By the Waters of Babylon with Scott Aniol

God clearly wants Christians to be unified, and Christians should pursue unity wherever possible, but what is biblical unity? Scott Aniol explains that there is a boundary and a center to Christian unity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

A brief reflection on Thomas Kelly's beautiful crucifixion hymn, "Stricken, Smitten, and Afflected" set to O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN. Download the hymn for free here . Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree! 'Tis the Christ by man rejected; yes, my soul, 'tis He, 'tis He! 'Tis the long-expected Prophet, David's Son, yet David's Lord; by His Son God now has spoken: 'tis the...

Listen as Scott Aniol discusses Reformation roots of worship reformed according to Scripture, significantly influenced by theologians such as Martin Bucer and John Calvin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

There is something about the Father sending Jesus on a mission that is a model for Christ sending us on a mission, but the question is, in what way? What is the mission that Christ gave to us, and how is it related to his mission? This is an important question, because some today argue that Jesus's statement in these two texts means that our mission is the same as Jesus's mission. In this short es...

Who is qualified to be the "worship leader" within a church service? Listen as Scott Aniol addresses this questions biblically. You can read this article at https://g3min.org/ who-leads-worship . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Listen as Scott Aniol discusses the nature, limits, and strengths of God’s natural and special revelation from Psalm 19. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, found at https://g3min.org/ draw-near . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

A brief reflection on Isaac Watts's beautiful but lesser-known hymn on the doctrine of election, "How Sweet and Awful Is the Place." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, found at https://g3min.org/ mission-make-worshipers . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Implications of living as dual citizens in God’s two kingdoms, submitting to human government, obeying God rather than men, the limited jurisdictions of human government --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

What does the sufficiency of Scripture really mean? Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, published at https://g3min.org/people-of-the-book . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

A brief reflection on John Wesley's adaptation of George Herbert's poem. Download this hymn for free at classichymns.org . Teach me, my God and King, in all things Thee to see, and what I do in anything, to do it as for Thee. To scorn the senses’ sway, while still to Thee I tend; in all I do be Thou the Way, in all be Thou the End. All may of Thee partake; nothing so small can be, but draws, when...

Why "By the Waters of Babylon"? Does Psalm 137 really have any relevance for Christians today? Listen as Scott Aniol reads his essay posted at https://g3min.org/by-the-waters-of-babylon . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

How should Christians respond to the culture around them? Adam’s failure to be the perfect king/priest and Christ’s success. God’s two kingdoms in this present age. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Scott Aniol makes an important announcement about his new position at G3 Ministries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/news-reviews/ gods-natural-revelation . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-theology/god-has-revealed-himself . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Christians as exiles in a pagan world, why do we assume new is best?, Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns by T. David Gordon, characteristics of our pagan world, and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Hear Scott Aniol talk about his new book on family worship, available now from Free Grace Press. https://freegracepress.com/products/let-the-little-children-come --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Scott Aniol interacts with Glenn Packiam's response to Hans Boersma's article on First Things, "The Liturgical Medium is the Message," and argues that both authors have a similar errant expectation that Christians ought to expect to physically experience God's manifest presence through the liturgy and music. Rather, Christians must draw near to God by faith. Scott then recommends a book that well...

A biblical understanding of the corporate importance of gathered worship should impact everything we do in corporate worship. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses such implications. Read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-work-of-the-people . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

A brief reflection on "Jesus Shall Reign," Isaac Watts's interpretive paraphrase of Psalm 72. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Unfortunately, while contemporary evangelical churches don’t necessarily suffer from the kind of sacerdotalism that developed in the medieval church, a similar problem has emerged. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/sacerdotalism-in-contemporary-worship . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...

In the second half of chapter 6 of Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World, Scott Aniol discusses how to best prepare for and participate in corporate worship each week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Two visions of heavenly worship, the Christian's reality now, the necessity of faith, and worship shaped by the worship of heaven --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★