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Ep. 42 - Eric Schneiderman, Reformation Worship, Amathes May 16, 2018

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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Doug address Eric Schneiderman and the logical downfall of the “me-too” movement. Then he goes on to plug the book, Reformation Worship by Gibson and Earngy. Finishing things off with a look at the Greek word “Amathes’.

Show Notes:

Eric Schneiderman & Not Being a Hypocrite:

When women make “me-too” arguments, they are assuming moral absolutes exist
The whole “me-too” movement is radically relativistic when it comes to ethics
You can’t adopt a “do what you feel” worldview and argue that men are wrong for molesting or raping
If there is no God there’s no such thing as a hypocrite
In the Christian cosmos hypocrisy is a sin
In the “me-too” world there is no such thing as sin

Reformation Worship:

Written by Gibson & Earngy
Fabulous resource on reformational liturgics
They have assembled some of the classic reformed orders of worship

Amathes:

The word amathes means unleared
Mentioned once in the NT (2 Peter 3:16)
Those who are unlearned and yet gather to themselves the prerogatives of learning -- which would include the authority to interpret the letters of Paul -- are demonstrating that they are unlearned for a reason
They are unstable souls, and their ignorance is sinful

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Ep. 41 - Isreal & Middle East Conflict, The Conservative Mind, Alusiteles Apr 25, 2018

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Listen to Pastor Wilson talk about Isreal and the Middle East. Then he plugs Russel Kirk’s book, The Conservative Mind, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Alusiteles”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Isreal & Middle East Conflict:

there has been endless Middle East conflict, and it is easy to push it to the side
however there are things that Christians need to pay attention to
I am not an adherent of manifest destiny
you can’t unscramble the egg
we ought to recognize that Isreal has the right to occupy the space she currently has

The Conservative Mind:

written by Russel Kirk
one of the values of conservative temperament is that it is not idealogical
the conservative is suspicious of systems
the conservative prefers the devil he knows to the devil he doesn’t know

Alusiteles:

The NT describes sins of omission in different ways
Heb. 13:17 - the saints are told to avoid making their rulers assigned task a grief
they are to be a joy to serve, not a grief
when this is not done, the result is unprofitable (alusiteles)
when worshipers find that their whole church experience is “unprofitable” for them, this is one of the possible reasons they should check

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Ep. 40 - Climate Change & The Government, A Preface to Paradise Lost, Alogos Apr 18, 2018

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Listen to Pastor Wilson talk about climate change and the government. Then he plugs C.S. Lewis’ book, A Preface to Paradise Lost, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Alogos”. Happy Plodding

Show Notes:

Climate Change & The Government:

your reflex action is going to go to your God
when an entity inspires to become ones “God”, they can cook up a disaster they can save you from
the climate change disaster is always presented with a sales pitch
10 years later when climate change is all said and done, people are going to want their money back

A Preface to Paradise Lost:

written by C.S. Lewis
Lewis is amazing on any subject he touches on
the theme throughout the book is hierarchy
this book will suggest to you a different way of thinking about life

Alogos:

means unreasonable
found in Acts 25:27, 2 Pet. 2:12, Jude 1:10
sin permitted in destroys a man’s capacity to make sense of the world around him
to be reasonable in this sense is a moral reason

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Ep. 39 - Private Property & Environment, The Plan of Salvation, Allotriepiskopos Apr 11, 2018

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Listen to Pastor Wilson talk about how Christians should handle Private Property and the Environment. Then he plugs B.B. Warfield’s, The Plan of Salvation, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Allotriepiskopos”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Private Property & Environment:

when people tell you to save this or save that, there is a presupposition of ownership
we have to figure out who owns what
Christians should want to be good stewards of the planet, however, we need to do it through God’s appointed mechanisms
you don’t want to put anyone in charge of the environment, or an endangered species when that person doesn’t face any negative consequences for making poor decisions
Christians need to radically reintroducing private property

The Plan of Salvation:

written by B.B. Warfield
helpful breakdown of different approaches to salvation
if you are interested in preserving historic reformed evangelicalism, then this book is great

Allotriepiskopos:

refers to someone who is a busy body in the affairs of others
these people are engaged in looking over the shoulders of others so that they can butt in
mentioned in 1 Peter 4:15
mind thine own business

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Ep. 38 - Abolitionism & The Art of the Deal, Reformed Doctrine of Predestination, Alisgema Apr 04, 2018

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Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Abolitionism and the art of the deal. Then he plugs The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination, and ties things off with a talk about the Greek word “Alisgema”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Abolitionism & The Art of the Deal:

How can we draw a lesson from the left when it comes from political engagement on the pro-life issue
one of the things the left does very well is that they don’t apologize for the activists on the extreme edges of their movement
if someone fighting for the same cause is doing something that is ill advised, it is really important for incrementalists to not apologize for the abolitionists
don’t spend your time fighting the abolitionists, spend your time fighting the pro abortionists

The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination:

written by Loraine Boettner
has a lot of wonderful textual citations in the Bible that show how God governs everything
if anyone is interested in a good introduction to the reformed doctrine of predestination it is a wonderful book

Alisgema:

this is the word for pollution, and is used once (Acts 15:20)
the Gentiles needed to abstain from certain basic things, among them the pollutions of idols
the end result of all forms of idolatry is always pollution, usually sexual
we need to be wary of nature worship, (going green)

