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70. How Do I Know God's Will? Sep 14, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Wayne Grudem | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Grudem about how to know God’s will. Topics of conversation include, 1) The fact that God wants to be known and has revealed himself to us, 2) 9 factors to consider when seeking God’s will for our lives, 3) The role of prayer and wisdom in this process.

Dr. Wayne Grudem serves as distinguished professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary. He received his doctorate from the University of Cambridge and served as General Editor of the ESV Study Bible (Crossway, 2008). Dr. Grudem is the author of several books, including Systematic Theology (Zondervan Academic, 2020), and What the Bible Says About How to Know God’s Will (Crossway, 2020).

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69. Does God Change? Sep 07, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Ronnie Kurtz | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Kurtz about the doctrine of God’s immutability. Topics of conversation include, 1) A definition of Divine immutability, 2) The importance of understanding doctrine in stirring a believer’s affections, 3) How history, Scripture, and Christian reasoning have each contributed to understanding God’s immutability, 4) How to interpret passages where it appears God changes his mind, 5) How to encourage other Christians with the truth that God never changes, and 6) Resources for further study on this doctrine.

Dr. Ronnie Kurtz serves as assistant professor of Theology at Cedarville University. He previously pastored for several years in Kansas City, and taught theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College. Dr. Kurtz is the author of No Shadow of Turning: Divine Immutability and the Economy of Redemption (Mentor, 2022).

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68. What Does It Mean to Imitate Christ? Jun 08, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Nathan Tarr | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Tarr about what it means to imitate Christ. Topics of conversation include, 1) How sanctification flows out of our union with Christ, 2) The role of humility as we disciple others and imitate Christ for them, 3) Whether it is appropriate to even talk about imitating Christ and how that fits into the message of the gospel, 4) Evidences of sanctification, 5) The role other Christians play in the process of sanctification, and 6) Additional resources for imitating Christ.

Dr. Nathan Tarr holds a PhD in Biblical Spirituality from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves as associate professor of Pastoral Theology at Phoenix Seminary.

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67. What Is a Healthy Church? May 31, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Chris Newkirk | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Newkirk about how to judge whether a church is healthy or not. Topics of conversation include, 1) Characteristics of a healthy church, 2) How a church can balance evangelism and discipleship, 3) Unhealthy trends in churches today, and 4) Resources for further study on church health.

Dr. Chris Newkirk serves as lead pastor of Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona and has been involved in vocational ministry for over 15 years. He earned a DMin from Reformed Theological Seminary and helps train students for local church ministry through the Ministry Apprenticeship Alliance program at Phoenix Seminary.

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66. What Does Nature Reveal About God? May 25, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Tyler Wittman | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Wittman about natural theology. Topics of conversation include, 1) The knowability of God, 2) The distinction between general revelation and special revelation, 3) The role of natural theology and special revelation in the book of Romans, 4) The usefulness and limitations of natural theology, and 5) Resources for further reading on this subject.

Dr. Tyler Wittman holds a PhD from the University of St. Andrews and serves as assistant professor of Theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He co-authored Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis (Baker Academic, 2022), and is the author of God and Creation in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

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65. Why Should Christians Defend Religious Liberty? May 18, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Andrew Walker | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Walker about religious liberty. Topics of conversation include, 1) A definition of religious liberty, 2) Where we find support for religious liberty in Scripture, 3) The original intent behind the phrase “separation of church and state”, and 4) What’s at stake for Christians in protecting religious rights for all.

Dr. Andrew Walker is associate professor of Christian Ethics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves as director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement and is the author of several books, including Marriage Is: How Marriage Transforms Society and Cultivates Human Flourishing (B & H Books, 2015), God and the Transgender Debate (The Good Book Company, 2017), and Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age (Brazos Press, 2021).

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64. How Can We Understand Jesus' Parables? May 11, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Peter Gurry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Gurry about the parables of Jesus. Topics of conversation include 1) What is a parable? 2) Why did Jesus choose this method of teaching? 3) How should we interpret parables? 4) How should we apply the parables to our lives? 5) What are some challenging or surprising parables? 6) Resources for understanding the parables.

Dr. Peter Gurry (@pjgurry) serves as Assistant Professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary. He's also co-director of the Text and Canon Institute, as well as an elder at Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Gurry is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Dallas Theological Seminary, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism (IVP Academic, 2019), and Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible (Crossway, 2022).

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63. Why Are There So Many Translations of the Bible? May 04, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Peter Gurry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Gurry about the various translations of the Bible. Topics of conversation include 1) A history of the English Bible, 2) The most popular English translations used today, 3) The translation spectrum from literal to paraphrase, 4) The five questions a translator must answer when deciding how to translate from the original text, and 5) Resources for further study on Bible translation.

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62. How Does Theology Help Us Read the Bible? Apr 27, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Bobby Jamieson | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Jamieson on how good theology helps us to better read the Bible. Topics of conversation include 1) A description of this circular process: allowing theology to guide our Scriptural interpretation and using Scripture to inform our theology, 2) How rules and principles for interpretation emerge from Scripture itself, 3) A response to the recent emphasis on theological interpretation of Scripture, 4) How a theological concept, such as the Trinity, affects how we understand and interpret Scripture, and 5) Encouragement for pastors to preach expositionally, while also incorporating doctrinal depth.

Dr. Bobby Jamieson is an associate pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is the author of several books, including Sound Doctrine: How a Church Grows in the Love and Holiness of God (Crossway, 2013), The Paradox of Sonship: Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews (IVP Academic, 2021), and Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis (Baker Academic, 2022).

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61. What Does It Mean to be Human? Apr 20, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Kelly Kapic | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Kapic on how to understand the limitations that come with being human. Topics of conversation include 1) How our limitations as humans are not sinful, 2) Why unrealistic expectations cause guilt and anger, 3) The misunderstanding of humility, rest, and identity that leads to resisting dependency, 4) How community helps to balance work and limitation, and 5) Further resources for thinking through this issue.

Dr. Kelly Kapic serves as professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College. He is the author of several books, including The God Who Gives: How the Trinity Shapes the Christian Story (Zondervan Academic, 2018), Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering (IVP Academic, 2017), and You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News (Brazos Press, 2022).

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