Faith Seeking Understanding Podcast

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50. What Is Baptism? Feb 02, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Mark Dever | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Mark Dever on the subject of baptism. Topics of conversation include, 1) What is baptism? 2) How this practice differs among different denominations, 3) Modes of baptism, 4) Issues of re-baptism, 5) Age considerations for baptism, 6) Resources for a biblical understanding of baptism.

Dr. Mark Dever serves as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. and is the president of 9Marks Ministries. Dr. Dever earned his PhD in Ecclesiastical History from Cambridge University, and is the author of several books, including What is a Healthy Church? (Crossway, 2007), The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, (Crossway, 2007), and Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (Crossway, 2013).

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49. How Do We Understand the Prophets? Jan 26, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Peter Gentry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Gentry on how to understand the Prophets. Topics of conversation include: 1) Why Christians often struggle to read the Prophets, 2) How we should approach reading this particular genre, 3) The importance of understanding God’s covenant, Israel’s idolatry, near and far prophecy, the structure of Hebraic literature, and the already/not yet aspect of prophetic literature, 4) Some practical resources for further reading on the Prophets.

Dr. Peter Gentry currently serves as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary, as well as Senior Research Fellow of the Text & Canon Institute. Dr. Gentry previously taught for over 20 years at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a leading researcher on the Septuagint. He is the author of several books, including Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (Crossway, 2018), and How to Read and Understand the Biblical Prophets (Crossway, 2017). Full show notes here https://ps.edu/how-do-we-read-and-understand-the-prophets-peter-gentry/

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48. How Can We Understand the Psalms? Dec 08, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Jim Johnston | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Johnston on the Psalms. Topics of conversation include: 1) How the Psalms are arranged, 2) How the Psalms are like a Bible, in and of themselves, 3) How we see Jesus in the Psalms, 4) How we can apply the Psalms to our lives today, 5) What God is teaching us through imprecatory Psalms, 6) Helpful resources for understanding the Psalms

Dr. Jim Johnston is the pastor of Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. He is a graduate of Wheaton College and earned a PhD in New Testament from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Dr. Johnston is the author of The Psalms: Rejoice, the Lord is King (Crossway, 2015).

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/how-can-we-understand-the-psalms-jim-johnston/.

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47. What is Preaching? Dec 01, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Chuck Newkirk | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Newkirk on the subject of preaching. Topics of conversation include: 1) What is preaching, and what is the relationship between teaching and preaching? 2) What is expository preaching? 3) Exegesis vs eisegesis and how to guard against reading our own ideas into the text of Scripture, 4) How does knowing a congregation affect a pastor’s preaching? 5) How to approach topical preaching, 6) Recommended resources

Dr. Chuck Newkirk serves as lead pastor at Church on Mill in Tempe, Arizona. He also teaches preaching at Phoenix Seminary.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-preaching-dr-chuck-newkirk/

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46. What Is Spiritual Formation? Nov 24, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Kyle Strobel | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Strobel on spiritual formation. Topics of conversation include: 1) How to define spiritual formation, 2) The definitive vs. progressive nature of salvation, 3) The difference between habituation and abiding/drawing near to God, 4) The influence of Jonathan Edwards on spiritual formation, and what we can learn from him today, 5) Resources for further study on this topic.

Dr. Kyle Strobel holds a PhD from Aberdeen University, and serves as assistant professor of Spiritual Theology and Formation at Talbot School of Theology. He is the author of Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards (IVP Books, 2013), and is also on the preaching team at Redeemer Church in La Mirada, California.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-spiritual-formation-kyle-strobel/

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45. How Do We Know God Exists? Nov 17, 2021

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Guest: Dr. David Hogg | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Hogg on arguments for the existence of God. Topics of conversation include: 1) Anselm and the ontological argument, 2) How the ontological argument can be effective today, 3) Aristotle/Aquinas and the cosmological argument, 4) How these medieval arguments for the existence of God can best be used in evangelism.

Dr. David Hogg serves as professor of Church History and director of Library Services at Phoenix Seminary, and previously pastored a church in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Hogg holds a PhD in Medieval Theology from St. Mary’s School of Divinity at St. Andrews University in Scotland. Full show notes here: https://ps.edu/how-do-we-know-god-exists-dr-david-hogg/

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44. What Is Biblical Worship? Nov 10, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Joseph Crider | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Crider on worship. Topics of conversation include: 1) The place of music in worship, 2) Whether or not our worship methodology matters to God, 3) Some dangers of the contemporary worship style, 4) The importance of rooting worship in truth, 5) The value of traditional hymns in modern worship, 6) The role of a worship leader, and 7) Resources for further reading on this subject.

Dr. Joseph Crider serves as the dean of the School of Church Music and Worship at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Scripture-Guided Worship (Seminary Hill Press, 2021). Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-biblical-worship-joe-crider/.

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43. What Are Angels? Nov 03, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Dustin Benge | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Benge on the topic of angels. Questions addressed in this conversation include: 1) What attributes do angels have? 2) When were angels created? 3) How did we get fallen angels, specifically Satan? 4) What is the purpose of angels? 5) Should we expect that people today will have interactions with angels? 6) How should we understand the concept of guardian angels? 7) What are some resources and cautions for further study on the topic of angelology?

Dr. Dustin Benge currently serves as provost at Union School of Theology in Wales, but will soon join The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as vice president of Communications and associate professor of Biblical Spirituality and Historical Theology. He is the author of several books, including A Journey Toward Heaven: Daily Devotions from the Sermons of Jonathan Edwards (Reformation Heritage Books, 2012), and Lifting Up Our Hearts: 150 Prayers from John Calvin (Reformation Heritage Books, 2012). Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-are-angels-dustin-benge/

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42. Was Adam A Historical Person? Oct 27, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Matthew Barrett | Dr. Arnold interviews Matthew Barrett on the question of whether or not Adam was an actual historical figure. Topics of conversation include: 1) Some of the various evangelical views on creation, 2) Two of the Christian doctrines at stake if we deny that Adam was a historical person, 3) The false dichotomy between science and Scripture: God reveals himself through nature as well as the Bible, 4) Where the historicity of Adam falls in relation to theological triage, and 5) Resources for further study on this subject.

Dr. Matthew Barrett is associate professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the founder and executive director of Credo Magazine, as well as the host of Credo podcast. He is the author of several books, including Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit (Baker, 2021), None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God (Baker, 2019), and God’s Word Alone—The Authority of Scripture: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters (Zondervan, 2016). Dr. Barrett is the editor of Four Views on the Historical Adam (Zondervan, 2013). Full show notes at https://ps.edu/was-adam-a-historical-person-matthew-barrett/

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41. What Can We Learn From the Early Church? Oct 20, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Brandon Smith | Dr. Arnold interviews Brandon Smith about the early church fathers and their contributions to Christianity. Topics of conversation include 1) What do we mean by early church? 2) How should we understand and respond to some common objections to reading the church fathers? 3) What are some of the most significant doctrines established by the early church fathers? 4) Recommendations on where to start when it comes to reading primary sources.

Dr. Brandon Smith is assistant professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University. He helped found the Center for Baptist Renewal and hosts the Church Grammar podcast. Dr. Smith holds a PhD in Theology and New Testament from Ridley College in Melbourne.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-can-we-learn-from-the-early-church-brandon-smith/.

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