Blue Collar Bereans

In this episode Nate and Scott finish the discussion on Dr. Voddie Baucham's sermon on Ephesians 2, and discuss a few points made by Dr. John MacArthur in a sermon entitled Who's to Blame for the Riots, as they continue the issue of racism in our nation. 

Full sermon by Dr. Voddie Baucham - Irreconcilable Views of Reconciliation

Today's episode talks about a sermon, on Ephesians 2, preached by Voddie Baucham, this past autumn. His sermon is on a Biblical perspective of race and reconciliation. Next week we will finish our discussion on Dr. Baucham's sermon, and also discuss a few points made from a sermon by Dr. John MacArthur. 

Dr. Baucham's full message, Irreconcilable Views of Reconciliation, can be found here:

Introduction - ; 

Recap of the first 5 episodes before we move on - 00:48; 

Introduction to this episode's topic on Voddie Baucham's message - 1:20; 

Union Seminary's Response to the Dallas Statement - 5:10;

What the Dallas Statement (the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel) is - 6:40;

The Problem with not holding to inerrancy - 8:40;

A New Canon and Critical Theory - 13:27;

Union's Statement on Sin and Salvation - 20:01;

Reconciled to God and reconciled to one another - 22:37;

Race is a social construct, not a Biblical concept - 25:13;

The End - 32:43

This episode continues the discussion of hermeneutics, which is the art and science of interpretation. 

2 Timothy 2:15/Introduction -; 

Recap then the New Testament Genres - 0:34

Gospels - 1:34;

Parables - 4:38;

Epistles - 6:56;

Revelation - 10:49;

Book Summaries - 12:28;

Wrap Up - 19:42;

Resources - 23:38;

Sources and resources

Herman Who? -

Between Two Worlds by John Stott -

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee -

ESV Study Bible -

MacArthur Study Bible -

Encountering the Old Testament -

Encountering the New Testament -

The Believer's Commentary by William MacDonald -

Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged Version Two Volume Set  -

A Survey of Church History by Robert Godfrey -

Best Commentaries Search -

https://www.ligonier.org/blog/top-commentaries-on-every-book-of-the-bible/

https://www.bestcommentaries.com

This episode discusses principles of hermeneutics which is the art and science of interpretation.

Intro;

What Did the original author intend to say - 1:53;

Four Principles - 2:40;

Written for us, but not to us - 10:17;

Considering the Genre of each book - 11:59;

Historical Narrative - 13:27;

The Law - 15:16;

Poetry/Psalms - 20:38;

Proverbs - 21:43;

Prophesy - 24:19;

Wrap Up of Part 1 - 25:52;

Herman Who? - https://store.wretched.org/product/herman-who/herman-who

Between Two Worlds by John Stott -

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee -

ESV Study Bible -

MacArthur Study Bible -

Encountering the Old Testament -

The Believer's Commentary by William MacDonald -

Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged Version -

A Survey of Church History by Robert Godfrey -

Best Commentaries Search -

https://www.ligonier.org/blog/top-commentaries-on-every-book-of-the-bible/

https://www.bestcommentaries.com

In part 2, of this two part episode, we address the question, “Can we trust our Bibles?” As we discuss the manuscript history, Scripture’s testimony of historical facts, the English translations, and the supernatural nature of the Bible, we conclude that, yes, we can trust the Bible. It is the very Word of God! Resources used for this episode:

New Testament Reliability - by Wretched.org and Dr. James Whitehttps://store.wretched.org/product/new-testament-reliability-digital-download/new-testament-reliability-digital-download

Why Trust the Bible? by Greg Gilbert https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Bible-9Marks-Greg-Gilbert/dp/143354346X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1589643434&sr=8-1

The Books and the Parchments by F.F. Bruce

The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable by F.F. Bruce (Scott mistakenly said "The Reliability of the New Testament") https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Documents-They-Reliable/dp/148370274X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+new+testament+documents+are+they+reliable+by+f.+f.+bruce&qid=1589644000&s=books&sr=1-3  

In part 1, of this two part episode, we address the question, “Can we trust the Bible?” As we discuss the manuscript history, Scripture’s testimony of historical facts, the English translations, and the supernatural nature of the Bible, we conclude that, yes, we can trust the Bible. It is the very Word of God! Resources used for this episode:

New Testament Reliability - by Wretched.org and Dr. James Whitehttps://store.wretched.org/product/new-testament-reliability-digital-download/new-testament-reliability-digital-download

Why Trust the Bible? by Greg Gilbert https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Bible-9Marks-Greg-Gilbert/dp/143354346X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1589643434&sr=8-1

The Books and the Parchments by F.F. Bruce

The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable by F.F. Bruce (Scott mistakenly said "The Reliability of the New Testament") https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Documents-They-Reliable/dp/148370274X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+new+testament+documents+are+they+reliable+by+f.+f.+bruce&qid=1589644000&s=books&sr=1-3  

[Please note, Nate's and Scott's position became more nuanced as they prayed, talked, and studied. Please see see episodes 8 and 9, entitled "Christ Is the Head of the Church"]

In episode 1 (recorded on April 9, 2020) we introduce the Blue Collar Bereans. Then we discussed how our gathering for worship looks different during this season of quarantine and how we, as the church, should not get comfortable with live streaming sermons, because the church was designed to gather.