Talks with Dad Rod

Ted asks about what is true about what the Lord's Supper is and what it does. Rod talks about when Luther went to Marburg to debate with Zwingly, how he made the case for what the Lord's Supper actually is, what the first Christians considered it to be, the historical discussion about it, and what spiritual benefits it sounds like sinners receive from it. Produced by: Rick Ritchie https://www.1517...

Ted asks about what it means that God has been born in the flesh, a baby in our presence. Rod talks about what C.S. Lewis calls "the grand miracle" and what Jesus showed us His true vocation is and why it was necessary for Him to come. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: Support 1517 - https://www.1517.org/donate Explore more 1517 podcasts - https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ 1517 on YouTube - https...

Ted asks about C.S. Lewis' Father Christmas in Narnia, and reads the scene in which he shows up. Rod talks about how Lewis was such a good communicator, what we see in the Narnia scene and how it points to Christ, and the joy of God's promises fulfilled in His Son, Who was born in a manger. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: Support 1517 - https://www.1517.org/donate Explore more 1517 podcasts...

Ted asks about the shepherds who received the heavenly announcement of the birth of Jesus Christ. Rod reads from Ezekiel 34 and talks about the shepherd's vocation, and with regard to any fear Christians have that Jesus' work isn't sufficient to save, what God does for us and says to us about how it is He Who saves. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: Support 1517 - https://www.1517.org/donate E...

Ted asks about the long wait for Jesus' prophesied arrival, reading from the hymn "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus". Rod talks about what 'the factual story' is in Scripture, the prophesies of Jesus, those prophesies' fulfillment in Jesus Christ's birth, and Who He is. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: https://www.hendricksonrose.com/reference-study?sort=featured&tab=all&zed=tab-all Support 151...

Ted asks about what Paul meant when he spoke about justification by faith, reading a quote from author F.F. Bruce. Rod talks about how we see in the writings of Paul that Jesus' words divide, Jesus' connection to the Old Testament, what was expected of the Messiah when He arrived, and the contrast between Who Jesus is and His claims and actions versus all the other religions of the world. Produced...

Ted asks about how Paul describes himself in Philippians vs what we learn in Romans that the law does with sinners. Rod talks about Paul's (when Saul) 'flawless' striving toward works of the law, that the law is correct to condemn what sinners are, think, and do, and that works cannot and do not save, what (Who) saves, and where faith is directed. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: ** WHAT'S NE...

Ted asks about C.S. Lewis' rhetorical comment in one of his letters, in which he mentions dogs and arithmetic. Rod talks about critical thinking, what Lewis faced when he made claims with his mentor, William Kirkpatrick, and the difference between making simple assertions versus making an evidence based argument for a position, such as with Christian apologetics. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOT...

Ted asks about how well we are able to figure out the status of someone's faith, reading from Matthew 13:24-29. Rod talks about Jesus' efforts to first include people, rather than exclude, and who Jesus brings His 'invite' to, how badly the church has counseled on the subject, and whose job the whole concern actually is. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: ** WHAT'S NEW FROM 1517 ** FREE 2023 Ad...

LIVE FROM 'HERE WE STILL STAND 2023'! (Audio Only) Ted asks a question about C.S. Lewis' book, "The Great Divorce". Rod talks about "objective justification", who gets the credit for our salvation, free will, Who pursues whom, and who Jesus says 'went home justified'. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: ** WHAT'S NEW FROM 1517 ** FREE 2023 Advent Resources This Advent season, 1517 presents "The...

Ted asks about how my struggles in my Christian faith and walk reflects on my eternal salvation. Rod talks about the story in Scripture about the Pharisee and the Publican, and which man went home justified, and studying words connected to the cross during the church year season of Lent. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: "The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross", by Leon Morris - https://www.amaz...

Ted asks about how Lutherans speak of the idea of 'being saved'. Rod talks about sola fide (faith alone), the idea that baptism saves sinners (1 Pet 3:21), what our contribution to our salvation is, and what our condition is when Christ and His gifts are given to us. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: ** WHAT'S NEW FROM 1517 ** HWSS Hosted Livestream: Tune in Oct 26 to Oct 28th Though 1517's 20...

