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In this episode of Bede's Podcast the thinking of the fourth century monastic author Macarius on the Christian life and the necessity of the help of the Spirit in the battle against sin is discussed. This first part introduces Macarius and looks at his view of humanity outside of Christ. 

This week, we continue to recall the real Patrick and his remarkable mission to Ireland.

History has been very kind to Patrick by remembering him every year on March 17, St. Patrick's Day, and yet at the same time this historical memory has obscured the real man. He was not Irish, did not cast out all of the snakes from Ireland (later medieval legend) and certainly did not drink green beer (a modern way of celebrating St Patrick)! In this two-part episode we recall the real Patrick and his remarkable mission to Ireland through one of his genuine writings, his Confession, written just before his death around 460.

On this episode we discuss the up and coming webinar, "Reading Andrew Fuller."

First, the webinar will seek to provide the reader with an informed awareness of major aspects of this great theologian’s thinking. Second, Fuller’s God-centred thought and piety will be presented as a model for imitation. After an overview of Fuller’s life and times, this reading course will focus on Fuller’s theology and piety through a variety of texts from Fuller’s hand: sermons, circular letters that he wrote for the Northamptonshire Association, theological tracts, and personal letters.

We will meet every Monday and Thursday evening in June and July from 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time (via zoom)

To register for the webinar click here.

***There are only 15 spots available.

Books mentioned on this episode

The Life of Samuel Pearce

Andrew Fuller:: Holy Faith, Worthy Gospel, World Mission

Being a Pastor

Ardent Love for Jesus: English Baptists and the Experience of Revival in the Long Eighteenth Century

The Works of Andrew Fuller (Sprinkle edition)

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the attribution of beauty to God was a rarity in both academic and popular theological literature. On this podcast, we explore why this is so and especially look at the way in which the beauty of God was a staple of theological reflection from the Scriptures down to the early modern era. The change in thinking took place in the eighteenth century and it is appropriate to reflect on one thinker from that era, namely, Jonathan Edwards, who is a fabulous representative of the older, classical thinking in this regard, namely, that ultimate and primal beauty is found in the Triune God. 

In this episode of Bede’s Podcast, we explore the literary and sermonic legacy of the evangelical Anglican historian Henry Melvill Gwatkin, who was born near the beginning of the Victorian era in 1844 and who died in 1916. He is most famous for his work on the early heresy of Arianism; but we look at other aspects of his historical work before gleaning some lessons from a sermon that he preached on Isaiah 6, a few days after the death of Queen Victoria.

Bede's Podcast is in partnership with H&E Publishing

On this podcast we remember and celebrate the baptism of Andrew Fuller on April 20, 1770, by recalling first the way that Baptists in the eighteenth century were the sole upholders of believer's baptism and what this entailed in terms of discrimination, even mild persecution. We then look at the way Andrew Fuller delineated the meaning of baptism in a tract entitled The Practical Uses of Christian Baptism (1802). Fuller especially highlighted baptism as the place of public dedication to God and saw it as a key element in preserving the church from worldliness. We close with a note about Fuller's view of baptism as a radical act and also as insufficient to preserve spiritual vitality. For the latter it was the presence of the Spirit that was necessary.

For more resources on Andrew Fuller by Michael A.G. Haykin click here

On this episode, Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin examines the historical evidence of the defining event of Christianity—the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead.

Bede's Podcast is in partnership with H&E Publishing—a Reformed and Canadian Publishing house seeking to spread the steadfast love and faithfulness of Christ through the publication of church history, biblical spirituality, christian living and theology. Find out more at www.hesedandemet.com