Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted from their patron supporters! To learn more and become a patron visit patreon.com/knowingfaith.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• “Do you have recommendations for books/podcasts/resources/etc for doing something similar but age appropriate for older kids?”
• “Is the language about God being Father & Son literal or figurative or both?”
• “Are we ever at risk of reading too much into parallels, types, significant numbers etc. and drawing conclusions that weren’t intended as we attempt to comprehend and interpret on our own?”
• “Why do you think that in the New Creation there will be no darkness (Rev. 21:22-25) yet in the first creation, before there was sin, God created darkness and light? 1 Jn 1:5 says there is no darkness in God, but why then did God create night in the first place?”
• “Regarding Gen 3:24. What happened to the garden, the cherubim & flaming sword after Adam and Eve left? What happened to the tree of life or tree of knowledge of good & evil?”
• “What is a theological belief or tradition that you used to hold too firmly but changed your mind (or at least you are no longer as confident in)?”
• “I’ve been wrestling with postmillennialism, amillennialism, and premillennialism eschatology and have been leaning towards post. I know it’s not an essential of our faith but I was wondering what you guys can comment on this and any good resources as well.”
• “Are you ever worried about how much influence you are having through the podcast?”
• “Is justification by faith alone a first-tier ("essentials") issue in your view? It seems that many evangelicals do think so, but if so, how does that affect how we view people in church history like Thomas Aquinas, if this doctrine is an "essential" belief to be saved?”
• “Is there a resource that charitably explains what different Christian denominations believe?”
• “What is one of your favorite things about your fellow cohosts/friends/frohosts? How do they encourage you?”
• “Is the Son the only person of the Trinity we see "embodied" (I'm not even sure if it's ok to use that word in relation to the Trinity at this point) in the scriptures or do we see the Father and the Spirit take on a form? For example, is the one Isaiah sees on the throne in Isaiah 6 the Son? The Father? The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Outside of the incarnation, how do we apply good Trinitarian theology to moments when we see God taking on "embodied" forms like in Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Revelation or more general forms like the burning bush, pillar of cloud and fire, etc.?”
• “I only recently came to understand that the resurrection of Jesus Christ actually changes my reality now (on this side of eternity). How should we think about the transformative power of the resurrection as it relates to the topic of besetting sins?”
• “Is it important that Adam was a historical figure? If so, why?”
• “Each of y’all’s simple tips for studying scripture on your own.”
• “Historically God has always had masculine pronouns but recently I’ve noticed gender-neutral pronouns are being used more often (particularly in scholarly writings). Is our understanding of God as masculine or gender-neutral an important aspect of our relationship with God? How does that impact our view of men and women being made in the image of God?”
• “When reading Acts, it seems like the apostles go out of their way to lay hands on new converts and ensure they are specifically filled/baptized with the Holy Spirit in a way that causes them to prophecy, speak in tongues, etc. This seems like an additional step, not synonymous with water baptism. The apostles didn’t seem to think that we are filled upon conversion, but rather manually through specific prayer. As believers today, are we missing something? Should we be doing this after we baptize someone? Am I lacking the Spirit if I haven’t been converted with this procedure?”
• “In Isaiah 9:6 Jesus Christ, the Son is referred to both as Son and as Everlasting Father...How does this work out in the Trinitarian community? Is there a lending of their titles? ‘For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.’”
• “In the OT, the Angel of the Lord is often a Christophany. In Matthew 1:20 is this also a Christophany?“
• “How should Protestants read the early fathers if their leanings are more Catholic (the church)?  Should we ignore their beliefs on Mary or communion?”
• “References are made to the gift of tongues throughout the NT. There seem to be two types, one of which is speaking a known language, and the other which is a bit less clear - some sort of tongues of angels or heavenly language. Paul says in Corinthians not to forbid tongues. Why is this not commonly exercised in our circles? Are we missing out on some sort of joyous fellowship with the Spirit by not pursuing this, at least in personal prayer, if not in community with other saints?”
• “Can you give a run through of some of the differences between dispensationalism and covenant theology. Are they in direct conflict with one another or can they be harmonized?”
• “Lately I’ve had real difficulty accepting an impassible view of God, especially when considering the suffering of Jesus on the cross. It is hard for me to think that the Father, so intimately united with the Son, did not also suffer out of compassion for him. Did God feel nothing as he watched his son die? The last thing I gather from the incarnation/crucifixion is that the Father is apathetic, so my understanding of impassibility must be off. But I don’t understand how God who is capable of love could be incapable of suffering or emotion, and I would love to hear y’all’s thoughts.”
• “Per Scripture, is baptism presented as being a part of salvation? Or, put another way, is baptism when your sins are forgiven?”
• “Thanks for the JL Packer essay - Early in the essay Packer defines "Unconditional election" as God's free, sovereign, unconditional choice for sinners, as sinners to be redeemed.  He then goes on to define "Limited atonement" as "The redeeming work of Christ had as its end and goal the salvation of the elect."  Is there any easy way to understand how this can be a free choice for sinners and yet you are also elect?”
• “What advice would you give your 25-year-old self or a 25-year old Patron with a desire to pastor?“
• “What would your recommendation be regarding the use of outside curriculum in your church classes/studies? How would you balance using outside resources as opposed to training up your own teachers and developing your own materials?”
• “Why does it say in Romans 5:15 “many” died by the trespass of [Adam], versus everyone/all? Don’t we all experience death and it’s only through faith & allegiance to Christ that we can be born and experience true life again? Interestingly, almost all main translations have “the many.”
• “What book of the Bible do you think you’ve read/reread the most and what is it about that book that keeps drawing you back?”
• “Do you all reject or affirm the concept of “autotheos”? Currently reading Arminian Theology by Roger Olson in order to have a more well rounded understanding.”
• Where do you think the line is for having a proper place of spiritual authority?
• “I am wondering all y'all's thoughts on the movement of evangelicals to embrace "Torah Observance" and return to keeping the OT law. In discussing this with a friend who is being drawn to this new (old) way of life, my thoughts have been on Paul's comments about the Law in Romans. She brought up 2 Peter 3:16-17 and Peter's comments about Paul's teaching being misunderstood and misapplied leading to "lawlessness." I'd love to hear your thoughts! “
• “If we are continually be interceded for by God the Son (Jesus), are those who were spoken to by God in the Old Testament being spoken to from God the Son, or God the Father? The New Testament seems to suggest that we only have access to the Father through the Son, but I often hear people talk about God’s words spoken to the prophets as coming from God the Father. How should we think about the trinitys function in the Old Testament, specifically concerning God speaking to men?“
• What recommendations or resources can you suggest to help women who want to grow their skills leading small group discussion?

