S2E8: Piety Provoked

Benjamin, Michael, and Cody take up the topic of piety provoked, derived from Psalm 119:139. They parse through the key parts, raise a number of scriptural examples and confirmations, and give some applications. They touch on things like:

S2E7—Divested from the Ministry: Interview with Michael Spangler

Benjamin, Michael, and Cody join together for a discussion and interview centered around Michael's recent divestiture from the ministry. They touch upon:

An Act Censuring Ministers for their Silence from the Church of Scotland, 1648—Cody raised this repeatedly in the episode

Michael's Divestiture Summary on X (Twitter)

S2E6—Ben Mordecai: Health & Fitness

Benjamin and Michael are joined by Ben Mordecai for an interview and discussion on the topic of health and fitness, including diet and exercise. Ben interacted thoughtfully with the previous episode on gluttony, and was thus invited to join as a follow-up. Things touched upon:

Resources

Ben's Health & Fitness Starter Guide

Ben's Substack

Ben's Facebook

S2E5: The Evil of Pride

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody take up the evil of pride, a sin more common and deceptive than we might initially think. They define it, and parse through its various subtleties and manifestations, in the church and society, and throughout recent history. They touch on things like:

S2:E4—Marrow 4: The Efficiency of God

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody continue through The Marrow of Theology, by William Ames, with particular focus upon the efficiency or power of God.

Raised in this episode:

S2:E3—The 20th Century Captivity of the Church

We sit down for an interview and discussion with Matt Marino—pastor in the ARP, PhD candidate at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, professor at ⁠New Aberdeen College⁠, and proponent of Reformed Classicalism. You can find his content on his ⁠blog⁠, on his ⁠youtube⁠, at ⁠SermonAudio⁠, and via ⁠podcast⁠. Highly recommended.

In particular, we discuss and parse through the confusion of the 20th century surrounding Thomas Aquinas vs. Cornelius Van Til, Classical vs. Presuppositional Apologetics, Natural Theology & Natural Law vs. Theonomy, Worldview, Ethics, and more.

Various questions touched on:

Recommended Resources for Reformed Classicalism:

S2:E2—The Evil of Romanism

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody discuss the evil of Romanism. They touch on the historic and confessional Reformed position that the Pope is the Antichrist; they raise 2 Thessalonians 2 and relate it to Daniel 7; and, drawing on Calvin's work, The Necessity of Reforming the Church, they highlight some differences between the Reformed and Romanists, such as:

Also touched on in this episode:

SEASON 2: EPISODE 1

In the first episode of 2024, Benjamin, Michael, and Cody sit down with Stephen Wolfe, author of The Case for Christian Nationalism. We discuss some of the contents of the book, some criticisms and responses to it, and why we believe the topic is important.

Some questions touched on:

Benjamin interviews Dave Forsythe concerning the war in Gaza and the ideology of Zionism. Are they compatible with Christian ethics and the law of God?

Benjamin & Michael resume work through The Marrow of Theology. They reflect on the doctrine of the Trinity, the three persons in the Godhead, and defend classical theism against modern innovations.