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Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Doug talk about Edenic perfection. Then he plugs James Dolezal’s book, All That is in God. Finishing things off with a look at the Greek word “hamartano”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Edenic Perfection: What do we mean when we think about the garden of Eden being a perfect place What did a perfect garden look like and not look like? Entropy existed prior to the fall But the entropy and death of man was introduced by sin All that is in God: Written by James Dolezal This is a defense of the doctrine of divine simplicity God is not a composite being, God is a simple being Anything that is in God, is God We don’t believe that God is Zeus standing on a balcony looking down on us Hamartano: Found in Luke, rendered as sin and trespass Luke 15:18, the prodigal son confesses to his father that he has sinned Luke 15:21, Jesus says that if a brother trespasses against us we should forgive him upon repentance, even if he does it 7 times in one day Hamartia is found 7 times in Luke (Luke 1:77, 3:3, 5:20/21/23/24, 7:47/48/49, 11:4, 24:27)

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Doug address guilt and totalitolerance. Then he goes on to plug the book, Suicide of the West, based off of a review written by David Bahnsen & Brian Mattson. Finishing things off with a look at the Greek word “hamartia”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Guilt & Totalitolerance: Many of the liberties that are being offered to Americans are bribes They are bribes from an establishment that wants a docile and easily manipulated public The fact that Americans have indulged themselves in so many ways, means that they are carrying a fundamental burden of guilt A guilty people will be the most fiercely moralistic people There is a tight connection between guilt and totalitolerance Preachers need to realize this and start preaching free grace Suicide of the West: This is a review of a book review The review was about Jonah Goldberg’s “The Suicide of the West” The review was by David Bahnsen & Brian Mattson They both give this book a rave review, dinging Goldberg for his atheism Gratitude requires an object, gratitude presupposes relationship If you don’t have metaphysical money in the bank the checks you wright are all going to bounce Hamartia: Continued from episode 43, means sin Mentioned 6 times in the book of Mark Mark 1:4,1:5,2:5,7:5,9:5,10:5

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Doug address the rise of dirty omniscience. Then he goes on to plug the book, Approved By God, by Wright & Townsend. Finishing things off with a look at the Greek words “hamartano & hamartia”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Dirty Omniscience: Google & Facebook are virtually tracking everything we do This is going to go badly wrong Our browser history is stored somewhere We already know God knows, but now somebody else knows, and they are not loving and caring like the Lord People who want to rival God are in big trouble Christians should throw shade on this dirty omniscience Approved By God: Written by Wright & Townsend Helpful but patchy Deals with the subject of churches and incorporation We shouldn’t want the church saying one thing while the state is saying something else A corporation exists at the pleasure of the state Wright & Townsend are so concerned with separation from the state that they overstate their case Hamartano & Hamartia: This word is used a lot in the NT, we will have to break it up Starting with Matthew, Hamartano is rendered twice as sin and once as trespass (Matthew 18:21/27:4/18:15/1:21/3:6/9:2/9:5-6/12:31/26:28) The new covenant is all about dealing with our sin Those who reject the idea of sin (as all relativists do) are showing their antipathy for the good news that God has given to us.

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Doug address Eric Schneiderman and the logical downfall of the “me-too” movement. Then he goes on to plug the book, Reformation Worship by Gibson and Earngy. Finishing things off with a look at the Greek word “Amathes’. Show Notes: Eric Schneiderman & Not Being a Hypocrite: When women make “me-too” arguments, they are assuming moral absolutes exist The whole “me-too” movement is radically relativistic when it comes to ethics You can’t adopt a “do what you feel” worldview and argue that men are wrong for molesting or raping If there is no God there’s no such thing as a hypocrite In the Christian cosmos hypocrisy is a sin In the “me-too” world there is no such thing as sin Reformation Worship: Written by Gibson & Earngy Fabulous resource on reformational liturgics They have assembled some of the classic reformed orders of worship Amathes: The word amathes means unleared Mentioned once in the NT (2 Peter 3:16) Those who are unlearned and yet gather to themselves the prerogatives of learning -- which would include the authority to interpret the letters of Paul -- are demonstrating that they are unlearned for a reason They are unstable souls, and their ignorance is sinful

