The Old Roads Podcast

In this episode of the Old Roads podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the question of the meaning of manhood and womanhood. What does the Bible teach about the differences between the sexes? How can we read nature with the grain of Scripture? And what does the pattern of masculinity and femininity in the world teach us about how God relates to us? Pondering these questions leads us quickly into deep theological waters and warns us about the serious nature of the popular theological errors of our time.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley answers a question on the good and the bad of Christian nationalism as well as a practical question about how to cultivate a heart that depends on the Lord during times of blessing and ease in life.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the question of whether or not the church’s historic teaching on the Trinity really matters. Does the teaching that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit truly impact anything else in our theology and practice, or is it simply an intellectual puzzle that has no far-reaching significance? As the church has always maintained, the very gospel itself is at stake in our understanding of God as Trinity.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the question of whether or not God ever changes his mind. In conversation with a teaching called “open theism,” he defends the historic Christian teaching that God is all-knowing and unchanging in his knowledge and will. What, then, are we to make of passages of Scripture that depict God changing his mind? And what are the implications of our understanding of God’s unchanging nature for the way we understand prayer and approach God in prayer?

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the question of whether or not God suffers. Theologians in the history of the church have argued that God is “impassible,” meaning he is not subject to suffering. But doesn’t the Bible speak of God being grieved? And what about Christ’s sufferings on the cross? What are the implications of saying either that God does or does not suffer? Once again, we will explore a question that takes us into pondering deeply the nature of our wondrous God.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the age-old question of how we define “good” in relation to God. Is goodness a standard above God to which he must measure up? Or does God arbitrarily declare things “good” by his will alone? Digging into this fascinating question takes us into the historic doctrine called “divine simplicity,” a teaching about God that should provoke us to wonder, awe, and worship.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley answers questions about the observance of Lent, cremation, and the problem of evil.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley shows from three key passages in Paul's letters that the New Testament stands in complete unity with the Old Testament and Jesus on the question of homosexuality. The historic teaching of the church on this subject stands squarely on the authority of Scripture.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley evaluates the claim that Jesus never addressed homosexuality and, therefore, implicitly affirmed it. Contrary to that claim, Jesus clearly affirmed the same sexual ethic as the Old Testament.

In this episode of the Old Roads podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley explores the Old Testament teaching on homosexuality in order to demonstrate that the church's historic teaching on this subject stands on the authority of Scripture.