Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss if you can know God truly.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is God too mysterious to truly know?
• Why is the emergent church problem coming up again? Why is it happening again? What is a valid response?
• Why are you not convinced by the argument that people don't need their Bibles and they can just come to Jesus?
• What are the true sources of knowledge of God?
• “Don’t put God in a box…?”
• How does cultural diversity play into this conversation?

Helpful Definitions:

• General Revelation: God makes himself known in creation.
• Special Revelation: God has made himself known in Christ and in Scripture.
• Accommodation: We can know who God is because He accommodates Himself to our ways of knowing.
• Transcendent: God is wholly other, infinite, and set-apart.
• Immanent: God is near and personally accessible.
• Archetypal Knowledge: A kind of knowledge only God can have of Himself. Only God can truly know God.
• Epistemological Grace: It is gracious that you can know God because He has graciously given Himself to you.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Romans 11, John 5:37-40, 1 Corinthians 2:10, Acts 17, Revelation 5

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the Bible says about marriage and divorce.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is divorce sin?
• What does the bible say about marriage?
• Is our culture diminishing marriage or deifying it?
• Within the church, is our current teaching on marriage and divorce in alignment with what Jesus taught?
• Is divorce sin?
• What are grounds that provoke consideration for divorce?
• When is remarriage a faithful Christian option after divorce?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Matthew 5, Matthew 19, 1 Corinthians 7, Mark 10, Ephesians 5
• “The Case Against the Sexual Revolution” by Louise Perry 
• Deep Discipleship Program

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Kyle Worley is joined by Jen Oshman to answer the question “Why is it so hard to be happy?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why is it so hard to be happy?
• What are we actually looking for? What is the rubric for happiness?
• Why this energy on happiness right now?
• If someone told you “I’m incredibly unhappy,” how would you approach them?

Guest Bio:

Jen Oshman is a wife, mom, and writer, and has served as a missionary and pastor’s wife for over two decades on three continents. She currently resides in Colorado, where her family planted Redemption Parker, an Acts29 church. She writes regularly at www.jenoshman.com and has a weekly podcast called All Things.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Why Is It So Hard to Be Happy?” by Jen Oshman
• “Happiness” by Andrew Wilson
• Crossway+

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Jen’s new book “Made Like Me.”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why did you write this book?
• Why is Genesis 2 important?
• Is the emphasis on sameness or difference?
• What do you lose if you don’t have sameness of distinction?
• What are the immediate implications for generous complementarianism?
• What do you hope this book will do?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Genesis 2
• “Made Like Me” by Jen Wilkin
• Deep Discipleship Program

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Kyle Worley is joined by Andrew Wilson to answer the question “Is it okay to want to be happy?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is happiness?
• Is it okay to want to be happy?
• Do some Christians think that it is wrong to be happy?
• Is God happy?
• Are happiness and holiness related?

Guest Bio:

Andrew Wilson (PhD, King’s College London) is the teaching pastor at King’s Church London and a columnist for Christianity Today. He’s the author of several books, including Remaking the World, Incomparable, and God of All Things. Andrew is married to Rachel, and they have three children: Zeke, Anna, and Sam. You can follow him on X.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Psalm 16:11
• “Happiness: What It Is, Where to Find It, and How to Make It Last Forever” by Andrew Wilson
• “Weight of Glory” by C.S. Lewis
• Crossway+

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer the question “Could Jesus be tempted to sin?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Can Jesus be tempted to sin?
• What does it mean that Jesus is fully God and fully man?
• If he was fully man, could he be tempted?
• Was it a real temptation? Could he have sinned?
• What is Impeccability?
• What is temptation? Are there different kinds of temptation?
• How does the Bible help us live in tension?
• Correct or validate this statement: “In his humanity he could have sinned; in his deity he never would have.”
• How should Christians live in light of this truth?
• Is it a silly question to ask “what would Jesus do?”
• What about union with Christ?

