Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Patrick Schreiner to discuss what the gospel of the Kingdom is. Questions Covered in This Episode: When the New Testament says that Jesus was preaching the gospel of the kingdom, before his death, burial, resurrection, and ascension; what gospel is he preaching? How does “the Kingdom” help frame the story of the Bible? When you share the gospel...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the imagery and symbolic history found in Revelation 12. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the purpose of Revelation? Where are we in the book of Revelation? Who is the dragon? Who is the child? Who is the woman? Where do we find a contrast between a woman and a dragon in the story of the bible prior to Revelation? How is Revelation providin...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss a core doctrine of the Christian faith; Christology. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the common approach to Jesus in our cultural moment? Where should someone start if they want to dive deep into the question of who is Jesus? What about when Colossians 1 calls him the “firstborn?” What are the essentials of Christology? What are the implic...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means to be a disciple and launch a preview of their Deep Discipleship Program! Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the need of the hour in the church today in the global west? What is a disciple? Why should we spend our time learning? What is deep discipleship? Why is community important? What do disciples need? How do we pursue deep...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back to explore the book of Revelation! Questions Covered in This Episode: Who wrote Revelation? Where? When? How does Rev. 1:4-8 lay down a thesis of sorts for the book? How do you encourage people to study the book of Revelation? What genre is the book of Revelation? What are helpful terms to define when studying this book? Are people comfortable with...

Season 14 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on January 23rd! In this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 14. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we going to cover this season? What are we excited to talk about in the book of Revelation? What doctrine do you love to talk about? Follow Us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Website...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listener questions to wrap up season 13! Questions Covered in This Episode: How did you start writing for an audience? Who is the deep discipleship program built for? Should all leaders and volunteers at a church participate in this program? What is the “extra Calvinisticum”?  Are you a dispensationalist? Why or why not? Did God reject his people? (Ro...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue the story of scripture by looking at the wisdom literature and the prophets.  Questions Covered in This Episode: What happens from the time Israel departs Sinai until the end of the Old Testament? What is wisdom literature? Why does it matter? Which book has been the most formative for you? How is wisdom situational? What is exile? What role do the...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jason Duesing to answer the question, “What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible? What is a helpful way to read confessions of faith? In your view, what is the most significant Baptist confession? Guest Bio: Jason Duesing serves as t...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley to discuss the Exodus event and how it’s impactful for understanding the rest of Scripture. Questions Covered in This Episode: What do we learn about God in the Exodus event? How is Exodus a birth and a decreation narrative? What do we learn about deliverance and redemption from Exodus? How does Exodus create a paradigm for understanding salvation throughout...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the covenants in the Bible and why it's important to understand them. Questions Covered in This Episode: What happens in Genesis 1-11? What is a covenant? What are some covenants we find in the Bible? How do covenants form a structure for reading and interpreting the Bible’s story? What is involved and entailed in the covenant with Abraham? What are...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the themes, imagery, and encouragement found in Revelation 10-11. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the Old Testament imagery found in 10:1? Why is the scroll sweet to the taste, but bitter to the tummy? What are the themes we have seen so far? What is going on with the measuring of the temple? What does it signify? How does a reader underst...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley recorded live at the For The Church Conference at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with guests Jared Wilson and Patrick Schreiner to answer questions from the audience. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the gospel political? Are doctrinal disagreements gospel disagreements? When sharing the gospel with people who don't have a religious background,...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley recorded live at the For The Church Conference at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with guests Jared Wilson and Patrick Schreiner to discuss the gospel. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the gospel story, doctrine, or practice? Is the whole story of the Bible the gospel? What is the difference between a doctrine and a story? Where do we start when...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of sin; what is it and what it means for us. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is a good definition of sin? What is the story of sin? What is happening in Genesis 3? What is Exile, and why is it significant? What is a sin of commission? What is a sin of omission? What does it mean to be Augustinian in our view of sin? Is sin indivi...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the imagery, symbols, and numbers found in Revelation 8-9 mean and how this passage can encourage us. Questions Covered in This Episode: Where are we in the book of Revelation when we come into the seven trumpets? How are numbers being used? What do we see and hear in this passage? Is there symmetry between the Fourth Trumpet and Fourth Seal? Wh...

Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel Parkison to answer the questions, what is the beatific vision and why does it matter? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the beatific vision and why does it matter? What makes heaven, heaven? What does it mean to behold God? What are we beholding? Helpful Definitions: Beatific Vision: The blessed hope of seeing God in heaven. Guest Bio: Samuel G. Parkison is...

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Kyle Worley is joined by Thomas Kidd to answer the question, what was the great awakening and what impact did it have on theological education? Questions Covered in This Episode: What was the great awakening and what impact did it have on theological education? Why were institutions needed at this time? Guest Bio: Thomas S. Kidd serves as Research Professor of Church History at Midwestern & the Jo...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about Revelation 6-8 and the symbolism and meaning of the text. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the Book of Revelation about? Where are we in the book of Revelation? What are the first four seals? Why are the creatures saying “come”? What is the fifth seal? Who are the earth dwellers? How do we get familiar enough with the Bibl...

Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel Bierig to answer the question, what is something most people take for granted about the Bible that they would be surprised by? Questions Covered in This Episod e: What is something most people take for granted about the Bible that they would be surprised by? Why would I be reading the Bible to pay attention to what the Bible is, not who God is? Why did you want to w...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how we can understand the story of Scripture and why it’s important for us to know it. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you share your journey from knowing Bible stories to knowing it was all one larger narrative? How do you communicate the story of the Bible? What is the framework of the story? What’s a one-word cheat code for the story of the...

Kyle Worley is joined by Patrick Schreiner to answer the question, is the gospel political? Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the Gospel political? How do we navigate applying principles in our political landscape that might be vastly unimaginable from the time of Jesus? Guest Bio: Patrick Schreiner is the Director of the Residency PhD program, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the imagery and themes found in Revelation 4 and what encouragement we can find from this passage. Questions Covered in This Episode: Chapter four marks a shift in the book; doesn’t it? Where is throne imagery found throughout the Bible? What are the beasts and should they freak us out? What’s being proclaimed around the throne? What’s with the seven...

Kyle Worley is joined by Ronni Kurtz to answer the question; what does incomprehensibility mean and is God incomprehensible? Questions Covered in This Episode: What does incomprehensibility mean? Is God incomprehensible? How would you encourage someone who is trying to comprehend who God is? Helpful Definitions: Immutable: God can’t change. Incomprehensibility: There is an intellectual limitation...