Conformed to Christ

How do we really know God loves us? Perhaps you have asked this question before. Listen in as the guys discuss how God has not merely spoken words of love, but demonstrated his great love in a way that transcends any love we will ever know. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is to introduce and explain passages of...

Today the guys continue their discussion on Romans 5:2-5 and examine the benefits Christ mediates to his justified people. These benefits are objective in their reality but also may be experienced subjectively in the believer's life. Tune is George and Jay explain and apply the text to our lives. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Addit...

As we enter into a new major section on Romans (Ch 5-8) the guys zero in on the benefits that Christ mediates to his people. These benefits are objective in their reality but also may be experienced subjectively in the believer's life. Tune is George and Jay explain and apply the text to our lives. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Add...

Were Adam and Eve saved? That's an interesting question with disagreements between theologians. However, on today's Text-Driven Tuesday, Jay and George are finishing Genesis 3 and attempting to answer this question. Tune in as the guys discuss this section and aim to give hope to even the worst of sinners. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Chr...

Every good story we read has common threads: a broken world, an unspeakable evil, and the promise of a hero to vanquish the night. Where do these threads come from? On today's Text-Driven Tuesday, Jay and George will discuss The Story that's behind every other story. In Genesis 3:8-19, we'll see a shattered world, a promised Hero, and a land in shadows awaiting a coming Day.                

Today's text turns the page on God's good creation and the garden paradise and introduces a villain. And through this villain's temptations, the Man and Woman will fall into sin. That's the topic Jay and George are discussing on this episode, and it's a topic relevant to all of us as we encounter the serpent's hissing temptation in our own lives. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect...

On today's Text-Driven Tuesday, Jay and George are continuing through the Genesis narrative. As they come to 2:18-25, the guys discuss two questions: What is a Woman? and What is Marriage? Hopefully, as they walk through the text, you will be encouraged by the Bible's answers to these very basic and fundamental questions. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call peop...

It's the first episode of the new year, and Jay and George are back in Genesis! Today, the guys are discussing Adam and the Garden of Eden. Tune in as they look at this unique man and unique place and maybe learn something you never knew before. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is to introduce and explain passage...

Today the guys finish chapter four of Romans. In this episode they examine what justifying faith is and what it reveals about God. We discover in this text that God has written of Abraham's faith for our benefit and that we should follow in his footsteps of faith and find righteousness outside ourselves in the finished work of Christ. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart,...

Today the guys discuss the obstacle of circumcision to some in the early church. Listen in as the guys discuss the opposition Paul faced to the gospel he preached all over the Roman Empire. Then the guys delve a little into how this text applies and does not apply to baptism. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is t...

The guys continue their discussion on Justification by Faith from Romans 4:1-8. Did Paul create a new religion that is disconnected from the Old Testament? Or did Paul teach what is in accord with what is observed in the very first book of the Bible? Listen in as we discover three timeless lessons on justification by faith. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call pe...

Today the guys are back in Romans discussing some implications of the doctrine of justification by faith alone. Listen in and discover the questions the text asks and answers regarding the truth of justification by faith. Learn how: 1. Religious boasting is eliminated. 2. All ethnicities are united in Christ. 3. Moral living is upheld. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart,...

Today's Text-Driven Tuesday is all about the seventh-day of Genesis 2:1-3. How does the seventh-day give meaning to our work and to our leisure? And ultimately, how does it point to a greater rest in Christ? That's what the guys are discussing. Tune in and see how Genesis 2:1-3 applies to you. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Addition...

Today is Text-Driven Tuesday, and Jay and George are continuing their discussion of Genesis. In 1:26-31, we read about the creation of mankind, and the text helps us address some important questions that we should all ask: Where do we come from? Who are we? Why are we here? May the guys' discussion help you think through the answers to these questions for yourself. Conformed to Christ aims to enga...

On today's Text-Driven Tuesday, Jay and George are discussing God's Creation. The guys begin with a conversation on how to actually interpret Genesis Chapter 1 and then move on to the three central truths that all Christians can affirm. May the conversation be an encouragement. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is...

On today's Text-Driven Tuesday, Jay and George are asking the question: "What is the purpose of the universe?" To answer it, the guys are discussing the overarching story of the Bible. They'll begin in Genesis and make their way towards Revelation. Tune in to the conversation and share with a friend! Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. A...

On today's Free-For-All Friday, Jay and George are discussing the upcoming election. Should Christians vote, and what should determine who we vote for? Tune in as the guys talk about this and more from a Christian worldview. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is to introduce and explain passages of Scripture and di...

Today is Text-Driven Tuesday, and we are beginning the study of Genesis! Tune is as Jay & George discuss Genesis 1:1-4a, and begin the study of Genesis with God. God is the central focus and main character of Genesis and, by extension, He is the main focus of the entire Bible. Before we study the rest of this book, we have to grasp who this great God is. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the...

In this episode, the guys continue looking at the book of Romans and come to a section that contains the most bleak and condemning discussion on the human condition ever written. The text shows that sin has thoroughly and completely saturated every component of what it means to be human. The result is total guilt before God, which should compel individuals to look outside of themselves toward Chri...

Today the guys continue discussing the amazing book of Romans. In this section, we discover two objections that are raised against the gospel of justification by faith alone apart from works of the Law. Listen in and learn how Paul addresses these objections and we might also counter various objections in our own day. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people t...

Free-For-All Friday is back, and Jay & George are discussing another abused and misused Bible verse with John 12:32. Before they do that, however, the guys talk about the threat to free speech and some Molinism nonsense. Listen to the conversation, and may it be a blessing.  Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim i...

In today's episode, the guys discuss how the law cannot be hoped to justify oneself before God. The Gentile and the Jew are condemned by the law and must therefore hope in a greater reality that the law and the Old Testament point to.

Today the guys continue discussing the incredible book of Romans. In this section, we learn that there is no partiality with God. We must all appear before the judgment of God and face perfect justice. Therefore all should obey the Gospel and live a life of good works that vindicate our faith profession.  Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Chri...

Today the guys continue examining the book of Romans. In chapter 2 Paul's argument takes a surprising turn as he addresses a group that approves of his condemnation of the Gentiles in chapter 1. Through a series of questions, Paul exposes the hypocrisy of the self-righteous soul. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim...

Today is Free-For-All Friday, and Jay & George are talking about the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris. What did we just see? Was it the Last Supper? Was it a Bacchanalian Feast? How should Christians respond? The guys will talk about all of that and more on today's episode. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim...