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Can Science Test Supernatural Worldviews?

March 21, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether science can test supernatural worldviews and how to respond to the claim that the Bible isn’t against abortion since it contains a command to execute adulterous women without c

The Dangers of Digital Discourse

March 21, 2022

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In an age where digital immediacy can be confused for personal intimacy, we often forget that public communication will not have all the features of private communication.

Judges: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

March 20, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: Failure to Complete the Conquest 00:11:27 - Chapter 2: Judges Raised Up For Unfaithful Israel 00:19:44 - Chapter 3: Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar 00:29:15 - Chapter 4: De

The Gospel & Glorifying Grace's Finality in the Resurrection of Christ

March 20, 2022

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Glorifying Grace is predicated on the glory Christ has in his resurrection and vindication over sin and death. Christ is now seated at the right hand of the father in glory because he defeated sin and

Judges 21

March 19, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Wives for the Benjaminites. My reflections are searchable by Bible chapter here: https://audio.alastairadversaria.com/explore/. If you are interested in supporting this project, please consider supp

Judges 20

March 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

War against Benjamin. My reflections are searchable by Bible chapter here: https://audio.alastairadversaria.com/explore/. If you are interested in supporting this project, please consider supporting

#109 Am I guilty of my friend’s suicide?

March 17, 2022

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

NT Wright responds to a variety of pastoral questions around ethical dilemmas and regrets: Should I boycott the Qatar world cup? What do about the fact my job involves working on the cell line of an a

Judges 19

March 17, 2022

Alastair Roberts

The Levite and his concubine. My reflections are searchable by Bible chapter here: https://audio.alastairadversaria.com/explore/. If you are interested in supporting this project, please consider su

Living Well in Light of Death | N.T. Wright & Shelly Kagan

March 17, 2022

The Veritas Forum - The Veritas Forum

This program was recorded at a Veritas Forum event on Yale in 2014. The original title was, "Living Well in the Light of Death" and featured N.T. Wright, Bible Scholar and former Bishop, and Shelly Ka

How Do You Know if Something You’re Doing Is a Sin?

March 17, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how you can know if something you’re doing is a sin, what the author of Ecclesiastes meant when he said, “There is nothing new under the sun,” and whether the possibility that Moses wa

Is Every Sin the Same in God’s Eyes?

March 17, 2022

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

As much as it shows admirable humility or apologetic concern, we must not act or teach as if every sin is the same in God’s eyes.

Judges 18

March 16, 2022

Alastair Roberts

The Danites steal Micah's images and Levite. My reflections are searchable by Bible chapter here: https://audio.alastairadversaria.com/explore/. If you are interested in supporting this project, ple

Abortion Apologetics with Brother Carter

March 16, 2022

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

This week my brother in Christ and long close friend, Carter, teaches me and some other men how to conduct abortion apologetics from a biblical worldview. We met and discussed this but I recorded it t

Judges 17

March 15, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Micah, his mother, and the Levite. My reflections are searchable by Bible chapter here: https://audio.alastairadversaria.com/explore/. If you are interested in supporting this project, please consid

Why Would God Create Animals and Allow Them to Suffer?

March 14, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why God would create animals and allow them to experience so much suffering and whether Christians should be content and accept their circumstances without fighting back no matter what

The Gospel & Seeking After Glorifying Grace

March 13, 2022

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Salvation consists of 3 parts. Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification. We have talked about the first two, but now this week we start speaking on God's grace in justifying us. God's grace no

Conversations in a Crisis: Part III: Reforming Our Political Imaginaries (with Rev Benjamin Miller)

March 12, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Faced with our challenge of remaining faithful within and addressing our various contemporary societal crises with wisdom, Christians and churches are fracturing over our differing approaches and post

#108 What if I’m not really saved?

March 10, 2022

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Can we lose our salvation? What if I don't feel worthy to be a disciple of Jesus? Could I think that I'm saved, but not be? Like those that Jesus says 'depart from me' in Matt 7:21-23? Justin asks the

Does Science Point To Atheism? | Satyan Devadoss & Conor Mayo-Wilson

March 10, 2022

The Veritas Forum - The Veritas Forum

This program was recorded at a Veritas Forum event on University of Washington in 2019. The original title was, "Does Science Point to Atheism?" and featured Satyan Devadoss, University of San Diego P

What if the First Columbo Question Makes Someone Feel Ashamed?

