The Church Militant Podcast, Episode 6: "Not Under Law? Why Christians Still Need God's Law Today – Debunking Grace vs. Law Myths"

In Episode 6 of the Church Militant Podcast, Pastors Justin Hornbaker and Joey DeRuntz continue building the case for why Christians must engage God's law in every sphere of life—family, church, and civil society.

They tackle the biggest misconceptions head-on: "I'm not under law, I'm under grace" (Romans 6:14). What does that actually mean? We're not under the law's condemnation, but the law remains holy, righteous, good—and binding as a rule of life for believers. Drawing from Scripture (Matthew 5, Romans 7-8, 1 Corinthians 9, and more), they show the eternal nature of God's law, its positive and negative uses, how Jesus fulfills (establishes) rather than abolishes it, and why antinomianism fails both biblically and practically.

Key topics:
- The three uses of the law (civil, evangelical, normative)
- Why the law is good when used lawfully (1 Timothy 1:8)
- Continuity from creation to the New Covenant (law of Christ)
- General equity: principles carry forward, even if forms change (e.g., food laws, parapet rules, church discipline in 1 Cor 5)
- How loving God's law fuels joyful obedience and sanctification

If you've ever wondered how to apply Old Testament law today without legalism—or why dismissing it leads to ethical chaos—this episode is for you. Part of our ongoing series equipping believers as citizens of heaven and soldiers on earth.

Listen to previous episodes for the full foundation (good works + sufficiency of Scripture).

Link to Joey's sermon series on Christian ethics in the description for deeper study (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfMfs59_7CoXVz6haI9WzPqGRT5rlk5YQ&si=yyCk-y4P2do0RBtx).

Be watchful. Stand firm in the faith. Act like men. Be strong.

References and Credits:
1. "Summer" from "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, www.classicals.de
2. "Act Like Men" by Graceborne and Grace & Truth Records, https://GraceandTruthPress.com/artists/
3. Theonomy In Christian Ethics by Greg Bahnsen
4. By This Standard by Greg Bahnsen
5. Commentary on Matthew, by John Calvin

#ChristianPodcast #GodsLaw #UnderGrace #Romans6 #BiblicalEthics #Theonomy #ChristianReconstruction #Postmillennialism #ReformedTheology #Sanctification #ChurchMilitant

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Welcome to the 5th episode of the Church Militant Podcast. In this episode, we begin to build the foundational principles that help Christians understand their civil responsibilities, starting with the doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture. Before we can draw out the truth from God's word, we need to know the right way to read and understand it. Many modern Christians have used the doctrine of sufficiency to reject the logical deductions that lead to principles for guiding life. In this way, they inadvertently lock away these principles and effectively invalidate God's word (much like the Pharisees of Jesus' day).

Watch this full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Xtwx5ePkm40 

References and Credits:

1. "Summer" from "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, www.classicals.de
2. "Act Like Men" by Graceborne and Grace & Truth Records, https://GraceandTruthPress.com/artists/
3. The Westminster Confession of Faith: Edinburgh Edition (Philadelphia: William S. Young, 1851), 18–19. 
4. John M. Frame, The Doctrine of the Christian Life, A Theology of Lordship (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2008), 157–158.
5. Brad Klassen, Hermeneutics Class Notes (Unpublished)

#sufficiency #scripture #principles #wcf #hermeneutics #naturallaw #Grammatical #historical #syntax #Gillespie #logic #absurdities #inconsistency #johnframe #Ephesians #deuteronomy #1Corinthians #1timothy #necessaryconsequence #logicaldeduction #leviticus #genesis #interpret #illumination #prophesy #revelation #heremes #zeus #culture #geography #biblereading #meaning #significance

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In this episode, pastors Joey DeRuntz and Justin Hornbaker take on the common quip "just preach the gospel!" and its various forms. They address this common error that pits the redemptive mandate against the cultural mandate. 

References and Credits:

1. "Summer" from "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, www.classicals.de
2. "Act Like Men" by Graceborne and Grace & Truth Records, https://GraceandTruthPress.com/artists/

#gospelpreaching #gospel #justpreachthegospel #reductionism #emphasis #exclusion #error #theology #culturalengagement #culturalmandate #culture #redemption #mandate #titus #psalms #1corinthians #galatians #habakkuk #james #proverbs #romans 

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Join us in this episode, where Pastors Joey DeRuntz and Justin Hornbaker continue their assessment of the church's retreat from the public square, leading into the recent Woke/Social Justice controversy and the concerns raised by the 2026 Shepherds' Conference speaker lineup. If you haven't listened to previous episodes in this regard, please visit the links below to listen to those:

• Episode 3: https://youtu.be/J5_VutzOrIQ?si=jmRaIy41MoPsjww9 
• Episode 2: https://youtu.be/nmzfb2oANhc?si=KsewhSVpi_biGFxN
• Episode 1: https://youtu.be/XDWFE_d_rKM?si=nTSLLqHkvfe3QMy7

