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Listen in as Trent Hunter & Stephen Wellum interview Michael Clary on his latest COA Longform Essay, "Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square"

Resources to Click

• “Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael Clary
• The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XV
• Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
• Give to Support the Work

 Books to Read

• Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael Clary
• The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

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Oftentimes pastors are praised for keeping politics out of their sermons. What if we told you that’s actually a failure to shepherd God’s flock?

Resources to Click

• “Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael Clary
• The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XV
• Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
• Give to Support the Work

 Books to Read

• Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael Clary
• The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

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Join David Schrock, Levi Secord, & James Baird for this lively discussion and debate on their two respective books dealing with matters of church and state

Timestamps

• 00:00 – Intro
• 03:00 – Meet the Pastors: James Baird and Levi Secord
• 07:11 – How Ecclesiology and Eschatology Inform Political Views
• 25:36 – Unpacking Secord’s and Baird’s Core Arguments
• 37:14 – The Scope of State Power and Blasphemy Laws
• 56:27 – Is Government Inherently Good or Bad?
• 1:06:58 – The Role of Classical Thinkers in Christian Political Thought
• 1:18:30 – Re-Examining Blasphemy Laws and Speech Enforcement
• 1:33:06 – Recommended Resources

Resources to Click

• “Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird
• “Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord
• “Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony
• “Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review
• “King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast
• “Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast
• “6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoung
• Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
• Give to Support the Work

 Books to Read

• King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James Baird
• Servant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi Secord
• Reforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. Kennedy
• Did America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David Hall
• Disestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den Hartog
• Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith

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Plato or Paul? See how Levi Secord defends his book “Servant Not Savior” in response to James Baird’s arguments. • Despite their many points of agreement, James Baird takes a stand for his book “King of Kings” against Levi Secord’s arguments.

Resources to Click

• “Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird
• “Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord
• “Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony
• “Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review
• “King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast
• “Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast
• “6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoung
• Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read 

• King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James Baird
• Servant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi Secord
• Reforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. Kennedy
• Did America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David Hall
• Disestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den Hartog
• Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith

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Listen in as Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter interview David Schrock on his COA Longform Essay "Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment" and speak on what it means to hold a Progressive Covenantal view of the Sabbath.

Timestamps

· 00:00 – Intro

· 04:30 – Unpacking the Sabbath: A ComplexCommandment for Christians

· 13:48 – How Christ Brings Fulfillment to theSabbath Command

· 23:30 – David Schrock on the Missing WorshipElement in Sabbath Theology

· 38:53 – Applying Sabbath Principles: The NewTestament and the Church’s Gathering

· 46:40 - Outro

Resources to Click

• “Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment” – David Schrock
• “Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 1” – Ardel Caneday
• “Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 2” – Ardel Caneday
• “Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 3” – Ardel Caneday
• “The Three Most Important Words I Learned in Seminary: ‘Textual, Epochal, Canonical” – David Schrock
• “The Ten Commandments and the Literary Structure of Deuteronomy” – Josh Philpot
• “How a Kingdom of Priests Became a Kingdom with Priests and Levies: A Filial Corporate Understanding of the Royal Priesthood in Exodus 19:6” – David Schrock
• “Adam as the First Priest in Eden as the Garden Temple” – G.K. Beale
• “The Death Penalty in the Mosaic Law” – Peter J. Leithart
• Theme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and Forever
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

• Christ Will Give You Rest: A Biblical Theology of the Sabbath – Beau Landers
• Obey the Sabbath: Rest in Christ – Blake White
• “Goodbye and Hello: The Sabbath Command for New Covenant Believers” by Thomas R. Schreiner in Progressive Covenantalism: Charting A Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies – Stephen J. Wellum & Brent E. Parker
• Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith
• The Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology – Richard Lints
• The Structure of Biblical Authority – Meredith G. Kline
• A Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 – John A. Davies
• Ezekiel the Priest: A Custodian of Tórâ – T.J. Betts
• The Lord’s Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship – Jeffrey J. Meyers
• From the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law – Philip S. Ross
• We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry – G.K. Beale
• Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament – Ernst Jenni, Claus Westermann

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The 4th Commandment instructs believers to “keep the Sabbath holy.” But now that Christians are under the New Covenant, what does that command mean for Christians? Is the 4th Commandment fully fulfilled in Christ? Or does it have continuing moral authority over our lives? David Schrock explores these questions and the glorious reality of rest with God behind the commandment.

