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What is “Theology Simply Profound”? May 29, 2015

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Welcome to Theology Simply Profound: a Podcast of Westminster Presbyterian Church, an Orthodox Presbyterian Church, serving the western suburbs of Chicago.

Theology Simply Profound is where simple Christians discuss the profound things of God.

On episode 003, your hosts Rob McKenzie and Bob Tarullo, discuss this new podcast thing called “Theology Simply Profound.” What is it? Why are we doing it? We are also discuss how to talk about God and the Bible and some of the struggles we all face in doing so.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

The Order of Worship May 29, 2015

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Glen Clary walks us through a Reformed order of worship, explaining the Biblical precedent and rationale for elements such as the call to worship, invocation, different types of prayer, and the benediction along with the administration of Word and sacrament. Rev. Clary is pastor of Providence OPC in Pflugerville, TX.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Glen Clary, Jim Cassidy

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Genesis 4:16–22 — Two Civilizations May 26, 2015

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Today we discuss the genealogy found in Genesis 4:16–22. In it, we see the realization that God will put enmity between the two lines mentioned in Genesis 3:15 and how those two lines will develop two antithetical forms of civilization.

Participants: Adam York, Mark A. Winder, Mark Jenkins, Matt Cotta

The Message of Leviticus May 22, 2015

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Leviticus is a book about death, which may be why many people neglect to read it regularly. Yet the book teaches many important lessons about God’s holiness and the punishment for sin. Rev. Dr. David Graves takes us to this important book of the Pentateuch to demonstrate how Jesus Christ, the once-for-all sacrifice, satisfies the demands for God’s justice. His perfect blood atones for the sins of his people. Rev. Graves is pastor of Trinity OPC in Franklin, PA.

Participants: Camden Bucey, David Graves, Jim Cassidy

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The Regulative Principle of Worship May 15, 2015

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Glen Clary, pastor of Providence OPC in Pflugerville, TX, explains the origins, use, and wisdom of the regulative principle of worship. The Reformed understanding of this principle states that only those elements that are commanded in Scripture or which can be deduced by good and necessary consequence from Scripture are permissible in worship, and that whatever is not thus commanded or deduced from Scripture is prohibited.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Glen Clary, Jim Cassidy

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Christ the Center 1000 Live in Austin, TX

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Edwards on the Christian Life May 08, 2015

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Christ the Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Dane Ortlund to speak about Jonathan Edwards’s views of the Christian life. Ortlund is Senior Vice President of Bible Publishing at Crossway and the author of the book Edwards on the Christian Life: Alive to the Beauty of God. This book is in the Theologians on the Christian Life series edited by Stephen J. Nichols and Justin Taylor and published by Crossway. Join us for a fascinating discussion of a brilliant theological mind considering what it means to live before the beauty of Christ.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Dane Ortlund, David Filson, Jeff Waddington

The Bible: Authority, Sufficiency, Infallibility, & the Christian Lif May 08, 2015

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Welcome to Theology Simply Profound: a Podcast of Westminster Presbyterian Church, an Orthodox Presbyterian Church, serving the western suburbs of Chicago.

Theology Simply Profound is where simple Christians discuss the profound things of God.

On episode 002, your hosts Rob McKenzie and Bob Tarullo, discuss the Bible, it’s message, authority, sufficiency, infallibility, and how these aspects of the Bible help Christian in their every day life and walk.

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God without Passions May 01, 2015

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In this episode, we speak with Samuel Renihan about the doctrine of divine impassibility. Rev. Renihan is the pastor of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in La Mirada, California and the editor of God without Passions: A Reader. Westminster Confession of Faith 2.1, that “There is but one only, living, and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions . . .” We explore the theological tradition behind that declaration as well as its implications.

If you would like to learn more about the doctrine of divine impassibility, listen to Rev. Renihan’s six-part audio series on the subject, which you can find at The Confessing Baptist. You can also listen to our interview with James Dolezal on Christ the Center episode 237.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Samuel Renihan

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Christ the Center 1000

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Christ the Center 1000 Live in Austin, TX

Christ the Center 1000 Summit

To Glorify & Enjoy God! May 01, 2015

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Welcome to Theology Simply Profound: a Podcast of Westminster Presbyterian Church, an Orthodox Presbyterian Church, serving the western suburbs of Chicago.

Theology Simply Profound is where simple Christians will discuss the profound things of God.

On this inaugural episode, your hosts Rob McKenzie and Bob Tarullo, discuss how believers glorify and enjoy God.

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Vos Group #15 — Revelation in the Patriarchal Period, Part 4 Apr 24, 2015

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We open Vos’s Biblical Theology to study pages 81–87, which deal with the divine name El-Shaddai and faith as found in patriarchal religion. While faith in God and his Word has always been present since the earliest promise of the gospel in Genesis 3:15, faith becomes an explicit part of Shemitic life with Abraham, the father of all who would believe. Saving faith is not merely faith in God generally, it is a deep and abiding trust in God almighty, the one who acts supernaturally in history.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Lane G. Tipton

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