This is part 4 of a multi part series where we look at a recent article I released titled “Atonement and Union with Christ”. In this particular episode I cover the sections: "The Nature of Christ’s Representation," "The Causal Role of Union with Christ," "Double Imputation and Its Problems," "The Incoherence of Penal Substitution in Light of Union With Christ," "Did Christ endure the punishment we are due?," Why Do We Still Die?," and "Why Is There Still Wrath to Come?." This is an audio version of my article so if you would like to give it a read the link is below.

Atonement Article: https://grafted-theology.blogspot.com/2026/01/atonement-and-union-with-christ.html

This is part 3 of a multi part series where we look at a recent article I released titled “Atonement and Union with Christ”. In this particular episode I cover the sections: "The Purpose for Atonement," "The Meaning of Atonement," and "How God Deals With Sin." This is an audio version of my article so if you would like to give it a read the link is below.

Atonement Article: https://grafted-theology.blogspot.com/2026/01/atonement-and-union-with-christ.html

This is part 2 of a multi part series where we look at a recent article I released titled “Atonement and Union with Christ”. In this particular episode I cover the sections: "What Makes Penal Substitutionary Atonement Unique" and "Comparing Two Frameworks." This is an audio version of my article so if you would like to give it a read the link is below.Atonement Article: https://grafted-theology.blogspot.com/2026/01/atonement-and-union-with-christ.html

This is part 1 of a multi part series where we look at a recent article I released titled “Atonement and Union with Christ”. In this particular episode I cover the sections: "Intro," "What Is the Gospel?," "Core Affirmations Shared Across Historic Christianity," "Shared Biblical Reasons Christ Gave His Life," and "Atonement Theories and the Gospel." This will essentially be an audio version of my article so if you would like to give it a read the link is below.Atonement Article: https://grafted-theology.blogspot.com/2026/01/atonement-and-union-with-christ.html

Why did Pharaoh’s heart become hard? Many assume God simply overrode Pharaoh’s will to make him resist, but that’s not how the biblical story unfolds. Instead, Scripture presents a process in which Pharaoh repeatedly hardened his own heart before God ever took action. Pharaoh was not a passive figure in his rebellion—he actively resisted God’s word time after time. Only after this persistent defiance did God judicially respond by strengthening him in the very path he had chosen.Here's the article version of this video: https://grafted-theology.blogspot.com/2025/06/pharaohs-hard-heart-why-did-pharaohs.html

The question of how God relates to human sin and evil has long challenged theologians and believers alike. Many assume that God, in His sovereignty, must meticulously determine (ordain or decree) every event, including sinful acts. Some even argue that if God foreknows all things, then He must causally or effectually determine evil. But Scripture paints a very different picture: God is holy, good, and wholly opposed to sin, and human moral responsibility is real and meaningful.

I believe that 1 Corinthians 10:13 presents a major problem for Calvinistic determinism. It teaches that God gives believers a real way of escape rather than the illusion of it.

In this episode I cover the common Calvinist question, "Why do some believe and others don't?"

In today's episode I cover how Acts 19:1-7 doesn't support baptismal regeneration as some believe.

There has been much debate among Christians and various denominations about the role of baptism in relation to salvation. Is it salvific or is it as an outward expression of an inward spiritual reality? I hope that this study will be helpful to you in answering this question.