Helpful Definitions:

• Eternally Begotten: The Son’s unique attribute in relation to the Father and the Spirit: the Son is sourced in the Father, but there was never a time when the Son began. All things are from the Father, through the Son and by the Spirit.
• Eternally Unbegotten: The Father is without origin (never been born, made, or created) and He is the fount of divinity.
• Archetypal Knowledge: Knowledge of God that God himself only possesses; true and full.
• Ectypal Knowledge: Our knowledge of God is true but not full because of our finitude.
• Chiasm: Is a literary technique that has bookend statements that work their way inward.
• Christophany: An appearance of the Son of God before the incarnation.
• The resurrection power of Christ means that we have been delivered from the penalty of sin. The resurrection power of Christ means that we are currently being delivered from sin’s power and the resurrection power of Christ means one day we will be delivered from sin's presence.
• Autotheos: Self existence of God.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Revelation 21:22-25, 1 John 1:5, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:24, 1 John 2:1, Isaiah 9:6, John 10:30, Matthew 1:20, Romans 5:15, John 13-17, Hebrews 1, John 15:26
• patreon.com/knowingfaith
• The Bible Project
• “A Case for Amillennialism” by Kim Riddlebarger
• “Postmillennialism” By Keith A. Mathison
• Knowing Faith Acts Episodes
• “Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants” by Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum
• “God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology” by Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum
• “The New “New Orthodoxy”: Only The Impassable God Can Help” by Wesley Hill
• “The Impassable God of the Bible: Replying to Some Objections” by Wesley Hill
• J. I. Packer’s Famous Essay on Christ’s Death
• “Calvin, Classical Trinitarianism, and the Aseity of the Son” by Tyler R. Wittman
• “Iron Sharpens Iron: Leading Bible–Oriented Small Groups that Thrive” by Orlando Saer

