Just and Sinner Podcast

This is the first part of my response to an SSPX priest who argues that Luther is the cause of secularism.

This program is on one of the fundamental differences between Luther and Zwingli, and is the beginning of a series on the communication of attributes.

On this program, I discuss four different perspectives on the referent in Romans 7, and make the case for Paul speaking about his present Christian experience.

This program is a defense of Sola Scriptura in response to Rob Koons' arguments in his book A Lutheran's Case for Roman Catholicism.

This is the first live Q&A podcast from 2021. I talk about many different subjects.

This program is a discussion of the Reformed Regulative Principle of Worship and the difference between this approach and that of the Lutheran reformers.

In this continued study of the Augsburg Confession, we discuss Article IX on Baptism. I talk about the nature of Baptism, its benefits, and who is to receive it.

This is the first part of a series interacting with Robert Koons' book "A Lutheran's Case for Catholicism." I deal with the doctrine of justification and defend the Reformation approach.

In this program, I discuss a recent interview with Ben Handelman on Pints with Aquinas in which he gives several misrepresentations of the Protestant view. I offer a number of correctives.

In this continuation of our study of Henry Eyster Jacobs' book A Summary of the Christian Faith, Jordan and Rev. Lewis Polzin discuss law and gospel and its application in the life of the believer.

Today's podcast was a live Q&A program, answering your questions on a broad variety of topics.

In this fourth program on a series dealing with the invocation of the saints, I interact with some of the most common arguments I have heard in support of the practice.

On this program, I discuss the topic of prayers to the saints and the theology of the church fathers. I argue that the practice is not apparent at all in the earliest Christians.

This is the third and final part of a series of podcasts in which I respond to Patrick Ramsey's arguments against Luther's doctrine of baptismal regeneration.

Today's program is a discussion of the doctrine of objective justification in light of some current controversies on the doctrine. I outline the idea as taught in the early LCMS and give some of my own thoughts.

This podcast is a lecture I gave at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown, CT on the topic: Is the Reformation Relevant Today?

This program is a continuation of our study of the Augsburg Confession, in which I discuss articles VII and VIII on the marks of the church and its definition.

This week's podcast was a live Q&A recording in which I answered listener questions sent beforehand, along with some in the live chat. Some topics covered are: Chalcedonian Christology, divine simplicity, and doctrinal development.

This episode is the audio from the first class in our upcoming Intro to the Christian Life course offered through the Weidner Institute.

This program is the second part of a series in which I address the practice of praying to the saints. Here, I begin to exposit some of Chemnitz arguments against the practice.

This week's podcast is a conversation with Rev. Matthew Fenn on the relationship between Philip Melanchthon and Martin Luther's theologies.

On this podcast, we continued the previous discussion of Lutheran-Reformed relations. Here, I identify what I view of the key difference between these two branches of the Reformation.

This is a historical discussion of Lutheran/Reformed relations, from the Colloquy of Marburg to Samuel S. Schmucker's attempt to merge Lutheran and Reformed ideas in so-called "American Lutheranism."

In this episode I discuss arguments from authority in Roman Catholicism, and why I do not find them compelling. I show the inconsistent positions taken on a number of issues in Rome.

This program is a continuation of our discussion of the Augsburg Confession. I covered the subject of new obedience, or sanctification.

This is a live Q&A podcast, addressing a variety of topics as requested by listeners.

This is a discussion of Lutheran devotional practices, some history, and recommended literature.

This program is a discussion of Revere Franklin Weidner's Biblical Theology of the Old Testament.

On today's podcast, I was joined by Dr. Lane Tipton of the Reformed Forum to discuss contemporary debates surrounding the doctrine of God within the Reformed community.

This program is an interview with Dr. Nathan Greeley on the subject of presuppositional apologetics.

This is a discussion of my recent book Prolegomena: A Defense of the Scholastic Method in my new series A Contemporary Protestant Scholastic Theology.

This program is a continued response to Patrick Ramsey's article published in Themelios in which he argues that Luther's doctrine of baptism is incompatible with sola fide.

This program is a continuation of our study of the Augsburg Confession. In this podcast, I discuss Article V On the Ministry of the Church.

This was a livestream in which I addressed listener questions on a variety of topics including: Augustine, regeneration, Sola Scriptura, monergism, and modern art.

This program is a continuation of our study of Henry Eyster Jacobs' book A Summary of the Christian Faith. We discuss his chapter titled The Word of God as a Means of Grace.

On this program I continued my response to Dr. Leighton Flowers as I discussed the historical definitions of both Pelagianism and Semipelagianism.

This program is a critique of recent comments from Dr. Leighton Flowers on the subject of total inability, or the bondage of the will.

On this program, I responded to an article titled, "Sola Fide Compromised? Martin Luther and the Doctrine of Baptism," in which the author argues for an inconsistency between sola fide and baptismal regeneration.

Today's program is a continued discussion of the doctrine of justification as explained in the Augsburg Confession Article IV. I spent a large portion of the time discussing Romans 2 and final judgment in relation to justification sola fide.

This is a discussion of the practice of praying to the saints, and a critique of Rome on the topic. There will be other programs following this on the topic.

Today's podcast is a discussion of the doctrine of justification according to Article IV of the Augsburg Confession. I interact with listener comments on the topic throughout.

On today's podcast, I respond to Matt Slick of CARM on the issue of baptism. I defend baptismal regeneration in response to some common critiques.

While we are all stuck at home due to the coronavirus epidemic, I decided to do a live Q&A YouTube stream. I covered several topics as people asked in the chat including the following topics: Lutheran systematics, scholasticism, the omnipresence of Christ's human nature, and the two kingdoms.

In this program, I discussed a recent article from Toby Sumpter in which he claims that everyone is a Theonomist. I discussed the relationship between the Christian and the Mosaic civil law as well as the Lutheran doctrine of the two kingdoms.

On this program I discuss my recent debate with Chris Date on the subject of limited atonement.

This podcast is the audio from a video I recorded with rapper FLAME who recently released an EP in which he discussed his conversion from Calvinism to Lutheranism.

On today's program, I was joined by Dr. Curtis E. Leins, the presiding pastor of the AALC, to talk about the American Association of Lutheran Churches. We discussed the history and some of the things happening right now with our church body.

I did a Q&A program today, where I answered questions mostly related to the recent FLAME EP Extra Nos where he discusses differences between Reformed and Lutheran thought on justification and sanctification. I discussed assurance, the relationship between justification and sanctification, and Scriptural texts which challenge us to test our faith.