Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about the themes found throughout Exodus 34-36 and trace them throughout the rest of Scripture. 

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What are on the tablets Moses receives in Exodus 34:1-9?
• Why do we need the 10 commandments, again?
• Does Exodus 34:7 mean that if a father sins there will be some sort of judgment that is passed down generationally?
• Why is the proclamation of the name significant?
• Where does the number 40 show up in the Bible?
• What is going on with Moses’s shining face? Where else does it show up in scripture?
• After Moses’ intercession, he gathers the people to tell them to take a Sabbath. Why?
• What follows is a bit like the reversal of the Golden Calf incident (Exodus 35:20-29) - right?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 34-36, Jonah 4:2, Joel 2:12-14, Philippians 3, Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 9:28-36, 2 Corinthians 3:18
• Knowing Faith Divine Judgment against False Gods (Exodus 32-33)

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the history and importance of Luther’s “Commentary of Galatians.”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Who was Martin Luther? Why is he significant?
• What was the point of the reformation?
• What are the 95 theses and indulgences?
• What is Luther’s Galatians Commentary? Why was it significant?
• What do you love about it?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Commentary of Galatians” by Martin Luther
• “The Curse Motif of the Atonement” by RC Sproul

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Kyle Worley is joined by Jared Wilson to answer the question, “Why read anything other than the Bible?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why read anything other than the Bible?
• Who are some of your favorite Christian writers to read?

Guest Bio:

Jared C. Wilson serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor, For the Church. He is the author of a number of books including but not limited to Gospel Wakefulness, The Prodigal Church, The Pastor’s Justification, and Supernatural Power for Everyday People. He also serves as an elder at Liberty Baptist Church. He and Becky have been married for twenty-three years, and they have two daughters: Macy and Grace.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the themes found in Exodus 32-33.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why is Moses interceding?
• Why does Israel respond this way if they are going to get the land?
• Is the tent of meeting outside the camp the same or different from the Tabernacle?
• Is Israel’s distinctiveness rooted in the presence of Yahweh?
• What is the presence of God?
• What is the glory of God?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 32-33, Jonah 4:2, 2 Corinthians 3:16
• Knowing Faith The Temptation of Idols

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Kyle Worley is joined by Kody Gibson to answer the question, “What is religious liberty?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is religious liberty?
• What is the goal of religious liberty?
• How does religious liberty impact Christians during an election year?

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.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about “Orthodoxy” by GK Chesterton.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the value of reading across church history?
• Who was GK Chesterton? Why is he significant?
• Why did you read this book originally? Why do you keep reading it?
• What is Orthodoxy?
• What stands out to you from the book?
• What are Chesterton’s theological views?
• Why should a listener consider reading it?

Helpful Definitions:

• Modernity: The acceleration of believing that humanity is the center of the story, man is the measurement of all that claims to be true, good, and beautiful. The best way to explore what is true is with man at the center and as the measure.
• Hyper Modernity: An acceleration of modernity that turns it into law or ridiculousness.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Orthodoxy” by GK Chesterton

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Kyle Worley is joined by Kody Gibson to answer the question, “What are the three biggest myths about seminary?”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What are the three biggest myths about seminary?

Guest Bio:

Kody Gibson serves as Vice President of Communications and Brand Strategy at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College. Kody has served for over 10 years in theological education leading recruiting and communications efforts at both Southern Seminary and Phoenix Seminary prior to coming to Midwestern.

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• Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back in the book of Exodus to trace the themes of idols found in Exodus 32:1-10 and the rest of the Bible.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is an idol? What is idolatry?
• Where had Israel come from?
• Why a golden calf?
• Where does the gold come from?
• Where does idolatry show up in the rest of the story?
• What is God’s response?
• Why does Moses remind God about the promises He made, why is this language used?
• Why does the judgment take this specific form in the story?
• Can Moses be the substitute for Israel?

Helpful Definitions:

• Idol: A man-made image that represents another god or something to be worshiped.
• Idolatry:
  • Try to worship something in the hopes it will make you into God.
  • Take a creaturely thing and exalt it in a way that belongs to God alone in hopes that it will reward you.
  • The spirit of giving oneself over to a false god in a way that only belongs to God.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Exodus 32:1-10, Genesis 1-2, Judges, Genesis 19, Genesis 31:34, Isaiah 44:20
• Knowing Faith: Blood and Covenant

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Kyle Worley is joined by Patrick Schreiner to answer the question; why is Moses at the transfiguration?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why is Moses at the transfiguration?
• Who did Moses see on top of the mountain?
• What is the manner of glory we see during the transfiguration?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Patrick Schreiner is the Director of the Residency PhD program and Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of a number of books, including a commentary on Acts, The Visual Word: An Illustrated Guide to the New Testament Books, The Mission of the Triune God: A Theology of Acts, The Body of Jesus: A Spatial Analysis of the Kingdom in Matthew, The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross, Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus,  and The Ascension of Christ: Recovering a Neglected Doctrine. He is married to Hannah and they have four children. You can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Matthew 17, 2 Corinthians 3-4, Hebrews 3-4, Exodus 33-35, John 14:9, Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1-2, 1 John 3:2
• “Transfiguration of Christ” by Patrick Schreiner

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the importance of the work “Confessions” by Saint Augustine.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Who was St. Augustine? Why is he significant?
• When was the first time you came across Confessions?
• What is Confessions?
• Why do you keep reading it?
• What stands out to you from the book?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Confessions” by Saint Augustine
• “City of God” by Saint Augustine
• “Augustine of Hippo: A Biography” by Peter Brown

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Kyle Worley is joined by Jason D. to answer the question, what does the law of Moses have to do with the Christian?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What does the law of Moses have to do with the Christian?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Jason S. DeRouchie serves as Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches both MDiv and PhD students and direct doctoral dissertations. Dr. DeRouchie's research interests include biblical hermeneutics, the New Testament use of the Old Testament, Hebrew discourse analysis, Deuteronomy, Zephaniah, the nature and relationship of the biblical covenants, seeing and savoring Jesus in all of Scripture, and the Christian’s relationship to Old Testament laws and promises

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Galatians 3, 2 Corinthians 3, 1 Corinthians 9:20-21, 1 Timothy 5, Ephesians 6, 1 Peter 1:15, Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 5

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