By the Waters of Babylon with Scott Aniol

In this edition of "Ask Me Anything," Scott Aniol answers questions concerning why you should not watch The Chosen, whether nativity scenes break the Second Commandment, whether unsaved children should be allowed to sing in a church choir, whether we should void vaccines that use fetal cells, the place of physical expressiveness in corporate worship, and what characterizes traditional hymnody. Sco...

What does the Bible teach about church offices (elder, pastor, overseer, deacon) and the responsibilities of each office? Scott Aniol explains. Scott Aniol's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/ Article, audio, itinerary: https://www.scottaniol.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottaniol Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottmaniol Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottAniol Instagram: https://...

The biblical and historical precent for welcoming children into church gatherings is clear—why do most churches today segregate children into their own gatherings? Scott Aniol examines the biblical and historic evidence. Purchase Scott's book, Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sunday (and the Other Six Days, Too) . Scott's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/ Article, audio, it...

Don't give in and watch The Chosen. Your imagination will forever be shaped by the visceral potency of a cinematic interpretation of Bible narratives, and it will therefore be much more difficult to allow the words of Scripture to shape your imagination.  God gave us words. Scott Aniol explains why using any visual images of the triune God is harmful to truly knowing and loving God. Scott's blog:...

Scott Aniol uses recent comments by Dwight McKissic and Jackie Hill Perry to clarify important biblical category differences between ethnicity and culture. Scott's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/ Article, audio, itinerary: https://www.scottaniol.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottmaniol Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottAniol Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottmaniol/ -...

Did you know that understanding the nature and circumstances of the Davidic Covenant is important for understanding the intentional arrangement and purpose of the Psalms? Listen as Scott Aniol explains. Scott's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/ Article, audio, itinerary: https://www.scottaniol.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottmaniol Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottAniol Inst...

It is no secret that among evangelicals today the psalms are mostly ignored in corporate worship. Listen as Scott Aniol explains four reasons. The Conservative Church: Preserving and Transmitting Biblical Christianity | David de Bruyn Scott's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/ Article, audio, itinerary: https://www.scottaniol.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottmaniol Twitter: htt...

Christians today have a significant misunderstanding of the nature of our relationship with God, including the role of emotions. Using Scripture and the writings of Jonathan Edwards, Scott Aniol explains why physical feelings are signs of nothing. The only way to measure our relationship with God is long-term, progressive spiritual growth. Upcoming events mentioned in this episode: Church and Fami...

Scott responds to critics who claim that he wants worship to be boring. This is in response to Scott's recent article, " Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation ." Upcoming events mentioned in this episode: Church and Family Life Conference, May 19–22 GBTS Theology of Worship Course, August 11–13 Books/articles mentioned in this episode: Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worshi...

Scott Aniol explains the difference between a covenant-renewal theology of worship and a sacramental theology of worship and the two different kinds of music that embody these two theologies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Scott Aniol explains what he meant by "music embodies theology" in his article/podcast on why Reformed Christians should not sing music from groups whose music embodies Pentecostal theology. Original article: https://g3min.org/stop-singing-hillsong-bethel-jesus-culture-and-elevation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

There's no question about it—Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation have become a global phenomenon. And you should stop singing their music. Scott Aniol explains why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

By the end of the fifteenth century, worship (along with many other aspects of theology) was in desperate need of Reform. Scott Aniol explains what problems existed and how they were formed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

The record of the salvation of three individuals in Phillip (Acts 16) serves a greater purpose than simply to provide interesting conversion stories. The fact that Luke, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, chose to record the conversions of these three specific individuals was to teach us some important truths regarding the power of the gospel and Christ's plan in building his church. Comp...

Scott Aniol explains why affirming female elders harms the gospel. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

At the heart of our philosophy of the church’s responsibility toward culture is a proper understanding of how God rules sovereignly over all things, how he specifically rules his redeemed people—particularly now the NT church, and how his rule will culminate in the future. Another way of saying this is that central to a biblical philosophy of cultural engagement is how Scripture uses language like...

So God has revealed himself, and he has done so both through his Natural Revelation—what he has made—and through his Special Revelation—what he has said. Perhaps one of the most succinct and, indeed, beautiful articulations of these two forms of God’s revelation is found in Psalm 19 . This psalm describes both God’s natural and special revelation in a strikingly vivid poem. In fact, C. S. Lewis wr...

In most ways, Jonathan Edwards and Charles Finney—their philosophies, theologies, and practices—are polar opposites. But as I read both of them, I can't help but notice what appear to be similarities in what they said. And the deeper you read, the more apparent it becomes that unless someone really understands the underlying differences between what they were saying, it may be quite possible to ac...

Christmas—a very mention of the word produces delight and expectation in the hearts of people everywhere. Or does it? For some Christians, Christmas is a much-anticipated season to celebrate the birth of Christ. For others, it is also a time to encourage family closeness and tradition. But still others refuse to celebrate at all, insisting that the season is rooted in pagan ritual and should be av...

Most people (in America, at least) seem to assume that these infamous twelve days describe those  leading up to  Christmas Day. However, in the Christian tradition, the Twelve Days actually refer to the celebration of Christ’s nativity—also called “Christmastide”—between Christmas (December 25) and Epiphany (January 6), the day that celebrates the visit of the Magi. Scott Aniol explains. Read this...

The affections of our hearts are central to true worship. Yet while praise, joy, contrition, and love are all important affections for worship, I believe gratitude is the  most  important worship affection. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. Read this post here: https://g3min.org/ thanksgiving-the-primary-worship-response --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/su...

Listen as Scott Aniol, Virgil Walker, Laramie Minga, and Matt Sikes have a conversation about the need to reform worship according to Scripture and why G3 Ministries is launching Biblical Worship Workshops. You can register for the first workshop on February 8–9 at G3Min.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Data transmission is not all there is to discipleship. Listen as Scott Aniol Explains. Read this post here: https://g3min.org/ discipleship-more-than-data-transmission --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Today we hold assumptions about culture, science, music, worship, and so many other things because of the impact of the Enlightenment and the secularist religion rather than Scripture. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses how the Age of Reason impacted everything about how we think and live. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

The biblical answer to combating terrible thinking such as is represented in white supremacy is  not  multiculturalism. Multiculturalism is not the answer because it suffers from the same essential fallacy as white supremacy, namely, that ethnicity and culture are equivalent categories. They are not. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this post here: https://g3min.org/ the-common-problem...