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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.
Episodes
Jun 1, 2022
Jun 1, 2022
32 min
Brent and Reido continue their study of Mark’s gospel. We meet the lost and lonely and see how Jesus restores their humanity.
- (1:10) Jesus and ‘outsiders’;
- (3:23) Religious leaders and their opposition to Jesus;
- (4:20) A tax collector;
- (6:33) Jesus and the sea;
- (9:59) The Pharisees;
- (12:00) The social outcasts become the insiders;
- (15:15) Bridegroom and wedding imagery in Mark;
- (17:38) Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath;
- (20:10) Jesus our rest and Sabbath;
- (27:30) The 12 apostles and the mountain.
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Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
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May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022
22 min
Brent and Reido continue their exploration of Mark’s gospel. In this episode, we see echoes of the Creation account in Genesis and how Jesus has total authority over sin and sickness.
- (1:40) Mark and the Kingdom of God;
- (3:25) Jesus and the wilderness;
- (7:25) Mark’s gospel and evil;
- (9:51) Leprosy;
- (13:45) What sort of king is Jesus going to be?
- (18:10) Mark as a detective novel? Who is Jesus?
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Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
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May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022
22 min
Brent talks with James Salladin, the rector of Emmanuel Anglican Church in New York about the great 18th century theologian and preacher Jonathan Edwards.
Who was Edwards and what did he believe about grace?
James Salladin’s book ‘Jonathan Edwards and Deification – Reconciling Theosis and the Reformed Tradition’ is published by IVP America.
- (0:52) Who was Jonathan Edwards?
- (1:40) Edwards and revival in America;
- (3:48) Edwards’ writings on revival;
- (5:17) Theosis and Scripture;
- (9:17) The divine fullness and divine essence in the Eastern tradition;
- (11:00) Was Edwards familiar with the Eastern tradition?
- (13:10) Edwards’ theology of special grace;
- (18:52) Edwards on divine fullness;
- (22:40) How we reconcile Edwards’ views with the Reformed tradition;
- (29:35) Edwards and slavery.
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Jonathan Edwards and Deification: Reconciling Theosis and the Reformed Tradition
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May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022
26 min
How well do arguments for atheism stand up in a courtroom? Do atheistic frameworks give a satisfactory answer for understanding human existence?
Brent talks with Mark Lanier a trial lawyer and founder of the Lanier Law Firm. Mark was voted 2013 Top Class Action Attorney in America by US News and World Report’s Best Lawyers.
Mark’s book ‘Atheism on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Case for Unbelief’ is published by IVP America.
- 1:05) What constitutes evidence in the legal arena?
- (2:17) Burden of Proof;
- (4:12) Definition of atheism and agnosticism;
- (5:55) The arguments for atheism and agnosticism;
- (7:15) The evidence for atheism;
- (9:08) Arguments for atheism and burden of proof;
- (12:15) What is the case for atheism founded on?
- (14:10) Is the existence of evil and suffering a valid argument against the existence of God?
- (16:50) Logical fallacy arguments;
- (19:10) Agnosticism;
- (21:11) Is a belief in God inconsistent with modern science?
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Mark W. Lanier 'Atheism on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Case for Unbelief'
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May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022
32 min
How do the Old and New Testaments relate to one another? What’s the relationship between the biblical covenants? How does Israel relate to the church?
Brent Parker is assistant editor of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology and the co-editor of ‘Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies’.
He is also is the co-editor of a new book from IVP America called ‘Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies – Four Views on the Continuity of Scripture’.
- (1:30) The contributors to this book;
- (5:00) What’s the difference between covenantal and dispensational views of the Bible? How does Israel relate to the church?
- (10:00) What is a covenant and how does it work in Scripture?
- (15:15) How the covenants contribute to the overall architecture of the Bible;
- (19:50) The connection between circumcision in the Old Testament and baptism;
- (21:20) The Dispensationalist view and how it differs from the Covenantal view. ‘End times’ theology. A more recent view.
- (26:00) Progressive Covenantalism.
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Brent E. Parker 'Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies'
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May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022
29 min
Brent is joined again by Dr Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to discuss Daniel 4.
What does Nebuchadnezzar learn about God in this chapter and a discussion of trees and tree imagery in Scripture.
