Faith Seeking Understanding Podcast

Guest: JT English | Dr. Arnold interviews JT English, pastor of Storyline Church in Arvada, CO, on retrieving a biblical vision for discipleship in the context of the local church and how teaching people the story of the Bible is essential for producing mature believers in Christ. Conversation topics include 1) the role of learning in discipleship, 2) the three buckets of Christian discipleship—the story of the Bible, Christian theology, and Christian formation, 3) forming disciples who are formed by the story of Scripture, and 4) building church rhythms to help people grow and go.

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Guest: Dr. Stephen J. Wellum | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Stephen Wellum, Professor of Christian Theology at Southern Seminary, bout the Bible's teaching that Christ is both God and man and yet remains one person. This amazing mystery is called the doctrine of the incarnation. Conversation topics include: 1) What does it mean to say that Christ has two natures, yet remains one person? 2) What does it mean when we read in Philippians 2:7 that Christ "emptied" himself? Did Jesus surrender his divinity in becoming human? 3) How we have no salvation without a divine and human Redeemer, and 4) an early Christian creed that affirms this doctrine.

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Guest: Stephen J. Wellum | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Stephen Wellum, professor of Christian Theology at Southern Seminary, about how to make sense of the Bible's overarching story. Conversation topics include 1) How not to read the Bible, 2) the Bible's 6 major covenants and how they fit together from Adam to Christ, 3) the role of Israel and the church in God's story, and 4) how the way you read the Bible influences your Christian life and practice of the faith.

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Guest: Gavin Ortlund | Dr. Arnold interviews Pastor Gavin Ortlund, author of *Finding the Right Hills to Die On* about how we prioritize Christian doctrines, and he answers the question, "Which doctrines are worth dying for?" Conversation topics include: 1) Are some doctrines more important than others? 2) Theological triage (categories for ranking doctrines), 3) What are the first rank doctrines? (The Trinity, justification by faith, etc.), and 4) What are the wrong doctrines to fight over? 

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