouraged. It’s a lot of money. I don’t know if I would have spent all that money on that. So if someone wants to give me multi-millions of dollars, I probably will use it for something else. But I’m not here to judge—I don’t live far from Kentucky, so probably one day I’ll take my kids to go see it.Justin Perdue: I’ll even go so far as to say, in a slightly more joke-ish, punchy way, that if the initial thought bubbles that go up from your head when the book of Genesis is mentioned is creation versus evolution, if you immediately think Creation Museum and you immediately think Ark in Kentucky, then this podcast is for you. With all due respect, not that those things are bad. And like Jon said, there’s a time and a place for some of these debates and conversations. There are useful things, I’m sure. Going to the Creation Museum or going to the ark in Kentucky could be a great experience to have with your family. I also don’t think that Christians that don’t go are going to be missing out on something that is somehow just essential to our faith because the point of the book of Genesis is something entirely different.I’ll go ahead and say this really quickly before we get into more of the meat of the episode. When you read Genesis 1 and 2, your mind should immediately go to Revelation 21 and 22. Because in reading the account of creation, we are reading that in light of God’s promise of the consummation of redemption and restoration at the end of it. There are striking parallels between those respective chapters at the beginning and end of the Bible. I think this episode is going to maybe flesh out for us why and how that’s the case.It’s sad that we have sort of gotten lost in the weeds—and the concerns that are peripheral at best have become the main focus of our conversation about this book of the Bible. And we miss the main point and are robbed of really edifying and encouraging stuff.Jon Moffitt: Justin, if you don’t mind, I’d like to give the context to Genesis and why it was written, and then we’ll move from that to try and give us a fuller explanation, comparing to what most commentaries and what most people do with Genesis. Then, I think, we’re going to argue the way in which the Bible has used the book of Genesis and we’ll go from there.We need to think about the historical context at this point. I know that this is a little bit snarky, but Genesis was not written the day after creation. Adam didn’t have a pen out and was tracking along.Justin Perdue: It was actually written millennia after.Jon Moffitt: Yes. 2,500 plus years is the estimate of how much recorded history had passed in Genesis before it was given us. So you have to understand why then was it written so far down the line? Let’s just think about the history. To understand Genesis, I would say Genesis is the prologue to Exodus, and in many ways you would want to go read Exodus first because it explains why Genesis exists. I know that the order of the books come in Genesis, Exodus, but it is for this very reason: Moses is the author of the Pentateuch. Moses’ life and story explain the necessity of why these books were written. This is, I would say, the really fast prologue introductions to the whole explanation of Genesis. The people of Israel who had been enslaved in Egypt for 400 years, they have not only been there that long, but there is no recorded history other than the verbal history that’s been handed to them about Abraham and the promises of Abraham, and they have become flat out polytheists, and it becomes the plague of the nation for the rest of their existence. It’s just horrible. God talks about whoring after other gods and idols constantly with the prophets and even Moses. When they’re brought out, Moses is up on the mountain. He comes back and what are they doing? They’re worshiping another golden calf. So you have an issue of polytheism. When Moses leaves and he goes up on the mountain and brings back the 10 commandments, what’s the first commandment? “You should have no other gods before me”, which is the issue Israel is going to face. When Moses begins to write this, he’s not writing this with the absence of reality. In Egyptian history, the tradition was that there wasn’t one god who created everything; there were multiple gods.Justin Perdue: And that was true of all the ancient Near Eastern creation accounts.Jon Moffitt: So Moses is writing in such a way that it’s shocking to say that in the beginning, Yahweh, one God, created all things. You have to understand that there is definitely an apologetic going on. It’s polytheism, not evolution, that he’s going after. This is a monotheistic religion that Moses is introducing to a polytheistic people.Justin Perdue: Sure. A few comments here on not only Moses writing it, but what he’s doing. As we’ve already said, Genesis is historical and Moses is writing redemptive history, and it’s really important that we understand that. That’s why I say it’s not a documentary, it’s not a history textbook. It’s not written like that.Two things can be true at the same time, and I think this is worth mentioning: we can uphold the fact that even the account of creation is written in a very beautiful and literary way, and at the same time, uphold its historicity. Those things are not mutually exclusive. I know sometimes people lose their minds when we start to talk about the literary elements of the way Moses wrote the book, but he is writing redemptive history for the people of Israel. And like you said, Jon, if anything, the creation account in Genesis is written as a polemic against not only polytheism generally, but also specifically against other creation myths that would have existed. It’s very clear as you study it because there are very interesting distinctions between Genesis and these other accounts of creation, and those distinctions make all the difference. They’re too coincidental to be a coincidence. So Moses knows what he’s doing.Now, is Genesis—and the Bible in general—useful in speaking to atheism? Yeah, because in the Bible, it’s very clear that people have denied the existence of God forever. The fool says in his heart that there is no God and all that. So we’re not saying that one can’t use the Bible to argue against an atheistic worldview, but understand why Genesis was written to the people of Israel originally. I think it does matter.Jon Moffitt: I do not feel the necessity, at any moment, when I am dealing with unbelievers or even the atheist to prove to them the evidence of science or use science to prove Scripture. And the reason I have to say that is Paul is very clear that the fool has said in his heart that there is no God. That’s Proverbs. But Paul has also said that the unbeliever will look at the Word of God, specifically the gospel, and call it foolish.Justin Perdue: And the unbeliever will suppress the truth about God and unrighteousness. Romans 1. So, clearly, God has to do a work in a person’s heart and mind in order for the person to ever see God’s existence is true and good.Jon Moffitt: Now, does that mean that any efforts at apologetics, when it relates to creation and all that, is of no value? No.Justin Perdue: We want to