Old Paths Podcast

S2E5: The Evil of Pride Benjamin, Michael, & Cody take up the evil of pride, a sin more common and deceptive than we might initially think. They define it, and parse through its various subtleties and manifestations, in the church and society, and throughout recent history. They touch on things like: False humility & its expressions. Wilhelmus a Brakel on true humility. Despondency, self-d...

S2:E4—Marrow 4: The Efficiency of God Benjamin, Michael, & Cody continue through The Marrow of Theology , by William Ames, with particular focus upon the efficiency or power of God. Raised in this episode: What is the efficiency of God and its relation to faith? How does Deism differ from Christianity regarding God's efficiency? What is practical Atheism and its relation to this doctrine?...

S2:E3—The 20th Century Captivity of the Church Benjamin, Michael, & Cody sit down for an interview and discussion with Matt Marino—pastor in the ARP, PhD candidate at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, professor at ⁠⁠New Aberdeen College⁠⁠ , and proponent of Reformed Classicalism. You can find his content on his ⁠⁠blog⁠⁠ , on his ⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠ , at ⁠⁠SermonAudio⁠⁠ , and via ⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠ . Hig...

S2:E2—The Evil of Romanism Benjamin, Michael, & Cody discuss the evil of Romanism. They touch on the historic and confessional Reformed position that the Pope is the Antichrist; they raise 2 Thessalonians 2 and relate it to Daniel 7; and, drawing on Calvin's work, The Necessity of Reforming the Church , they highlight some differences between the Reformed and Romanists, such as: Worship Sa...

SEASON 2: EPISODE 1 In the first episode of 2024, Benjamin, Michael, and Cody sit down with Stephen Wolfe, author of The Case for Christian Nationalism . We discuss some of the contents of the book, some criticisms and responses to it, and why we believe the topic is important. Some questions touched on: Should prelapsarian man have a place in how we view nations and civil power? What is the R2K v...

Benjamin interviews Dave Forsythe concerning the war in Gaza and the ideology of Zionism. Are they compatible with Christian ethics and the law of God?

Benjamin & Michael resume work through The Marrow of Theology . They reflect on the doctrine of the Trinity, the three persons in the Godhead, and defend classical theism against modern innovations.

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody conduct a biblical and historical assessment of the evil of Judaism. Among other things, they touch upon the Scripture's testimony on this topic, whether "anti-Semitism" is a frame which we as Christians ought to take up, and they raise what Reformed giant, Gisbertus Voetius, had to say about the Jews. Spoiler: it was not good. In fact, today it is taboo...

Benjamin interviews Pastor Jack Schoeman on the call to the gospel ministry, working through Jack's own experience and confirmation.

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody discuss the evil of religious pluralism. They argue that the natural law and the Scripture define religious pluralism as a sinful and non-Christian position, that Romans 13 does not give a blank check to the government, and that it is good for the magistrate to aid in the reformation of the church, as our fathers like Thomas Cartwright and John Calvin, among others, h...

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody discuss a commonly neglected topic: gluttony and the evil thereof. They make some necessary distinctions and follow-up with some basic applications.

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody touch on the essence of God from The Marrow of Theology . They discuss Ames's articulation of classical theism and its abiding relevance to Christian Faith.

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody wrap up the discussion and critique of 1689 Federalism, from a classical reformed view of the covenants.

Benjamin and Cody continue to discuss and critique 1689 Federalism, doing so from a classical reformed view.

Part 1 of a 3-part series in which Benjamin, Michael, & Cody discuss and critique 1689 Federalism—an increasingly popular Baptist form of covenant theology. They do so from a classical reformed view.

With this second part part of Chapter 2 of The Marrow of Theology , Benjamin, Michael, and Cody discuss saving faith, giving special consideration to the object of faith: God.

With Chapter 2 of The Marrow of Theology , Benjamin, Michael, and Cody discuss saving faith, giving special consideration to the role of the intellect and the will in faith.

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody discuss the sin of man-pleasing in the church, defining it, parsing through it, and noting some of their own personal experiences. Michael raises in particular that he was taught, in some measure, to please men in seminary.

Benjamin, Michael, & Cody discuss chapter 1 of The Marrow of Theology by William Ames: the nature of theology.

Benjamin interviews Pastor Steve Richardson about the subject of revival, including the meaning and marks of true revival.

Benjamin and Michael wrap up the discussion of the life and times of William Ames.

Benjamin, Michael, & Zach continue to discuss the life and times of William Ames as introduction to his work, The Marrow of Theology . This book was a landmark systematic theology in its time, heavily influencing the Puritan movement in England, Holland, and North America.

Benjamin & Michael continue to discuss the life and times of William Ames as introduction to his work, The Marrow of Theology .

Benjamin, Michael, and Zach discuss the life and times of William Ames as an introduction to his work, The Marrow of Theology .