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Welcome to Q&A's 16-19 of the Heidelberg Catechism! Learn why it was necessary that the Mediator needed to be both fully God and fully man, what this dual-nature allowed him to accomplish for us, and the promise of the Gospel from Old to New Testament! Want to follow along week-to-week? Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 6 Resource for this series: Zacharius Ursinus' Commentary on the Heidelberg...

Is America a Christian Nation? How do we view politics as a Christian? Is it a good thing that we are not under "Christian" rule? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they speak on the Reformed perspective of politics and the Church, what the Two-Kingdoms doctrine is and how it affects us, and why the separation of church and state is a good thing! Have any questions or feedback about this epis...

Welcome to Q&A's 12-15 of the Heidelberg Catechism! Learn how God's justice requires an infinite punishment and divine mediator, what kind of obedience is required of us or this Mediator, and what assurance Ursinus' answer gives us through the Bible for our eternal rest in Christ! Want to follow along week-to-week? Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 5 Resource for this series: Zacharius Ursinus'...

What are the covenants, and how many are there? Are they all separated or united by a common theme? Do the Old Testament and New Testament share a covenant, or are they completely separate? How do these covenants relate to the Gospel? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they discuss the 3-fold Covenantal system in Reformed Theology, how the various "mediators" in the Bible are under and point...

Welcome to our new Thursday series on the Heidelberg Catechism! Learn question and answers 9-11 from the catechism: Is God unjust in requiring what man cannot do? Will God allow bad to go unpunished? Is God also merciful? See the answers in this podcast! Want to follow along week-to-week? Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 4 Resource for this series: Zacharius Ursinus' Commentary on the Heidelberg Ca...

How should we view our work as Christians? What is the difference between "secular" and "sacred?" How does being a citizen of heaven and a citizen of earth affect how we obey our earthly bosses? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they discuss how living in God's Two Kingdoms (Earth & Heaven) affect how we see our work, good for our neighbors, and preservation of this life as we pray for t...

Welcome to our new Thursday series on the Heidelberg Catechism! Learn question and answers 6-8 from the catechism: the creation of man in perfection and his fall, the image of God, and regeneration by the Spirit! Want to follow along week-to-week? Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 3 Resource for this series: Zacharius Ursinus' Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism Have any questions or feedback abo...

How can Christ be fully God and fully man at the same time? Is it even necessary for Christ to be both? Has Christ always been both, and did he "become" God at his baptism? What does Christ's dual-nature mean for our justification? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they discuss the "hypostatic union" (the dual natures of Christ) and why a biblical understanding of this is crucial to our unde...

Welcome to our new Thursday series on the Heidelberg Catechism! Learn question and answer numbers 3-5 from the Catechism: Our sin and misery, the law, and Christ's obedience credited to our account! How are the law, our sin, and Christ's obedience connected with each other? Want to follow along week-to-week? Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 2 Resource for this series: Zacharius Ursinus' Commentary...

What is the Gospel? Is an understanding of the Law necessary for the fullest understanding of the Gospel? Is the Gospel only presented to us in the New Testament? What does the Gospel require of us? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they finish their discussion on the relationship between the Law and the Gospel, how the Law "trains, convicts, and reproves" us towards the Gospel, and the rela...

Welcome to our new Thursday series on the Heidelberg Catechism! Learn the first two question and answers from the Catechism, why comfort is foundational to the catechism, and how the Law-Gospel contrast leads to greater and greater assurance of your faith! Want to follow along week-to-week? Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 1 Resource for this series: Zacharius Ursinus' Commentary on the Heidelberg...

What is the Law, and how does it relate to Christian, if at all? What does it require of those who have not accepted the obedience of Jesus? Were Old Testament people saved because they observed the Law? Is the Law only found in the Old Testament? How do the Law and the Gospel relate? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they discuss the relationship of the Law to the Gospel, describe how the L...

Check out this preview of our new Thursday series on the Heidelberg Catechism! What's the history, why was it written, and how do we use it today? Want to follow along week-to-week? The Heidelberg Catechism Have any questions or feedback about this episode? Email us at: guiltgracepod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram: @guiltgracegratitudepodcast Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on whatever pl...

What is salvation? What are we saved from, and what are we saved towards? Is it possible to lose your salvation? What happens to those who we think are outside of the "gospel presentation"? Is the Gospel something you do, or is it something that's been done? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they discuss how the Reformed tradition understands salvation, the relationship between regeneration...

What is the Trinity? Does it mean that Christians believe in 3 different Gods? How are each of the persons understood, and what is their "role" within the Trinity? How does the Trinity relate to our salvation? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they clarify the Reformed understanding of the Trinity, how the 3 persons share in divinity, their specific "economic roles" in redemption, and what t...

How are we to think of the apocalyptic portions of Scripture? Will believers be raptured up, leaving non-believers left? Are we still waiting to be judged at the end before the Throne of God? Is COVID a sign of the times? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they discuss multiple perspectives on the millennial reign of Christ on earth, how to read "apocalyptic" portions of the Bible, the spirit...

Is the scientific answer to the "start" of the world different than what the Bible says about creation? Is it six literal days of creation, or is it something different? What was the Garden, and how did Adam and Eve fall from it? How does all of this relate to us today? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they explore the depths of the Creation story in Genesis 1-3, the connection between Adam...

The Bible contains different genres, thousands of years of historical background, and language that seems foreign to ours today. How do we read the Bible when it seems so far from how we speak and write history today? Join Nick Fullwiler & Peter Bell as they break down the various parts that make up our Bible, and how they tell us how to read them! All this adds to our understanding of the His...

What is the resurrection, what does it mean for the believer, and what does it require of the non-believer? Nick Fullwiler and Peter Bell kick off their second episode on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and how it presupposes our sin under the law, and justification under the Mediator. Have any questions or feedback about this episode? Email us at: guiltgracepod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram: @g...

The Historicity and Reliability of the Bible, with an introduction to our new podcast! Nick Fullwiler and Peter Bell speak on manuscripts, historical evidences, witnesses, and how the Reformed tradition understands how we got the Bible. Have any questions or feedback about this episode? Email us at: guilt.grace.gratitude.podcast@gmail.com