Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back in the book of Exodus to trace the themes of idols found in Exodus 32:1-10 and the rest of the Bible.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is an idol? What is idolatry?
• Where had Israel come from?
• Why a golden calf?
• Where does the gold come from?
• Where does idolatry show up in the rest of the story?
• What is God’s response?
• Why does Moses remind God about the promises He made, why is this language used?
• Why does the judgment take this specific form in the story?
• Can Moses be the substitute for Israel?

Helpful Definitions:

• Idol: A man-made image that represents another god or something to be worshiped.
• Idolatry:
  • Try to worship something in the hopes it will make you into God.
  • Take a creaturely thing and exalt it in a way that belongs to God alone in hopes that it will reward you.
  • The spirit of giving oneself over to a false god in a way that only belongs to God.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 32:1-10, Genesis 1-2, Judges, Genesis 19, Genesis 31:34, Isaiah 44:20
• Knowing Faith: Blood and Covenant

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Kyle Worley is joined by Patrick Schreiner to answer the question; why is Moses at the transfiguration?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why is Moses at the transfiguration?
• Who did Moses see on top of the mountain?
• What is the manner of glory we see during the transfiguration?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Patrick Schreiner is the Director of the Residency PhD program and Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of a number of books, including a commentary on Acts, The Visual Word: An Illustrated Guide to the New Testament Books, The Mission of the Triune God: A Theology of Acts, The Body of Jesus: A Spatial Analysis of the Kingdom in Matthew, The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross, Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus,  and The Ascension of Christ: Recovering a Neglected Doctrine. He is married to Hannah and they have four children. You can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Matthew 17, 2 Corinthians 3-4, Hebrews 3-4, Exodus 33-35, John 14:9, Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1-2, 1 John 3:2
• “Transfiguration of Christ” by Patrick Schreiner

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the importance of the work “Confessions” by Saint Augustine.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Who was St. Augustine? Why is he significant?
• When was the first time you came across Confessions?
• What is Confessions?
• Why do you keep reading it?
• What stands out to you from the book?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Confessions” by Saint Augustine
• “City of God” by Saint Augustine
• “Augustine of Hippo: A Biography” by Peter Brown

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Kyle Worley is joined by Jason D. to answer the question, what does the law of Moses have to do with the Christian?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What does the law of Moses have to do with the Christian?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Jason S. DeRouchie serves as Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches both MDiv and PhD students and direct doctoral dissertations. Dr. DeRouchie's research interests include biblical hermeneutics, the New Testament use of the Old Testament, Hebrew discourse analysis, Deuteronomy, Zephaniah, the nature and relationship of the biblical covenants, seeing and savoring Jesus in all of Scripture, and the Christian’s relationship to Old Testament laws and promises

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Galatians 3, 2 Corinthians 3, 1 Corinthians 9:20-21, 1 Timothy 5, Ephesians 6, 1 Peter 1:15, Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 5

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about how the sabbath is connected to worship in Exodus 31:12-18.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is a summary of the story of Exodus so far?
• Why the unique filling of the Spirit with these two craftsmen/artists?
• Do we see other moments like this in the story of the Bible?
• Why all of this attention to the beauty of the temple?
• What is the purpose of the sabbath?
• How is sabbath practice connected to worship?
• Where else does the sabbath show up in significant ways in the biblical story?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 31:12-18, Genesis 2:1-3

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Kyle Worley is joined by Matthew Barrett to answer the question, do I really need systematic theology to be a disciple of Jesus?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is systematic theology necessary for discipleship?
• How would you encourage someone who is looking to do this but is intimidated by the bigger books?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Matthew Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine. He is the author of numerous books including: Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit, None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God, and God’s Word Alone: The Authority of Scripture.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• 1 John
• “On the Incarnation” by Saint Athanasius
• “The Consolation of Philosophy” by Ancius Boethius

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss “On the Incarnation” by Athanasius.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Who was St. Athanasius?
• When did you read On the Incarnation for the first time?
• What stands out to you from the book?
• Why should a listener consider reading this book?
• How does reading more classical devotional works help us with Biblical study?

Helpful Definitions:

• Trinitarianism: God eternally exists as one essence and three distinct persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each of whom is fully God, yet there is one God.
• Hypostatic Union: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in time, takes upon himself the entirety of human nature except sinfulness. He is both fully God and fully man in one person.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• 10ofthose
• “On the Incarnation” by Saint Athanasius

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back in the book of Exodus to discuss the worship and sacrifice in Chapter 30.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why are sacrifices offered to God?
• What do sacrifices have to do with worship?
• What is the tax doing?
• Why the attention given to cleanliness as it pertains to worship?
• Where else do we see the anointing oil in the story of scripture?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 30:1-10, Psalm 46, Luke 1:5-25, Psalm 23, Matthew 3:13-17, Luke 7:36-50

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley take a break in their journey through Exodus to spotlight some major questions, discussions, and works in church history.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the value of reading across church history?
• What is the relationship between the testimony of scripture and the testimony of the church’s historic witness (i.e. tradition)?
• Who are some of the widely agreed upon significant names/thinkers to be familiar with throughout the history of the church?

Helpful Definitions:

• Tradition 0: No creed but the Bible or Solo Scriptura: Scripture alone.
• Tradition 1 (One-Source): The Bible alone is authoritative but we need tradition to come alongside to help us become better readers or Sola scriptura: By Scripture alone. 
• Tradition 2 (Two Sources): Tradition is as authoritative as scripture.
• Filioque Clause: What does it mean for the Father and Son to send the Holy Spirit.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Apostles Creed Series
• “Against Heresies” by Irenaeus
• “On the Incarnation” by Saint Athanasius
• “The Democratization of American Christianity” by Nathan Hatch
• “The Book of Pastoral Rule” by Pope Gregory
• “Cur Deus Homo: Why God Became Man” by Anselm
• “Summa Theologica” by Thomas Aquinas
• “A Summa of the Summa” by Peter Kreeft
• “The Bondage of the Will” by Martin Luther
• “Commentary on Galatians” by Martin Luther
• “Institutes of the Christian Religion” by John Calvin
• The Heidelberg Catechism
• The Belgic Confession of Faith
• Westminster Confession of Faith
• The Westminster Shorter Catechism
• The Westminster Larger Catechism
• The First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1646)
• Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)
• “The Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan
• “Communion with God” by John Owen
• “Church Dogmatics” Carl Bart

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue the story of Exodus to discuss what it means to be a priest.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is a priest according to the Bible?
• Have we encountered priests before this moment?
• What was the role of these priests? What did they do?
• Why all the fancy clothes?
• The priests are consecrated by blood: Why?

Helpful Definitions:

• Priest: Someone who represents God to the people, and the people to God.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 28:1-5, Exodus 29:1-9, Isaiah 9:6, Revelation 4, 1 Peter 2:9

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