Listen to Pastor Wilson talk about Isreal and the Middle East. Then he plugs Russel Kirk’s book, The Conservative Mind, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Alusiteles”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Isreal & Middle East Conflict: there has been endless Middle East conflict, and it is easy to push it to the side however there are things that Christians need to pay attention to I am not an adherent of manifest destiny you can’t unscramble the egg we ought to recognize that Isreal has the right to occupy the space she currently has The Conservative Mind: written by Russel Kirk one of the values of conservative temperament is that it is not idealogical the conservative is suspicious of systems the conservative prefers the devil he knows to the devil he doesn’t know Alusiteles: The NT describes sins of omission in different ways Heb. 13:17 - the saints are told to avoid making their rulers assigned task a grief they are to be a joy to serve, not a grief when this is not done, the result is unprofitable (alusiteles) when worshipers find that their whole church experience is “unprofitable” for them, this is one of the possible reasons they should check

Listen to Pastor Wilson talk about climate change and the government. Then he plugs C.S. Lewis’ book, A Preface to Paradise Lost, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Alogos”. Happy Plodding Show Notes: Climate Change & The Government: your reflex action is going to go to your God when an entity inspires to become ones “God”, they can cook up a disaster they can save you from the climate change disaster is always presented with a sales pitch 10 years later when climate change is all said and done, people are going to want their money back A Preface to Paradise Lost: written by C.S. Lewis Lewis is amazing on any subject he touches on the theme throughout the book is hierarchy this book will suggest to you a different way of thinking about life Alogos: means unreasonable found in Acts 25:27, 2 Pet. 2:12, Jude 1:10 sin permitted in destroys a man’s capacity to make sense of the world around him to be reasonable in this sense is a moral reason

Listen to Pastor Wilson talk about how Christians should handle Private Property and the Environment. Then he plugs B.B. Warfield’s, The Plan of Salvation, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Allotriepiskopos”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Private Property & Environment: when people tell you to save this or save that, there is a presupposition of ownership we have to figure out who owns what Christians should want to be good stewards of the planet, however, we need to do it through God’s appointed mechanisms you don’t want to put anyone in charge of the environment, or an endangered species when that person doesn’t face any negative consequences for making poor decisions Christians need to radically reintroducing private property The Plan of Salvation: written by B.B. Warfield helpful breakdown of different approaches to salvation if you are interested in preserving historic reformed evangelicalism, then this book is great Allotriepiskopos: refers to someone who is a busy body in the affairs of others these people are engaged in looking over the shoulders of others so that they can butt in mentioned in 1 Peter 4:15 mind thine own business

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Abolitionism and the art of the deal. Then he plugs The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination, and ties things off with a talk about the Greek word “Alisgema”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Abolitionism & The Art of the Deal: How can we draw a lesson from the left when it comes from political engagement on the pro-life issue one of the things the left does very well is that they don’t apologize for the activists on the extreme edges of their movement if someone fighting for the same cause is doing something that is ill advised, it is really important for incrementalists to not apologize for the abolitionists don’t spend your time fighting the abolitionists, spend your time fighting the pro abortionists The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination: written by Loraine Boettner has a lot of wonderful textual citations in the Bible that show how God governs everything if anyone is interested in a good introduction to the reformed doctrine of predestination it is a wonderful book Alisgema: this is the word for pollution, and is used once (Acts 15:20) the Gentiles needed to abstain from certain basic things, among them the pollutions of idols the end result of all forms of idolatry is always pollution, usually sexual we need to be wary of nature worship, (going green)

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Christian Movies, especially the Kendrick Brothers movies. Then he plugs Productive Christians in an Age of Guilt Manipulators, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Aladzoneia”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Kendrick Brothers Movies: it is very easy to make fun of Christian movies as a pastor I found myself really wishing that people I knew would be able to see and be affected by these movies people are misreading these movies the fault is assigned to the evangelicalism of the filmmakers it wasn’t the evangelicals that made all of the crappy hollywood movies, people don’t say that these movies were bad because of the secularism of the director whatever criticisms are leveled at these movies, it does not have to do with the story arc the things thats these movies need are better sets and actors Productive Christians in an Age of Guilt Manipulators: written by David Chilton a great introduction to people who want to think about everything, including economics, within a biblical framework rather than within a cluster of biblical sentiments Chilton shows that in a world that God made there is no such thing as a fixed pie Aladzoneia: means boasting (Rom. 1:30, 2 Tim. 3:2) James says that it is evil to take pride and boast in your future and all of the things you plan to do John condemns this particular swelling as well