- (0:21) What happens in chapter 4. Another dream.
- (2:00) Significant numbers in the chapter – 4 and 7;
- (3:30) The law of the leprous person;
- ((4:20) We find out who the true king really is;
- (7:35) What Nebuchadnezzar learns about God in this chapter;
- (8:50) The tree image and the biblical theology of trees;
- (13:30) Nebuchadnezzar’s vision and Ezekiel 17;
- (14:10) The great cosmic tree;
- (18:20) The dew of heaven and baptism;
- (19:20) Nebuchadnezzar’s hair;
- (22:20) Nebuchadnezzar a new Adam who points to Jesus;
- (23:58) How the tree points forward to the Kingdom of God;
- (23:45) The Lord Jesus as the ultimate tree.
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May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
28 min
Brent talks to Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States.
How is Nebuchadnezzar’s worship a parody of God’s Temple worship and who is the fourth man?
- (0:26) The conflict of Empires in Daniel;
- (4:10) What happens in chapter 3;
- (5:50) Nebuchadnezzar’s image and what it represents
- (8:17) Nebuchadnezzar’s confusion between God’s reign and human rule;
- (9:19) Nebuchadnezzar’s religious worship a parody of God’s Temple worship;
- (10:15) Humour and satire in Daniel 3;
- (11:50) The role of music in the chapter;
- (15:00) Nebuchadnezzar’s officials and the Levites in the Old Testament system;
- (18:15) Numbers in the text – 7;
- (19:45) Who is the fourth man?
- (22:45) Who is the Angel of the Lord?
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May 7, 2022
May 7, 2022
34 min
Brent talks to Harriet Connor, the content editor of ‘Growing Faith’ in Sydney, Australia.
What does the Bible have to say about families and what’s a covenantal view of family life?
Harriet’s book ‘Families in God’s Plan’ is out from Youthworks Media, Sydney.
- (0:50) Growing Faith magazine;
- (2:35) Harriet’s biography and interest in languages;
- (3:40) A biblical theology of the family;
- (10:27) The Bible’s big picture of the family;
- (12:42) How sin and the Fall affected families;
- (14:29) Our children are ‘image bearers’;
- (16:45) Different ideas of parenting;
- (22:10) The role of the covenants in family life in Scripture;
- (27:38) How we bring our children up to love Jesus.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Christian Parenting Tips, Advice, Articles & Resources - Growing Faith
Harriet Connor | Author of Big Picture Parents
Youthworks Media – Posts | Facebook
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May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
34 min
What shaped the mind of C.S. Lewis? Many of us know Lewis only through his ‘Narnia’ Chronicles but we might not know his work as a professor of medieval literature.
Brent talks with Jason Baxter, the associate professor of fine arts and humanities at Wyoming Catholic College.
Jason’s book ‘The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis – How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind’ is published by IVP America.
- (0:50) Lewis – a man of the medieval age?
- (2:19) C.S. Lewis and ‘climate’ in literature;
- (5:10) The medieval view of the planets. How the planets provide the ‘weather’ for the Narnia books;
- (7:10) The planets and music. The world as a symphony;
- (8:33) The role of the musician in the Middle Ages;
- (11:54) The medieval view of the universe and Lewis’s fiction;
- (14:19) Lewis and Modernism;
- (17:00) Lewis and a ‘long’ Middle Ages;
- (20:00) Lewis and worldview;
- (27:40) Lewis and the way ancient writers ‘foresaw’ Christ.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind
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Apr 30, 2022
Apr 30, 2022
28 min
Who is Jesus and what is the Kingdom of God?
Ian and Brent continue their exploration of Mark chapter 1.
- (1:50) The culmination of God’s story of creation;
- (2:30) Jesus as the culmination of the universe;
- (4:40) What is the Kingdom of God?
- (6:40) The Kingdom of God is being built through the church and God’s people;
- (8:23) Why were the first disciples fishermen?
- (9:00) Fishing imagery in the Old Testament;
- (12:00) Jesus the King;
- (13:30) Demon possession in the gospels;
- (14:45) Jesus’ kingdom and evil powers;
- (21:30) How each of the four gospels reflect different aspects of Jesus’ ministry;
- (24:20) The significance of the four gospels.
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