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100: G.K. Chesterton's "The Christmas Ballads" Dec 21, 2019

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Featured text: "The Spirit of Christmas: Stories, Poems, Essays" — G.K. Chesterton

Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on Christ in the manger. In their monumental 100th episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss G.K. Chesterton's "The Christmas Ballads." This episode, it's a lot of incarnation talk and a few rabbit trails along the way.

Text: G. K. Chesterton, "The Christmas Ballads" from "The Spirit of Christmas"

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99: Martin Luther, "Reviews of Erasmus' Preface" from "The Bondage of The Will" Dec 18, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

Sometimes, the end is just the beginning. Gillespie and Riley conclude their reading of Martin Luther's treatise on The Bondage of The Will. This episode, they discuss the relation of emotions to God's Word and why Christians aren't skeptics.

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

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Free edition of "the Bondage of the Will"
Episode #86, #87, #88, #89, #90, #91, #92, #93, #94, #95, #96, #97, #98
Letters of Spiritual Counsel - Luther
Series on the Astonished Heart

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98: Martin Luther, "The Clarity of Scripture" from "The Bondage of The Will" Dec 16, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

I'm sorry, but your opinion means very little to me. Gillespie and Riley start to wrap up their reading of Martin Luther's Bondage of The Will with a discussion of the Bible's clarity and why personal feelings and our need to find meaning in everything can hijack God's Word.

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

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97: Martin Luther, "Scripture with Its 'Internal' and 'External' Clarity" from "The Bondage of The Will" Dec 11, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

What about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley wrap up (but, not really) their series on Martin Luther's treatise on The Bondage of the Will. This episode, Erasmus and Luther butt heads about how to interpret Scripture, and Luther lays out how he interprets Scripture, which will form the rest of his argument about the relation (or lack thereof) between free choice and salvation.

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

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Free edition of "the Bondage of the Will"
Episode #86, #87, #88, #89, #90, #91, #92, #93, #94, #95, #96
Manichean
Making the Case for Christ - Lee Strobel

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96: Martin Luther, "Erasmus' Definition of Free Choice" from "The Bondage of The Will" Dec 07, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

Free choice? It'll blow your mind and crush your soul. Gillespie and Riley start to wrap up their series on Martin Luther's treatise on The Bondage of the Will. This episode, what is free choice according to Erasmus? What's at stake in his argument for our ability to participate in our own salvation? Where does that leave God's Word and gifts?

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

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Free edition of "the Bondage of the Will"
Episode #86, #87, #88, #89, #90, #91, #92, #93, #94, #95
Hannah Arendt
Viktor Frankl
The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holliday

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95: Martin Luther, "Erasmus' Failure to Distinguish Between Law and Gospel" from "The Bondage of The Will" Dec 04, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

Law and Gospel? Let us grab our whiteboard. This has been a long time coming, anyways. Gillespie and Riley talk about what happens when we fail to distinguish God's word of Law from Gospel. More talk about why grammar matters. Finally, we follow a rabbit trail to it's theological conclusion and explain why we always default to law talk rather than Gospel talk when discussing God's will.

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

Show Notes:

Free edition of "the Bondage of the Will"
Episode #86, #87, #88, #89, #90, #91, #92, #93, #94
Proteus (Wikipedia)

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94: Martin Luther, "God Preached, God Hidden; God's Will Revealed, God's Will Secret" from "The Bondage of The Will" Dec 02, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

Worshipping the hidden God is basically a funeral with cake. Gillespie and Riley discuss the distinction between God hidden and revealed, and the consequences for how we read the Bible, preach, teach, and care for each other.

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

Show Notes:

Free edition of "the Bondage of the Will"
Episode #86, #87, #88, #89, #90, #91, #92, #93
Proteus (Wikipedia)

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93: Martin Luther, "Erasmus's way of reasoning does not let God be God" from "The Bondage of The Will" Nov 27, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on letting God be God. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther's treatise on the Bondage of The Will. This episode, why Erasmus, deep down, doesn't want to let God be God for him. Also, why we let God's Word stand unless we need it to take a knee.

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

Show Notes:

Free edition of "the Bondage of the Will"
Episode #86, #87, #88, #89, #90, #91, #92
Bolero - Ravel

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92: Martin Luther, "Free Choice is Nothing" from "The Bondage of The Will" Nov 23, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

C'mon. Free choice? It's a thought we've all had. Gillespie and Riley discuss why free choice is nothing in relation to God and Satan. Why do we insist on participating in our salvation? What's our end game in arguments for choice? How do we play fast and loose with the Bible to get us there?

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

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91: Martin Luther, "Universal Sinfulness Nullifies Free Choice" from "The Bondage of The Will" Nov 21, 2019

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Featured text: "The Bondage of the Will" — Martin Luther

But, what about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley discuss original sin and free choice as they continue to read Martin Luther's treatise on "The Bondage of The Will." In this episode, free choice, grace, and Paul paint old Adam into a corner.

Text: Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther, Free Choice is of the World

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