clear up misunderstanding.Jon Moffitt: That’s right. I just think we need to be very careful that we don’t use Genesis in a way it was not intended to be used. If you think that God wrote that so that we could prove to the evolutionists they’re wrong, evolution didn’t come around until many, many, many years later.Justin Perdue: Let’s talk about Genesis and what it’s about. What is Genesis about? Short answer: Genesis is about redemption. Because that’s what the whole Bible is about. It is also more specifically about redemption accomplished through God the Son who took on flesh, and that is in view all throughout the book of Genesis.Let’s begin with the account of creation in Genesis 1:1 and following. Is Jesus in Genesis? Is God the Son in Genesis, even Genesis 1? Absolutely. He is. We should not read Genesis one without thinking of some other passages of Scripture. So when we read in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning, God…” our mind should immediately go to John 1. “In the beginning,” the exact same construction, “was the Word,” who is the divine Word, God the Son, “and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.” So in that sense, God the Son is the beginning of all things in terms of this world, and he is the agent of creation through whom the whole thing is made.Jon Moffitt: I would say that we need to, I would say as the Reformers do, but I would argue as the apostles do, they use the New Testament in order to interpret and explain the Old Testament. This is a great example of that.Justin Perdue: A couple of other texts just for our encouragement: Colossians 1:16 about Jesus. “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”Jon Moffitt: Did the readers of Genesis, when Moses wrote the Pentateuch, fully understand that?Justin Perdue: Of course not. Did Moses understand it fully?Jon Moffitt: Probably not.Justin Perdue: This is an epic thought: the writer of the Hebrews, at the beginning of his letter, he says that God has spoken to us at various times in various ways through the prophets, etc. “But in these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son. . . through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” Think about that thought, that the one through whom all things were made is the very one who takes on flesh to go and live in that world, suffer in that world, bleed in that world, and die in that world in order to save sinners. I think it’s legit that we see that from the opening tip of Scripture. Genesis 1:1—there it is. “In the beginning, God….” We have God the Son present, and we need to think about God the Son and his redemptive work that he would do, connecting it to these other passages in the Bible.Jon Moffitt: I would say there are two ways in which Genesis has been read, but they come to the same conclusions. When the children of Israel would hear the law read over them constantly and they would memorize it, they would write it upon the tables of their heart—all of the commands that we have given to us and Deuteronomy—they would hear it as the same way: it is the history of redemption. The reason is that in Exodus, they just entered into a covenant with a God they really don’t know much about. And Moses says, “Here’s the God you just entered into covenant with. He is the creator. He’s also the one who made the promise to restore that which was broken.”So Moses, through the inspiration of the Spirit, is explaining how they got from creation to Egypt, and explaining the faithfulness of God along the way. I will say that the most important part of the story of Genesis is the fall, because the question then becomes, one, we know that there is sin because everyone experiences it. Moses just explains how it got here. And then the greatest part about Genesis is that you have the Creator of the universe, and now you’re going to have the restoration by the Creator.Justin Perdue: He’s the Restorer of the universe.Jon Moffitt: In the mind of the reader, the question has to be, “Who is the seed of Eve?” Because when he shows up, then all will be made right. That’s the question the reader has.Justin Perdue: And we’re going to get to that promise in just a minute. But I think you’re right. I think it’s important for people to see that the work of redemption is effectively the work of re-creation. That’s what God is about. We’re just going to pepper some stuff in here from the early chapters of Genesis. Even in verses three through five where God creates light, I think this is significant. And I think it preaches a sermon about Christ. Because there is light in the universe now, and light only comes from God—without God, there’s darkness—but there’s light that exists without the sun being created yet. And people sometimes lose their minds and wig out. How is there light without the sun? Have you read the book of Revelation? Have you read Revelation 21 where we’re told that the Heavenly City has no need of sun or moon to shine on it for the glory of God gives it light and its lamp is the Lamb.Jesus, also according to John’s gospel, in him, in the Word was life, and that life was the light of men, the true light that enlightens everyone who is coming into the world. So Christ is described that way. He’s going to literally be the light of the new heavens and the new earth. So we ought to see that in the early chapters of Genesis: there’s light that exists apart from the sun. It’s preaching Christ to us.Last thing, if you’ll allow me from the creation account early there. The seventh day, the Sabbath day; it’s a very unique day because all the other six days have this common refrain of “there was evening,” “there was morning,” “the first, second, third, etc. day.” The seventh day doesn’t have that refrain. Many Christians through history have understood that to be a pointer to Christ because that seventh day is awaiting its fulfillment, and that seventh day of our Sabbath rest finds its yes and amen in Christ. In particular, it’s fulfilled when Jesus would lay in a tomb outside Jerusalem. 1500 years after Moses wrote these words, he’s going to lay in a tomb outside Jerusalem on the seventh day of the week because his work is done. Redemption is over. Sin is atoned for. Righteousness fulfilled. And he’s going to get up from the dead on the next day to usher us into the new creation. And then the writer to the Hebrews picks up on that and tells us that we have entered into God’s Sabbath rest when we cease from our working, like God rested from His. And we know that Christ is the fulfillment of that rest that we are promised forever, but it’s already ours in Him.Genesis 1 and the early verses of Genesis two—we should read these in light of Christ and what God is going to do through him if we’re going to read Genesis like Christians.Jon Moffitt: Genesis is a Christian book, just to be clear. The Old Testament is a Christian book. I mentioned there are two ways to read it: first of all, it’s treated as an Israelite who understands that God is the one redeeming them and they’re looking forward to the seed of Eve, and then it comes through the seed of Abraham, and so we gain clarity. You have the promise and then you