March 10, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what to do if someone feels ashamed because he can’t answer the first Columbo question and whether there there are arguments we can use for God’s existence based on our experience of t

A Response to Social Trinitarianism: I. Definition

March 9, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Appeal is often made to the doctrine of the Trinity, yet confusion prevails concerning historic Christian orthodoxy's teaching on the subject and how it squares with the biblical witness. Within this

A Biblical and Partial Preterist/Postmillennial View of Satan

March 9, 2022

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

I do not claim to exhaustively represented all the bible has to say about Satan nor do I claim to have perfectly represented the partial preterist/postmillennial understanding of the role of Satan. Ho

Defending Shame with Te-Li Lau

March 9, 2022

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

We think of shame as destructive, manipulative, and toxic. And it can be all those things. But shame can also be a powerful and healthy part of our moral formation. In this fascinating conversation, K

Conversations in a Crisis: Part II: Improving Our Deliberation (with Rev Benjamin Miller)

March 8, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Do These Verses Contradict “Once Saved, Always Saved”?

March 7, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether Revelation 2:1–7 and Colossians 1:21–23 can be reconciled with a belief in “once saved, always saved.” * I’ve always believed “once saved, always saved,” but passages like Re

Conversations in a Crisis: Part I: The Good and the Right (with Rev Benjamin Miller)

March 3, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Can Science & Spirituality Coexist? | Beyond the Forum Edition

March 3, 2022

The Veritas Forum - The Veritas Forum

This program was recorded at a Veritas Forum event on Princeton University in 2021. The original title was "Can Science & Spirituality Coexist?" and featured Dr. Michael Hecht, Professor of Chemistry,

#107 Baptism: What happens? Should we baptise infants?

March 3, 2022

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

What happens at baptism? How does John's baptism of repentance differ from Christian baptism? And what does Tom think of infant vs believer's baptism? Justin asks the questions and NT Wright responds.

Why Say the Beginning of the Universe Points to God?

March 3, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why one should conclude the beginning of the universe points to God rather than another explanation and whether logic is created or an aspect of God’s character.

A Quest for Healthier Thought and Discourse

March 1, 2022

Alastair Roberts

This is the third of a three-part series of reflections, following 'The Danger of Apologetics' (https://adversariapodcast.com/2022/01/07/the-danger-of-apologetics/) and 'Unruly Media and Our Disordere

Scientific Inquiry and Faith | Ted Davis & Michael Ruse

February 24, 2022

The Veritas Forum - The Veritas Forum

This program was recorded at a Veritas Forum event on University of Minnesota in 2017. The original title was "Scientific Inquiry and Faith" and featured Ted Davis, Historian of Science and Religion,

#106 Is cremation or burial best?

February 24, 2022

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom continues to answer listener questions on the practical side of death - funerals, cremation vs burial and organ donation. Is there a biblical approach to these topics? · Support the show – give fr

American History and the Historian’s Task with Wilfred McClay

February 23, 2022

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Please note: Unfortunately the audio on this episode cuts in and out from time to time. Kevin is joined by the distinguished historian, Dr. Wilfred McClay as the two of them talk about the task of the

The Nearness of Judgement

February 23, 2022

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

People are often confused by what the wrath of God is and how it is revealed upon humanity. In this podcast I try to make a case that God's judgement is much more near than we would imagine. I hope yo

The Gospel & Sanctifying Grace

February 20, 2022

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Last week, Bryce and I walked through how God's grace is the kind of grace that justifies us before him. Not only does it justify us before him, but it also is the kind of grace that carries us throug

James: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - James 1: Testing of Faith 00:11:54 - James 2.1-13: The Sin of Partiality 00:22:21 - James 2.14-26: Faith Without Works is Dead 00:33:04 - James 3: Taming the Tongue 00:45:00 - Ja

Jude: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - The Doom of False Teachers If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos and podcasts and my research more

1 John: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - 1 John 1.1—2.6: Walking in the Light 00:11:39 - 1 John 2.7-29: Do Not Love the World 00:24:17 - 1 John 3.1-10: We Are God's Children 00:34:48 - 1 John 3.11—4.6: Knowing that We a

3 John: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Letter to Gaius If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos and podcasts and my research more generally,

2 John: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Letter to the Elect Lady If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos and podcasts and my research more ge

2 Peter: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: The Prophetic Word More Fully Confirmed 00:14:31 - Chapter 2: False Prophets and Teachers 00:30:03 - Chapter 3: The Certainty of the Day of the Lord If you have enjoy

