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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Is Christian teaching narrow and outdated? What is Christian teaching and orthodoxy and how have we strayed from it?
Brent talks to Trevin Wax, the author of a new IVP book called ‘The Thrill of Orthodoxy – Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith’
Trevin is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor of theology at Cedarville University in Ohio in the States.
- (1:30) How doctrine makes a real difference in life;
- (3:26) The danger of pragmatism in the church;
- (5:45) Has the Western church lost its passion for orthodoxy?
- (7:30) What excites Trevin about Christian truth?
- (10:00) How is Christianity an adventure?
- (12:35) How we can drift from the truth without even realizing it;
- (15:00) How did the New Testament writers think that doctrine mattered?
- (17:15) How important are the early creeds and should we say them more often?
- (22:00) Why the orthodox are out front because they’re also behind;
- (25:00) How to regain the thrill of orthodoxy.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Trevin Wax 'The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith'
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