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Ep. 62 - Kavanaugh Nonsense, 100 Cupboards Series, Hamartia Oct 03, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson address the current Kavanaugh kerfuffle. Then he talks about his son N.D. Wilson’s amazing “100 Cupboards” series, and finishes things off with a look at hamartia and hamartano in John. Happy plodding!

Show Notes:

Kavanaugh Nonsense:

Devils are accusers and we have gotten to the point where accusation equals conviction
People do not understand how to weigh and evaluate accusations
For many Christians, the prosecutor is the good guy but in scripture it is the other way around
What is being done to our justice system is far far worse than what’s being done to Kavanaugh

100 Cupboards Series:

Background overview of 100 cupboard series
Written by Pastor Wilson’s son N.D.Wilson
N.D. shows the importance of fathers and the gap created with their absence
Also, another huge theme is learning to see how weird reality is
He also emphasis the theme of growing up and pain
Read it! It is really good stuff!

Hamartia:

Looking at hamartia and hamartano in John
Mentioned in John 1:10, 2:1, 2:1, 3:6, 3:6, 3:8, 3:9, 5:16, 5:18

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Ep. 61 - The Abortion of the Family, Christology Cosmology & C.S. Lewis, Hamartia Sep 26, 2018

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Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about the abortion of the family, Michael Ward’s book, “Christology Cosmology & C.S. Lewis” and hamartia and hamartano in 2 Peter. Happy plodding!

Show notes:

The abortion of the family:

The killing of babies is not the only problem
The decision to legalize abortion delegitimized the American family and made, in principle, every child a bastard
The reason children die, is because their fathers have been disenfranchised
There is now no such thing as a family, if a man is not permitted to have a say about the life of his child, he is simply a nullity

Christology Cosmology & C.S. Lewis:

Written by Michael Ward
Series of 13/14 lectures that Ward gave
Ward wrote “Planet Narnia” and “Narnia Code”
This lecture series touches on the different planetary illusions in Narnia
Amazing read for Lewis lovers

Hamartia & Hamartano:

Looking at them in 2 Peter
Hamartia mentioned in 2 Peter 1:9, 2:14
Hamartano is mentioned in 2 Peter 2:4

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Ep. 60 - Temptation & Mortification, Against Empathy, Hamartia & Hamartano Sep 19, 2018

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Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about temptation and the three levels of mortification. Then he goes on to review Paul Bloom’s book, “Against Empathy”. Wrapping it up with a look at hamartia and hamartano in 1 Peter. Happy plodding!

Show Notes:

Temptation & Mortification:

We are tempted by the world, the flesh, and the devil
Jesus was genuinely tempted in the wilderness
Jesus was never tempted due to his past record of sinning like we are
3 levels of mortification: 1.) becoming a Christian 2.) over and done mortification 3) continuous mortification

Against Empathy:

Written by Paul Bloom
We live in a time when empathy is considered as the fundamental moral virtue
Bloom does a great job showing us why we should take caution with empathy

Hamartia & Hamartano:

Looking at hamartano in 1 Peter
Mentioned in (1 Pet. 2:20, 2:22, 2:24, 3:18, 4:1, 4:8)

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Ep. 59 - Authority in Preaching, The Magician’s Twin, Hamartia Sep 12, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Today Pastor Wilson address’ Authority in preaching, claiming that many modern preachers are coiling away from their authority in the pulpit. Next he plods on to review “The Magician’s Twin” and finishes things off with a look at Hamartia in James. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Authority in Preaching:

When a man is in the pulpit, he is not there as a representative of himself but of God
He is speaking for God
Many modern preachers coil away from this
When modern preachers talk about themselves on stage we think they are humble
But when preachers preach as though they themselves are irrelevant we think they are proud

The Magician’s Twin:

About C.S. Lewis’ view of science and scientism
A number of Lewis scholars wrote many essays for this
These essays are showing how Lewis’ prophetic insights decades before are extremely relevant today
All the essays are superb
Lewis is too often thought of as an avuncular storyteller but should actually be thought of as a fiery prophet

Hamartia:

Looking at hamartia in James
Used 6 times: James 1:15 (2x), 2:9, 4:17, 5:15, 5:20

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Ep. 58 - Lock & Key, Knowing Christ, Hamartia Sep 05, 2018

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Welcome plodders! Pastor Wilson kicks things off this week by addressing the controversial topic of chastity and how it is not the same virtue for both sexes. After that, he reviews Mark Jones’ amazing book, “Knowing Christ”. Wrapping things up with a look at Hamartia in Hebrews. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Lock and Key:

Chastity is not the same virtue for both sexes
Because men & women are different, they sin differently, and the consequences of their sins are different
This seems so offensive because it contradicts a central lie of feminism: that men and women are in fact interchangeable
A lock that opens to a hundred keys is worthless, and a key that opens a hundred locks is somehow admired by our culture (obviously not to be admired by Christians)

Knowing Christ:

Written by Mark Jones
A packaging of rich Puritan theology
He takes a very cheesecake rich theology, and packages it into a very understandable way
Amazing devotional or group study book

Hamartia:

Looking at hamartia in Hebrews
Mentioned 25 times
Hebrews 1:3, 2:17, 3:13, 4:15, 5:3, 7:27, 8:12, 9:26. 9:28, 10:2, 10:3, 10:4, 10:6, 10:8, 10:11, 10:12, 10:17, 10:18, 10:26, 11:25, 12:1, 12:4, 13:11