have the narrative of humanity about how they just constantly prove they are in desperate need of restoration, or I would say rescuing. You get to the flood and God says no one is righteous, and so He abolishes the world. And then just like anybody would ever think, if we could start all over and just get rid of all the bad people, God proved that won’t work. Because the problem is not with the current people on the earth; the problem is that it’s in the heart or in the seed of man—it’s passed down.Justin Perdue: If we’re going to talk about Adam and Noah, Noah is a type of Adam. God wipes humanity off the face of the earth because He sees that the inclinations of man’s heart is only evil continually in Genesis 6. After the flood, God has hit the reset button but the problem with Noah is that he’s too much like Adam. Basically, sin remains. We even see one of Noah’s sons is cursed, like God cursed humanity, the snake, and the whole creation in the garden. Just hitting the reset button and wiping people off the earth is not going to fix this. There’s something more fundamentally at issue here.Jon Moffitt: The second way it’s read, as modern day Christians, is that we have the whole Canon now, and we allow the New Testament interpretation of the book of Genesis to be the filter by which we then go back and read and say with full confidence that Genesis is the introduction of Jesus to us, not only of the Father, but Jesus, the Creator and Sustainer of the world. And not only that, but the Spirit that moved upon the water. So we allow the New Testament to be read now as redemptive as well, but we read it as seeing that it’s the fulfillment of Jesus and how we get Jesus to this point. I think, as an Israelite or as a modern day Christian, we both read Genesis from a redemptive historical understanding of Scripture because it’s how we get Jesus.Justin Perdue: It’s a great observation. You have the Trinity in the first two verses of Genesis 1, because you have the Father, and then the Son is the agent of creation, and the Spirit hovering over the face of the deep. That’s a pretty cool thought, too.Going back to the garden and thinking about Adam and Eve, covenants and promises, and the like… Jon, let’s not bury the lead here. We are convinced, and we’re going to talk about this in Semper Reformanda in detail, that it is impossible to rightly understand Genesis apart from a covenantal framework—and that’s a big deal. More on that over in Semper Reformanda. We’re going to talk a little bit about some of this stuff right now. So God makes Adam and Eve in His own image, and then God makes a covenant with Adam where He gives him things that he is to do, and He gives him prohibitions—one prohibition in particular that there’s a particular tree that he’s not to eat of, and He gives a sanction: “If you break this covenant that I’ve made with you, then in the day that you break it, you’ll surely die.” Adam, in that sense, is serving as the representative of the entire human race. And when he falls into sin, he plunges all of humanity and all of the creation into sin and ruin along with him.How do we know this is true? We could go a number of places, but we can go to the book of Romans where Paul connects all of these things for us, and we see that through one man’s disobedience, all of this wreckage and ruin has come upon us. But then through the obedience of the new Adam, the second Adam—Christ—that many will be made righteous. And so we can connect Adam and Christ that way, and see that God intended that if Adam had obeyed and had been righteous, that all would have been well with humanity. But because he fell and we fell in him, there now has to be another one who can represent us before God and actually accomplish all of the terms of the covenant that God made with Adam. He is perfectly obedient, he is sinless, he is completely righteous, and then his work is counted to us and he represents us for all of those who are united to him in faith. I don’t think it’s overstating it to say that that promise that God makes to Adam and Eve in the aftermath of the fall, that there will come a seed of the woman who will step on, who will crush the serpent’s head—that is the proto-euangelion, the first promise of the gospel, as it’s often referred to—that is the promise we would say of the covenant of grace.The rest of the entire Bible—it’s a big book, and Genesis 3:15 is only a few pages in—the rest of the entire Bible is the unfolding and the accomplishment of that promise.Jon Moffitt: That’s right. Yes, creation is a big part of it. But I would say I agree with Justin: the covenant of works, and I would call it the first Adam and the last Adam, or he’s also described as the second Adam in that Christ is the fulfillment where Adam failed. And you have Paul mentioning this language and using this language that Jesus is the second Adam. In many ways, that’s what you’re waiting for. You’re waiting for the federal head, meaning the representative of humanity. Federal head is a language that I was introduced to by Reformed theology, and a lot of people struggle with the concept of a federal head, but federal means representative. Because Adam sinned, we are all sinners. We inherited his sin. He is the representative of humanity. If you reject that theology, it’s kind of dangerous because that’s the very thing that Paul says: in Adam all died because he is the original human and his disobedience is now passed on to us. But it also says in Christ, all are made alive.So, you want federal headship because if you don’t have it, then Christ can’t be your representative for righteousness. This doctrine is introduced in the very beginning, in the very first book, and it really becomes the theme. Because you see the federal head and the representative of the effects of it in Genesis 3:16 and following, and all of a sudden, you see the curses that come forward, you see the fallout, and then you also see the promise of the federal head of Christ, the second Adam, which is in the seed. And you see the story of the two seeds, which we would argue is the two covenants—covenant of grace versus covenant of works—Christ being the promise of the covenant of grace. If you want to know what we mean by that, we did a whole five-part series on the covenant of grace or covenant theology. It’ll be in the show notes. So go down there and find that it’s free. Go listen to it. There’s a whole handout. We encourage you to do so.The reason why we mentioned this is that it helps you understand and really flow the narrative, where you’re not trying to find one evidence to prove somebody wrong about history. Number two, you’re not trying to find moral application. Can you find moral application in these texts? Sure. Don’t be like Adam and Eve and disobey God. But you’re missing what’s really happening and the superstar of the story, which is God using Jesus to redeem sinners. That’s the superstory, and there are these stories under that.I will say this: in the dispensational-evidentialist world, it seems like the superstar of the story, which should be Christ, is put down as a subset and everything else becomes a priority, whether