Ted asks about what the law means for us sinners regarding accusation and condemnation. Rod talks about how the law does accuse, what role the third use of the law has in the Christian life (from the Lutheran "Book of Concord"), how greatly many believers are buried under the burden of the law, and how good the news of the Gospel actually is. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: "The Gospel for T...

Ted asks about Rod regularly putting Christian actions in the passive voice. Rod talks about the sinners impotence to do some things, what repentance means, the idea that God's command implies that we are capable of doing what is commanded, and, in contrast to what we are tempted to believe, the utter inability of sinners to do so, from the Reformers' perspective. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NO...

Ted asks about what the focus of Christian education should be. Rod talks about 'thinking Christianly' or 'thinking Biblically', the history of our Ivy universities, the teaching paradigms used by American churches as well as grade schools and colleges, and how the church can assist with solutions for the coming generations. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: ** WHAT'S NEW FROM 1517 ** New 1517...

Ted asks about why Rod speaks of Romans 4:5 so much. Rod talks about our sinful nature, and the imputation of Christ's righteousness to the wicked, the mystery of the Gospel going 'around self' & being gifted anyway, and how God works, contrary to our fallen sense of fairness. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: "The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church", (original recording) by Rod Rosenbladt...

Ted asks about what things, exactly, comprise the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rod talks about the simplicity of the Gospel, the value of hearing Christ crucified for my rescue every Sunday morning, the sinner 'being turned' away from self (passively—as in Jeremiah 31:18) and toward Jesus Christ, and what people consistently confess after spending long enough in a church which takes them down the road...

Ted asks about what maturity looks like (Hebrews 6:1) after having come to have faith in Jesus Christ, and reads from Ephesians 1:17-23. Rod reads a quote from John Calvin's Institutes, and speaks about how much we sons of Adam and daughters of eve are drawn to look to our works for assurance and confirmation of salvation, and yet what a good pastor is preparing people for. Produced by: Rick Ritch...

Ted asks about the idea that the Christian life should be relatively smooth after the gift of the Holy Spirit. Rod talks about what the New Testament tells us about Christianity, what saves sinners, and using some imagery from C.S. Lewis, what we learn from Jesus about how much God loves us so that He would save us even as we sin against Him. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: Survey Link: http...

Ted asks about Christians struggling with doubt about the faith and walking away from it. Rod talks about learning from the New Testament that such struggles are 'not weird', how people are not trained to know why Christianity is true, what we should expect and what 'normal' Christianity looks like, and how myth in storytelling connects us to what Christ did for us to save us, even when things loo...

Ted asks about feeling like being a Christian is difficult when it seems like others aren't struggling. Rod talks about what diet I'm getting that can cause such a struggle to occur, or make an existing struggle worse, and asks why St. Paul had hope while writing Philippians from jail, how the law is ubiquitous but that it was fulfilled for us by Jesus Christ, and the value of Christian apologetic...

Ted asks about the idea of 'knowing that you know' regarding your salvation. Rod talks about how a Lutheran answers, "How do you know [you are saved]?", that different churches (denominations) should be able to tell you what they confess with regard to the question of assurance, and what the pastor's job is to help sinners know, from Scripture. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: "Sensible Chris...

Ted asks about how serious God is about the law in light of Jesus' Gospel. Rod talks about closing with 'let us', whether the law is a good motivator for believing sinners to go each week and do what the law commands, and what St. Paul describes is our sinful reaction to the law—how the law stirs up our sin. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: "The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church", (origin...

Ted asks about how God's law in the Ten Commandments still applies to Christian believers. Rod talks about how rough God's law is for sinners, the relationship between the law and Christ's Gospel, and points to the book of Galatians to help clarify a healthy balance for sinners in light of Jesus' perfect fulfillment of the law. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: What's New from 1517: Join the 1...

Ted asks about struggling with sin in the faith. Rod talks about what the Gospel of Jesus Christ is and why His Gospel is important for sinners who also confess ongoing sin in the faith as St. Paul did in Romans 7, and who Jesus died and rose from the dead for. Produced by: Rick Ritchie SHOW NOTES: Support 1517 - https://www.1517.org/donate https://www.1517.org/videos-playlist/talks-with-dad-rod E...