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How would you distinguish between God’s general care of his creation and his special care for the church? How do we see God caring for his church in the Old Testament? How do we see God caring for his church in history? Even when the church tries to ruin itself what are some examples of … More Episode 5.7: A Preserving Providence

What defines the people in this paragraph as wicked? Why has God blinded them for their former sins? What happens when the grace of God shines in the heart versus what we read in this paragraph? What gifts are the wicked given? Where do we read about the world, the flesh, and the devil? Tune … More Episode 5.6 A Hardening Providence

Why does God allow his children to be left to seasons of temptation? What does it mean for God to chasten for former sin? What is hidden corruption? Is God’s leaving his children contrary to the Lord’s Prayer? How does God expose the deceitfulness of the heart? What holy ends does God purpose for his … More Episode 5.5: A Punishing Providence

How as pastors have you interacted with the so-called problem of evil? Why do you think the problem of evil has shipwrecked the faith of so many people? How do non-Reformed people try to solve this problem? What is meant by “not by bare permission”? What are the holy ends of God in ordering sin? … More Episode 5.4: The “Problem” of Evil

Do miracles still happen? Joel says “Yes,” Kyle says, “No,” and Nathan only gives a non-committed “Maybe.” What is a miracle? What is a special act of providence? What are biblical examples of God working without, above, and against his ordinary providence? What does this paragraph say to the spirit of the age? Tune in … More Episode 5.3: Miracles and Special Providence

What do we mean when we say God is the first cause? What does immutable and infallible mean in God’s providential care? Is God the cause of evil? Is evil part of God’s providential design? What is a necessary cause? A free cause? A contingent cause? What encouragement can be given to those who facing … More Episode 5.2: First and Second Causes

How do we define providence and where do we go in the Bible to understand it? What similarities does this paragraph have with other Reformed confessions? How is God’s providence seen from the least to the greatest? How can we pastor people who are going through difficult providence? What is the aim of God’s providential … More Episode 5.1: Providence: Greatest to Least

Today we are really excited to present our listeners with this excellent interview with Dr. Andy McIntosh (and his Wikipedia page here) Dr. McIntosh earned his PhD in Aeronautics from Cranfield, and is now a retired professor from the University of Leeds in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, where he continues as a visiting research professor in … More Special Episode: Interview with Dr. Andrew McIntosh

This special episode is a Q&A of all things related to chapter four. Thanks for those who sent in questions. Tune in as we discuss: What are some of the creation theories that are commonly accepted in Reformed circles? Are there good reasons to believe in a 6 day 24-hour creation? How would we respond … More Chapter 4 Q&A

Why is the creation of man set apart by the confession and the Bible? What is the significance of “male and female” to our cultural dilemma? What is the “image of God”? What are some practical applications of being made in the image of God? What does it mean to have the law written on … More Episode 4.2: The Image of God

Today we have the distinct privilege of inviting Dr. R. Scott Clark to talk to him about predestination and the divine decree. In this special episode he helped us understand the development of the doctrine of the decree in Western Christianity, why the Federal Vision gets it wrong, and what pastoral and practical application we … More Special Episode: Interview with Dr. R. Scott Clark

What are some different theories of creation? Why is understanding the creation account important for our understanding of redemption? How was each person of the Trinity involved in creation? Why is it important that God created out of nothing? What practicality does creation have in the Christian life? These are some of the questions we … More Episode 4.1: Creation

This special episode is a Q&A of all things related to chapter three. Thanks for those who sent in questions. Tune in as we discuss: 1) Was Molinism and/or Middle Knowledge fairly represented in Episode 3.2? 2) What does it mean to “obey the gospel”? 3) Are your hosts supra or infralapsarian? 4) What approach … More Chapter 3 Q&A

In today’s episode, “Predestination’s Prudence and Care, or a Discussion on the Experiential Results of the Doctrine of Predestination by Which the Real and Tangible Blessings of this Doctrine for God’s People is Manifest Not in Meditation and Naval Gazing but in Our Piety and Worship,” we discuss questions like: what is doctrine? How and … More Episode 3.8: Predestination’s Prudence and Care

What is reprobation? Is it a biblical word? Is this only a corollary to election? Why are people reprobated? Can reprobation bring God praise? What counsel would you give to someone who thinks they are reprobate? Can this truth be used as a comfort for believers? These are some of the questions we address in … More Episode 3.7: Reprobation

How does God’s ordaining all things establish second causes? What is a biblical definition of “elect”? Is election personal and individual? What does “redemption” mean? What is a biblical definition of calling, justification, sanctification, and glorification? How can we understand the comprehensive nature of salvation? How are all of these benefits “in Christ”? How does … More Episode 3.6 The Means of Predestination

What are some of the challenges people have with the biblical teaching on predestination? Where do we see predestination in the Bible? What is the significance of God’s mercy and love in predestination? Why is it before the foundation of the world? Did he predestine some due to foresight? What’s the highest purpose of God’s … More Episode 3.5: On Predestination

What is the difference between predestination and foreordination? Why does the Confession speak of angels? What comfort can come to us from the doctrine of predestination? How does it help us to understand redemption? Why is predestination not simply fate? Is predestination individual or a class of people? These are some of the questions we … More Episode 3.4: The Particular and Unchangeable Design of Predestination

Is “predestination” a biblical vocabulary word? How do you help people understand this word? What is the difference between predestination and foreordination? Why does the Confession talk about angels? What comfort can believers have by this and what warning can be given to unbelievers? Is Kyle going to reveal his lapsarian position? These are some … More Episode 3.3: Predestination and Foreordination

