Think & Reform

58. Right Response Ministries Puts Man's Reason Above Revealed Law

A long episode today as we react to a Right Response Ministries podcast wherein theonomy proper is criticized as "autistic" and man's reasoning is "logical" while immigration is used as a club to bash faithfulness to God's Law.  

57. Trump Moves On Venezuela and Rigney's Protestant Political Theory

Luke begins by comparing Trump's disregard of his Constitutional responsibility to Congress with an immigrant's responsibility to immigration law and then reacts to Dr. Joe Rigney's presentation of Protestant Political theory and addresses arguments from Rigney, Turretin, and Junius

56. I'm Allowed to Be a Statist Because the Confessions Say I Can

In this episode, Luke responds to claims made by some who elevate the historic reformed confessions to the position of scripture and justify statist tyranny by wielding these same documents as gospel truth. Thanks for listening!   

55. What is Lancastrian Theonomy?

Luke Saint responds to two men: one, Jay Antelo from Providence Perspective, wherein Jay critiques what he believes to be Non-Legislative Theonomy (aka Lancastrian Theonomy), and the second, Travis Schmalhofer, wherein Travis critiques an unfaithful version of Lancastrian Theonomy. Thanks for listening! 

54. Reformed Tradition Podcast on the Civil Magistrate (Part 2), Bob the Baptist on Theonomy, and John Piper's "Loving Laws"

Today Luke finishes his reaction to a "Conversations That Matter" podcast featuring Pastor James Baird and his new book, then moves on to Bob the Baptist's criticism of theonomy via the authority of the confessions and Calvin, and finishes with remembering a bygone interview of John Piper that's so wild that...well, just listen for yourself. 

53. Sunday School Roundup: Council of Nicaea (with Curtis Kenchel)

Curtis Kenchel joins Luke today for a discussion on Nicaea: its impact, its history, its controversy, and its players. This is the first in the series of podcasts wherein Sunday School teachers from Independence Reformed Bible Church recap their lessons taught over an 8-week period! Thanks for listening and enjoy! 

52. What Is an American and a Reformed Tradition Podcast on the Civil Magistrate

Today Luke discusses the question of "what makes an American an American?" Afterwards, he reacts to an episode from Jon Harris' podcast "Conversations That Matter" wherein Jon interviews Author and Pastor James Baird on the role of the civil magistrate from a reformed tradition perspective. 

51. Atheistic Comments, Job as Judge, and Vetting Immigrants

Luke Saint reads and interacts with some comments on a recent Future of Christendom debate on Christianity (Hume) vs Atheism (Whiting), then moves on to an examination of Job 29, followed by a discourse on the modern idea of "vetting" immigrants.

50. Reformed Tradition Laziness, Marian Doctrine, and Why the State Can't Punish Heresy

Luke examines several discussions centered on veneration of the reformers and their authority on theology, then addresses a conversation on Marian doctrine in the Roman Catholic church, then concludes with questioning the state's role in punishing heresy.  

49. The Reformed Tradition: Well, That Was Fun

On this brief episode, we look at Right Response Ministries' admission that their goal is no longer the "reformed tradition," but it's rather looking like Rome's tradition more and more everyday.