Tom and Ryan are finally back after a busy few weeks and some technical difficultly with Tom's 8 year old Mac.   But they are ready to dig into the Decree of God in chapter 3 of the 2nd London Confession & Westminster Confession.  In this chapter we will talk in detail about human free will and God's sovereign actions. This should be fun!

Tom & Ryan reconnect after a couple busy weeks of vacations and Covid-19 precautions to riff on politics & the glory and sovereignty of God as outlined in the 2nd London & Westminster Confession!  Tune in.

Tom and Ryan finish up their conversation on Chapter 2, Paragraph 1 from the 2LBC and WCF.  Where the first half of the paragraph deals with God's nature, the second deals with his character and how he relates to mankind.  

Tom and Ryan throw up the mics to discuss Chapter 2 Paragraph 1 in both the Second London Confession and the Westminster Confession.  The conversation was so dense that they had to break paragraph 1 into two episodes.  The knew what we needed to do since he allowed Tom's lawn care man to interrupt their conversation. 

Important Quote about God's Impassability -
"Theologians have often said that when God is described in the language of human emotion, these are expressions of effect, not affect.  In other words, we are reading about the effects God causes us to experience of himself not effects we have caused God to experience in Himself." - James Renihan

Supplemental Reading:
Knowing God by J.I. Packer. 

Tom and Ryan continue their discussion in the first Chapter of the Westminster and 2nd London Confessions on the topic of Biblical Interpretation.  They briefly introduce the categories of Redemptive Historical & Grammatical Historical Interpretations of Scripture and why they matter.  

On this episode, Tom and Ryan dig into the Westminster Confession and the 2nd London Confession on Part 1 of a conversation about the nature and necessity of the Scriptures. If you what to know more about why Christians love "THE BOOK" so much, tune in!  

On this episode, Tom and Joe Stegall (Pastor of Providence Baptist Church www.insidepbc.com) discuss the current cultural climate and the impact of the culture wars on the church.  We discuss everything from Cancel Culture, Inter-Family Disagreements, Leading with moderation as a pastor and discerning the multiple realms of authority established by God.  Super helpful discussion...This was a fun one!  

Some great resources for reflection:

Heidelblog with R. Scott Clark on GCC and Civil Disobedience

• https://heidelblog.net/2020/07/between-conscience-and-defiance-questions-for-grace-community-church/
• https://heidelblog.net/2020/08/church-services-covid-19-civil-liberties-and-the-culture-war/

Sam Renihan on the Restricting of Conscience and Restricting of Actions

• https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=8172044432833

Tom and Ryan get things restarted on the Ordinary Grace Podcast finishing a series of discussions on the catholic (universal) church creeds with a discussion on the Chalcedonian Creed.  We talk about the importance of Jesus divinity and humanity.  We may even discuss the merits of Marvel vs. DC.  Of course, Marvel comes out on top.  

Resources:

On today's episode, a couple "Big Hams" tackle the importance of the Trinity and why it's not just an etherial discussion but one that impacts our understanding of Creation, Mission and Relationships.  

Check out Lutheran Satire's fun video on Bad Analogies for the Trinity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLfgaUoQCw