Episode 38: 2 Kings 6:1-7: Elisha’s Little Miracle Teaches the Communication of Attributes
2 Kings 6:1-7.
Episode 37: Strict Verse Faithful
If you are a member of a Lutheran congregation in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod or one of the other confessional Lutheran synods, you are bound to hear this from time to time. “Your church is too strict.” But is this a fair judgment? How should you respond when your church is called too…
Justification: Am I Good Enough for God (Audio Book) written and read by Rev. Rolf Preus
Rev. Rolf Preus wrote Justification: Am I Good Enough for God in 1999. He read it as an audio book in April of 2025. You can purchase a paper copy of Justification: Am I Good Enough for God at NPH.net.
Episode 36: The Pope Died: A Lutheran Response
Pope Francis died. What hopes do Lutherans have for the next pope? Does it matter?
Episode 35: Should Christians Celebrate the Passover Seder?
Seder: from the Hebrew for Order. Refers to the service of Passover. Haggadah: From the Hebrew for telling forth. Exodus 13:8: You shall tell your sons on that day… https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-haggadah https://www.sefaria.org/Pesach_Haggadah%2C_Magid%2C_In_the_Beginning_Our_Fathers_Were_Idol_Worshipers.2?lang=bi Introduction to Christian Seder Prof. Daniel Gard on the Christian Seder https://lutherorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-passover-seder-and-lutheran.html A Jewish Rabbi on Christians Practicing the Sedar Passover seders are…
Episode 34: A Case for Indoctrination and Morals
The Problem Positive Secular Examples of Indoctrination Biblical Argument for Indoctrination Deuteronomy 6: 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[b] 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children,…
Episode 33: False Humiliation
The Bible Teaches Us to Be Humble Yet, Scripture also gives examples of misplaced or false humility. Examples of False Humility Today Reasons for False/Misplaced Humility Summary We must repent of our sins and have a good conscience through the Gospel, so that we are not afraid to confess the truth and carry out…
Episode 32: Misplaced Compassion
Christ Mandates Compassion Jesus said, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36) Biblical Examples of Misplaced Compassion 1 Samuel 15: Saul refuses to kill Agag King of the Amalekites. 1 Kings 20: King Ahab spares Ben-Hadad. Three Reasons Misplacing Compassion is Harmful Misplaced Compassion in the Family Misplaced Compassion in the…
Episode 31: God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense
Years ago, I listened to a sermon by my Dad, where he used this acronym to explain what grace is. At the time, I didn’t see how useful the acronym was, because I took for granted what grace means. Yet, I’ve come to learn that grace is very misunderstood. And so, when I was…
Episode 30: Response to Bishop Barron and Ben Shapiro: Can Jews be saved apart from faith in Christ?
Lumen Gentium Specifically paragraph 16. 16. Finally, those who have not yet received the Gospel are related in various ways to the people of God.(18*) In the first place we must recall the people to whom the testament and the promises were given and from whom Christ was born according to the flesh.(125) On…