Down Under Theology

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today.

In the fourth episode of season 4, we continue our short mini-series looking at the factors that helped to stabilize the church as it started to grow - church government, creeds, and the canon. This week, we hear the story of Nicaea and examine the impact of the Nicene Creed on the understanding of the divinity of Jesus, and the course of the history of the church.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 4 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• The Creedal Imperative by Carl R. Trueman
• The Nicene Creed: An Introduction by Phillip Carry
• The Lord Jesus Christ (We Believe Series) by Brandon D. Crowe (Edited by M. Smith and J. McClean)
• We Believe Series edited by Murray Smith and John McClean (Lexham Press Series Link)

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

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Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today.

In the third episode of season 4, we kick off a short mini-series looking at the factors that helped to stabilize the church as it started to grow - church government, creeds, and the canon. This week, we hear the story of Irenaeus and his work "Against All the Heresies" and discuss how church government developed and what impact that had on the church going forward.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 3 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• I Will Build My Church: Selected Writings on Church Polity, Baptism, and the Sabbath by Thomas Witherow
• Irenaeus by Simonetta Carr (Christian Biographies for Young Readers Series)
• The Didache (Google it!)
• Apostolic Fathers (Amazon Link)
• Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today.

In this second episode of season 4, we delve into the story of Acts 15 and the Council of Jerusalem. We take a look at what's happening in the church around 49AD, and why the church decides to call its first Council. We examine the ruling of the Council and discuss its impact on the church's understanding of the law, and how that has carried into how we live as Christians today. We also fast forward to 70AD overviewing the fall of the temple.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 2 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• In the Fullness of Time: An Introduction to the Biblical Theology of Acts and Paul by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
• God's Timeline: The Big Book of Church History by Linda Finlayson

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In season 4, we are sinking our teeth into Church History! We'll look at key moments in the history of the church and discover their significance for the life and mission of the church today. In this first episode of season 4, we discuss why we should even care about the history of the church in the first place. We'd love for you to join us as we kick off season 4 of Down Under Theology!


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 1 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A God-Centered Approach by Vern S. Poythress
• Why Study the Past? The quest for the historical church by Rowan Williams (Amazon link)
• Church History in Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley
• 2000 Years of Christ's Power by Nick Needham

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this special bonus episode, we're joined by friend of the show, Nancy Guthrie, to talk about Biblical Theology. We chat to Nancy about how she thinks we can describe the story of the Bible in four simple words. We hone in on the particular theme of 'consummation' - the idea that God is not bringing all things simply back to how it was in the garden, rather bringing all things to a completion that is 'even better than Eden'.

Nancy Guthrie is a speaker and author of several books, including "Even Better Than Eden: Nine ways the Bible's story changes everything about your story". Nancy is coming out to Australia in May and June 2024 to run a series of events in partnership with The Gospel Coalition Australia - for more information and to sign up to her workshops, visit https://www.qtc.edu.au/nancy-guthrie-2024/.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith
• Nancy Guthrie (@NancyGuth3)

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Bonus Episode 1 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• Even Better Than Eden: Nine ways the Bible's story changes everything about your story by Nancy Guthrie
• Come along to one of Nancy's Workshops in Australia - https://www.qtc.edu.au/nancy-guthrie-2024/

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this special bonus episode, we chat with Dr Brandon D. Crowe about his newly released book, The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ (Lexham Press, 2023). This work, the first in the We Believe series edited by our very own Murray Smith and John McClean, combines biblical, historical, and theological study to examine Christ, our Redeemer. The book is written from a confessionally Reformed perspective in dialogue with the creeds of the church, and forms a faithful and thorough guide to understanding Jesus and his work of salvation.

Dr. Brandon D. Crowe is professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary and book review editor for the Westminster Theological Journal. 


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith
• Brandon D. Crowe

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S3 Bonus Episode 5 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ by Brandon D. Crowe 

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In the final episode of season 3, we look at the end of the Lord's prayer - or is it? For the kingdom, power and glory are yours, now and forever - where did this line come from? Why is it part of what we know as the Lord's prayer if it's not in [most] texts? We discuss how this line provides grounding for the rest of the prayer, and how it points us forward to the end. We also reflect on the season and how what we've learned has impacted our own prayer lives.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S3 Episode 23 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation by D. A. Carson
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany by Jonathan Gibson
• The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion and Host by David Gibson
• The Coming of the Kingdom by Herman N. Ridderbos
• The Lord's Prayer: A Guide to Praying to Our Father by Wesley Hill (Lexham Press)
• Loved: The Lord's Prayer by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago (Koorong Link)

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In Episode 22, we look at the final petition of the Lord's Prayer - lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. We discuss the small translation issue of "evil" vs "evil one", and chat about whether or not God gives temptations or trials, and or the difference. We also chat about Providence and how this part of the prayer works its way out in our everyday lives.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S3 Episode 22 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources - 

• The Mortification of Sin by John Owen
• You Can Change: God's Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behaviour and Negative Emotions by Tim Chester
• Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen (edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor
• Keep in Step with the Spirit by J. I. Packer

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this special bonus episode, we chat with Cam about his newly released book, Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck (OUP, 2023). This work, based on Cam's PhD, examines how the theological and historical context that Bavinck lived in informed his own theological method. We get Cam to unpack all this, and explain how Bavinck's methodology has and continues to have an impact on the life and mission of the church today.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S3 Bonus Episode 4 - Show Notes

Join us for Cam's Book Launch! https://christcollege.edu.au/events/book-launch/

Recommended Resources - 

• Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck: Revelation, Confession & Christian Consciousness by Cameron D. Clausing (Amazon link)

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Welcome to Season 3 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In Episode 21, we discuss the 6th petition of the Lord's Prayer - forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. We dive deep into the topic of forgiveness including things like extending and receiving forgiveness, reconciliation, confession and repentance. We also have a talk about some more difficult issues like addressing corporate sins, and also the relationship between God forgiving us, and us forgiving others.


Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at [email protected].

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S3 Episode 21 - Show Notes

• Christ College Bryan Chapell Conferences

Recommended Resources - 

• Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation by Miroslav Volf (Amazon link)
• Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace by Miroslav Volf
• Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Timothy Keller

Christ College, Sydney
Preparing leaders for God's church and its gospel-centred mission in the world.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.