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Romans #3: Interview Michael Gorman

Rob and Vinnie interview one of the leading NT scholars in the world Michael Gorman regarding his new commentary on the book of Romans: Romans: A Theological and Pastoral Commentary.  

We address questions regarding the meaning and purpose of Romans: Does Romans teach that we must submit to our government at all times? What does Romans say about the restoration of Israel? What is the significance of the women mentioned in Romans 16? 

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Romans #2: Romans, the Gospel, and Faith

Rob and Vinnie set the background for the letter to Rome and delve into the beginning of Romans. 

 

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Romans #1 Paul, Romans, and the New Perpsective

Rob and Vinnie begin to tackle perhaps the NT's most significant work. Before opening the pages of Romans, they address what recent scholarship has been saying about Paul and his letters and why this matters. This is a great foundation for studying Paul and his letters. 

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The book of Acts #6: Interview with Mark Charles: The Church, the US, and Native Americans

Join us for today's episode with 2020 Presidential candidate Mark Charles and the author of Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing, Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, as we wrestle with the doctrine of discovery and its impact on the indigenous peoples of North America. In this episode, we grapple with the treatment of Native Americans and the church's role in supporting the horrific and genocidal treatment of the native people of this land. This powerful interview will certainly leave you uncomfortable. But it is a past that we must reckon with if we are to ever move forward in bringing conciliation. 

 

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The book of Acts #5: Missions: Interview with Dave and Kim Shields

Listeners are in for a treat today. Rob and Vinnie interview Dave and Kim Shields on life in the mission field. Dave and Kim moved to Kenya and were the key figure behind the formation of a children's school in Kenya. After returning to the US Dave went on to serve as the Campus pastor for a multi-site church and later still as the director of Missions for a large church in No California. They returned to the missions field by moving to the Philippines and working with those who were rescued from sex trafficking. Kim continues to work with a ministry in the Philippines today. 

They are two of the really good people in the church. 

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For more information on short-term mission trips see: Kristy Labarge at Impact

 

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Outakes from 2022 Determinetruth podcast

If you would like a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a podcast, then this episode is for you. These are some of the classic moments from Rob and Vinnie's first year together! We are not sure you will learn a thing by listening to this episode, but we suspect you might get a few laughs in! 

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Book of Acts #3: Beginning of the Kingdom of God

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie look at the literary nature of the book of Acts in order to discern Luke's objectives. They note that the stories in Acts parallel the Gospel of Luke. What Jesus does in Luke is what Peter and Paul do in Acts. They also note that Luke seems concerned to affirm that Paul is an apostle alongside Peter and the others. Thus, Luke demonstrates that what Peter does Paul does. Finally, they address the book of Acts and Acts' stress on the beginning of the Kingdom of God in Jesus and what this means for our understanding of the end times.  

Book of Acts #2: Is the Kingdom now?

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie continue their introduction to the book of Acts. "Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel at this time? They look at Ezekiel 37 and how that may illuminate our understanding of the kingdom of God and the message of Acts.

 

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Book of Acts #1: how to understand Acts

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie begin a study of the book of Acts. Acts narrates the Christ movement from the Ascension of Jesus (AD 30) to Paul's imprisonment in Rome (AD 62). The book shows the first Christ-followers doing what Jesus did as they take the message of Christ to the Roman world. While going, however, they experience great opposition. the early years of the Church were filled with great tension both among the Jewish and the Roman peoples. 

 

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Understanding Genesis #11 Noah’s Flood

In this episode, Rob leads a zoom Bible study through the Flood episode in Gen 6-9. We note many of the parallels between Adam and Noah and the Flood narrative.

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As we read the flood narrative (Gen 7-8) it is important to read the text as literature first. In doing so, note the parallels between the creation account and the flood narrative:

• Deep (Tehom) 1:2; 7:11; 8:2
• Earth covered by water 1:2; 7:24
• Wind/Spirit of God over the water 1:2; 8:1
• Water recedes 1:9; 8:1-5
• Land appears 1:9; 8:5
• Classification of animals 1:21, 24-25; 6:20; 7:14, 21, 23
• God blesses them 1:28; 9:1
• Be fruitful and multiply 1:28; 8:17; 9:1, 7
• In God’s image 1:27; 9:6

 

The flood narrative is the undoing of creation (decreation). The two sources of water (7:11) recall the water in 1:6-7. The flood uncreates and returns creation to a state it was in beforehand when there were only waters. The world after the flood represents the beginning of a new creation. The ark, in fact, is a model of Eden: those inside receive and those outside perish.

 

Interestingly, the narrative does not put the onus on God: He is not an angry, vengeful God imposing punishment on the creation. Daniel Hawk notes, “the conventional translations, however, override the grammar of the Hebrew text, which makes a statement of fact rather than a declaration of intent. The construction suggests that God has seen where the ruination of creation is headed and has decided to accelerate the process to its completion.”[1] The flood is not evil. It is a purging of evil; a cleansing; the making of a new start.

 

If there is a theme here, it is that God judges all flesh but saves a remnant. This, of course, will be a theme that pervades all of the biblical story.

 

Again, we must look to the ANE (ancient near east) world to see if we can learn from them. Moses certainly adapted his stories to reflect the biblical God. At the same time, there are numerous parallels between the biblical story and these ANE accounts.

 

One of the questions that arises from the flood account is that of the apparently universal language. The question we must ask is whether or not the author is speaking from a human perspective or the divine perspective. That is, does “all” in this text mean: “all” that I could see or know about? or “all” as in “everything” from God’s perspective (cp Gen 41:57: Deut 2:25).

[1] Hawk, L. Daniel. The Violence of the Biblical God (p. 32). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.. Kindle Edition.

 

Reading the NT

Flood is a type of baptism

1 Pet 3:20

 

Flood as an analogy for the last days

In God’s judgment he will save a remnant: “As it was in the days of Noah” (Matt 24:37-41; 25:31-46): “one will be taken and one will be left”

 

Flood is a type of God’s judgment on sin

2 Pet 3:3-7

 

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