The Doctrines of Grace - Limited Atonement

In this episode we continue our discussion of the Doctrines of Grace (also known as Calvinism) by exploring the doctrine of Limited Atonement. I recommend listening to the previous episodes in this series if you have not yet done so. 

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I also made mention of John Owen's formulation on Limited Atonement. Here is the layout of that argument:

The Father imposed His wrath due unto, and the Son underwent punishment for, either:

1. All the sins of all men.
2. All the sins of some men, or
3. Some of the sins of all men.

In which case it may be said:

1. That if the last be true, all men have some sins to answer for, and so, none are saved.
2. That if the second be true, then Christ, in their stead suffered for all the sins of all the elect in the whole world, and this is the truth.
3. But if the first be the case, why are not all men free from the punishment due unto their sins?

You answer, "Because of unbelief."

I ask, Is this unbelief a sin, or is it not? If it be, then Christ suffered the punishment due unto it, or He did not. If He did, why must that hinder them more than their other sins for which He died? If He did not, He did not die for all their sins!"

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The Doctrines of Grace - The Atonement

In this episode we continue our series looking at the Reformed Doctrines of Grace otherwise known as the doctrines of Calvinism. Next time we will be looking at the doctrine known as Limited Atonement so for this episode we are looking at the intent of the atonement. I argue that we cannot understand the EXTENT of the atonement unless we understand the INTENT of the atonement.

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For more resources I recommend:

Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray

The Atonement by Leon Morris

From Heaven He Came and Sought Her ed. by Jonathan Gibson and J.I. Packer

https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/introduction-to-pastoral-theological/id378878956?mt=10

https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/introduction-to-pastoral-theological/id534630011

Doctrines of Grace - Unconditional Election

In this episode we continue the discussion of the Reformed Doctrines of Grace, also known as Calvinism, but looking at the "U" in TULIP - Unconditional Election.

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The Doctrines of Grace - Total Depravity

In this episode of the show, we start a series dealing with the Doctrines of Grace (typically called Calvinism). Getting some of these concepts in place will not only help resolve some of the recent debates on Molinism that the apologetical world has been engaged in, but also sets the stage for what I think are more robust and biblical answers to objections based on the problem of evil, suffering, and the "God is a moral monster" brand of argumentation.

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Reformation Day Discussion - Molinism (Part 2)

Happy Reformation Day everybody!

In this edition of the show, we are actually a Part II of a conversation I had with Rob Johnson of the Apologetics105 blog and podcast. We discuss everything from our eerily similar conversions, to atheistic fundamentalist David McAfee, but the main topics for the show are Molinism, Arminianism and Calvinism.

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Violence Worthy of Worship: How Divine Wrath Prevents Personal Vengeance

ABSTRACT: In this paper I explore Psalm 137 (one of the so called Imprecatory Psalms) and how it is to be understood and applied within the Christian canon and applied to the Christian church despite its violent imagery.

   Violence Worthy of Worship: How Divine Wrath Prevents Personal Vengeance

Atheistically Speaking - A Mulligan

 In this episode, I circle back to some of the things that I discussed with Thomas Smith on his podcast Atheistically Speaking. I wasn't entirely happy with some of my responses so I wanted to flesh them out a little more here. I discuss everything from the literary master of the Bible to the Bible's polemical use of the Enuma Elish.

I also discuss my views on the ever controversial Genesis 1 creation account - this will be a delight to YEC and OEC alike!

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As I mentioned, here are some of the sources you can use to look into what I discussed. In addition to these, I recommend looking up a lecture by John Walton called Reading Genesis Through Ancient Eyes.

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Various Views:

Genesis Debate: Three Views on the Days of Creation edited by David Hagopian

Reading Genesis 1-2: An Evangelical Conversation by J. Daryl Charles

Did God Create In Six Days edited by Joseph Pipa and David Hall

Four Views on the Historical Adam edited by Ardel B. Caneday

Old Earth Views

Genesis One: A Scientific Perspective by Hugh Ross

In The Beginning by E. J. Young

7 Days that Divide the World by John Lennox

God's Pattern for Creation: A Covenantal Reading of Genesis 1 by W. Robert Godfrey

A Biblical Case for an Old Earth by David Snoke

Young Earth Views

The Genesis Record by Henry Morris

In the Beginning of the World: A Scientific Study of Genesis 1-11 by Henry Morris

Literary/Historical Views

In The Beginning We Misunderstood by Miller and Soden

Kingdom Prologue by Meredith Kline (Framework Model)

The Lost World of Genesis One by John Walton

Genesis 1 As Ancient Cosmology by John Walton

Last Things First by J.V. Fesko

In the Beginning: The Opening Chapters of Genesis by Henri Blocher

Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary by C. John Collins

Weapons of Mass Disambiguation

In this episode I discuss the philosophical concept of disambiguation and the need to be able to disambiguate important concepts when engaging with a different worldview or belief than our own. When atheistic fundamentalists compare God to a Flying Spaghetti Monster, have they made a valid point or are they showing an inability to disambiguate? We will see in this episode of the Freed Thinker Podcast!

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Special Edition - Interview with Albert McIlhenny

In this episode of show, I interview Albert McIlhenny about Jesus Mythicism. You can find out more about Albert at labarum.net or get information about his numerous books on the subject at jesusmythicism.info

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Bible Atrocities - Slavery in the New Testament

In this episode we continue our series on the supposed atrocities that are found within the Bible. We have looked at slavery in the past two episodes dealing with the Ancient Near Eastern cultural context and the casuistic laws found in the Old Testament. In this episode we move into the 1st century and explore how Jesus and Paul interacted with the topic of slavery.

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