Resources to Click

• “Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment” – David Schrock
• “Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 1” – Ardel Caneday
• “Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 2” – Ardel Caneday
• “Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 3” – Ardel Caneday
• “The Three Most Important Words I Learned in Seminary: ‘Textual, Epochal, Canonical” – David Schrock
• “The Ten Commandments and the Literary Structure of Deuteronomy” – Josh Philpot
• “How a Kingdom of Priests Became a Kingdom with Priests and Levies: A Filial Corporate Understanding of the Royal Priesthood in Exodus 19:6” – David Schrock
• “Adam as the First Priest in Eden as the Garden Temple” – G.K. Beale
• “The Death Penalty in the Mosaic Law” – Peter J. Leithart
• Theme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and Forever
• Give to Support the Work

 Books to Read

• Christ Will Give You Rest: A Biblical Theology of the Sabbath – Beau Landers
• Obey the Sabbath: Rest in Christ – Blake White
• “Goodbye and Hello: The Sabbath Command for New Covenant Believers” by Thomas R. Schreiner in Progressive Covenantalism: Charting A Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies – Stephen J. Wellum & Brent E. Parker
• Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith
• The Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology – Richard Lints
• The Structure of Biblical Authority – Meredith G. Kline
• A Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 – John A. Davies
• Ezekiel the Priest: A Custodian of Tórâ – T.J. Betts
• The Lord’s Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship – Jeffrey J. Meyers
• From the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law – Philip S. Ross
• We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry – G.K. Beale
• Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament – Ernst Jenni, Claus Westermann

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Listen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Stephen Wellum on his COA Longform Essay "Reflections on the Law of God in Scripture and Theology"

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Kairos Christian Alliance’s Muscular Christianity Conference

Join The Federalist CEO, Sean Davis, pastor J Chase Davis, and myself (David Schrock) along with other amazing speakers September 26th in Cookeville Tennessee for the Muscular Christianity Conference where we will seek to learn from our predecessors about what it means for the church to be Muscular again. We will be addressing the rising threats facing the church as well as look the future for how American Christians can influence our communities and even the nation God has given us. Come learn from top notch pastors and thought leaders, network with fellow believers, and leave encouraged and equipped to face the challenges ahead.

Get your tickets to the Muscular Christianity Conference at KairosChristianAlliance.com

Use code SCHROCK (all caps) for an extra 30% off your entire order. 

Timestamps

• 00:00 – Intro
• 02:11 – Personal Updates and Book Progress
• 07:11 – Dr. Wellum’s Approach to God’s Law
• 09:59 – The Foundation of Law in God’s Character
• 16:01 – Natural Law and Created Order’s Obligation
• 29:13 – God’s Specific Commands and Instruction
• 34:47 – Understanding the Mosaic Covenant and Law
• 44:58 – New Covenant and the Law Written on the Heart
• 54:14 – The Spirit’s Power to Obey God
• 57:20 – Fulfilling God’s Law in Christ
• 1:02:34 – Outro

Resources to Click

• “Reflections on the Law of God in Scripture and Theology” – Stephen J. Wellum
• Theme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and Forever
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

• The How and Why of Love: An Introduction to Evangelical Ethics – Michael Hill
• Five Views on Law and Gospel – Kaiser, Moo, Strickland, et al.
• Fallen: A Theology of Sin – ed. Christopher W. Morgan & Robert Peterson

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What is the law of God? There are many answers to this question, but what does the Bible say, and how does God's law function within Scripture's covenantal structure?