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Trump in 2020 and how Christians should look at the Trump re-election problem. Then he plugs C.S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Aladzon”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Trump in 2020: Trump wants to run again what do Christians do now? Trump is amazing for conservatives but at the same time there is a gody sideshow we have a republican actually governing as a republican the problem is in 2020 I’m not proposing to answer this question yet but I want to start responsible Christians talking about it before it comes C.S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea: written by Victor Reppert he is annualizing and interacting with C.S. Lewis’ argument from reason if we are nothing but matter in motion, then we have no basis for saying anything is true or not everyone even materialists can’t believe their thoughts this whole book is the work of a Christian philosopher, who is very careful and diligent Aladzon means boaster listed in Romans 1:30 and 2 Tim. 3:2 vainglory always seeks to puff itself up let him who wants to boast, boast in the Lord boasting of some sort is inescapable giving glory to God is the heart of every sane response

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the broken window fallacy. Then he plugs Love & Respect, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akrates”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: The Broken Window Fallacy: if I throw a brick through someones window, is that an economic stimulus? what if I throw a brick through every window? this will create a lot of work for glass companies, and this is what people see but the people don’t see what the car owners would have spent their money on the money that they spend on the window is money that they won’t spend anywhere else we can’t just pretend that we are sophisticated because we intend to look at one half of the picture only Love & Respect written by Emerson Eggerichs addresses the differences in women when it comes to the desire in love and respect devoted to sort out marriage problems because of this difference in men and women the bible commands us according to our weakness and according to our spouses needs Eggerichs walks through this and gives a ton of advice for couples on how to walk through it all Akrates used once in NT (2 Tim. 3:3) it means incontinent sins are cleary like grapes they come in clusters

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the Florida school shooting and gun control basics. Then he plugs Idea of Decline in Western History, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akrasia”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Gun Control Basics government collapsed during Florida Shooting people naturally cry out to their gods (government) people are crying out to the same government that failed them the right to keep and bear was not about deer hunting, it was adopted so that people could fight against the rise of tyranny from government agents 1.) trump is literally hitler 2.) we should surrender all our guns to him Idea of Decline in Western History written by Arthur Herman how it came about that people assume things are falling apart you would think with the doctrine of evolution this would not be the case read this as a companion to your study of eschatology Akrasia means excess or lack of control used twice in NT (1. Cor. 7:5, Matt. 23:25) one of the reasons that nonbelievers, even nonbelievers in positions of influence and importance, cannot control themselves is that self-control is a fruit of the spirit they can control one thing, but not the other the Spirit gives us the ability to be self-controlled across the board

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the higher education bubble. Then he plugs The Pilgrim’s Regress, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akatastasia”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Higher-Ed Bubble anything that can’t go in indefinitely won’t we have lost the concept of university, because you need a universe we have a fragmented system we have people treating higher education as a sure ticket into the job market everything you could learn at school you can find online for a fraction of the cost there is going to be a crash, the higher education bubble will burst the pricing is crazy, and the government is involved we need to deregulate higher ed The Pilgrim’s Regress written by C.S.Lewis it is challenging and difficult book the book is an allegory defending reason and romanticism he wrote this book in two weeks Akatastasia Paul says God is not the author of confusion, but rather of peace (1 Cor.14:33) the word for confusion is akatastasia here or it can mean tumult what is the source of all such confusion and tumult? James tells us that the font of this corporate problem is the individual sin of envying and striving (Jas. 3:16)