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Ep. 37 - Christian Movies, Productive Christians in an Age of Guilt Manipulators, Aladzoneia Mar 28, 2018

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Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Christian Movies, especially the Kendrick Brothers movies. Then he plugs Productive Christians in an Age of Guilt Manipulators, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Aladzoneia”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Kendrick Brothers Movies:

it is very easy to make fun of Christian movies
as a pastor I found myself really wishing that people I knew would be able to see and be affected by these movies
people are misreading these movies
the fault is assigned to the evangelicalism of the filmmakers
it wasn’t the evangelicals that made all of the crappy hollywood movies, people don’t say that these movies were bad because of the secularism of the director
whatever criticisms are leveled at these movies, it does not have to do with the story arc
the things thats these movies need are better sets and actors

Productive Christians in an Age of Guilt Manipulators:

written by David Chilton
a great introduction to people who want to think about everything, including economics, within a biblical framework
rather than within a cluster of biblical sentiments
Chilton shows that in a world that God made there is no such thing as a fixed pie

Aladzoneia:

means boasting (Rom. 1:30, 2 Tim. 3:2)
James says that it is evil to take pride and boast in your future and all of the things you plan to do
John condemns this particular swelling as well

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Ep. 36 - Trump in 2020, C.S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea, Aladzon Mar 21, 2018

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Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Trump in 2020 and how Christians should look at the Trump re-election problem. Then he plugs C.S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Aladzon”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Trump in 2020:

Trump wants to run again
what do Christians do now?
Trump is amazing for conservatives
but at the same time there is a gody sideshow
we have a republican actually governing as a republican
the problem is in 2020
I’m not proposing to answer this question yet
but I want to start responsible Christians talking about it before it comes

C.S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea:

written by Victor Reppert
he is annualizing and interacting with C.S. Lewis’ argument from reason
if we are nothing but matter in motion, then we have no basis for saying anything is true or not
everyone even materialists can’t believe their thoughts
this whole book is the work of a Christian philosopher, who is very careful and diligent

Aladzon

means boaster
listed in Romans 1:30 and 2 Tim. 3:2
vainglory always seeks to puff itself up
let him who wants to boast, boast in the Lord
boasting of some sort is inescapable
giving glory to God is the heart of every sane response

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Ep. 35 - Broken Window Fallacy, Love & Respect, Akrates Mar 14, 2018

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Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the broken window fallacy. Then he plugs Love & Respect, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akrates”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

The Broken Window Fallacy:

if I throw a brick through someones window, is that an economic stimulus?
what if I throw a brick through every window?
this will create a lot of work for glass companies, and this is what people see
but the people don’t see what the car owners would have spent their money on
the money that they spend on the window is money that they won’t spend anywhere else
we can’t just pretend that we are sophisticated because we intend to look at one half of the picture only

Love & Respect

written by Emerson Eggerichs
addresses the differences in women when it comes to the desire in love and respect
devoted to sort out marriage problems because of this difference in men and women
the bible commands us according to our weakness and according to our spouses needs
Eggerichs walks through this and gives a ton of advice for couples on how to walk through it all

Akrates

used once in NT (2 Tim. 3:3)
it means incontinent
sins are cleary like grapes
they come in clusters

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Ep. 34 - Gun Control Basics, Idea of Decline, Akrasia Mar 07, 2018

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Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the Florida school shooting and gun control basics. Then he plugs Idea of Decline in Western History, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akrasia”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Gun Control Basics

government collapsed during Florida Shooting
people naturally cry out to their gods (government)
people are crying out to the same government that failed them
the right to keep and bear was not about deer hunting, it was adopted so that people could fight against the rise of tyranny from government agents
1.) trump is literally hitler 2.) we should surrender all our guns to him

Idea of Decline in Western History

written by Arthur Herman
how it came about that people assume things are falling apart
you would think with the doctrine of evolution this would not be the case
read this as a companion to your study of eschatology

Akrasia

means excess or lack of control
used twice in NT (1. Cor. 7:5, Matt. 23:25)
one of the reasons that nonbelievers, even nonbelievers in positions of influence and importance, cannot control themselves is that self-control is a fruit of the spirit
they can control one thing, but not the other
the Spirit gives us the ability to be self-controlled across the board

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Ep. 33 - Higher-Ed Bubble, The Pilgrim’s Regress, Akatastasia Feb 28, 2018

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Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the higher education bubble. Then he plugs The Pilgrim’s Regress, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akatastasia”. Happy Plodding!

Show Notes:

Higher-Ed Bubble

anything that can’t go in indefinitely won’t
we have lost the concept of university, because you need a universe
we have a fragmented system
we have people treating higher education as a sure ticket into the job market
everything you could learn at school you can find online for a fraction of the cost
there is going to be a crash, the higher education bubble will burst
the pricing is crazy, and the government is involved
we need to deregulate higher ed

The Pilgrim’s Regress

written by C.S.Lewis
it is challenging and difficult book
the book is an allegory defending reason and romanticism
he wrote this book in two weeks

Akatastasia

Paul says God is not the author of confusion, but rather of peace (1 Cor.14:33)
the word for confusion is akatastasia here
or it can mean tumult
what is the source of all such confusion and tumult?
James tells us that the font of this corporate problem is the individual sin of envying and striving (Jas. 3:16)

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