Outlaw God

In this episode, Paulson discusses why God hides the Gospel. If God has put the law into every human heart and reveals it daily in nature, why doesn't he do the same with the Gospel? Dr. Paulson gives the simple answer, "so you can't mess it up." followed by an extended explanation. Support the Show Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts 1517 Podcasts

Paulson continues to address Erasmus and the pattern of making room for human action in God's plan for salvation. Specifically, Paulson addresses how Erasmus turns faith from something that is preached to believers to an object grasped by the human will.  Support the Show 1517 Podcasts Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts

In this episode, Paulson addresses the problem of evil and how it creates a stumbling block for how we teach and preach predestination. Paulson works with Luther to identify three roadblocks to confessing God's unique power to save.  Support the Show Here We Still Stand Live Stream

Erasmus reveals to Luther that he is worried that people will abuse the Gospel and the forgiveness of sin. In this episode, Paulson Paulson explains why Erasmus' fear should not lead down a path of withholding the Gospel. Support the Show Subscribe on Apple Podcasts  

Erasmus wants to know what the church is going to do about institutional and social collapse. Luther attempts to provide a meaningful picture of the problem by identifying the church as a house of temporal lepers. The church is not just an institutional bandaid but addresses the issue with an absolute absolution. 1517.org Support the Show Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts

In this episode, Paulson addresses the "what if" scenarios that Erasmus attempts to pin on Luther after the removal of penance. Is the church destroyed after penance? Is Luther to balme for moral deformity amongst believers? What does it mean for the Church to be placed in the world like a free-range donkey? Support the Show Here We Still Stand Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts

Dr. Paulson continues looking at Luther and Erasmus' dialogue on penance. Erasmus positions the church as a house of penance where God is brought near to us by penalty and sacrifice. Luther asserts that the church must rid itself of penance and become the location of an absolute absolution.  Support the Show Here We Still Stand  

In this episode, Paulson looks at Erasmus' worry that Luther's propositions will destroy the sacrament of penance. In response, Luther confirms this fear and attacks penance head-on.  https://www.1517.org/donate Support the Show 1517.org 1517 Podcasts Here We Still Stand

In this episode, Paulson distinguishes God's presence from God as a sign. He asserts that God is not merely symbolically but is present concretely. Here we find the offense of God in the belly of the virgin who comes to take on the sin of the world.  Support the Show Here We Still Stand Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts 1517 Podcasts

Paulson continues the discussion about God in the dung. This week, he goes further with Luther's charge to Erasmus that God pursues sinners even while they remain in sinful places. That is, God enters and dwells in an evil world to fulfill his promises.  Support the Show 1517 Podcasts Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts

Can God enter somewhere where he should not be? Paulson looks at the assertion that if God gets too dirty or too near to sin, he is no longer God. He goes on to explain Luther's view that God can and will enter even into dung. As support for this idea, Paulson and Luther turn to the prophet Jeremiah. Support the Show Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts  

Dr. Paulson talks about Erasmus and the fear of letting ordinary people hear the truth. Specifically, he talks about the idea that we should suppress our speech for the sake of good order. Paulson highlights that Luther would not allow the speech of God in Christ to be suppressed. Support the Show 1517 Podcasts Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts 1517 Homepage

Dr. Paulson fully explores the warm treatment. That is, he explains how Christ crucified and risen for you puts an end to predestination sickness. The key to warm treatment is to not only talk about God but proclaim Christ for you.  Support the Show 1517.org Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts

In this episode, Paulson highlights the difference between a Christless and Christ-filled solution to predestination sickness. He notes that the cold treatment is not necessarily Godless as it involves God's word of Law. However, it is always incomplete as it lacks Christ and the gospel. Support the Show Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts 1517.org

In this episode, Paulson uncovers the "cold treatment" for predestination sickness. He explains that the cold treatment comes in many forms but is always christless. That is, the cold treatment leaves people convicted by law. Support the Show 1517 Podcasts Review the Show  

In this episode, Paulson identifies the worry that all religion tries to answer "Am I chosen by God?" Specifically, he identifies problematic answers to this question, some by fellow Christians and others by people like Charles Darwin. The problem of predestination sickness ultimately sets up two different solutions, one apart from Christ and one in Christ. Support the Show Rate the Outlaw God on...

In this episode, Paulson helps listeners envision Luther's idea that the preacher is a "long-bowman" taking aim at the heart. How does the preacher get away from so-called sausage making and to the real business of killing and making alive? Support the Show 1517 Podcasts Outlaw God on Apple Podcats

In this episode, Paulson identifies Erasmus participating in a futile effort he calls sausage making. Paulson looks at proverbs 16:3, "Commit your work to the Lord," and addresses what he believes is Erasmus' misinterpretation of this verse.  Suport the Show Rate on Apple Podcasts

Dr. Paulson explores another violent metaphor from Luther, the arrow of conviction. Here we find how knowledge of God through the Law convicts the sinner. Paulson describes Luther as doing pastoral care by identifying the soul's sickness before attempting to cure it.  Support the Show Rate on Apple Podcasts  

Dr. Paulson continues his conversation on the painful awareness. This week Dr. Paulson looks at an important idea from the book of Romans, that is, that God gives us up to our desires. Support the Show 1517 Podcast Celebration Rate the Show on Apple Podcasts  

What happens when the knowledge of the Law doesn't bring power? Instead, it brings about a painful awareness. Dr. Paulson talks about Luther's that the Law makes us painfully aware of evil working in the world. 1517 Podcast Celebration Rate the Show on Apple Podcasts

Dr. Paulson explores Luther's rebuttal of the adage "Knowledge is Power." How does such a phrase deceive us into striving after God and achieving our righteousness? The evangelical turn demands that we abandon the power of our knowledge and receive the power of God in His word. Support the Show 1517 Events Outlaw God on Apple Podcasts

Following Augustine's proposition that prayer can lead to a cooperative relationship between God's will and man's, Paulson, the alternative prayer that Luther highlights with the petition "Thy will be done." Paulson suggests that when we pray "thy will be done," we pray against our own will and that God overcome us.  Support the Show Rate the Show on Apple Podcasts

Due to an episode numbering error, The Outlaw God Podcast is posting its Easter episode late. In this episode, Dr. Paulson proclaims the defeat of sin, death, and the devil. He talks about the significance of Christ's resurrection both as a historical reality and as the promise of resurrection and eternal life for you. Support the Show 1517 Podcasts

Due to an error in the numbering of our audio files, today's episode is a special recorded for Good Friday. Dr. Paulson takes a deep dive into the death of Christ and its purpose in God's redemption of sinners. On Good Friday, we not only hear that Christ died but that he died for you. Support the Show 1517 Podcasts