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about disturbing algorithms. Then he plugs Witness, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akataschetos”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Disturbing Algorithms they have developed the technology that puts the faces of celebrities onto pornagraphic images in a full time realistic way this is the world we are living in we ought to get to the point where we no longer admit digital evidence into the court of law we now have the capacity where we could generate footage of someone robbing a bank evidence can be manufactured people who are not technologically sophisticated are at the mercy of people who are we need to go back to the standard of having two or three witnesses we are getting to the point where digital evidence can be easily abused Witness written by Whitaker Chambers he was a communist spy and worked together with Alger Hiss Chambers was converted he wound up making the accusation against Alger Hiss this book is Chamber’s account of his life and conversion liberals wanted to maintain that Hiss was framed, but he actually was a spy Akataschetos when something is unruly it is untamed, uncowed, undisciplined the NT uses this word for the tongue, which no one can tame an unruly evil, full of deadly poison we must keep our guard up, we have a cobra in our mouth if a man can tame the tongue he can tame anything

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Sabbath keeping. Then he plugs The Man of the House, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akatastatos”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk the The Nunes Memo. Then he plugs Reformation Spirituality, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akarpos”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk the intelligent design glitch. Then he plugs The Good of Affluence, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akathartes”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: The Intelligent Design Glitch some ID advocates don’t argue for the existence of God but rather for an ambiguous somebody there is a fatal flaw in this argumentation they should say that they are creationists if that somebody is not God, than does it exhibit design? you either must have God or an infinite regress the intelligent design movement must have a God The Good of Affluence written by John R. Schneider he shows that it is better to be affluent than poor, if everything else is equal he argues compellingly for the essential goodness of good things good things can be abused God gives us these good things to enjoy, and we need to thank God for it Akathartes translated as filthiness, found once in the NT Revelation 17:4, talks about the great whore of Babylon—she in her turn is an image of unbelieving Isreal this is a contrast of the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven for her husband, as a spotless bride

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson give his intriguing theory on President Trump. Then he plugs The Unseen Realm, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akathartos”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address his thoughts on the incoherence of Darwinism. Then he plugs Love Thy Body, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akatharcia”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address his thoughts on there being only one worldview. Then he plugs C.S. Lewis: Anti-Darwinist, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Aition”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address the sexual revolution and conservative Christian colleges. Then he plugs The Guilt of Shame, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Aitiama”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address the booming issue of privilege. Then he plugs C.S.Lewis’ book, An Experiment in Criticism, and then plods on to talk about the Greek word “autia”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address Lenin & Gramsci. Then he plugs James Duane’s book, You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, and then plods on to talk about the Greek word “aischunomai”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address justification, sanctification and confession of sin. Then he plugs Matin Luther’s book, Bondage of the Will, and then plods on to talk about the Greek word “aischron”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson discuss the meaning of privilege, Taleb’s book, “Antifragile”, and the Greek word “aischrologia”. Happy Plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address Christian’s relationship with technology as wealth. Then he talks about Thomas Sowell’s book, “Vision of the Anointed”, finishing it all off with a look at the Greek word “aischune”. Happy Plodding!

Take a listen to Pastor Wilson address the Al Franken controversy, where he brings it all to the conclusion that stupidity never works. He then finishes off the episode with a book blurb about "Darwin's Black Box", ending with a look at the Greek word "aischrotes". Happy plodding!

Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about dirty politics and faith in America, Chesterton's "Orthodoxy", and then he tops it all off with a look into the Greek word, "Aischrokerdos". Happy Plodding!

Tune in to listen to Pastor Wilson break down the recent Texas church shooting, looking at the shooting in terms of apologetics. Then he jumps into reviewing Rene Gerard's book Job, the Victim of His People, finishing off the episode with a look at the Greek word "hairetikos". Have a nice listen!

Current Events: High Education Madness - The Progressives "commitment" to Free Speech - This movement has no internal braking system. - It must be externally confronted in terms of cutting off the financial supply. 10:12 Book Plug: Men and Marriage - George Gildere - If in the grip of feminism you outlaw constructive dominance, you will not get passive men, but you will get destructive dominance. Hamartiology: hairesis - heresy - Initially it simply meant faction or sect, but over time it became closely identified with that which helps sects to form -- a distinctive false doctrine or teaching, which the sectarians use to distinguish.

