After Class Podcast

Is there a sin that God will not forgive? If not, what is the "blasphemy of the Holy Spirit"? The guys discuss these questions in part 1 of 2. Matthew 12:31 Mark 3:28-30 Luke 12:10

Like discipleship, fellowship, and family, the inauguration of God's Kingdom changes how we view friendship. The guys explore the Greco-Roman view of friendship to better understand the biblical understanding of how these relationships are transformed in the Kingdom. 

This second episode on the family continues to explore priorities in light of the Kingdom of God. 

Most American Christians will order their priorities as God, Family, Church. But does the Kingdom of God affect our family relationships by causing a change of priorities? We discuss all that and more in our latest episode. 

Not satisfied with how they left it, the guys return to the topic of biblical fellowship (koinonia) and set forth some practical ways that churches can engage in such a lifestyle of "doing life together."

This episode discusses fellowship and not just the church meals. Listen now to dig into the history of the early church and hear about what fellowship really means. Through anecdotes and Lord of the Rings references, this episode will teach you how to incorporate fellowship into your life on a deeper level. Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-35

The guys discuss discipleship in God's Kingdom by pointing out misconceptions and laying out a way forward. 

The guys begin a new season talking about the nature and value of resolutions. Then they transition to discuss the idea and reality of the new creation. 

Every now and again we will be asked if we think that Christians should celebrate holidays that have pagan roots. So, we use Christmas as a test case and discuss whether celebrating is an acceptable practice for a Christian. 

In this follow up episode, the guys continue to discuss the practical implications of power dynamics in the church. What are elders? What did they do? What should they do in our modern churches?

In response to questions we have received about leadership in the church, especially as it relates to women and authority, this episode tries to answer those questions by first describing the social situation of the early church.

As the series on women in the Bible concludes, we review where we have come from and suggest some ways to move forward. 

Having laid the ground work of many previous episodes, we finally come to perhaps the most debated and contested passage in the Bible about women - 1 Timothy 2. The guys locate this passage in its wider biblical, cultural context as well as how this passage functions in the book of 1 Timothy before discussing what we make of this outlier passage.

As the guys continue their series on women in the Bible, they take a look at Galatians 3 and try to answer the question, "What does it mean and what does it NOT mean for there to be no male or female?"

After laying extensive ground work, the guys finally(!) turn their attention to the first of 3 hotly contested passages cited when it comes to "women's roles in the church"  - 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. 

The guys take a look at Paul's words in Ephesians 5 to determine if he suggests that there are different roles, expectations, and status between believing husbands and wives. 

Our discussion of women in the Bible turns to specific instructions about women, specifically instructions to husbands and wives about how they should treat one another. We begin by discussing Paul's directions found in 1 Corinthians 7 and then deal with 1 Peter 3:1-7. 

We take a break from our "Women in the Bible" series to highlight a presentation given by Ron (long haired guy in the middle of the logo). For our Restoration Appreciation Week here at GLCC Ron discussed the future of higher education in Christian Colleges. We unpack some of his ideas and press him on a few of his points. 

As the study on women in the Bible continues, this episode is dedicated to Acts and Romans to determine how the text viewed women as well as what role women played in the early church.    Acts 2:14-21, 16:11-15, 21:9, 18:26  Romans 16

As the guys continue their series on women, they discuss the nature of power dynamics and how Jesus, through the Kingdom, has leveled the playing field. 

Finally! The guys have made it to the New Testament to read what it has to say about women. They start by examining texts were Jesus interacts with women and what role women played in his ministry.  Luke 2:36-38 Matt 12:48-50 Matt 27:55 Luke 10:38-42 John 4:28-42 John 20

To this point in the series, we have highlighted the positive ways in which women are described in the Old Testament. But it would be disingenuous of we ignored those texts that are not as positive. So this episode delves into those difficult and, at times disturbing passages about women in the Old Testament. 

This episode continues the discussion of women in the Bible, looking specifically at what women did and did not do in the Old Testament. Is there any clear denunciation of women in leadership positions?

Many skeptics have impugned the Old Testament laws and its treatment of women. But what does the Torah actually say about the treatment of women? The guys take a look at the texts in their latest episode. 

As they continue their series on what the Bible has to say about women, the guys tackle one of the most common criticisms leveled at the Bible - that it just reinforces a Patriarchal approach to women. But the guys push back on that logic and suggest the OT is actually patrilineal.