it’s the evidence of creation or moralism, the “be like” whoever…Justin Perdue: I would argue that it’s not just in the evidentialist-dispensational world. I agree completely with what you assessed about that world, but I think in other streams within evangelicalism, there are still things that are inappropriate, like there’s an off-centered emphasis. For example, even in thinking about Genesis 2 and the covenant God makes with Adam, I think people are happy in a general sense, to say that Adam represents us and that in his fall he represents us. But there’s not always that obvious connection made with how everything that was lost in Adam and then some is going to be gained for us in Christ. We miss that connection or we emphasize things that are secondary application as though they’re the main takeaway. In Genesis 3 and the account of the fall, how many times have you heard sermons where the emphasis is Adam and Eve doubting God’s word? And that’s the problem. Or Adam didn’t lead Eve like he should have, and that’s the emphasis.I’m not saying that all of that is illegitimate to say at all, but the point of that text is the fall of humanity into sin because our first covenant head and federal head fell and failed in the covenant that God had made with him. And there was a promise immediately upon sin entering the world, and immediately upon us in Adam blowing it—there’s the promise of grace, there’s the promise of Christ in the gospel. And God went, “I’ve got this. I’m going to save a people. You guys, because you have such a thing as freedom of choice, right in the garden, you have blown this. But I’m a Redeemer and I always have been, and I’m good. And there’s one who’s coming.” that needs to be what we preach from Genesis 3. And then as we make our way through the rest of the book, we’re tracing those two lines of the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent.And the question that you often will ask, Jon, that I think is a really good one: as we’re reading the rest of the Bible, we’re thinking who that promised seed is. When is he coming? That’s what we’re finding out as it unfolds through farther steps in Revelation, unfolds through the rest of the Old Testament, where we are primed and ready by the time the angels announce to Mary and to Joseph that there’s one coming who’s going to be named Jesus, because he’s going to save his people from their sins. Thank God he’s coming. He’s here.I think that we do people a tremendous disservice when we do not emphasize the redemptive plan of God accomplished through Christ, that has always been the plan not just from Genesis 1, but from before the world began.Jon Moffitt: I would even say what is great when you start having a Christocentric understanding or a redemptive-historical understanding of Scripture, you begin to see the connection. There’s a flow. There’s a cohesiveness to the text. One of the things I love about the grace that’s in the New Testament is absolutely seen in the Old Testament. Here’s a great example: God comes into the garden and says, “Hey, Adam! Where are you?” As if God does not know. It’s like, “Hey, buddy. I know you’re hiding. I know what you just did.” It’s like you caught the kid with the hand in the cookie jar, but it’s far worse than that. You caught them with a bloody knife and he just murdered. What does God do when He promises the seed? What requirement did He put on Adam and Eve?Justin Perdue: Nothing.Jon Moffitt: Nothing. He did one thing: He separated himself from their presence and then said, “Oh, and by the way, not have anything to do with you, but through my providence and my promises, I will then restore your presence back to me.” That’s grace, right? To receive unmerited favor. And it was seen right in the beginning. God not only promises Jesus, but promises Jesus with no strings attached. That’s good news.Justin Perdue: I could talk about this for a long time, but we got to get over to Semper Reformanda. I’ll make a couple of brief comments about something you just raised.What we’ve done today, I hope, with Genesis is maybe begin to show people how they can and should read their entire Old Testament. Because I do think a lot of people approach the Old Testament in a number of ways that are bad. We’ve touched on several. One, for many people, the Old Testament is just like a wasteland: it’s hard, it’s full of law and threats. There is maybe an occasional oasis because there’s a prophecy about the Messiah or some promise of grace or comfort or restoration. But generally speaking, the Old Testament is just hard. We ought not see it that way if we’re looking at it through this Christocentric, redemptive-historical lens. You already talked about our tendency to moralize the Old Testament, where we follow around these Old Testament saints and figure out how to be like them. That’s not a good way to approach the Old Testament.Lastly, I think people tend to approach the Old Testament, and this is probably especially true in a dispensationalist framework with an almost completely law-centered mentality. What are you doing with that? You’re mining through every text to find the things that we need to be doing or the things that we need to not do, and that becomes the point of the message. Here’s the issue: none of that squares with how Jesus understood the Scriptures and none of that squares with how the apostles understood the Scriptures. And remember that for Jesus and the apostles, the Scriptures were the Old Testament. That was their Bible at that time. They understand that whole thing, the Old Testament, to be a testimony about Christ. And so we should certainly understand the book of Genesis that way. And I think we’ve tried to do that this morning as we’ve recorded.So we’re about to make our way over to Semper Reformanda, which is a podcast for those who have partnered with Theocast and have joined the Reformation, as we like to say, to see this message and this theology spread as far and wide as possible. Because Jesus really is enough for us to have peace with God now and forever, and we want as many people to know that rest and that peace is possible. If you don’t even know what Semper Reformanda is, you could find out more information about it and the ways that you could partner with our ministry over at our website, the URL for that is theocast.org. We encourage you to go check out everything we got over there on the site, including how to become a member of Semper Reformanda.Jon Moffitt: And a big part of the membership is online and local groups where you can get together and discuss the podcast each week. So don’t miss out on that.Justin Perdue: Not only are you partnering with us, but we’re trying to create a community where you can love on each other and encourage each other and sharpen each other. So if that sounds good to you, go check it out.We will talk with many of you over there on SR. I think that’s the lingo we’re using these days.Jon Moffitt: And what are we talking about?Justin Perdue: How a covenantal framework is essential to our understanding of Genesis, and in a lot of ways the Bible, but especially Genesis.All right. We’ll see you over there guys. 