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Ep. 57 - Wives Leaving Husbands, Principles of War, Hamartano Aug 29, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson address the grounds for divorce in the Bible and the grounds for wives who leave their husbands . After that he plods on to review his father Jim Wilson’s book, “Principles of War”. Finishing things off, Wilson takes a look at Hamartano in Hebrews. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Wives Leaving Husbands:

The Greco-Roman world had many mixed marriages, this was not commonplace where Jesus was teaching
Paul says you should not abstain sexual relations with an unbelieving spouse
When you have two believers, the allowance for divorce is porneas (unfaithfullness)
When you have a mixed marriage and the unbeliever leaves, the believer is not bound in such circumstances
Paul says that a wife should stick it out, but if she can’t and she leaves then she only has two options 1) remain unmarried 2) be reconciled to the spouse

The Principles of War:

Written by Jim Wilson
Doug’s father was a Naval officer
He took the principles of war and applied them to spiritual warfare
Methods of war change but principles of war don’t
This book offers evangelical gameplans and tactics

Hamartano:

Looking at the word in Hebrews
Only used twice, once in Heb. 3:17 & once in Heb. 10:26
Heb. 3:17 refers to the sinning of the Hebrews in the wilderness
Heb. 10:26 talks about sinning willfully after we have received knowledge of the truth and that there remains no more sacrifices for sins

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Ep. 56 - Terrorism, Expository Exultation, Hamartano Aug 22, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson address the world of terrorism. After that he plods on to review John Piper's book, “Expository Exultation”. Finishing things off, Wilson takes a look at Hamartano in Titus. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Terrorism:

What does it mean to identify someone as a terrorist?
Terrorist has come to mean a bad guy, which is completely inaccurate
Terrorism is a particular tactic
Terrorism is to directly target innocent civilians in order to spread dismay, consternation and terror in the general populace
Half of terrorism is claiming that you committed the bombing

Expository Exultation:

Written by John Piper
Not fully done with the book, but it is amazing
Great read for pastors
Piper shows how the preaching of the word in a way that exults in the Gospel that is being proclaimed is a central part of corporate worship
Worship is a corporate act
The word and the sacrament go together like cooking and eating go together

Hamartano:

Looking at this word in Titus
Only used once: Titus 3:10-11
He is talking about a heretic who won't listen and is stubborn
Heresy is a kind of sinning

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Ep. 55 - Personality Tests, Discrimination & Disparities, Hamartia & Hamartano Aug 15, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about personality tests, claiming that it is our faith in numbers that is driving our faith in personality tests. After that he plods on to review Thomas Sowell's book, “Discrimination and Disparities”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia and Hamartano in 1 & 2 Timothy. Happy Plodding!

Personality Testing:

Anyone who has eyes knows that there are different personalities
You are dealing with Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore
We live in a technocratic age. We think we can reduce things to numbers
Faith in numbers, transfers to the corporate world
We think that we can actually put a number on people down to the exact degree
Our faith in numbers is driving our faith in personality tests

Discrimination & Disparities

Written by Thomas Sowell
Sowell is an economist and a black man, and he is fearless when it comes to analyzing economic proposals
The whole book is on how it is possible for you to have wildly variant outcomes with different groups and not have it be the result of discrimination

Hamartano & Hamartia:

Looking at Hamartano in 1 Timothy
It is used just once: (1 Tim. 5:20)
Looking at Hamartia in 1 & 2 Timothy
It is used in: (1 Tim. 5:22/5:24, 2 Tim. 3:6)

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Ep. 54 - Essential Oils, Genius of Birds, Hamartia Aug 08, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the essential oil craze, claiming that it is creating a dangerous plausibility structure. After that he plods on to review Jennifer Ackerman's book, “Genius of Birds”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia in Thessalonians. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Essential Oils:

The real issue is that it appears to have gone beyond a product being marketed to do what various products do
They now have an oil that helps you make good financial decisions
The essential oil market is starting to create a plausibility structure
All you have to do is keep amping the claims for essential oils up and the people inside the plausibility structure will follow along unless someone calls them out

Genius of Birds:

Written by Jennifer Ackerman
You begin by learning that the insult “bird brain” is an inept insult
If you want amazing levels of details on what birds can do, this is your book

Hamartia:

Looking at the word in Thessalonians
It is only used twice: 1 Thess. 2:14-16, 2 Thess. 2:3-4

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Ep. 53 - Higher Education Crisis, The Devil's Dictionary, Hamartia Aug 01, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the higher education crisis, emphasizing that an educational reformation in America is not going to happen until Christian parents stop feeding the beast. After that he plods on to review Ambrose Bierce’s “The Devil’s Dictionary”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia in Colossians. Happy Plods!

Show Notes:

Higher Ed. Crisis:

We are in the middle of a higher education bubble that is soon going to be followed by a crash
Conservative Christian parents have thought much more about their children’s college than their grade-school
College is seen as too much of a savior is not worth all the money that many colleges are offering
Education is not our savior
An educational reformation in America is not going to happen until Christian parents stop feeding the beast

The Devil’s Dictionary:

Written by Ambrose Bierce
Although he is not a Christian, he knows how to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
This is a satiric dictionary that will greatly help your writing
You should read dictionaries

Hamartia

Looking at the word in Colossians
Hamartia is found in Colossians 1:14, 2:11, 2:12
Spiritual baptism and physical baptism are related
Spiritual circumcision and physical baptism are related
What then holds us back from saying that there is a connection with physical circumcision and physical baptism

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