1 Peter: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - 1 Peter 1.1-21: Born Again to a Living Hope 00:11:13 - 1 Peter 1.22—2.10: Built Up as a Spiritual House 00:24:17 - 1 Peter 2.11—3.7: Submission 00:43:46 - 1 Peter 3.8—4.6: Suffer

Philemon: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Returning Onesimus to Philemon If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your friends. If you are interested in supporting my videos and podcasts and my research m

Titus: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: Qualifications for Elders 00:13:38 - Chapter 2: Sound Teaching 00:28:19 - Chapter 3: Final Exhortations If you have enjoyed my videos and podcasts, please tell your f

2 Timothy: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: Guard the Good Deposit Entrusted to You 00:12:38 - Chapter 2: A Faithful Soldier and Worker 00:29:16 - Chapter 3: Apostasy in the Last Days 00:41:51 - Chapter 4: Exhor

1 Timothy: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - 1 Timothy 1.1-17: Paul's Charge to Timothy 00:15:23 - 1 Timothy 1.18—2.15: Properly Conducting Worship 00:40:03 - 1 Timothy 3: Qualifications for Church Overseers 00:54:20 - 1 Ti

Hebrews: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Hebrews 1: Christ Greater than the Angels 00:13:10 - Hebrews 2: Christ Partook of the Nature and State of His Brothers 00:21:57 - Hebrews 3: Greater Than Moses and Joshua 00:33:5

2 Thessalonians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: Faithfully Awaiting the Judgment of Christ 00:07:29 - Chapter 2: Don't Be Shaken by False Claims of the Arrival of the Day of the Lord 00:22:20 - Chapter 3: Warnings a

1 Thessalonians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - 1 Thessalonians 1: The Example of the Thessalonians 00:08:26 - 1 Thessalonians 2.1-16: Paul's Memories of Ministry Among the Thessalonians 00:21:37 - 1 Thessalonians 2.17—3.13: A

Colossians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Colossians 1.1-20: Christ's Preeminence 00:15:40 - Colossians 1.21—2.7: Paul as a Minister of the Mystery 00:23:28 - Colossians 2.8-19: You Have All You Need in Christ 00:35:29 -

Philippians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Philippians 1.1-11: Greetings and Thanksgiving 00:06:02 - Philippians 1.12-30: To Live is Christ, and to Die is Gain 00:15:45 - Philippians 2.1-11: Christ's Humbling of Himself 0

Ephesians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Ephesians 1.1-14: Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ 00:09:28 - Ephesians 1.15-23: Prayer for Enlightenment 00:17:30 - Ephesians 2.1-10: By Grace You Have Been Saved Through Fait

1 Corinthians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - 1 Corinthians 1.1-25: Divisions in the Church 00:12:03 - 1 Corinthians 1.26—2.16: We Have the Mind of Christ 00:23:41 - 1 Corinthians 3: Labour in Christ's Field and Temple 00:3

Galatians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: The Gospel is Not Man's Gospel 00:14:20 - Chapter 2: The Apostles' Recognition of Paul and Conflict with Peter in Antioch 00:29:32 - Chapter 3: Receiving the Promises

2 Corinthians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - 2 Corinthians 1.1—2.11: Paul's Changed Plans 00:12:10 - 2 Corinthians 2.12—3.18: The Transforming Ministry of the New Covenant 00:27:49 - 2 Corinthians 4: Treasure in Jars of Cla

Romans: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Romans 1: I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel 00:18:03 - Romans 2: You Have No Excuse 00:29:50 - Romans 3: The Righteousness of God Manifest 00:47:27 - Romans 4: Abraham Our Father 01

Haggai: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: The People Must Rebuild the House of the Lord 00:12:07 - Chapter 2: The Coming Glory of the House and Blessing of the People If you have enjoyed my videos and podcast

Zephaniah: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: The Great Day of the Lord is Near 00:14:32 - Chapter 2: Judgment Upon the Nations 00:23:02 - Chapter 3: Conversion of the Nations and Restoration of Israel If you hav

Micah: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: Disaster Approaching 00:09:52 - Chapter 2: Woe to Those Who Devise Wickedness 00:21:34 - Chapter 3: The Unfaithful Rulers and Prophets 00:29:14 - Chapter 4: The Mounta

Amos: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS* 00:00:00 - Chapter 1: Judgment on Neighbouring Nations 00:13:57 - Chapter 2: Judgment on Judah and Israel 00:22:03 - Chapter 3: Israel's Guilt and Coming Punishment 00:30:36 - Chapter 4: Yo