For a more thorough argument for co-belligerency and sphere sovereignty, read these articles by Pastor Joey in Master's Bible Church blog:

• "A Rejoinder to Don Green: A Biblical and Theological Defense of Co-Belligerency", https://www.mastersbiblechurch.com/blog/a-rejoinder-to-don-green-a-biblical-and-theological-defense-of-co-belligerency
• "A King Without Subjects? The Silent Pulpit and the Sovereign Christ", https://www.mastersbiblechurch.com/blog/a-king-without-subjects-the-silent-pulpit-and-the-sovereign-christ

Watch this full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/61p9YaKLuAk

References and Credits:

1. "Summer" from "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, www.classicals.de
2. "Act Like Men" by Graceborne and Grace & Truth Records, https://GraceandTruthPress.com/artists/
3. Jonathan Edwards, A Divine and Supernatural Light (1741)
4. William Wilberforce, A Practical View of Christianity (1797)
5. Charles G. Finney, Lectures on Revivals of Religion (1835)
6. Jonathan Edwards, A Treatise on the Religious Affections (1746)
7. Friedrich Schleiermacher, On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers (1799)
8. Walter Rauschenbusch, A Theology for the Social Gospel (1917)
9. Carl F. H. Henry, The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism (1947)
10. Abraham Kuyper, Lectures On Calvinism (1931)
11. Voddie Baucham, Fault Lines (2021)
12. Jon Harris, Christianity and Social Justice (2021)
13. John MacArthur, Final Word (2018)
14. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Studies on the Sermon on the Mount (1971)

#shepherdsconference #shepcon #shepcon2026 #markdever #ligionduncan #albertmohler #socialjustice #wokeism #retreat #anabaptist #politics #politicaltheology #works #history #churchhistory #darwinism #liberaltheology #liberalism #woke #wokeagenda #justice #repent #repentance #standfirm #divide #faithfulness #faithful 

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In this podcast, pastors Justin Hornbaker and Joey DeRuntz explain the doctrines of sphere sovereignty, co-belligerency, and common grace in light of the church's responses to Charlie Kirk. 

For a more thorough argument for co-belligerency and sphere sovereignty, read these articles by Pastor Joey in Master's Bible Church blog:

• "A Rejoinder to Don Green: A Biblical and Theological Defense of Co-Belligerency", https://www.mastersbiblechurch.com/blog/a-rejoinder-to-don-green-a-biblical-and-theological-defense-of-co-belligerency
• "A King Without Subjects? The Silent Pulpit and the Sovereign Christ", https://www.mastersbiblechurch.com/blog/a-king-without-subjects-the-silent-pulpit-and-the-sovereign-christ

References and Credits:

1. "Summer" from "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, www.classicals.de
2. "Act Like Men" by Graceborne and Grace & Truth Records, https://GraceandTruthPress.com/artists/

#ecumenism #cobelligerency #sphere #spheresovereignty #sovereignty #charlie #charliekirk #charliekirkshooting #charliekirkmemorial #evangelical #monasticism #church #response

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Episode 1 | The Church Militant Podcast: The Death of Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Neo-Monasticism

In this podcast, pastors Justin Hornbaker and Joey DeRuntz introduce the podcast, discuss the death of Charlie Kirk, and evaluate the fallout from this tragic event in the evangelical church. 

To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/XDWFE_d_rKM

References and Credits:
1. "Summer" from "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, www.classicals.de
2. "Turning Point Courage" by Joey DeRuntz, https://youtu.be/J3aGhHMKGTE?si=zz2x7sJe_SuBXAU5
3. "Was Charlie Kirk a Martyr?" by Joey DeRuntz, https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=24445044898510261&id=100002942721696&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=OA3qfVHnnrBPijBe#
4. "Act Like Men" by Graceborne and Grace & Truth Records, https://GraceandTruthPress.com/artists/

#charlie #charliekirk #charliekirkshooting #charliekirkmemorial #evangelical #monasticism #church #response

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"Roundtable Podcast #2: Christian Nationalism, the Cultural Mandate, & both Failures by and Opportunities for the Church" from our "Political Christianity: Menace or Mandate?" conference, featuring Chris LeDuc, Anthony Forsyth, Joey DeRuntz, Tyler Long, Justin Beer, and Justin Hornbaker 

Watch the full podcast here: https://x.com/mastersbible/status/1904692274946269379

Watch all the sessions from the conference here: https://www.mastersbiblechurch.com/conference-landing-page

"Roundtable Podcast #1: Taxation, Lessons from Covid, & more" from our "Political Christianity: Menace or Mandate?" conference, featuring Chris LeDuc, Anthony Forsyth, Joey DeRuntz, Tyler Long, Justin Beer, and Justin Hornbaker 

Recorded February 19, 2025

Watch the full episode here: https://x.com/mastersbible/status/1902510404074402263

Listen to all the conference sessions here: https://www.mastersbiblechurch.com/conference-landing-page