Jordan and Brandon are joined by Morgan Byrd to discuss Sam Renihan's book "The Mystery of Christ." They discuss the final section on the Kingdom of Christ. Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website.Resources:1) The Mystery of Christ, Sam Renihan2) Covenant Theology Introduction Podcast with Sam RenihanSupport the show

Jordan and Brandon are joined by Morgan Byrd to discuss Sam Renihan's book "The Mystery of Christ." They discuss the third section on the Kingdom of Israel. They consider the Abrahamic, Mosaic, and Davidic covenants.  Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website.Resources:1) The Mystery of Christ, Sam Renihan2) Covenant Theology Introduction Podcast with Sam RenihanSupport the show

Samuel Renihan (Ph.D.) lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Kimberly, and their son, Owen. Sam is pastor and author of various books, including The Mystery Christ, his Covenant & his Kingdom, and From Shadow to Substance: The Federal Theology of the English Particular Baptists (1642-1704) Deity and Decree: This book is a primer, in three parts, dealing with God's Unity, God's Trinity, and God's Decree. Deity and Decree intends to teach the longstanding doctrine of God taught in the Christian church throughout the centuries. Christians who confess the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) will find it especially pertinent to explaining the language and teaching of chapters 2 and 3 of those confessions of faith. https://www.amazon.com/Deity-Decree-Samuel-D-Renihan/dp/B08P6ZB5PK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Deity+and+Decree&qid=1617072946&sr=8-2  

