The Godwit Podcast

A popular belief in modern Christianity is that we get "Christ's righteousness credited to our account." This is known as the "imputation of Christ's righteousness". It's a popular idea, but is it biblical?
In this episode #33 of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith we discuss what the Bible has to say about imputed righteousness. Then we take a look at some major historical factors that have contributed to what, we believe, is a distorted view of what righteousness is and how to get it.

Here's a helpful podcast with N.T. Wright on Platonism:
https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Weekday/Ask-NT-Wright-Anything/Podcast/Ask-NT-Wright-Anything-91-Tom-s-problems-with-Platonism

A couple of blog posts Paul wrote a few years ago about metaphysics and the over -philosophication of Christianity:
https://thestoryandtheshape.com/index.php/2019/08/09/lets-get-metaphysical-metaphysical/

This episode is also available on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/wIzgew4A2S8

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After the events of "The Fall" in Genesis 3, humanity became instantly enslaved to sin and separated from God. Or so a lot of popular theology says. But does that theology square up with the story as it continues in the very next chapter? In this episode #32 of The Godwit Podcast, Paul Smith takes a look at Genesis chapter 4 and how it clashes with some big ideas in popular theology.

This episode is also available on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/-Xl3Z2eRsdM

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The apostle Paul famously says in Romans 3:10 that, "There is no one righteous, not even one." This verse has been used as the foundation for a whole doctrinal system about righteousness and justification. But what do we do with all the scriptures that seem to say that there are, in fact, righteous people? Have we perhaps misunderstood what Paul is trying to say in Romans 3?
This episode #31 of the Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith is part 1 of a discussion on what the Bible really says about righteousness.

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https://youtu.be/supMMFkgWJg

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"Atonement creates the kingdom of God," says biblical scholar Scot McKnight. In this episode #30 of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith we round out our series on "Why Did Jesus Die?" with a summary of our discussions on this topic and our conclusion: that the various aspects and motifs around Jesus' death all contribute to the big picture of establishing the kingdom of God, the new covenant community.

Recommended reading:
https://www.logos.com/product/167776/a-community-called-atonement-living-theology

https://www.logos.com/product/121426/the-death-of-the-messiah-and-the-birth-of-the-new-covenant-a-not-so-new-model-of-the-atonement

This episode is also available to watch on YouTube here at https://youtu.be/dmlf9mDMUxQ

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Good theology and doctrine are obviously important for Christians, but how important, and why? In episode #29 of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith we give our answers to this question. We'd also love to hear your answers, let us know your thoughts in the comments for this episode on our Facebook page!

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https://youtu.be/5qgIB30t4Q4

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Throughout Christian history a few major theories of "The Atonement" (what Jesus achieved through his death) have emerged. In this episode #28 of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith we discuss a few of the most prominent ones and how well they square up with the Bible and Christian history. Theories discussed in this episode include Ransom, Christus Victor, Recapitulation, Satisfaction, Penal Substitution and Moral Influence.

Recommended reading on "Atonement Theories":
https://www.logos.com/product/167776/a-community-called-atonement-living-theology

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https://youtu.be/ZrKCXOVeJA0

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What does it mean that Jesus died for our sins? And that we have been "bought at a price"? Was Jesus' death a form of payment?  In this episode #27 of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith we discuss these questions, the use of the word "for", and we take a big look at the Suffering Servant passage in Isaiah 53.

Here's the blog series mentioned in this episode:
http://blog.christilling.de/2022/02/mike-bird-and-andrew-rillera-on-penal.html

The OnScript podcast:
https://onscript.study/

This episode also available on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/eiPp2igKflM

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As the title suggests, this episode of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith is a little overview of who we are, what we're trying to do, and the motivation behind it.
 
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"I have been crucified WITH Christ," says the apostle Paul in Galatians 2:20. This is not substitutionary language but participatory - Christ didn't die as our substitute, instead of us, but as our representative, and we join him in his death. In this episode of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith we discuss the major theme in the New Testament of participation in Christ's death and resurrection, and how it rescues us from slavery to sin and evil powers.

You can watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/VWxaUj1kmME

Here's a brief introduction to the "Deuteronomy 32 Worldview":
https://thedivinecouncil.com/Deuteronomy32OTWorldview.pdf

For more on the topic of evil spiritual powers ruling over nations (among other topics), we highly recommend the work of Dr Michael Heiser, especially his book "The Unseen Realm":
https://www.logos.com/product/49583/the-unseen-realm-recovering-the-supernatural-worldview-of-the-bible?utm_source=personalized_mailings&utm_medium=email&utm_content=5155907&utm_campaign=promo-theunseenrealm

Here's a short blog series I read 2 days after we recorded this episode, in which a New Testament scholar says very similar things to us putting forward representation instead of substitution:
http://blog.christilling.de/2022/02/mike-bird-and-andrew-rillera-on-penal.html

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Romans 3:25 is the verse most often cited regarding atonement in the New Testament, but how to translate this verse and what it means is hotly debated. It all hinges on the Greek word "hilasterion", which is translated, depending on the translation, as propitiation, expiation, mercy seat or sacrifice of atonement. In episode #24 of The Godwit Podcast with David Kowalick and Paul Smith we discuss the different translations of hilasterion, what they mean, and how they affect various ideas about the doctrine of atonement.

Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/MHX6cHTaQ3A

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