The Anarchist Bible Study

Just a warning to our audio listeners, this is a video reaction episode, if you want to see the video (and us reacting) go here . We're in between sections of Revelation, so we're take a break to study and spending it doing things like responding in excess to a short video. We're reacting to a homily called "The Church and The Libertarian." * Was there scarcity in Eden? * Was Adam "detached from t...

Revelation 3:14-22 | The Letter to the Church of Laodicea Final episode! Where we hit one of the OTHER most interpreted verses in the book (potentially in the whole Bible). * Can having a Central Bank save your soul? * What hard money that is Jesus endorsed? * Can a Calvinist affirm Revelation 3:20 (we sure hope so!)? * What new way do the boys come up with to say the same old thing at the end of...

Bonus episode A good conversation in response to an email question about parenting, catechism, etc. Good for parents or future parents. Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow Jeff @JParkYYC Leave a comment or email us at AnarchistBibleStudy@gmail.com

Revelation 3:14-22 | The Letter to the Church of Laodicea Second to last week in the Letters to local churches section, starting with one of the most misinterpreted passages in the book. * Have you started having your heart broken by "Curse of the Ratking" yet? mybook.to/curseoftheratking * What does it mean that Jesus is the "Amen"? * Was Jesus created? Or Creator? * What does it mean to be a luk...

Bonus episode Continuing our discussion from episode 25.5, now asking if there's a rot at the heart of modern evangelicalism. Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow Jeff @JParkYYC Leave a comment or email us at AnarchistBibleStudy@gmail.com Want to watch the video version of this episode? Go to YouTube and subscribe!

Revelation 3:7-13 | The Letter to the Church of Philadelphia We took a tour through Isaiah to see how Christ's plan for his church works somewhat differently than you'd expect. Plus, we revisit the Israel question. * Why haven't you bought your copy of "Curse of the Rat King" yet? Buy it here: mybook.to/curseoftheratking * What sort of ironic turn-a-bout is indicated in this passage by the "synago...

Revelation 3:7-13 | The Letter to the Church of Philadelphia This episode is cheesesteak free, but chockful of brotherly love, nonetheless. Sponsored by "The Curse of the Rat King" by Paul Thompson. Grab your copy here: mybook.to/curseoftheratking Questions discussed: * Will this show become a sports podcast ("over my dead body," Iowancap)? * What happens when someone with a real twitter following...

Okay, we don't talk about that last bit, but it was a GREAT episode featuring the AMAZING and BRILLIANT Penjammin of Twitter. Check out his blog naptownthink.com and listen to Iowancap and him riff on things like * Is being "ideological" good or bad? * Are conservatism and libertarianism mutually exclusive? * What is Deontology? Consequentialism/Teleology? Virtue Ethics? * How does the nonsense ab...

Revelation 3:1-6 | The Letter to the Church of Sardis * What does it look like to be a dead church with a reputation for being alive? * What's the relationship between Angels and the Spirit? * Can a believer have their name blotted out of the Book of Life? * How do we get into the White Garment only Wedding Dinner at the end of the age? * What do all the S's in Jeff's name stand for? Follow Iowanc...

Bonus episode (because we had some good questions to answer) * Why haven't you listened to the Flyover Libertarian Podcast yet? * Why is Joe Biden so sleepy? * Why can't anyone quote the Bible accurately? * Why aren't we dispensationalists? * Why is this not a podcast just about "Donda"? Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow Jeff @JParkYYC Leave a comment or email us at AnarchistBibleStudy@g...

Bonus episode Part 1 of 50... just kidding... maybe. Video here .

Part two of the Church  of Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29). Digging into big questions like: * What is the “Great Tribulation”? * Which is worse: to be an Ephesus or a Thyatira? Doctrine without love or love without doctrine (our answer might surprise you)? * How do our works “vindicate our justification”? * Why should we want Christ to be our King? * Is Jesus really Satan (massive eye roll)? F...

The guys hate the antichrist (and Jezebel and Babylon) on this episode, as we begin our study of the fourth church of Revelation: Thyatira. What good was the church of Thyatira doing? What were they doing badly? What’s the significance of calling Jesus the “Son of God” and having “burnished bronze feet”? Can cultural standards be judged biblically? Are they neutral? What is the connection between...

Finishing up with the Church in Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17). * Why do the Reformed Confessions all call the Pope the Antichrist? * Why does the State want to silence the Christian voice? * But what did Pergamum do wrong? * What does some dead prophet have to do first century AD Pergamum? * How do you say Aschulpu... whatever? * Do we finally get to know who the Nicolaitans are? Follow Iowancap o...

Taking a look at the first of the three trouble churches: the Church in Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17). * Where does Satan make his throne in this world? * Where does "Just War Theory" come from? Is it useful for Anti-War Christians? * Why should we care about Christian thinking from before Billy Graham? * Why are you not reading Lew Rockwell every day? Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow J...

Murder, Abortion, Sky fairies and many more! On this special bonus episode! Want to watch the video version of this episode? Go to YouTube and subscribe!

Finishing up the Church in Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11). * What is and what isn’t the separation of Church and State? * What do the imprisonment of the pastors in Canada and the imprisonment of Christians have in common? * Should we all do the Daniel fast? Or will it just make us fat? * How can you be a rich poor person? * What does it mean that Satan is “God’s Satan”? * What does a Jeff Park freak...

Look at Jesus' words to the Church in Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11). * What is connection between Christ's resurrection and this ancient thrice rebuilt city? * What made Smyrna uniquely wonderful as a church? * What is the relationship of Christianity and Judaism? * Is modern Judaism still true Judaism if Christianity is? * Is anti-semitism permissible for the Christian? * Why doesn't Randy want Iowa...

Continuing on with the words to the Ephesian church in Revelation 2. * Who were the Nicolaitans? * What IS the love that the Ephesians have fallen away from? * How do we, as Anarchist Christians, evangelize and pray for the State to convert (no, seriously, tell me how, I need to do better)? * But seriously, who were the Nicolaitans? * How do I hate like Jesus? * Wait, are you really not going to t...

Getting into the first of the seven churches of chapters 2-3. * Why did the KJV use archaic language? * How significant is it that Jesus (and the Holy Spirit) use the phrase tade legei? * How should a shepherd talk to a wolf? * What do we do when the love fades? * How many Mountain Dews with Jeff and Josh drink before they finish the book of Revelation?   Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap...

Our gents are back into Revelation for chapter 2 (or season 2 as Jeff is liking to call it), starting with an overview of the letter section and the way they structure as a chiasm. And a bonus section up top where we talk about how incredibly important it is to worship with a local church body IN PERSON. * Why is it essential for a church to meet in person and not merely online? * Why did John was...

Joel from the Six Cents Report is back and he's taking us through a litany of economics related verses and schooling us on economic principles on the way. * Are our heavenly rewards (in a sense) meritocratic? * Can Christians support a UBI? * How much AKA can a Jeff AKA if there's no Josh to AKA? Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow Jeff @JParkYYC Follow Joel @tjoeln39 and @sixcentsreport W...

Joel from the Six Cents Report joins our boys to help us study 1 Samuel 8 as well as brings a new perspective on Romans 13. * Did God want Israel to have a King? * Does context matter for interpreting Romans 13? * Is Jeff implying that Canada is in the center of the universe? Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow Jeff @JParkYYC Follow Joel @tjoeln39 and @sixcentsreport Want to watch the vide...

We finally responded to the video we said we were going to respond to last episode. Was it worth it? Watch and find out. * Did Christians do anything for liberty and justice in this world? * Does Romans 13 justify the divine right of kings (deep Iowancap sigh)? * Will you go to hell for not liking a tyrant (I wish I could say that was a joke question)? Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow J...

We sign on to give a reaction to a video, but then just riff on a question Patrick gave us forever. * What do we like about dispensationalism? * What do we like about premillennialism? Postmillennialism? * Who's the guest who shows up at the end? Follow Iowancap on Twitter @Iowancap Follow Jeff @JParkYYC Dogwood, "Seismic": https://music.amazon.com/albums/B000TGVQ62?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp...