The Old Roads Podcast

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the upcoming meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in June, at which a motion clarifying the convention's stance on female pastors will be up for consideration. Should the Southern Baptist Convention tighten its policy on this question, and what are the possible long-term ramifications of doing so or not doing so,...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the question of whether women can hold the office of pastor in a church or exercise the functions of a pastor. What are the key biblical texts that address this question, and why would God restrict the office of pastor to qualified men only? These questions have far-reaching implications for the teaching and practice of a l...

In this episode of the Old Roads podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the question of the meaning of manhood and womanhood. What does the Bible teach about the differences between the sexes? How can we read nature with the grain of Scripture? And what does the pattern of masculinity and femininity in the world teach us about how God relates to us? Pondering these questions leads us quickly in...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley answers a question on the good and the bad of Christian nationalism as well as a practical question about how to cultivate a heart that depends on the Lord during times of blessing and ease in life. If you would like to support this podcast, please subscribe to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/theoldroadspodcast

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the question of whether or not the church’s historic teaching on the Trinity really matters. Does the teaching that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit truly impact anything else in our theology and practice, or is it simply an intellectual puzzle that has no far-reaching significance? As the church has always maintained, the v...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the question of whether or not God ever changes his mind. In conversation with a teaching called “open theism,” he defends the historic Christian teaching that God is all-knowing and unchanging in his knowledge and will. What, then, are we to make of passages of Scripture that depict God changing his mind? And what are the impl...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the question of whether or not God suffers. Theologians in the history of the church have argued that God is “impassible,” meaning he is not subject to suffering. But doesn’t the Bible speak of God being grieved? And what about Christ’s sufferings on the cross? What are the implications of saying either that God does or does no...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O’Kelley addresses the age-old question of how we define “good” in relation to God. Is goodness a standard above God to which he must measure up? Or does God arbitrarily declare things “good” by his will alone? Digging into this fascinating question takes us into the historic doctrine called “divine simplicity,” a teaching about God that should p...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley answers questions about the observance of Lent, cremation, and the problem of evil. If you would like to support this podcast, please subscribe to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/theoldroadspodcast

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley shows from three key passages in Paul's letters that the New Testament stands in complete unity with the Old Testament and Jesus on the question of homosexuality. The historic teaching of the church on this subject stands squarely on the authority of Scripture. If you would like to support this podcast, please subscribe to our Pa...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley evaluates the claim that Jesus never addressed homosexuality and, therefore, implicitly affirmed it. Contrary to that claim, Jesus clearly affirmed the same sexual ethic as the Old Testament. If you would like to support this podcast, please subscribe to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/theoldroadspodcast

In this episode of the Old Roads podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley explores the Old Testament teaching on homosexuality in order to demonstrate that the church's historic teaching on this subject stands on the authority of Scripture. If you would like to support this podcast, please subscribe to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/theoldroadspodcast

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley answers questions about God's omnipresence and the separation of unbelievers from his presence in Hell, God's sovereignty over our sins, and the differences between Presbyterian and Baptist approaches to the biblical covenants. If you would like to support this podcast, please subscribe to our Patreon here: https://www.patreo...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley contrasts the moral vision of the civil rights movement with the contrasting vision of critical race theory. Because critical race theory adopts numerous assumptions that are contrary to Scripture and a Christian worldview, its ability to diagnose and address racism is seriously flawed. Based on the teachings of Scripture, Christians...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley draws on insights from science and Scripture to answer the question about the moral standing of the unborn. If all human beings are made in the image of God and therefore worthy of protection from assault and murder, there is no more important ethical question pertaining to the abortion debate than the question of when human life beg...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley explores the meaning of the image of God and its ethical implications. Is the image of God something we possess? Is it something we do? Is it something we are? And can it ever be lost? Why does the biblical teaching on this question matter for us today? Drawing from the Reformed theological heritage, we can define the image of God bo...

In this episode of The Old Roads Podcast with Dr. Aaron O'Kelley we will engage listeners by tackling some of the questions sent in to the show. Namely we will address why God tolerated polygamy in the Old Testament, what happens to believers when they die, and why it matters regarding the nature of the Godhead. Is He trinitarian in nature, or does Oneness theology align more accurately with t...

While belief in Jesus naturally follows from trust in the authority of Scripture, there are two particular facts about Jesus that confront us and summon us to faith in his identity as the Son of God and only Savior of humanity. One is the nature of the claims he made about himself. The other is the historical fact of his resurrection from the dead. In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aar...

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley responds to Gavin Ortlund's recent argument for regarding the flood of Noah's day as a local event, rather than a global one. Contra Dr. Ortlund, the biblical text, both in the details of the Genesis account and in the broader teaching of Scripture regarding the purpose of the flood, points strongly in the direction of a univ...

In this episode of The Old Roads Podcast with Dr. Aaron O'Kelley we will explore the Bible's own claim of being the authoritative word of God, how the Bible alone makes sense of the world, and how the Holy Spirit bears witness to the truth of the Bible. In so doing, Dr. O'Kelley will look at some of the major objections to the Bible's claims to its own authority and provide some in...

In this episode of The Old Roads Podcast with Dr. Aaron O'Kelley we will explore whether there is a rational basis that would obligate one to believe in God, tackle some of the objections that come with being born in a predominantly Christianized part of the world, and see what light Romans 1.18-21 sheds on this topic while providing insights and application along the way. If you would like to...

Welcome to "The Old Roads Podcast" hosted by pastor and theological educator, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley. This introductory episode lays out the road map for the purpose of this weekly podcast (bringing the wisdom of the past to the challenges of the present) as well as gives the backstory for the inspiration of it (hint: check out Andrew Peterson's song, "You'll Find Your Way&q...