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Caleb and Andrew speak more on God’s incommunicable and communicable attributes. What are these attributes? How do these attributes relate to each other? How are the communicable attributes shared with us, and how are they different? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

Caleb and Andrew continue their look at Chapter 9 in The Wonderful Works of God. What is analogical or ectypal knowledge? How does the knowledge of God differ from other kinds of knowledge we have? What is the difference between incommunicable and communicable attributes, and what are some of these attributes? Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

After a looooong time away, Andrew and Caleb dive back into The Wonderful Works of God, looking at the Being of God. Can God be known by man? What does it mean that God is immanent and transcendent? What kind of language does God uses to reveal himself to man? What happens when immanence or transcendence are neglected? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If...

Caleb and Andrew wrap up their discussion of the Mosaic Covenant by looking at an issue closely related to the republication debate--the law/gospel distinction. How has Reformed theology historically understood this distinction? What are the three uses of the law, and how do they help us understand these issues? Plus, some final notes on republication on typology. Support the show ( https://www.pa...

Caleb and Andrew return from a long hiatus to continue discussing the Mosaic Covenant--specifically, the republication debate. Does Galatians teach republication? What can Calvin tell us about these issues? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onceforalldelive...

Andrew and Caleb take up the Mosaic Covenant. Why is this a covenant of grace? What is the role of the law in this covenant? What about the republication thesis - is the covenant in some sense a covenant of works? How does redemption occur under this covenant? What role do merit and reward play? Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

This one is all about baptism. Caleb and Andrew tackle the connection between the covenant sign given to Abraham in Genesis 17 and baptism as explained in other biblical texts and explain why this supports infant baptism. Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onceforalldelivered.com

Andrew and Caleb repeatedly confuse Abraham/Abram and Sarah/Sarai. They also continue their discussion of the Covenant of Grace, looking at the promise to Abraham. How does this relate to what came before in the garden and with Noah? What do the key passages in Genesis 12, 15, and 17 teach us about this covenant? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you w...

Caleb and Andrew discuss the unfolding of the Covenant of Grace after Genesis 3. What do we see in the two lines of Adam's descendants? What in the world is going on in Genesis 6:1-4? Why is the earth destroyed in flood, and Noah and his family spared? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

Where does the Covenant of Grace begin? What is its relationship to the Covenant of Works? What role does the law have in the Covenant of Grace? What is the goal of the Covenant of Grace? Caleb quotes Vos from “The Doctrine of the Covenant in Reformed Theology” in Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation: The Shorter Writings of Geerhardus Vos, pp. 234-268. Support the show ( https://www.pay...

Caleb and Andrew wrap up their discussion of the Covenant of Works. What is the relationship between law, creation, and covenant? What role does merit play in the Covenant of Works? What is the danger of denying the covenant of works? What are some objections that have been raised to this doctrine? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to di...

Andrew and Caleb roll out of bed too early in the morning to discuss the covenant with Adam before the fall. What names do theologians offer for this covenant and why? What is the relationship between this covenant and creation? What were the terms? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Andrew and Caleb press on with their study of Covenant Theology. What biblical texts support the doctrine of the Covenant of Redemption? What is the relationship between this covenant and election? Do we see the Covenant of Redemption in the Reformed confessions? Why do some object to the Covenant of Redemption? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you wo...

What is the Covenant of Redemption? Where does it fit into our understanding of systematic theology? How does methodology perhaps inform objections to the Covenant of Redemption? How does Jesus’ prayer in John 17 inform us about this covenant? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

Caleb and Andrew continue their new series on covenant theology by doing a quick historical survey of covenant theology since the Reformation. What definitions have been offered for covenant? How did Casper Olevianus approach the issue? What about others? Who signed up Bavcast for Match.com ? Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

Caleb and Andrew are back with a new series on Covenant Theology. They distinguish covenant theology from alternatives such as dispensationalism, and provide some of the biblical basis for a covenantal reading of scripture.  Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onceforalldelivered.com

What biblical words relate to the Day of the Lord? What is “prophetic telescoping”? What does Bavinck tell us about the Day? How does this help us to understand the book of Revelation? How does it inform this life? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.oncefora...

While Andrew takes a break, Caleb is joined by Aaron van der Heiden, graduating senior at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, to discuss the Day of the Lord. How should we understand this day as it is presented to us in Scripture? What is the "double-dual" nature of the Day? How does this give us hope? Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other sub...

To celebrate one year on the air, Caleb and Andrew go behind the scenes of Bavcast. They reflect on how Bavcast came to be, talk about favorite discussions, and are joined by producer (and Andrew's wife) Heidi Smyth to talk about how Bavcast gets made. Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

Caleb and Andrew finish up chapter 8 of WWG. Do we need more confessions? What is the relationship between confessions and creeds? How does Roman Catholicism err in its use of tradition? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onceforalldelivered.com

Andrew and Caleb begin chapter 8 looking at Scripture and Confession. What are the Reformed confessions? What purpose do they serve in the church? How do they relate to Scripture? What should one do if he disagrees with his confession? Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onceforalldelivered.c...

After a discursus on candy, Caleb and Andrew continue their discussion on Scripture. How do we deal with textual variants in the Bible? Does this affect our confidence in the text? What about continuing revelation? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.oncefora...

Andrew and Caleb talk about the canon of Scripture (no, not cannon). Why do we have the 66 books of the Bible we have and not others? How did we get them? What do we do with the Apocrypha? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onceforalldelivered.com

Caleb and Andrew continue chapter 7 of WWG talking about Scripture. Where does scripture derive its authority? How are its books organized? What role does genre play in scripture? Support the show This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onceforalldelivered.com

Caleb and Andrew return to chapter 7 of WWG. How does God use human agency in the authoring of scripture? What do higher criticism and Ancient Near East studies teach us about scripture? How much should we claim to know about scriptural authorship? Support the show ( https://www.paypal.me/bavcast ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...