Samuel Renihan (Ph.D.) lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Kimberly, and their son, Owen. Sam is pastor and author of various books, including The Mystery Christ, his Covenant & his Kingdom, and From Shadow to Substance: The Federal Theology of the English Particular Baptists (1642-1704) Deity and Decree: This book is a primer, in three parts, dealing with God's Unity, God's Trinity, and God's Decree. Deity and Decree intends to teach the longstanding doctrine of God taught in the Christian church throughout the centuries. Christians who confess the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) will find it especially pertinent to explaining the language and teaching of chapters 2 and 3 of those confessions of faith. https://www.amazon.com/Deity-Decree-Samuel-D-Renihan/dp/B08P6ZB5PK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Deity+and+Decree&qid=1617072946&sr=8-2  

Jordan and Brandon are joined by Morgan Byrd to discuss Sam Renihan's book "The Mystery of Christ." They discuss the second section on the Kingdom of Creation. They consider the nature of the Covenant of Works, The Noahic Covenant,  whether there is a covenant at creation, and more. Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website.Resources:1) The Mystery of Christ, Sam Renihan2) Covenant Theology Introduction Podcast with Sam RenihanSupport the show

Jordan and Brandon are joined by Morgan Byrd to discuss Sam Renihan's book "The Mystery of Christ." They discuss the first section on methodology and hermeneutics and cover theological method, typology, and covenant more broadly.Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website.Resources:1) The Mystery of Christ, Sam Renihan2) Covenant Theology Introduction Podcast with Sam RenihanSupport the show

Dr. Sam Renihan joins me to discuss 1689 Federalism in the first March episode of Regener8d Radio. I hope you are edified by our conversation! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/regener8dradio/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/regener8dradio/support

Family, career, people, hobbies—what is most important to us in life? What comes first? The Christian says God comes first. The first Q&A of the Baptist Catechism explicitly says, “God is the first and chiefest being.” What does it mean to say God is “first”? What are the implications for us who understand this truth? RESOURCES (see show notes linked below) THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. Get all the links and notes for this episode at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/bcq1

Next week the Baptist Catechism (1693) will get the JoFo treatment. Each Monday we will talk through one or more of the questions and answers from the catechism all would benefit from learning. In this episode the guys talk through catechesis, the value of catechetical instruction, and why catechisms are now neglected by most churches. Plus, the use the Bat-phone to call in “The Man” for some help. THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the links and show notes for this episode visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/baptist-catechism

On this episode, Tom and Joe Stegall (Pastor of Providence Baptist Church www.insidepbc.com) discuss the current cultural climate and the impact of the culture wars on the church.  We discuss everything from Cancel Culture, Inter-Family Disagreements, Leading with moderation as a pastor and discerning the multiple realms of authority established by God.  Super helpful discussion...This was a fun one!  Some great resources for reflection:Heidelblog with R. Scott Clark on GCC and Civil Disobediencehttps://heidelblog.net/2020/07/between-conscience-and-defiance-questions-for-grace-community-church/https://heidelblog.net/2020/08/church-services-covid-19-civil-liberties-and-the-culture-war/Sam Renihan on the Restricting of Conscience and Restricting of Actionshttps://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=8172044432833

Dr. Jim Renihan. We don’t need to say any more. Jim “The Man” Renihan. That means this is a great episode worth your time. But for those who do not know, Jim is a theologian, author, and serves as the President of IRBS Theological Seminary. His forthcoming book, For the Vindication of the Truth A Brief Exposition of the First London Baptist Confession of Faith, is an important and helpful book all our listeners will benefit from. Why did Dr. Renihan write a book on the First London Confession? How is it different from the Second London Confession? Can we expect an exposition of the 1689? This new book is not yet available, but we will let you know as soon as pre-orders are available. THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the links and show notes for this episode visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/flc-renihan

The guys open up the mailbag and wind up talking about Christian Hedonism, COVID and church attendance, seminary, and baby names! THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. Get all the links and show notes for this episode at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/hercules

Joe and Jimmy eventually get around to talking about the various ways the Coronavirus is challenging and and even killing our churches. Plus, Joe confronts a man at the cigar shop. THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the links and show notes for this episode visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/corona-killer

En este episodio hablaremos de "De la sombra a la sustancia" de Sam Renihan. Acompáñanos una vez más! Intro & Outro –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wait For Me - Jeff II https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ Creative Commons Attribution Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/wait-for-me-jeff-ii Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/wVdnM1hWLwU –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imagen-bautista/message

