So I saw on a Facebook group someone citing Lamentations 3:37-38 as proof of determinism (the Calvinist definition of sovereignty). Do these verses really teach determinism? According to the ESV, they do. But when you dig into Hebrew and Greek,

013 Theological Musings on Total Depravity

Jun 13th, 2021 1h 20m

I love theology! And I am back with a theological musings where I cover Total Depravity. I work through five passages commonly used to defend the position and I find them lacking. Also, follow my confessions on total depravity for footnotes and

Total Inability: My Confession, Audio

Jun 6th, 2021 30m 8s

I have a series of posts coming out concerning Total Inability. They are in the form of confessions, theology set to a prayer. So I decided to record my confessions in its audio form. Please see my other posts for exegetical details.

A Brief History of BJU Racism

Apr 17th, 2021

I’m posting this audio on my understanding of BJU’s history with racism. It’s been on my heart to say. It needs to be said. The audio is simply raw audio. As I posted about a few months ago, I am quite busy and do not have much time to edit. I

010 Theological Musings: Conversation with a Calvinist Brandon Groce

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 40m

Brandon is my cousin-in-law and he went reformed about the same time I went Provisionist. We are going to have a conversation about our two different theological paths. But first, something we both agree on: good coffee. We both share the story

009 Theological Musings: Israel’s Inexcusable Rejection

Mar 1st, 2021 33m 46s

In this podcast, I work through Romans 10 to show how most Israelites were not saved because they refused to believe. The notes pasted below are from a sermon that I preached several years ago on the passage. Introduction Music Citation: Two Pi

008 Theological Musings: Jesus and John Wayne, Half the Church, and Kingdom Theology

Feb 22nd, 2021 41m 26s

In this show I talk about two books on Feminism and Patriarchy. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Hardcover – Illustrated, June 23, 2020by Kristin Kobes Du Mez https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Joh

007 Are Political Conservatives Being Persecuted for Righteousness Sake?

Feb 15th, 2021 1h 2m

Recently, Apple, Google, and Amazon, (or Big Tech, as they are called) systematically removed accessibility to the conservative social media alternative Parler. This, of course, is in reaction to the insurrection at the Capitol building Wednesd

Announcing: Conversation with Jared Garcia about Calvinism

Feb 15th, 2021 1m 58s

Here is another conversation with a friend of mine who has take a Calvinistic route in his theology. We will hear his story about how he got to where he is, his main three reasons for why he’s a Calvinist, my main three reasons why I’m a Provis

006 Theological Musings: K. Kapic, T. Wilson, D. White, Jr., R. Clifford, R. C. Sproul, and M. Guinan

Feb 8th, 2021 47m 1s

In this stream, I talk about several books that I’ve read this past week. Then, I’ll take on book that had a particularly good point and develop it in the show. I may get to Kingdom Theology this week, but I’m not sure. Books this week:A Little

005 Theological Musings: W. Brueggemann, B. Zahnd, H. Nouwen, D. Willard, Kant, and Kingdom Theology

Feb 1st, 2021 57m 35s

I comment on books by W. Brueggemann, B. Zahnd, H. Nouwen, D. Willard, and Kant. I further discuss kingdom theology by arguing for the textual accuracy and reliability of the Gospels. This lays the foundation for understanding the text as inspi

004 Theological Musings: Books this Week and the Basics of Kingdom Theology

Jan 25th, 2021 32m 49s

I comment on a few more books and then begin the task of understanding Kingdom Theology. I discuss a little bit of epistemology contrasting the presuppositional apologetic approach with classical and evidential apologetics. Introduction Music C

003 Theological Musings: J. I. Packer on the Gospel = Calvinism

Jan 18th, 2021 1h 3m

You often hear that Calvinism is the Gospel. It is not just a few people on Twitter claiming this, but theologians like J. I. Packer and preachers like Spurgeon claim this as well. I take a popular essay by Packer and find out that this claim i

002 Theological Musings: Augustine, N.T. Wright, Catholic Doctrine, Dead Sea Scrolls

Jan 12th, 2021 29m 39s

In this podcast I cover works from Augustine and N.T. Wright. Also, I talk about Catholic Doctrine and Dead Sea Scrolls. Introduction Music Citation: Two Pianos by Manuel Senfft (www.tagirijus.de) is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-S

001 Theological Musings: First Episode

Jan 4th, 2021 18m 4s

Introduction Music Citation: Two Pianos by Manuel Senfft (www.tagirijus.de) is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. https://tagirijus.de/licence https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Manuel_Senfft/Easy_2018/manuel_senfft_

000 Theological Musings: Introduction

Dec 28th, 2020 5m 16s

I introduce in this podcast a series I call theological musings. It’s a new addition to the show that hope will fill in the time between my more developed shows. Introduction Music Citation: Two Pianos by Manuel Senfft (www.tagirijus.de) is lic

BJU v USA Lawsuit Interview

Dec 18th, 2020 32m 18s

This podcast is supplementary to the final podcast The Murder of the First Amendment in my series on common law and the Old Testament. In this podcast, I get with the guys from Armchair Justice and ask them to help me understand the Bob Jones U

The Murder of the First Amendment: How Common Law and Statutory Law Coexist

Dec 18th, 2020 32m 39s

Introduction [Music: Chad Crouch—Ballad of the Blackbirds—Field Report Vol I: Oaks Bottom] [Sermon by Rod Bell: The Day the Supreme Court Murdered the Constitution, 6/5/1983][1] There’s been many a date that has been dates of notoriety. Importa

Podcast Update

Nov 5th, 2020 1m 5s

Just to let you know, I am still working on my next podcast. My main job, that of a commercial electrician, has really picked up recently. We’re working some serious overtime and so I’m not able to get to my office as much as I’d like. I’ve got

The Court against Oppression: Biblical Legal Theory from a Covenant Law Suit

Sep 21st, 2020 54m 37s

Podcast RecordingPrefaceBefore we get started today, I have a bit of a disclaimer and apology. In this show, I analyze an American Supreme Court case. But in doing so, I want to say that I am not a lawyer nor do I have any formal lega

Jesus, Moses, the Law, and Nationality

Aug 3rd, 2020 41m 3s

By Nate LabadorfIntroductionPart 1—Start with AmericaApril 19th, 1775[SFX: Cannon fire]This day in history marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary war. At Lexington and Concord, the American militia fought of

A Grimm View of Theology

Mar 23rd, 2020 22m 1s

In this podcast, I introduce a short series that I’m doing on how to interpret the Old Testament Law. I’m trying to find a way to interpret the law that is hermetically consistent and historically accurate.A Grimm View of TheologyLinks

Symposium Interview with Jonathon Davis about Bonhoeffer

Sep 19th, 2019 31m 52s

https://freshgroundtheology.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/ch-intv-3-jonathan-davis.mp3In this podcast, I interview Jonathon Davis about his paper concerning the theology of Bonhoeffer. I really enjoyed this interview. Jonathon really knew his s

Symposium Interview: Judson Green and the Divine Council

Sep 10th, 2019 41m 25s

https://freshgroundtheology.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/ch-intv-2-judson-greeneedited.41.m4aToday, my buddy and I interview Judson Greene, a friend of mine at BJU. He wrote the papers on YHWH and the divine council that I read earlier this yea

Philipp Spener and the Origins of Pietism

Sep 5th, 2019 34m 28s

https://freshgroundtheology.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/ch-6-kristian-romer-spener.mp3This week in the podcast, I read a paper by my classmate Kristian Römer. He is a fellow Ph.D. student here at BJU and we have been in a number of classes tog