Why is the decree of God not based on anything he has foreseen? What about other conditions? What is the Confession historically arguing against here? What do you do with those passages of Scripture that seem to indicate God reacts in response to his creatures? What is an “anthropopathism”? Can you guess Joel’s theologian? These … More Episode 3.2: What the Plan of God Is Not

  What is the decree of God? Why does the Confession relate the decree to the wisdom and holiness of God? Is God the author of sin? Does God’s decree mean we are all puppets? What’s the difference between God’s decree and fatalism? What comfort can a believer have that God has decreed all things? … More Episode 3.1: The Plan of God

This special episode is a Q&A of all things related to chapter two. Thanks for those who sent in questions. Tune in as we discuss: 1) Who was right about paragraph one–Nathan or Shawn? 2) How do we define “begotten” and “proceeding”? 3) Should we use the Trinity to define gender roles? 4) How can … More Chapter 2 Q&A

Because knowledge of the Trinity is the foundation of Christianity we've invited Dr. Ryan McGraw in to discuss with us this important truth. You will not want to miss this special episode. Also, tune in to find out how you can win one of Dr. McGraw's newest books, Knowing the Trinity. … More Special Episode: Interview with Dr. Ryan McGraw

Is the doctrine of the Trinity a fundamental of the faith? What do we mean by words like “essence” and “person”? Can the Trinity be found in the Old Testament? How do we know the Holy Spirit is fully God? What are some practical implications of the knowledge of the Trinity? These are some of … More Episode 2.3: The Holy Trinity

What is the aseity of God? What is the relationship between the Creator and creature? Why do we need to keep them distinct? These questions and more! … More Episode 2.2: God in Relation to His Creation

You had questions, we got answers! It seems that WCF 1.8 and the issues surrounding textual criticism piqued the interest of many of our listeners. In this episode we welcome Dr. Michael Barrett of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary as he shares his knowledge on this topic. Tune in for this special episode as Dr. Barrett … More Special Episode: Interview With Dr. Michael Barrett

Who is God? What are his attributes? What does it mean when we say he is a "pure spirit?" Why does the Bible talk about his hands and eyes? Does God have emotions like me? … More Episode 2.1: God in Relation to Himself

This special episode is a Q&A of all things related to chapter one. Thanks for those who sent in questions. Listen now as we discuss: “What is a prolocutor?” and “What is Joel’s favorite ethnic food?” Oh…and also listen as we discuss: 1) Why do Presbyterians believe revelation has ceased? 2) If the Apocrypha is … More Chapter 1 Q&A

Who is the supreme judge of the Bible? What about other lesser judges? How can they been helpful? How can they been harmful? … More Episode 1.10: The Supreme Judge of Scripture

How should I read and study my Bible? Does the text have meaning? Is there an infallible interpretation of the Bible? … More Episode 1.9 The Interpretation of Scripture

What are the "autographs" of Scripture? If we don't have the original writings how can I be certain I have the Word of God? Should I learn the original languages? What is textual criticism? What about translations? … More Episode 1.8: The Preservation of Scripture

Can I understand the Bible? Why are some things hard to understand? What's necessary to know for salvation? How come there's so many different opinions about what the Bible teaches? … More Episode 1.7: The Clarity of Scripture

Is the Bible sufficient? Is it all I need in order to know the way of salvation, the worship of God, and how to live a life of obedience? Is there a proof-text for everything? … More Episode 1.6: The Sufficiency of Scripture

How can I be certain the Bible is the Word of God? Why do some people not believe the Bible is true? What is the role of the church’s testimony? What other evidences are there? In this week’s episode we’ll discuss these questions as more. Tune in as Joel, Shawn, Nathan and Kyle discuss Westminster … More Episode 1.5: The Assurance of Scripture

What authority does the Bible have? Why should its authority be received? Does it authority depend on men or the church? … More Episode 1.4: The Authority of Scripture

What is the Apocrypha? Why do we reject it? What do mean by inspiration? Is the Bible a fallible collection of infallible books? … More Episode 1.3: The Apocrypha and Scripture

In this episode we discuss the canon of Scripture. Tune in to hear how we got the Old and New Testaments--the sixty-six books of the Bible. … More Episode 1.2: The Canon of Scripture

How does God communicate with us? What does creation teach me about God? Is the Bible necessary? What’s the benefit of having the written Word? Those are questions we discuss on this week’s episode of The Jerusalem Chamber. Tune in as Shawn, Joel, Nathan, and Kyle discuss the first paragraph of the Westminster Confession of … More Episode 1.1: The Necessity of Scripture

In this week's episode we discuss the historical relevance of the Westminster Confession of Faith. … More Episode 0.2: History of the WCF

Tune in to the newest (and very first) episode of The Jerusalem Chamber. In this week’s episode we set the stage for our round table discussion of the Westminster Confession of Faith. We discuss why a confession of faith is biblical and even inevitable! We also discuss some of the practical ways a confession helps … More Episode 0.1: Why Confessionalism?

Thanks to the help of our favorite publishers, The Jerusalem Chamber is offering a fantastic book giveaway of more than a dozen titles! You don't want to miss this. … More Fantastic Book Giveaway

Introducing the brand new podcast "The Jerusalem Chamber." Coming in February 2017! … More Welcome to The Jerusalem Chamber