Faith Seeking Understanding Podcast

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30. What Is the Problem of Evil? Jun 02, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Owen Anderson | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Anderson on how to make sense of evil and suffering. Topics of conversation include: 1) How the story of Job speaks to the problem of evil, 2) The difference between discipline and punishment, 3) What the story of Job teaches us about ourselves and about God, 4) Philosophical resources for understanding the problem of evil.

Dr. Owen Anderson is professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University, and serves as adjunct faculty at Phoenix Seminary. He has been a visiting scholar at Princeton Seminary, as well as a fellow at both Princeton University and University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of several books, including The Natural Moral Law: The Good After Modernity (Cambridge University Press, 2012), The Declaration of Independence and God: Self-Evident Truths in American Law (Cambridge University Press, 2015), and Job: A Philosophical Commentary (Logos Papers Press, 2021). Dr. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Arizona State University.

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29. What Is the Heart of Christ? May 26, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Dane Ortlund | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Ortlund about his recent book, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. Topics of conversation include: 1) How we see Jesus’s gentle and lowly heart in his actions throughout the gospels, 2) How Jesus’s happiness pairs with our sinfulness, 3) How the incarnation illustrates God’s gentle and lowly heart 4) How Jesus’s role as high priest connects with Jesus as the lowly one, 5) Other authors and resources helpful in understanding this aspect of Jesus’s heart toward us.

Dr. Dane Ortlund serves as the senior pastor at Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. Dr. Ortlund has a PhD in New Testament from Wheaton College and is the author of Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers (Crossway, 2020).

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-the-heart-of-christ-dane-ortlund/

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28. Can I Lose My Salvation? May 19, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Tom Schreiner | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Schreiner on the doctrine of eternal security. Topics of conversation include: 1) New Testament and Old Testament support for the doctrine of eternal security 2) How to understand some of the more difficult and controversial verses, including the warning passages in Hebrews 6 and 10 3) How Christians should view the perseverance of saints in light of the many recent deconversion stories seen all around us 4) A pastoral response to both fear and licentiousness as a result of the doctrine of assurance 5) Helpful resources for understanding more about the doctrine of perseverance

Dr. Tom Schreiner serves as the James Buchanan Harrison professor of New Testament Interpretation and professor of Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is associate dean of the School of Theology. Dr. Schreiner is the author of several books, including Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology (IVP Academic, 2006) and The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance and Assurance (IVP Academic, 2001). He also serves as an elder of preaching at Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/can-i-lose-my-salvation-tom-schreiner/.

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27. What Is Salvation? May 12, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Fred Sanders | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Sanders on the doctrine of salvation and God’s mission to save humanity. Topics of conversation include: 1) The ordo salutis, the specific categories of salvation, including justification, regeneration, sanctification, and glorification 2) Key distinctions between evangelicals and Catholics on the doctrine of justification 3) How Christians should approach sanctification/growth in Christ 4) Helpful resources for understanding more about the doctrine of salvation

Dr. Fred Sanders serves as a professor at Biola University and is the associate director of the Torrey Honors College. Dr. Sanders is the author of several books, including Wesley on the Christian Life: The Heart Renewed in Love (Crossway, 2013). He holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-salvation-fred-sanders/

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26. Is Mormonism Christian? May 04, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Corey Miller | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Miller on the topic of Mormonism and how it differs from Christianity. Topics of conversation include: 1) The history of Mormonism 2) Key distinctives of Mormon theology 3) Significant differences between Mormonism and Christian orthodoxy 4) Ways for Christians to engage Mormons and share the gospel with them

Dr. Corey Miller the president and CEO of Ratio Christi. He previously taught Philosophy and Comparative Religions at the University of Indiana for 12 years, and is the author of several books, including Leaving Mormonism: Why Four Scholars Changed Their Minds (Kregel Publications, 2017), and Engaging with Mormons: Understanding Their World; Sharing Good News (The Good Book Company, 2020). Dr. Miller holds a PhD in Philosophical Theology from the University of Aberdeen.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/is-mormonism-christian-corey-miller/.

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25. Did Jesus Go to Hell? Apr 28, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Matthew Emerson | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Emerson on the topic of where Jesus went after he died. Topics of conversation include: 1) Why did Jesus descend to the realm of the dead? 2) How do we understand controversial passages, such as 1 Peter 3 and Philippians 2? 3) What doctrines are connected to our understanding of Jesus’s descent? 4) How do we explain some of the verses people use to dispute the fact that Jesus descended to the dead?

Dr. Matthew Emerson is professor of Religion and dean of Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the author of “He Descended to the Dead”: An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday (IVP Academic, 2019). Dr. Emerson holds a PhD from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/did-jesus-go-to-hell-matthew-emerson/

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24. Can We Know What God Is Like? Apr 21, 2021

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Guest: Dr. Steve Duby | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Duby on the topic of who God is and what he is like. Topics of conversation include: 1) What are some challenges we face when trying to learn about God? 2) How does knowing Christ impact our ability to know God? 3) What are some incommunicable attributes of God? 4) Does God experience emotions? 5) How can we apply our knowledge of who God is to our daily lives?

Dr. Steve Duby is associate professor of Theology at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Divine Simplicity: A Dogmatic Account (T&T Clark, 2015) and God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics, and the Task of Christian Theology (IVP Academic, 2019). Dr. Duby holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from the University of St. Andrews.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/can-we-know-what-god-is-like-steve-duby/

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23. What Is Cultural Christianity? Apr 14, 2021

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Guest: Dean Inserra | Dr. Arnold interviews Dean Inserra about the topic of cultural Christianity and the importance of evangelism in addressing it. Topics of conversation include: 1) What are some characteristics of cultural Christianity? 2) What does it mean to be saved? 3) How can we engage “unsaved Christians” in gospel conversation? 4) What are some ways for the church to address this issue of cultural Christianity? 5) How do we know if our own faith is genuine?

Dean Inserra is the founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, Florida. He is the author of several books, including Without a Doubt: How to Know for Certain That You’re Good with God (Moody, 2020) and The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel (Moody, 2019). Dean is an advisory member of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s Leadership Council, and is also a member of Baptist 21.

Full shot notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-cultural-christianity-dean-inserra/.

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22. How Did We Get the Bible? Apr 07, 2021

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Guest: Dr. John Meade | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Meade about the origin of the Bible and the criteria for canonicity. Topics of conversation include: 1) Where do we get the terms Bible and Canon, and what do we mean by them? 2) How did the church decide which books belonged in the Canon? 3) Which books were disputed by the early church, and why? 4) Why is the Catholic Bible different from the Protestant Bible?

Dr. John Meade is associate professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary. He is the co-director of the Text and Canon Institute, as well as the author of The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity (Oxford University Press, 2018). Dr. Meade holds a PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/how-did-we-get-the-bible-john-meade/

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21. What Is the Purpose of Hell? Mar 31, 2021

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Guest: Joshua Ryan Butler | Dr. Arnold interviews Josh Butler about the purpose of hell, a topic he deals with in his book, The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of Judgement, and the Hope of Holy War. Topics of conversation include: 1) Universalism vs. Annihilationism, 2) The protective function of hell, 3) The punitive function of hell, 4) Resources for further study on heaven and hell.

Joshua Ryan Butler is the pastor of Leadership and Direction at Redemption Church in Tempe, Arizona. He is the author of The Pursuing God: A Reckless, Irrational, Obsessed Love That’s Dying to Bring Us Home (Thomas Nelson, 2016), as well as The Skeleton’s in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of Judgement, and the Hope of Holy War (Thomas Nelson, 2014).

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-the-purpose-of-hell-joshua-ryan-butler/

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