In this episode, we talk about all the little "l" laws we place ourselves under in the New Year's season. There are a 1,000 things we need to be doing--or not doing. We often fail to meet our own expectations. What do we do with all this?

In this episode, Jon and Justin talk about some of the ways contemporary Christianity has made everything complicated. We also talk about the freeing simplicity of the biblical faith that is founded on Christ crucified for sinners.

We continue our conversation with Daniel Emery Price about creedal Christianity. We dive deeper into how the creedal faith makes people nervous, as well as ways many in the church today actually contradict the creeds.

More from our live event in Palmdale, CA. We consider bearing fruit in the Christian life and the question of how long a Christian can struggle with sin before they should start questioning their salvation.

Jon and Justin continue the discussion around Mark Jones' article. We also take listener questions about the Marrow Controversy, Roman Catholicism, and when/how you would know someone is a false convert.

In this episode we interview our friend, Chad Bird. We discuss his book, "Night Driving." We cover a number of topics, including the pain we experience in this life, repentance, forgiveness, the struggle against sin, and the love of God for sinners.

We cover questions concerning rewards in heaven, are all Jews saved, and how do we rest daily in Christ. 

In this episode, we talk about ways assurance is undermined. We talk pastorally about how to counsel and love struggling sinners. And, a few punchy comments are made about habitual sins.

In this episode, we continue our series on the five points of Calvinism by considering irresistible grace. After contending for "effectual calling" as a better term, we explain what is not meant by irresistible grace. We then turn our attention to the Bible and the confessions to help illustrate the goodness of this doctrine.

We let it rip a little bit on the inconsistencies that exist in the Calvingelical world with respect to God's grace--especially after conversion. We consider how repentance is so often turned into a work that we do and is scrutinized at every turn.
Resources:
"For Calvinism" by Michael Horton
1689 London Baptist Confession (Chapter 10)
Canons of Dort (3&4.11)
"The Five Points of Calvinism: A Study Guide" by Edwin Palmer
Scripture:
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Ezekiel 36:22-32
Deuteronomy 30:6
Matthew 16:16-17
John 3:1-8; 6:37-65; 10:24-30; 15:16
Acts 11:18; 13:48; 16:14; 26:12-18
Romans 8:29-30
1 Corinthians 2:14
Ephesians 1:3-14; 2:1-9
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

In this episode, we continue our series on the five points of Calvinism by considering irresistible grace. After contending for "effectual calling" as a better term, we explain what is not meant by irresistible grace. We then turn our attention to the Bible and the confessions to help illustrate the goodness of this doctrine.

In the first Hot Topics episode--for our members--we discuss the recent apostasy of Joshua Harris, along with the failures of Tullian Tchividjian, Mark Driscoll, and James MacDonald. How should we think about these things? And, can a man return to ministry after a failure?