Sponsor 

Kairos Christian Alliance’s Muscular Christianity Conference

Join The Federalist CEO, Sean Davis, pastor J Chase Davis, and myself (David Schrock) along with other amazing speakers September 26th in Cookeville Tennessee for the Muscular Christianity Conference where we will seek to learn from our predecessors about what it means for the church to be Muscular again. We will be addressing the rising threats facing the church as well as look the future for how American Christians can influence our communities and even the nation God has given us. Come learn from top notch pastors and thought leaders, network with fellow believers, and leave encouraged and equipped to face the challenges ahead.

Get your tickets to the Muscular Christianity Conference at KairosChristianAlliance.com

Use code SCHROCK (all caps) for an extra 30% off your entire order. 

Resources to Click

• “Reflections on the Law of God in Scripture and Theology” – Stephen J. Wellum
• Theme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and Forever
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

• The How and Why of Love: An Introduction to Evangelical Ethics – Michael Hill
• Five Views on Law and Gospel – Kaiser, Moo, Strickland, et al.
• Fallen: A Theology of Sin – ed. Christopher W. Morgan & Robert Peterson

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Albert Mohler joined the Christ Over All podcast to discuss Christian nationalism. Listen to his interview here.

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• Theme of the Month: COA Mixtape 2022-2026
• Give to Support the Work

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Listen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Clinton Manley on his Christ Over All essay: “How Then Shall We Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire"

 Timestamps

• 00:26 – Intro
• 03:52 – Clinton Manley’s Background
• 05:43 – How Did Manley Come to Write This Longform on Mockery?
• 09:53 – How Has Mockery Been Used Well?
• 13:45 – What is Satire?
• 19:22 – The Relationship Between Satire and Love
• 23:55 – Holy Satire Celebrates God’s Revealed Will as the ‘Norm’
• 25:20 – Hating Sin
• 28:42 – The Bible Doesn’t Contradict Itself
• 31:28 – Satire for Sanctification
• 34:00 – Satire Doesn’t Lose the Seriousness of the Matter
• 35:32 – Chesterton and Satire
• 36:55 – Why is there a Hypersensitivity to Satire Today?
• 39:18 – Differences of Male &Female Speech/Jesus Has Range
• 44:18 – Who are Helpful Models of Satire?
• 46:26 – Douglas Wilson & Satire
• 50:20 – Practicing Satire Online
• 54:58 – Outro

Resources to Click

• ⁠“How Then Shall We Mock?: Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire”-⁠ Clinton Manley
• ⁠“The Serrated Edge of Scripture: How God Uses Satire”⁠ – Clinton Manley
• ⁠“Humour”⁠ – G.K. Chesterton
• ⁠“On Satire, Moods, And What We’re Known For”⁠ – Joe Rigney
• ⁠“Letter XI: To the Reverend Fathers, The Jesuits”⁠ – Blaise Pascal
• ⁠“Against the Valentinians”⁠ – Tertullian
• “⁠The Right to Ridicule?”⁠ – Michael J. Ovey
• ⁠“And Wilson, Almost Suitably Abashed, Responds”⁠ – Doug Wilson
• ⁠“The Use of Satire in the Book of Isaiah and in Christian Ministry⁠” – Tom Woolford
• ⁠“When Should Christians use Satire?”⁠ – John Piper
• Theme of the Month: ⁠Christ Over All Mixtape: 2022-2026⁠
• ⁠Give to Support the Work⁠

 Books to Read

• Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion – Os Guinness
• “Satire” in the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery – Leland Ryken, James Wilholt
• God Mocks: A History of Religious Satire from the Hebrew Prophets to Stephen Colbert – Terry Lindvall
• A Serrated Edge: A Brief Defense in Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking – Doug Wilson
• The Problem of Pain – C.S. Lewis
• Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
• Leadership and Emotional Sabotage – Joe Rigney
• Orthodoxy – G.K. Chesterton