Knowing Faith

Kyle Worley is joined by Jason Duesing to answer the question, “What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible?Questions Covered in This Episode:What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible?What is a helpful way to read confessions of faith?In your view, what is the most significant Baptist confession?Guest Bio:Jason Duesing serves as the Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, and Professor of Historical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He came to MBTS after serving for more than a decade on the administrative leadership team and faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Duesing earned his Ph.D. in Historical Theology and Baptist Studies from Southwestern Seminary in 2008. He also holds a M.Div. from Southeastern Seminary and a B.A. in Speech Communications from Texas A&M University in College Station. Duesing is married to Kalee, and together they have four children. Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurch Interested in pursuing residential seminary education? Midwestern Seminary now offers 100% scholarships to 100 students! Learn more and apply today.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley to discuss the Exodus event and how it’s impactful for understanding the rest of Scripture.Questions Covered in This Episode:What do we learn about God in the Exodus event?How is Exodus a birth and a decreation narrative?What do we learn about deliverance and redemption from Exodus?How does Exodus create a paradigm for understanding salvation throughout the Bible?Why does God want people to have the law?As a Christian, must I obey the Ten Commandments? What is my relationship to the Ten Commandments?What role does the law play in our spiritual formation?How does what happens at Sinai connect with the 4 Ps?Why is this event worth giving this much attention to?What core doctrines do we learn about in Exodus?Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Exodus 3:14, Genesis 1-2Knowing Faith Exodus Episodes“Drama of Scripture”  by Craig Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen“Remember and Rehearse” by JT English Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurch Interested in pursuing residential seminary education? Midwestern Seminary now offers 100% scholarships to 100 students! Learn more and apply today.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the covenants in the Bible and why it's important to understand them.Questions Covered in This Episode:What happens in Genesis 1-11?What is a covenant?What are some covenants we find in the Bible?How do covenants form a structure for reading and interpreting the Bible’s story?What is involved and entailed in the covenant with Abraham?What are the core promises of God’s covenant with Abraham?How does the covenant with Abraham shape the rest of the story?In the covenant with Moses, what is entailed or unveiled?Why do people find that the story of the bible opens up for them as they come to understand the significance and structure of covenants?Helpful Definitions:Covenant: Promise in which God obligates Himself to His people to act on their behalf.Pactum Salutis: Covenant in which God has said He is going to secure and save for Himself a people in Christ Jesus. (Exists before creation.)Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Genesis 1-11, 12, 15, Ephesians 1, Revelation 13, 2 Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31, Genesis 22TGC25“Words of Life” by Timothy Ward Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurch Interested in pursuing residential seminary education? Midwestern Seminary now offers 100% scholarships to 100 students! Learn more and apply today.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the themes, imagery, and encouragement found in Revelation 10-11.Questions Covered in This Episode:What is the Old Testament imagery found in 10:1?Why is the scroll sweet to the taste, but bitter to the tummy?What are the themes we have seen so far?What is going on with the measuring of the temple? What does it signify?How does a reader understand what is going on in Revelation 11:1-3?What is going on with the “two witnesses”?What happens to these witnesses, and why is it significant?In verse 11, why is it 3 and a half days?What is the seventh trumpet?How does Revelation 10-11 encourage us as Christ’s people?Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Revelation 10-11, Exodus 15:22-25, Ezekiel 3:1-7, 33, 1 Corinthians 3, Hebrews, 1 Peter, Zachari 4, 1 Kings 17:1, Matthew 17, Revelation 16:18, Joshua 6:20“Revelation: Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom” by Jen Wilkin Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurch Interested in pursuing residential seminary education? Midwestern Seminary now offers 100% scholarships to 100 students! Learn more and apply today.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.