Take Up The Sword

In this bonus episode of the Take Up The Sword Podcast, Ryan is joined by his friend Matt DeSmidt as they discuss what the Bible says about homosexuality, how the church as a whole has responded to the LGBTQ+ movement, how Christians should view individuals who find themselves to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community, and practical steps that individuals in the church should take to show the love of Christ to those around them.

In this episode of the Take Up The Sword Podcast, Ryan continues to look at Paul's view of the state of the Gentiles: how their lack of acknowledging God and deciding to serve and worship anything but God led them further toward what the apostle calls "a corrupt mind." Ryan will be looking at the topic of homosexuality as well as going through a long list of sins that Paul also attributes to the neglect of the knowledge of God.

For more resources on the topic of Homosexuality and the Bible, you can read Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry, and What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Kevin DeYoung.

Resources used for this show include:

H.A. Ironside - Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans

Adam Clarke - Commentary on the Bible

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown - Commentary on the Whole Bible

Steven Runge - High Definition Commentary on Romans

In this episode of the Take Up The Sword Podcast, Ryan starts digging into Paul's argument about the wrath of God and the state of mankind. We look at how mankind has refused to acknowledge God, declared itself wise, and fallen into ruin because of it.

Resources used for this show include:

H.A. Ironside - Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans

Adam Clarke - Commentary on the Bible

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown - Commentary on the Whole Bible

Steven Runge - High Definition Commentary on Romans

In this episode of the Take Up The Sword Podcast, Ryan moves beyond Pauls's opening salutation and into the introduction of why the apostle wrote the letter, looking at the motives behind why Paul is writing, how he had longed to visit the Roman church for some time, and the over-arching theme of the entire Epistle.

Some of the resources used for this episode:

H.A. Ironside - Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans

Adam Clarke - Commentary on the Bible

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown - Commentary on the Whole Bible

Steven Runge - High Definition Commentary on Romans

In this episode of the Take Up The Sword Podcast, Ryan starts going through Paul's introduction to the Roman church. He discusses Paul's apostleship, the calling of believers to spread the word of Christ to others, and Paul's blessing of "grace and peace" to the Romans.

Some of the resources used for this episode:

H.A. Ironside - Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans

Adam Clarke - Commentary on the Bible

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown - Commentary on the Whole Bible

Steven Runge - High Definition Commentary on Romans

In this episode of the Take Up The Sword Podcast, Ryan gives an overall look at the Epistle to the Romans - the impact it has had on some of the biggest names in church history, some of the known facts about when and where Paul wrote it, and some of the disputed reasons as to why Paul wrote the letter.

For help in your own study of the book of Romans, you can find the text to H.A. Ironside's Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans that Ryan used in some of his research and study for this podcast at the following link: https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/isn/romans.html

Welcome to the Take Up The Sword Podcast, where Ryan Skolrud and Matt DeSmidt encourage their listeners to dig into the Word of God in order to understand it as fully as possible. We plan to work through books of the Bible, exegeting and discussing, verse-by-verse to give a full representation of what God's Word has to say to us today.

In this first episode, Ryan Skolrud gives his thoughts on why he started the podcast, combatting "Soundbite Theology", knowing the CONTEXT of any passage of Scripture, and that this show should not be a substitute for going to church or reading the Bible yourself.

We have to know the Word of God because it is the Sword of the Spirit and it is our best weapon to fight back against an enemy that has had millenia upon millenia to perfect how to twist Scripture, how to lie, how to accuse, and how to condemn.

So let's get ready for battle against our enemy "...and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." (Eph 6:17b)