Wrestling with Theology

The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. What does this mean?  We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. Subscribe on Anchor (https://anchor.fm/rev-doug-minton) or your favorite podcast app.

Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. (Genesis 6:16) To survive forty days and nights of steady rainfall, the Ark needed a roof. To survive the storms of this life, the Church also has a roof. The roof serves Christians as a great reminder of God’s salvation. If you look at the roof in most church buildings, it looks like the bottom of a...

This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. (Genesis 6:15) If you have been to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky, you know that the Ark was massive. Answers in Genesis have made a wonderful full-scale recreation of Noah’s Ark. If you have not been there, I encourage you to go. A cubit is between 14 and 18 inches in length. The Ark...

Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. (Genesis 6:14) Noah covered the Ark inside and out with pitch to make it waterproof. To seal up the cracks between the boards so that the rain stays on the outside. Everyone is safe inside the Ark from the storm and the waves on the outside. Christ’s blood covers the Church just like the pitch cover...

"Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever!" (Psalm 118:29) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wrestling-with-theology/id1437457035?mt=2&uo=4) or your favorite podcast app.

Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. (Genesis 6:14) What is “gopher wood”? This is the only time the Hebrew word is used in the Old Testament. Most people consider it to be cypress. The main reason for this is Solomon’s construction of the outer doors of the Temple from cypress (1 Kings 6:34). Cypress is a very sturdy wood that is able...

8/5/22 MCW Disco Inferno vs Jimmy Jack Funk Raven vs Mance Warner Blackjack Mulligan vs Black Bart Great Muta vs Chris Kanyon ##### 8/7/22 HCW Bubba Ray Dudley vs Earthquake Ferris American Heavyweight Title Match: Ted DiBiase vs Kerry von Erich © Terry Funk vs Crush Big Bubba Rogers vs Michael Hayes ‘Nightmare’ Ken Wayne vs ‘Wildfire’ Tommy Rich Tully Blanchard vs Bart Gunn Honky Tonk Man vs Bob...

And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (Genesis 6:13) The Flood would bring the end of all flesh on the earth. The earth so corrupted by sin. Everything that had the breath of life would be wiped out. The only living things that would survive outside the Ark would be the a...

Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. (Genesis 6:11) The Flood is a wonderful foreshadowing of the final judgment. We look out at the world today, and we think that the earth is full of violence. That it cannot get any worse than it is now. Every generation says the same thing. Every generation so far has been wrong. The world continues to be filled with...

I am also a doctor and preacher; yes, as learned and experienced as all the people who have such assumptions and contentment. Yet I act as a child who is being taught the catechism. Every morning--and whenever I have time--I read and say, word for word, the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, the Psalms, and such. I must still read and study them daily. Yet I cannot master the catechis...

Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. (Genesis 6:11) What does it mean to be corrupt? Literally, to be on the way to ruin. Because of sin, the entire earth had become like a banana with a greasy, black peel. No one wants that. God promises the Flood because of this horrible corruption. God wants all people to be saved (1 Timothy 2:4), but sin cannot stan...

"What shall I render to the LORD for all His benefits to me? I will lift up  the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people." (Psalm 116:12-14) "Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol Him, all peoples! For great is His steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!" (Psalm 117)...

8/3/22 United Center Contract Extension: Bubba Ray Dudley (1/11/23) 'Dr. Death' Steve Williams vs Billy Gunn Television Title Match: Jimmy Wang Yang © vs Harley Race Marty Jannetty vs Cowboy Ron Bass Terry Gordy vs Adrian Adonis Seth Rollins vs Iceman King Parsons Rick Rude vs Bobby Fulton A.J. Styles vs Ready ‘Hot Stuff’ Eddie Gilbert vs Kane ##### 8/3/22 MCW Fiserv Forum Jimmy Golden vs Ace Aust...

The deplorable, miserable condition that I discovered recently when I, too, was a visitor, has forced and urged me to prepare this catechism, or Christian doctrine, in this small, plain, simple form. (SC Preface 1) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wrestling-with-theology/id1437457035?mt=2&uo=4) or your favorite podcast app.

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"From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!" (Psalm 113:3) "When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion." (Psalm 114:1-2) "The LORD has remembered us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron; He will bless those who fear the...

Fiserv Forum Departure: Brian Pillman Television Title Match: Bugsy McGraw © vs Jimmy Wang Yang MCW Tag Team Titles Match: Blackjacks (c) vs Tyson Kidd & Sabu Iceman King Parsons vs Cowboy Ron Bass Bubba Ray Dudley vs T.D. Steele 'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert vs Chris Candido 'Nightmare' Ken Wayne & Italian Stallion vs Rough & Ready American Heavyweight Title Match: Kerry von Erich © vs Da...

The Gospel assigns those who preside over Churches the command to teach the Gospel [Matthew 28:19], to forgive sins [John 20:23], to administer the Sacraments, and also to exercise jurisdiction (i.e., the command to excommunicate those whose crimes are known and to absolve those who repent). (Tr 60) Subscribe on Google Podcasts (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZmVi...

Liturgical Date: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Calendar Date: July 24, 2022 Order of Service: Matins Hymns: #909, "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation" #596, "All Christians Who Have Been Baptized" #649, "Blest Be the Tie" Sermon Theme: Bodily Dwelling Deity Sermon Text: Colossians 2:6-15 Other Lectionary Readings:  Psalm 138 Genesis 18:20-33 Luke 11:1-13

"The LORD says to my Lord: 'Sit at My right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool." (Psalm 110:1) "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding." (Psalm 111:10) "For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever." (Psalm 112:6) Subscribe on Audible (https://www.audible.com/pd/Wrestling-with-Theology-Podcast/B08JJMW...

Contract Extension: Eddie Gilbert (11/16) Television Title Match: Bugsy McGraw © vs Italian Stallion HCW Tag Team Titles Match: 'Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase & 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich (c) vs Uptown Boys Chris Candido vs 'Flyin' Brian Pillman HCW Heavyweight Title Match: Randy Orton (c) vs A.J. Styles Fabulous Freebirds vs Cowboy Ron Bass & Black Bart Ravishing Gentlemen vs Bubba Ray Dudle...

Liturgical Date: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Calendar Date: July 17, 2022 Order of Service: Divine Service 3 Hymns: #930, "All You Works of God Bless the Lord" #576, "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less" #622, "Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared" #631, "Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face" #643, "Sent Forth by God's Blessing" #763, "When Peace Like a River" Sermon Theme: Reconciled Aliens Ser...

It is clear that the Roman pontiffs, with their followers, defend godless doctrines and godless services. And the mark of Antichrist plainly agree with the kingdom of the pope and his followers. For Paul, in describing the Antichrist to the Thessalonians, calls him an enemy of Christ, "Who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the...

"Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!" (Psalm 108:12) "For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death." (Psalm 109:31) Subscribe on RadioPublic (https://radiopublic.com/wrestling-with-theology-6Na4AJ) or your favorite podcast app.

Television Title Match: Bugsy McGraw © vs Black Bart Mance Warner vs Jimmy Golden 'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert vs Bart Gunn Iceman King Parsons vs 'Fallen Angel' Christopher Daniels Billy Gunn vs Chris Candido Cowboy Ron Bass vs 'Flyin' Brian Pillman Fabulous Freebirds vs 'Nightmare' Ken Wayne & Italian Stallion Illinois Heavyweight Title Match: ‘Gentleman’ Chris Adams © vs Honky Tonk Man