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions from listeners.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• “Jen, I have heard you at least twice talk about situations where it’s ok to lie → I think you used the phrase “truth to whom truth is due” → How does that fit with scriptures' admonitions against lying? You guys are some of the best bible teachers I know so obviously you're not saying to just lie whenever. Please help! Thanks Jen for all the work you do keeping JT and Kyle in line and on track!”
• “What do you think of the conversations about how we should not refer to ourselves as sinners once we’re saved?”
• Who is having this argument?
• “JT, if God knew his plan of unconditional election would send the majority of people he created to hell, why did he create man at all?”
• “What’s your best marriage advice?”
• What do you think of the idea of dating your spouse?
• “Thoughts on Christians reading apocryphal documents?”
• “What is your favorite book that you read in 2021, and what books are you reading now?”
• “How should believers regard secular art/entertainment with obviously biblical themes? I watched Dune this weekend and found it to have a lot of biblical themes. Are all works of art/entertainment just outworkings of the ultimate story of the bible?”
• “How would you clearly define the gospel?”
• “My six year old wants to know if we will see the Holy Spirit in heaven?”
• “JT, what was the title of your PhD thesis and can you summarize it in a few sentences?”
• “What’s the difference between women teaching in the church and pastoring?”
• “The concept of predestination is really confusing. Could you explain its basic tenets?”
• “What’s your favorite thing about being in ministry?”
• Best books on church planting?

Helpful Definitions:

• Sinner: One who is separated from God, alienated, fundamentally unrighteous, and in Adam or under the federal headship of Adam.
• Apocryphal Documents: Noncanonical documents (or books) that are related to the history of stories you might find in the Bible, adjacently, directly or indirectly, that speak to some of the issues of the Jewish people. For example: the intertestamental period, 1 & 2 Maccabees.
• The Gospel: Life, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Christ mean that I am free from sin's penalty, I am being freed from sin’s power, and I will one day be free from sin's presence.
• Predestination: God chose a people for himself (Romans 9, Genesis 12) so that he might receive glory among all peoples, all nations, all tribes, forever.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Exodus 1:15-22, Hebrews 10:14, Romans 9:19-23, John 3:16, 1 Timothy 3 , Titus 1, Genesis 12
• “Grant” by Ron Chernow
• “Band of Brothers” HBO Series
• “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer
• “Jesus and John Wayne” by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
• “The Lymond Chronicles” by Dorothy Dunnentt
• “The Red Rising Series” by Pierce Brown
• “Live No Lies” by John Mark Comer
• “Band of Brothers” by Stephen E. Ambrose
• “Dune”
• “The Stories We Tell” by Mike Cosper
• The West Wing Series
• “Planting Missional Churches” by Ed Stetzer
• “Center Church” by Tim Keller
• “Deep Discipleship” by JT English
• “Sojourners and Strangers” by Gregg R. Allison
• “The Church” by Mark Dever
• Apple podcast review! 
• patreon.com/knowingfaith

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the book of Romans by looking at Romans 8:31-39.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• We get another one of those rhetorical questions, “What then shall we say to these things?” (V. 31)
• “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (V. 31)
• The Father has sent the Son, what do you believe he is going to hold back that is more precious than Jesus? (V. 32)
• “Who shall bring any charge against God's elect?” (V. 33)
• “Who is to condemn? “ (V. 34)
• “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” (V. 35) Where does V. 36 come from?
• How should we treat the phrase, “more than conquerors?” (V. 37)
• How do you feel finishing up this season?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Romans 8:31-39, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Ephesians 1:4, Psalm 44:22, Romans 11:33-36
• Knowing Faith Romans Episodes
• Knowing Faith Romans Resources
• Knowing Faith Apostles Creed Episodes

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Kyle Worley is joined by JT English to answer the question they get asked all the time: Why did you choose Southern Seminary?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why did you choose Southern Seminary?
• What kind of graduates are they producing?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• sbts.edu/explore
• Knowing Faith After The Fact Episodes

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr Jarvis Williams to look at Romans 8:18-28 and discuss suffering and our ultimate hope.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What are the sufferings that Paul has in mind here?
• Creation is personified here as something that is waiting and groaning, is that strange to hear about something non-personal in personal terms like that? (v. 19, 22)
• What is the “revealing of the sons of God?”
• But it’s not just creation, it’s also we ourselves who are growing as we wait for adoption? But haven’t we already been adopted? (Rom. 8:15-18)
• The Spirit helps us by interceding with “groanings too deep for words,” what does Paul have in mind here?
• Discuss why Romans 8:28 is better in its context.
• What is our hope?

Helpful Definitions:

• Sufferings: The normal rhythms that all human beings experience in this present evil age that are the result of the fall and the curse that Jesus has come to deliver us and the creation from. (Could be persecution for our faith, cancer, poverty, etc.)

Guest Bio:

Dr. Jarvis Williams is Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the SBTS. He has published numerous books including Christ Redeemed us from the Curse of the Law, a commentary on Galatians, and the recently released Redemptive Kingdom Diversity: A Biblical Theology of the People of God, and has commentary with IVP coming out on Romans.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Romans 8:18-28, Romans 5:1-5, Romans 8:35,38, Psalm 44:22, Exodus 2:23-25, Exodus 6:5, Romans 6, Romans 1:17-18, Romans 3:21-4:25, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 1:13
• “Redemptive Kingdom Diversity” by Jarvis Williams
• Knowing Faith Episode #129 – Freedom In Christ
• Knowing Faith Episode #128 – The Internal Struggle with Dr. Tom Schreiner

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Kyle Worley is joined by JT English to answer the question they get asked all the time: Is seminary right for me?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is seminary right for me?
• What are you interested in studying?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• sbts.edu/explore

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Union with Christ, Trinitarianism, and Romans 8:1-18

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the “therefore” there for?
• “In Christ Jesus”
• How am I declared righteous?
• How do we reconcile the way that Spirit of Christ and Spirit in Christ are used? (V. 9)
• How do we understand the Spirit of Christ also being the Spirit of the Father?
• How is what Paul is saying here different from gnosticism? (V. 5-8, 12-18)
• Is the doctrine of Union with Christ that we are in Christ or that He is in us? (V. 9-10)
• Discuss the doctrine of adoption.

Helpful Definitions:

• Existentially: In our lived experience of the world.
• Union with Christ: God invites us to live in His home, and His home is Jesus. That is how we make our home with God, we enter into home with God in Jesus. The Spirit of God is the invitation to come into the home, the home is the Son of God Jesus Christ, and it is full of all the good things the Father has for His family and His children.
• Divine Adoption: Playing out relationally of the concept of Union with Christ. You have a child relationship to the Father by virtue of the ontological relationship the Son has with the Father. What He possesses by right He gives to us by grace. What He has by nature He gives to us by adoption. That is the saving benefit of Union with Christ, everything that the Son has by nature and by right, He gives over to us in grace.
• Spirit of Christ: The Holy Spirit

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Romans 8:1-18, Ephesians 1:4, Jeremiah 31:33, Ephesian 2:6, Galatians 3:3
• “Union with Christ With Kyle Worley” Journeywomen Podcast

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Tom Schreiner to continue their discussion on the book of Romans by looking at chapter 7.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• As we enter Romans 7, where is Paul in his line of argumentation?
• Is there a reason why Paul uses this illustration (V. 1-4)?
• What is the dynamic of law and Spirit in V. 4-6?
• What does Paul mean by “law”? What law have we been released from?
• What does he mean in V. 7?
• Hold on: Is the law good or bad?
• Can the law serve as a tutor into the ways of God but under sin it is merely a tyrant?
• When we get to V. 14 and following, let’s ask the big question: Who is narrating this? Is this pre or post salvation Paul?

Helpful Definitions:

• Prophetic function of the law: The law points us to Christ.
• Convicting function of the law: The law convicts or exposes our sin.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Tom Schreiner is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Professor of Biblical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the author of many books including but not limited to: The Law and Its Fulfillment: A Pauline Theology of Law, Interpreting the Pauline Epistles, Paul: Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology, and the Baker Exegetical Commentary on Romans.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Romans 7:21-25, Jeremiah 31, Ezekiel 36, Romans 2:28-29, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Romans 5:13, Romans 6:12
• “Romans (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)” by Thomas Schreiner

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Romans 6:15-23 and being a slave to righteousness.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Paul seems to suggest that everyone is a slave, it’s just a question of what? How does this call us back to Paul's self identification at the beginning of the letter?
• “Obedient from the heart?”
• What does Paul mean in V.19?
• V. 20 seems wrong, doesn’t it? What does Paul mean here?
• The beauty of Romans 6:23 - A one sentence gospel summary. How does this verse function in the text?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Romans 6:15-23
• Knowing Faith Episode #126 – The New Life

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley believe that the primary context for discipleship is the local church. In this episode they discuss how that is foundational to the Training the Church cohort. If you are interested in applying visit our website.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the history around the Training the Church cohort?
• Participants from the Training the Church cohort share about their experience.
• Are you just going to tell me to copy and paste what you did?
• What are some of the principles that you feel like have a huge impact on people when they consider them?
• Cohort Participants: What was the reason you joined the cohort?
• What actually is the cohort?
• What are some examples of sessions?
• What is your favorite session to teach?
• Cohort Participants: What was the most impactful part of the cohort?
• What kind of people participate in this cohort?
• If I want to do this, what are my next steps?
• Cohort Participants: Who would you recommend this cohort to? 

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Training the Church Cohort

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