Forging Ploughshares

By Paul AxtonReligion & Spirituality Christianity

Forging Ploughshares episodes

April 24, 2021 Lecture on Romans 5: Not Original Sin
Paul Axton untangles the problem of the mistranslation in the Latin Vulgate taken up and incorporated into Augustinian theology. A straightforward explanation of the reign of death, at the root of sin, and the defeat of this reign is set forth.
19 min
April 19, 2021 Celebrating 500 Podcasts
Jason and Paul look back over the past 5 years and 500 podcasts to the beginning of Forging Ploughshares and the founding of Ploughshares Bible Institute and discuss where we have been and plans for the future. In celebration we introduce our new intro and outro.
1 hr 2 min
April 17, 2021 Sermon: The Gospel Versus Worldly Wisdom
Paul Axton Preaches - The world challenging nature of the Gospel was itself challenged by the Constantinian shift, which seemed to have made the former enemy the support of the church. But the question is, if this Roman violentization of church and theology can be uncritically accepted?
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Music: Bensound
29 min
April 12, 2021 Challenging Commonsense and "Natural" Theology
In this PBI course discussion Tim, David, Allan, Matt, and Paul discuss the impact of Constantinianism on what was presumed to be the unbiased consensus, the shared natural understanding, reached in the church councils.
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1 hr 7 min
April 10, 2021 Sermon: Do Not Linger at the Tomb - He is Risen
Paul Axton preaches - Mary demonstrates the human temptation to linger at the tomb. Human culture and religion, along with contractual theology, would reify death but the Easter story empties the grave and the law of sin and death. Only in turning from the tomb can we see the risen Jesus.
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28 min
April 05, 2021 Romans 1-4 Introductory Discussion
In this PBI course discussion Tim, Allan, Austin, Trenton, Matt, and Paul discuss how contractual or justification theory has captured the Western understanding of Romans interpreters and a practical alternative is discussed.
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23 min
April 03, 2021 Sermon: The Triumphal Entry as Reversal of Nationalistic Myth
Paul Axton Preaches - In the Triumphal Entry Jesus not only reverses the crowds nationalistic expectations but reverses the myth of death denial by which the Prince of this world enslaves.
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26 min
April 03, 2021 Sermon: The Triumphal Entry as Reversal of Nationalistic Myth
Paul Axton Preaches - In the Triumphal Entry Jesus not only reverses the crowds nationalistic expectations but reverses the myth of death denial by which the Prince of this world enslaves.
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26 min
March 29, 2021 Romans 4: Abraham as the Prototype of Faith
In this lecture on Romans 4, Paul Axton depicts Abraham's faith as an organic reversal of universal death denial (sin) through the death acceptance of resurrection faith.
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18 min
March 27, 2021 Sermon: War is Abolished in Christ - The War Within and the War Without
Paul Axton Preaches - What sacrifice do you believe in, the sacrificial systems of this world inclusive of war and sin or the sacrifice of Christ which has ended the sacrifice of war and sin?
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31 min