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How irresistible is God's calling? What does it involved and how does it impact our lives? Why is it effectual? What does it say about each of us as individuals. What do we mean by having a natural ability without a moral ability? Why is calling more than simply God's invitation? In what way does it portray the power of God?

This week the Curious team look into God's effectual, powerful call that brings us out of unbelief,  resistance and death to supernatural life! They reflect on what that says about us and about God, and why it is so fundamentally important 

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How do we understand regeneration? How much in our life experiences real change? How complete is that change? Why do some things feel as if they never change? What does the Bible mean by new birth? Is it more than simply turning over a new leaf or developing a fresh commitment? What is the New Testament idea of regeneration?

This week the Curious team ponder and discuss the profound and wonderful truth of personal regeneration. Looking into voices from both scripture and history, they try to define what it is and what it isn't. And how much we have to do with it if anything at all!

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The Curious team preview their new upcoming series 'The Greatest Journey' - uncovering the elements of life's greatest journey, the journey of salvation.

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The return of Jesus is an understanding that has tested theological minds down through the centuries. Dividing thinkers in terms of premillennialists, dispensationalists, postmillennialists, and armillenialists. But what the Bible is never divisive or uncertain about, however, is the fact and surity of Jesus's return. 

In this week's episode, the Curious team examine the various historical perspectives of Jesus's return. And celebrate the solemn yet wonderful truth that he will one day bring all things to a glorious culmination

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What do we mean by the two states of Jesus? How do we define both his humiliation and exaltation? What has the resurrection of Jesus got to say about the covenant promises of God? How is it relevant to our salvation? How does it impact the end times? and what does it say overall about the present and future government of God?

The resurrection of Jesus remains one of the single most fundamental and foundational declarations of the gospel. Without it, everything else crumbles. Everything that we experience, live, and hope for, is encapsulated in the reality of the physical resurrection of Christ.

In this week’s episode the Curious Team will seek to explain not only the unprecedented power of the resurrection, but also the biblical framework through which to better understand it. They will seek to open a fresh appreciation of the relevance both to Jesus’s resurrection and subsequent ascension.

Recommended Reading:
The Resurrection of Christ - Ligonier.org
10 Things you should know about the Resurrection - Crossway.org
The Resurrection of Jesus - ReasonableFaith.org

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In this episode the Curious team continue their examination and reflection on the atonement; with particular reference to what is understood as Christus Victor and Penal Substitutionary Atonement. They will take on the misunderstandings of both, outlining the place of the devil and the dark spiritual powers within the atonement, as well as the many misinterpretations of the penal element within penal substitution. Is God a monster? Does he take some kind of sick pleasure in punishing his unwitting and innocent Son? Can the innocent die for the guilty? How can a few hours of painful crucifixion answer for a lifetime of sin and rebellion? Doesn’t it fracture the trinity? Does the Father really need appeasing? 

These questions and challenges as well as many more will be looked into and reflected upon as the team seek to align themselves with what they consider to be a clearer biblical perspective 

Recommended Reading:
We would recommend our listeners to browse the notes of our previous podcast, Atonement (Part 1) for an extended list of some excellent titles that cover various views of the atonement. Enjoy! 

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From the atonement understanding of recapitulation propounded by Irenaeus the second century Bishop of Smyrna, to the theory of satisfaction expounded in the eleventh century by Anselm of Canterbury, the biblical understanding of atonement has not been without its fair share of exponents. In the ensuring years from Irenaeus, there has been theories of ransom, moral influence, governmental, healing and kaleidoscope; including major debates centred around christus victor and penal substitution. Where does the common ground lay if any, and does it really matter?

This week Pete and the Curious Team will be diving into the various views of the atonement, seeking to draw the essential truths to the surface. Despite the many opinions and emphasis, the atonement remains a rich and wonderfully powerful truth of scripture. In this weeks episode the team seeks to cut through the multiple ideas to land on some central elements key to every atonement theory  

Recommended Reading:
The Curious team have sifted through a heap of reading on the atonement. Not all the following titles express the individual views of the team, but provide a cross section of opinion. Here are a few of their recommendations;

The Cross of Christ - John Stott

The Mediator - Emil Brunner

The Crucifixion - Fleming Rutledge

Pierced For Our Transgressions - Steve Jeffery, Mike Ovey and Andrew Sach 

Atonement - Eleonore Stump

In My Place Condemned He Stood - J I Packer and Mark Dever

The Death of Christ - James Denny

The Work of Christ - P T Forsyth 

Where Wrath and Mercy Meet - David Peterson

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What was the significance of death on a cross? Could Jesus have equally been stoned or beheaded? What does the New Testament mean when it speaks of Jesus “bearing our sins”? How are we to understand Jesus’s sense of dereliction on the cross as he cried; “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”—how could God have forsaken himself? Did a fracture occur in the divine essence? In what sense did God himself suffer in the person of Jesus, and did the Apostolic Creed have it right when it stated that Jesus did in fact ‘descend into hell’?

This week, the Curious team will be digging into these difficult and controversial topics, as they seek to answer the question; “what was really happening on the cross?”

Recommended Reading:
The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ - Christianity.com
Digging deeper into the meaning of Jesus' crucifixion - ntwrightonline.org

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What do we mean when we talk about the Kingly office of Jesus? How do we understand the authority and rule of Jesus? How is the resurrection connected to that? What does the governance of Jesus look like in our day-to-day living? How does his Kingly office relate to his prophetic and priestly office?

This week Pete and the Curious team will take a look into what we mean when we talk about Jesus’s kingly office, and especially how we understand power in relation to Jesus. When Jesus announced in Matt.28:18 that “all power” had been given to him following his resurrection, did that imply that he hadn’t all power prior to it? Power is often perceived as egocentric and abusive in our current climate. In the late 19th century, the British historian, Lord Acton was the one attributed with that well known line, included in a letter sent to a friend; “power corrupts, and absolute power, corrupts, absolutely”. In the light of this, how are we to define Jesus, whom scripture tells us possess ‘absolute power’? This and more will occupy the Curious team in this weeks episode…

Recommended Reading:
The Offices of Christ - Waynegrudem.com
The Threefold Office of Christ - Ligonier.org

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What is meant by classifying Jesus as priest? Does he understand our shortcomings and problems? Is he still in touch with all the difficulties we experience? How is the idea of priesthood relevant to my life now and my continued daily walk in faith? 

This week Pete and the Curious team investigate the priestly office of Jesus. How it relates to the priestly idea of the Old Testament, how its relevance speaks powerfully today, the comfort it brings to our battle with sin and failure, and how we are to understand the bible’s teaching of Jesus’ intercession; the fact that somewhere Jesus continues to pray for us!

Recommended Reading:
Christ as Mediator: The Offices of Christ - TheGospelCoalition.org
What does it mean that Jesus is Prophet, Priest and King? - Crossway.org

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