Helpful Definitions:

• Hypostatic Union: The eternal Son of God takes upon a human nature and now eternally exists as one person with two distinct natures, fully God and fully man,
• Peccability: Able not to sin (posse non peccare).
• Non posse non peccare: Not able not to sin.
• Posse peccare, posse non peccare: Able to sin, able not to sin
• Impeccability: Unable to sin (Non posse peccare).
• Immutability: God is unchanging.
• Nestorianism: Separates the natures of Christ.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Hebrews 4:15, Genesis 1-3, 1 Peter 2:11, James 1:12-18, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 12:3-5, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 2:1, Romans 6:1, John 15
• The Chalcedonian Creed
• Deep Discipleship Program

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Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel James to discuss his book on teens & technology: “Scroll Less, Live More: 10 Healthy Tech Habits for Teens.”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why do you feel like a book for teens is important to add?
• Is it too far gone? What meaningful change can happen? How?
• What is one habit that is explored in the book?

Guest Bio:

Samuel James is Director of Content Development at Crossway. He is the author of Digital Liturgies, a regular newsletter on Christianity, technology, and culture. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Emily, and their three children. 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• John 17
• “Scroll Less, Live More: 10 Healthy Tech Habits for Teens” by Samuel James
• “Digital Liturgies” by Samuel James
• Crossway+

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Caroline’s book “But What Do I Wear?” and trace the larger themes of clothing throughout Scripture, 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why did you write a book about what we wear?
• Where would you find this in the Bible?
• What are the tricky parts of this conversation?
• What if you come to a different conclusion than someone else? How do you give grace?
• How do you discuss this with your kids?
• How does this work for men?
• Why do we as Pastors not require head coverings at our churches?
• What is a Christian approach to modesty?

Guest Bio:

Caroline Saunders is a writer, Bible teacher, pastor's wife, and mother of three who believes in taking Jesus seriously and being un-serious about nearly everything else. She’s the author of numerous books and studies, including but not limited to: But What Do I Wear?, Good News, Better Than Life, Sound the Alarm, and The Story of Home. Find her writing and resources at WriterCaroline.com, on Instagram @writercaroline, and on TikTok @writercarolinesaunders.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Genesis 1-3, 1 Corinthians 11 
• Watch Knowing Faith
• Knowing Faith: Should Women Wear Head Coverings in Church?
• “But What Do I Wear?” by Caroline Saunders
• “Dust to Dust” by Jen Wilkin
• “1 Corinthians” by Leon L. Morris 

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Kyle Worley is joined by Laura Story to discuss her book, “Stand in Awe: How Reverence Transforms Our Worship and Our Lives.”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is there a right way to worship?
• What marks that right way to worship?
• How do you pursue reverent worship that is also warm and hospitable?
• How can someone worship God in a biblically faithful way?
• What are the ditches people need to be aware of falling into?

Guest Bio:

Laura Story is a wife, mother, songwriter, worship leader, author, artist, and Bible teacher. Her songs—which have won Grammys, Billboard Music Awards, and Dove Awards—include “Blessings,” and Chris Tomlin’s “Indescribable.” She is the author of several bestselling books and Bible studies including When God Doesn’t Fix It and So Long Normal. Laura has a master of theological studies and a doctorate in worship studies, and has served as a worship leader at Perimeter Church in Atlanta since 2005. Her greatest joy is being a wife to Martin and mother to Josie, Ben, Griffin, and Timothy.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Hebrews 4:16, Psalm 95:6
• Crossway+
• “Stand in Awe” by Laura Story

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the Reformation is, why it happened, and what it led to.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the Reformation and why did it happen?
• Was the Reformation good?
• Does the Reformation hinge on the creation of the printing press? Why?
• What does it mean to be a Reformed theologian?
• Was the disintegration of Protestantism an unintended consequence?
• Was the Reformation good for women?
• Did it have any unintended consequences?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Deep Discipleship Program

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