Jimmy and Joe step into the final chapter of the 1689 Confession to discuss the final judgement of the righteous and the wicked. Plus, the guys have figured out that because they are both always right, the arguing can finally stop. The 2020 Doctrine and Devotion Conference Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the links and notes for this episode visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/16893212

En este episodio Daniel nos habla sobre el libro "El misterio de Cristo Su pacto y Su Reino" de Sam Renihan. Acompáñanos una vez más! Intro & Outro –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wait For Me - Jeff II https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ Creative Commons Attribution Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/wait-for-me-jeff-ii Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/wVdnM1hWLwU –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Música de fondo –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Song: Nighttime Stroll - https://youtu.be/3OiFBrtbijY Artist: E's Jammy Jams - https://goo.gl/tuVmjd Genre: Jazz & Blues - https://goo.gl/zB252s Mood: Romantic - https://goo.gl/YgchnG ----------------------------------------- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imagen-bautista/message

Jordan and Brandon discuss covenant theology and Baptist covenant theology with expert pastor-scholar Sam Renihan. What is a covenant? Wha tis covenant theology? How much unity or diversity is there in Reformed covenant theology? Why should every church member care about covenant theology?Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) From Shadow to Substance, Sam Renihan2) The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom, Sam Renihan 3) Covenant and God's Purpose for the World, Thomas SchreinerSupport the show

En este episodio conversamos con nuestro hermano Stuart Villalobos sobre el libro de Dios y su decreto de Sam Renihan. Acompáñanos una vez más! Intro & Outro –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wait For Me - Jeff II https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ Creative Commons Attribution Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/wait-for-me-jeff-ii Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/wVdnM1hWLwU –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Música de fondo –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Song: Nighttime Stroll - https://youtu.be/3OiFBrtbijY Artist: E's Jammy Jams - https://goo.gl/tuVmjd Genre: Jazz & Blues - https://goo.gl/zB252s Mood: Romantic - https://goo.gl/YgchnG ----------------------------------------- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imagen-bautista/message

Jordan and Brandon talk about divine impassibility with Sam Renihan. What is it? Why would anyone affirm it or reject it? What are some mischaracterizations? Should we ascribe emotions such as empathy or mercy to God? How is God loving if he is impassible?Resources:1) God Without Passions: A Reader, Sam Renihan2) God Without Passions: A Primer, Sam Renihan3) Confessing the Impassible God4) All That is in God, James DolezalSupport the show

Jimmy and Joe are ready to get into some more ecclesiology and the 1689 Confession. Who is necessary for a local church to properly exist. What are the responsibilities of church members and church officers? How should officers of the church, elders and deacons, be appointed to serve? Plus, Joe is not invited to game night, and Jimmy turns “Kirk Cameron” into a verb. Skip the banter by jumping to the 5:50 mark. THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE It’s a good thing we scheduled our annual conference for the Fall this year! Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the details and to register click the link below. Get all the links and show notes at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/16892689

En este episodio el hermano Franco nos comenta sobre el libro Dios sin pasiones - una introducción de Sam Renihan. Acompáñanos una vez más! Intro & Outro –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wait For Me - Jeff II https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ Creative Commons Attribution Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/wait-for-me-jeff-ii Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/wVdnM1hWLwU –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Música de fondo –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Underground Stars by Loxbeats https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/underground-stars Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vpJDMD2EzkA –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imagen-bautista/message

Joe and Jimmy are back on the mics talking about the coronavirus pandemic, the “shelter at home” order, and how churches are working to care for their people during this time. What are some of the good things that have come about because of the coronavirus? What specifically is Redeemer Fellowship doing to serve her people? Why is discipline and order important during all this forced downtime? And the guys revisit their problem with small group communion. Plus, Jimmy figures out how to use the “drop” feature on the new sound board. The 2020 Annual Conference It’s a good thing we scheduled our annual conference for the Fall this year! Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the details and to register click the link below. www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/corona-chaos

Today’s episode is taken from the Doctrine and Devotion Live that ended our virtual conference this past weekend. In it Jimmy and Joe answer a question about communion, or The Lord’s Supper. What is necessary to observe the Lord’s Supper? Before it’s over the guys come back and answer a follow up question for more clarity. Note: this was done live so the sound is different. We will be back to our normal schedule and setup this Thursday. The 2020 Annual Conference Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the details and to register click the link below. Get all the links and show notes at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/communion-questions

The guys planned on releasing this next week, but decided the issue is worth sharing now. And, besides—you listeners deserve a bonus episode! So here are Joe’s and Jimmy’s thoughts on the coronavirus and church service cancellation. Some churches are canceling Sunday services, others are not. Who is right? Who is wrong? The Doctrine and Devotion Annual Conference Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the details and to register click the link below. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/coronavirus

