In today’s episode Nathan reaches the conclusion of his explanation of how Christ brings all peoples to the life of faith, and thus into the family of Abraham.

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In this episode we begin to unpack “the faith of Christ” as the kind of faith that actually works to set us free.

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In this episode we begin to ask why Christianity as it is currently practiced doesn’t work, and begin to explore how Christ as the seed of Abraham is the solution.

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In this episode we ask Nathan to tell us how the death of Jesus accomplishes this freedom he’s been talking about.

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In this episode we explore further the theme of freedom as it relates to the Law. What does Paul mean when he says we are no longer under Law, and why is this good news?

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In this episode we discuss how the Gospel offers liberation from this world’s system, and how the corollary implication then is that we must not return to the dynamics of this world’s system in our efforts to practice our faith.

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In today’s episode we hear the story of Nathan’s deconstruction of the rules-based religion that he had been previously zealously promoted.

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In today’s episode we begin a series discussing the contents of Nathan’s book called Essential Faith, and today we explore the “quest for the core” of the Christian faith that animates many new movements within Christianity and how this relates to Nathan’s thesis.

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In this episode we discuss how Jesus solves our ultimate problem and paves the way for us to follow him into that solution.

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In this episode we discuss Christ as the depiction of God’s leadership model bequeathed to his successors until his return.

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