Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back in the doctrine of salvation and have a conversation about sanctification. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is sanctification? How is it different from justification and glorification? How does sanctification address legalism and license? How does our context affect how we speak about sanctification? How are we sanctified? Why is sanctificati...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jared Bumpers to answer the question; how can a listener help their local church grow in theological discipleship? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the For the Church Cohort ? How can a listener help their local church grow in theological discipleship? What would you say to someone who says, “I believe what you are saying is crucial and that the local church shou...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by their spouses; Jeff Wilkin, Macy English, and Lauren Worley! Questions Covered in This Episode: Does JT quote Bavinck on date nights? How does it feel to be grandparents? Who is the “yes” parent and who is the “no” parent? What’s your favorite episode of Knowing Faith so far this season? Do any of y’all ever listen to an episode and think - “Wh...

Kyle Worley is joined by Joe Allen to answer the question; if God calls, why evangelize? Questions Covered in This Episode: If God calls, why evangelize? Is my obedience to evangelism of consequence or of faithfulness? If I go out today and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with my neighbor, am I walking in faithfulness to what God has said? If I go out and share the gospel with my neighbor today,...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their conversation on the doctrine of salvation by discussing justification. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is justification the doctrine by which the church stands or falls? What is justification? Is justification “just as if I had never sinned”? Is what we have better than what Adam and Eve could have had? Why do we need to be justified? What...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jared Wilson to answer the question, why is union with Christ the best news ever? Questions Covered in This Episode: Why is union with Christ the best news ever? How secure do you think Jesus is? Guest Bio: Jared C. Wilson serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor, For the Church. He is the author of a number of books inclu...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about the most important doctrine for understanding the doctrine of salvation, union with Christ. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the most important doctrine for understanding the doctrine of salvation? Why does Paul continually use the preposition “in”? It is possible to live in this world as an individual not united to someon...

Kyle Worley is joined by Matthew Barrett to answer the question, why was the doctrine of justification such a big deal during the reformation? Questions Covered in This Episode: Why was the doctrine of justification such a big deal during the reformation? This was a big deal for Luther, is this still a big deal today? Helpful Definitions: The Joyful Exchange: Christ takes our guilt and in return,...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley come back to one of their most popular topics; brothers and sisters. Questions Covered in This Episode: Indisputably: This is something we get more feedback on than just about anything else…why is that? How has the culture shift affected this conversation? What has been the church's response to the shift in culture? What does the biblical doctrine of anthrop...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the doctrine of salvation by talking about the doctrine of regeneration. Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s a doctrine? When we say “doctrine of salvation,” what do we mean? What is election? What is effectual calling? What is regeneration? When the Bible is talking about the heart, what is it talking about? What are other...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted from their patron supporters! To learn more and become a patron visit patreon.com/trainingthechurch . Questions Covered in This Episode: If we understand that Jesus, in His spiritual body, sits at the right hand of the Father after His ascension. How do we resolve the tension this presents to God's unchanging nature if before His a...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the doctrine of salvation with a conversation about calling. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is there a difference between the general call of the gospel and “effectual calling?” If so, what is the difference? What is the purpose of the general call if not everyone responds to it? Where would we look to find this in scripture?...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss people who have made a significant impact on their lives. Questions Covered in This Episode: Who has had a lasting impression on your life, faith, teaching, thinking, living, leading? Are there theological voices that you have had an evolving relationship with? How has the local church shaped you? Resources Mentioned in This Episode: The Gospel Coali...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of salvation. They narrow in specifically on the doctrine of election, what is election and why is it good news? Questions Covered in This Episode: Before we answer the question, what has God done to make things right we have to answer what went wrong? What is the practicality of this for my life? What is “election?” What is the temptati...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back for season 10 of Knowing Faith! In this episode, they take a look back at past seasons, why they started the podcast, and why they still do it today! Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s your elevator pitch for Knowing Faith? What’s changed over the last ten seasons? What have been some of the unique challenges and opportunities? Why do we do t...

Season 10 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on January 26! In this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 10 as they cover the doctrine of salvation! Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we going to be covering this season? What guests can we expect to hear from in season 10? Sponsors: During the month of January, Midwestern Semina...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listeners' questions! Questions Covered in This Episode: Is it necessary to categorize God’s attributes as communicable v.s. Incommunicable? It seems like the incommunicable attributes are just communicable attributes cranked up? Has Kyle gotten any better at brushing his teeth? How would you interpret John 14:28 in light of the Trinity? How essential...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Matthew Barrett to discuss some big picture ideas on the Doctrine of God.  Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did you write “None Greater?” Is an attribute of God something God has or something God is? What do we lose if we lose the Divine Simplicity of God? When we talk about some of these attributes, love for example, how does saying that...

Kyle Worley is joined by Elizabeth Woodson to talk about a new podcast joining the Training the Church Family, “Starting Place w/ Elizabeth Woodson”! Questions Covered in This Episode: How do you know the Knowing Faith crew? What were some of the Core Classes that you ran at TVCI? Do you feel like you have a lot of speaking events right now? What is “From Beginning to Forever”? What the pitch for...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is faithful and patient. Questions Covered in This Episode: What does it mean when we say that God is faithful? How and where do we see God’s faithfulness in scripture? Why is meditation upon God’s faithfulness important? Where have we seen it in our own lives? Is God patient? When and how do we practice patience? Helpful Defin...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is merciful and gracious. Questions Covered in This Episode: Who is this God we are talking about? What is the difference between an incommunicable and a communicable attribute? What is mercy and grace and are they different? Where do we see God’s mercy and grace? How do we practice mercy and grace? Helpful Definitions: Trinita...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is Good and Wise. Questions Covered in This Episode: It's a dangerous business talking about goodness and wisdom in our current moment isn’t it? What does it mean to call something good? Is God good? How do we know? Out of all of God’s communicable attributes, this one appears to me to be the one that may get called into questi...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is Holy & Loving. Questions Covered in This Episode: Who is God? What’s an incommunicable attribute? What’s a communicable attribute? What does it mean to say God is holy? Is holiness a communicable attribute? How does holiness relate to the concepts of justice and righteousness? What does it mean to say God is love? How is God...

Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. Geoff Chang to answer the question, did Charles Spurgeon believe in a big God? Questions Covered in This Episode: Did Charles Spurgeon believe in a big God? What is one thing from Spurgeon that you have been spiritually encouraged by? Guest Bio:  Dr. Geoff Chang serves as Assistant Professor of Church History and Historical Theology and the Curator of the Spurgeon Libr...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Adam Ramsey to discuss what it means that God is omnipotent and sovereign. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did you write Truth on Fire? What did you learn while reading, studying, and writing? What do we mean when we say God is omnipotent? Why is it good that God is all-powerful? How is omnipotence different from sovereignty? How are we...