Joe is back from teaching his son to drive, and Jimmy is waking up just in time to talk about the act of confession. What is gospel-centered confession and how is it different from the Roman Catholic sacrament of confession? What does confession accomplish, and how do we do it well? THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the details and to register click the link below. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/confession

The guys talk through the 1689 Confession, Chapter 26 paragraph 6, on the calling of the saints, the evidence of faith, and our ministry to one another in the church. Plus, Jimmy drinks English grandma tea, and Joe is stuck in the 80s. 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the details and to register click the link below. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689266

Today Jimmy and Joe cover a lot of ground, discussing Joe’s trip to a recent Acts 29 meeting, answering listener emails about church plant poaching, preaching practices, and more. They also read their most negative reviews on iTunes. Plus, Joe is the worst at traveling. The 2020 Annual Conference Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people. For all the details and to register click the link below. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/reviews

Guess who's on the Christmas naughty list? That's right--all three Spinners! Aimee's compared to Yoko Ono, Carl gets blamed for it, and Todd justifies his patriarchal household decisions. When the banter is finally over, we get to today's topic: the resurgence of classical theism. What is classical theism? The crew discusses its ancient origins and the recent interest in its return, not only on the academic level, but among lay people as well. Can the doctrine of God be something understood at the popular level, and even have practical implications? How do the two natures of Christ shape our understanding of God's impassibility…and, why is it important that we understand this well?  The conversation ends with a plea to presbyteries to keep the theological mutualism taught in some Reformed seminaries out of the pulpits. Listen to learn more...    Show Notes ·None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett ·Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics by Richard Muller ·Credo Magazine series on the Doctrine of God ·The Five Theological Orations by Gregory of Nazianzus  ·Interpreting Scripture With The Great Tradition by Craig Carter ·Simply God by Peter Sanlon We're giving you the opportunity to win a great resource about today's topic. Register for the opportunity to receive a free copy of Sam Renihan's God Without Passions - A Primer. The copies are a generous gift from our friends at Reformed Baptist Academic Press.

An interview with Dr. Sam Renihan on his new book, The Mystery of Christ: His Covenant and His Kingdom

Today on The Sword & The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore welcome Dr. Samuel Renihan on the show to discuss the release of the newest Founders Press title The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant and His Kingdom. They talk about how the book came to be, why it was written and why it is an important resource for Christians today. Mystery of Christ: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-mystery-of-christ-his-covenant-and-his-kingdom/ Founders Cinedoc: By What Standard? https://founders.org/cinedoc/ 2019 Southeast Founders Conference: https://founders.org/events/2019/12/2019-southeast-founders-conference-2/ Become a part of the F.A.M. | https://founders.org/give/ Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/

From Shadow to Substance What is Federal Theology? Sam Renihan joins our hosts to address this very question. Sam is a pastor at Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada, CA and author of From Shadow to Substance: the Federal Theology of the English Particular Baptists.   Is it fair to say that Federal theology was the theology of the post-reformation English Puritan? If so, how? Sam focuses his attention on the distinctive features of Federal Theology among particular Baptists, their place in the 17th century literature, and the implications of departing from the English social institutions of long-held beliefs. Show Notes ·  Theologian Casper Olevian ·  Theologian John Cameron ·  Minister Benjamin Cox  ·  Unity and Continuity in Covenantal Thought by Andrew Woosley ·  The Covenantal Theology of John Spilsbery by Matthew Bingham ·  The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology by Pascal Denault  ·  Divine Rule Maintained: Anthony Burgess, Covenant Theology, and the Place of the      Law in reformed Scholasticism by Casselli

In this episode of The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore discuss biblical masculinity, a new upcoming Founders Press title, The Mystery of Christ: His Covenant, His Kingdom by Sam Renihan, and Repentance.

Listen in as Sam Renihan explains the importance of Baptist Covenant Theology!

Allan finishes a book, Joe Thorn needs a new tattoo, and Dr. Samuel Renihan joins us to explain 1689 Particular Baptist Theology.   For more from Dr. Renihan: @Petty_France pettyfrance.wordpress.com

In this episode I interview Dr. Sam Renihan, pastor of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada, CA, and we take an in-depth look at English Particular Baptist history.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmaus Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details: Title: Episode 30 - The Doctrine Of Divine Impassibility Subtitle: Confessing The Faith Speaker: Joe Anady Broadcaster: Emmaus Reformed Baptist Church Event: Podcast Date: 12/12/2017 Length: 50 min. (64kbps)

Les défis de la prochaine génération, AERBQ ass. gén. 2015

Les défis de la prochaine génération, AERBQ ass. gén. 2015

Les défis de la prochaine génération, AERBQ ass. gén. 2015

Les défis de la prochaine génération, AERBQ ass. gén. 2015

Les défis de la prochaine génération, AERBQ ass. gén. 2015

Les défis de la prochaine génération, AERBQ ass. gén. 2015