On today's podcast, Jon and Justin have Chad Bird on to discuss the ideology of having a personal relationship with Jesus. Where does this ideology and language come from? Is it helpful? Is it biblical? The guys consider these things and then move on to discuss the fact that the Christian life is inherently corporate and our Christian devotion is church-shaped. Why do we need the church? What is the point of the corporate gathering? (Hint: this has everything to do with our need for Jesus to minister to us and give us his gifts.)
Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin talk in more depth with Chad Bird about a theology of the cross versus a theology of glory--and how these two ways of doing theology manifest themselves in our perspective on church.
Resources:
Our episode: "Your Sanctification is Not For You"
Our episode: "Have We Missed the Point of Church?"
40 Minutes In The Old Testament from 1517 Podcasts
Hidden Streams from 1517 Podcasts
About Chad Bird from 1517 Podcasts
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