Doug Wilson talks about the endless war on energy, Wodehouse's amazing book "Leave it to Psmith", and then he finishes off with a look into the word "athesmos". Happy Plodding! Current Events: The War on Energy - Scott Pruitt (EPA) - The War on Energy is really a war on the poor. - James 2:16 9:20 Book Plug: Leave It To Psmith -- Wodehouse - Favorite crafter of metaphors - Code of the Woosters - Joy Comes in the Morning 15:40 Hamartiology: athesmos: 2 Peter 2:7, 3:18 "error of the wicked" - Christians need to learn to "keep it simple." We know God destroyed Sodom, and we know why. What we don't know is how many long term, committed relationships there were in Sodom. Neither should we car. Growing in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus is directly related to the avoidance of wickedness. Sad to say, this assertion is now officially controversial in some Christian quarters.

Pastor Wilson discusses the Greek word "athemitos", Theodore Dalrymple's book "Life at the Bottom", and he tops the whole thing off with his thoughts on the NFL and its athletes refusing to stand for the national anthem. Make sure to join him every Wednesday for his newest episodes! Happy Plodding! Shownotes: Hamartiology: “Athemitos” Acts 10:28 & 1 Peter 4:3 rendered as an “unlawful thing” and also translated as “abominable” the moralistic man rejects evil because he has to, but secretly wishes he could get in on the action while the moral man rejects evil in its entirety because he sees it as abominable Theodore Dalrymple—Life at the Bottom good for Americans to read because he shows that certain pathologies crop up when people are treated in a certain way shows the destruction of evading personal responsibilities bureaucrats can’t pay people to evade their responsibilities and then get surprised when it all falls apart The NFL & National Anthem: professional sports is entertainment and depends on the fans paying to watch games huge disconnect between players and fans surprising that the athletes are rejecting their fans ESPN & the NFL are losing fans and customers because of this and have made their fanbase mad

Hamartiology: atheos - Ephesians 2:12 In Ephesians 2:12 it refers to those who are "without God," that is, godless. Our use of the word is a lot closer to agnostic and this could break down several different ways. Book Plug: Politics of Guilt & Pity by R.J. Rushdoony Current Events: Harvey Weinstein "Shocked! Shocked!" "Hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue." You cannot have public virtue last for long unless you have private virtue. You cannot have private virtue without gospel. You need gospel for private virtue and you need private virtue for public virtue. At some point your public behavior will match your private behavior.

Pastor Wilson discusses the Las Vegas Shooting, gun control arguments, and Stephen Paddock. He plugs H.L. Mencken’s “A Mencken Chrestomathy" and unpacks “Adikomos;” reprobate or cast away. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson discusses the the deep State and politicized intelligence agencies. He plugs Iain Murray’s "The Puritan Hope," and unpacks the adverb “adikos;" unjust or unrighteous. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson chats Climate Change & Natural Disasters, plugs P.G. Wodehouse—master of metaphors, and talks unrighteousness. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson discusses the young Pro-Life movement, it's pitfalls, and calls for reformation rather than revolution. He plugs J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," and unpacks “adikia;" unrighteousness. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson talks Just War Theory, plugs Henry Hazlitt’s ”Economics in One Lesson," and unpacks “adikos." Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson talks the battle for the dictionary, plugs, G.K. Chesterton’s ”Orthodoxy," and unpacks “adikēma." Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson talks the curse of prophecy and the government schools, plugs C.S. Lewis's “Abolition of Man,” and unpacks “Angoia” and “Agnosia." Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson discusses the inescapable concept and the myth of neutrality, plugs Michael Ward's “Planet Narnia,” and lastly unpacks “adikeo.” Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson differentiates between positive and negative rights, plugs John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrims Progress,” and finally unpacks “agon” of the righteous and unrighteous. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson explains the cheap and un-compassionate nature of Seattle’s new minimum wage laws, plugs G.K Beale’s “We Become What We Worship,” and unpacks the “lewd fellows of the baser sort” in Acts 17:5. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

Pastor Wilson celebrates and cautions the impatience of the Pro-Life Movement, recommends and discusses Herbert Schlossberg’s “Idols for Destruction,” and unpacks the sin of culpable ignorance. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!

In his first Plodcast, Douglas Wilson explores the nature of christian tolerance, plugs C.S. Lewis's "That Hideous Strength," and concludes with a discussion on the sins of error. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding!