Shows / Reformed Thinking
Reformed Thinking
"Reformed Thinking" is a podcast dedicated to unraveling the intricacies of biblical teachings and theological questions, influenced by the abundant heritage of Reformed theology and Puritan writings. Whether exploring weighty Bible passages or dissecting influential Reformed books and articles, our goal is to offer insights that not only cultivate intellectual expansion but also, and more crucially, spiritual edification. Join us as we traverse the depths of scripture and Reformed thought…
Episodes
- Reformed Thinking
Blessed Are the Kingdom-Shaped Disciples (Matthew 5:6-12)
Deep Dive into Blessed Are the Kingdom-Shaped Disciples (Matthew 5:6-12)Matthew 5:6-12 presents the Beatitudes not as sentimental aphorisms or moralistic…
- Reformed Thinking
Risk Is Right Because Christ Is Worth More Than Life
Deep Dive into Risk Is Right Because Christ Is Worth More Than LifeThe provided texts argue that the modern obsession with safety and self-preservation is an…
- Reformed Thinking
Before the Crowd Convicts: OSINT, Accuracy, and Public Accusation in the Ukraine-Russia War
Deep Dive into Before the Crowd Convicts: OSINT, Accuracy, and Public Accusation in the Ukraine-Russia WarThe rise of open-source intelligence in the…
- Reformed Thinking
Able to Admonish: Mature Grace and Mutual Ministry (Romans 15:14)
Deep Dive into Able to Admonish: Mature Grace and Mutual Ministry (Romans 15:14)Romans 15:14 serves as a profound theological assertion of the local church's…
- Reformed Thinking
The Clear-Minded Cup: The Sovereign Substitution of Jesus Christ at Golgotha (Matthew 27:33-34)
Deep Dive into The Clear-Minded Cup: The Sovereign Substitution of Jesus Christ at Golgotha (Matthew 27:33-34)Matthew 27:33-34 captures the profound historical…
- Reformed Thinking
The Lion of Judah and the Coming Shiloh (Genesis 49:8-12)
Deep Dive into The Lion of Judah and the Coming Shiloh (Genesis 49:8-12)The provided sources offer an in-depth theological and exegetical analysis of Genesis…
- Reformed Thinking
Extraordinary Prayer for the Advance of Christ’s Kingdom | Jonathan Edwards
Deep Dive into Extraordinary Prayer for the Revival of Religion and the Advancement of Christ's Kingdom on Earth by Jonathan Edwards - Explanatory…
- Reformed Thinking
The Glory of Christ’s Unfailing Love for His People | John Owen
Deep Dive into The Glory of Christ by John Owen - The Glory of Christ in His LoveIn his examination of the glory of Christ, John Owen emphasizes that Christ's…
- Reformed Thinking
The Touchstone of Godly Sincerity (Job 27:10) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into The Touchstone of Godly Sincerity (Job 27:10) by Charles SpurgeonCharles Haddon Spurgeon's sermon, based on Job 27:10, explores the fundamental…
- Reformed Thinking
By Whose Authority? Reclaiming Ecclesial Oversight and Rejecting the "Lone Ranger" Paradigm in Global Missions
Deep Dive into By Whose Authority? Reclaiming Ecclesial Oversight and Rejecting the "Lone Ranger" Paradigm in Global MissionsThe missionary call is not merely…
- Reformed Thinking
Sovereignty in the Dust: A Reformed and Contextual Exposition of the Monarch’s Manifesto (Matthew 5:1–5)
Deep Dive into Sovereignty in the Dust: A Reformed and Contextual Exposition of the Monarch’s Manifesto (Matthew 5:1–5)The provided texts offer a Reformed and…
- Reformed Thinking
Contending for Christ Contra Mundum Athanasius, Exile, and the Incarnate Word
Deep Dive into Contending for Christ Contra Mundum Athanasius, Exile, and the Incarnate WordThe provided texts explore Athanasius of Alexandria's lifelong…
- Reformed Thinking
Stylistic Restraint in the English Bible: The Rhetoric of Litotes and Scriptural Magnification
Deep Dive into Stylistic Restraint in the English Bible: The Rhetoric of Litotes and Scriptural MagnificationThe provided texts explore how the English Bible…
- Reformed Thinking
The Genealogy of Transgression and the Anatomy of Death (James 1:14-15)
Deep Dive into The Genealogy of Transgression and the Anatomy of Death (James 1:14-15)The exposition of James 1:14-15 dismantles the ancient and modern human…
- Reformed Thinking
The Compelled Cross-Bearer: Simon of Cyrene and the Sovereign Humiliation of Christ (Matthew 27:32)
Deep Dive into The Compelled Cross-Bearer: Simon of Cyrene and the Sovereign Humiliation of Christ (Matthew 27:32)Matthew 27:32 describes the moment Roman…
- Reformed Thinking
Sovereign Retribution and the Scattering of Simeon and Levi (Genesis 49:5-7)
Deep Dive into Sovereign Retribution and the Scattering of Simeon and Levi (Genesis 49:5-7)Genesis 49:5-7 captures the solemn deathbed prophecy of the…
- Reformed Thinking
God’s Righteousness: The Eternal Standard of Good and Evil (Psalm 119:142) | Jonathan Edwards
Deep Dive into The Eternal and Intrinsic Reasons of Good and Evil (Psalm 119:142) by Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards’s sermon on Psalm 119:142 asserts that…
- Reformed Thinking
The Syntax and Structure of Paul’s Argument in Romans 1 | Albert L. Lukaszewski, et al.
Deep Dive into The Lexham Syntactic Greek New Testament, SBL Edition: Expansions and Annotations by Albert L. Lukaszewski, et al. - Romans 1The provided text…
- Reformed Thinking
A Last Look-Out (2 Timothy 4:6) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into A Last Look-Out (2 Timothy 4:6) by Charles SpurgeonCharles Spurgeon’s sermon reflects on the Apostle Paul's declaration in 2 Timothy 4:6 that…
- Reformed Thinking
The Consecrated Craftsman: Confessional Orthodoxy, Pastoral Oversight, and the Imperative of Theological Rigor in Gospel Missions
Deep Dive into The Consecrated Craftsman: Confessional Orthodoxy, Pastoral Oversight, and the Imperative of Theological Rigor in Gospel MissionsProspective…
- Reformed Thinking
The Infant King in a Violent World: Herod's Atrocities, Simeon, Anna, and the Gospel for Israel and the Nations
Deep Dive into The Infant King in a Violent World: Herod's Atrocities, Simeon, Anna, and the Gospel for Israel and the NationsThe provided texts examine the…
- Reformed Thinking
The Telescope of Affliction: Magnifying the Supremacy of Christ through Sovereign Loss and Death
Deep Dive into The Telescope of Affliction: Magnifying the Supremacy of Christ through Sovereign Loss and DeathThe provided texts offer a deep theological…
- Reformed Thinking
The Healing Gift and the Sovereign Mercy of Christ
Deep Dive into The Healing Gift and the Sovereign Mercy of ChristThe theological doctrine of cessationism asserts that the miraculous apostolic sign-gifts…
- Reformed Thinking
A Prayer for God-Pleasing Wisdom (Colossians 1:9-12)
Deep Dive into A Prayer for God-Pleasing Wisdom (Colossians 1:9-12)Colossians 1:9-12 serves as an apostolic blueprint for Christian maturity, presenting a…
- Reformed Thinking
The Crowning of the Silent Lamb (Matthew 27:27-31)
Deep Dive into The Crowning of the Silent Lamb (Matthew 27:27-31)The narrative of Matthew 27:27-31 captures the profound theological realities of Christ's…
- Reformed Thinking
Sovereign Verdicts over the Firstborn (Genesis 49:1-4)
Deep Dive into Sovereign Verdicts over the Firstborn (Genesis 49:1-4)Genesis 49:1-4 captures the solemn moment when the dying patriarch Jacob gathers his…
- Reformed Thinking
Spiritual Pride vs. True Humility | Jonathan Edwards
Deep Dive into Spiritual Pride vs. True Humility by Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards, in the sources, draws a sharp contrast between the characteristics of…
- Reformed Thinking
O Lord, Heal Me in My Distress (Psalm 6) | Biblical Studies Press
Deep Dive into The NET Bible First Edition Notes by Biblical Studies Press - Psalm 6The notes on Psalm 6 outline the experience of a psalmist who is enduring a…
- Reformed Thinking
Self-Humbling and Self-Searching (Song of Solomon 1:6) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into Self-Humbling and Self-Searching (Song of Solomon 1:6) by Charles SpurgeonIn Charles Spurgeon's sermon "Self-Humbling and Self-Searching," based…
- Reformed Thinking
Children, Calling, and the Nations A Reformed Essay on Missions and Parental Stewardship
Deep Dive into Children, Calling, and the Nations A Reformed Essay on Missions and Parental StewardshipThe intersection of a cross-cultural missionary calling…
- Reformed Thinking
Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: The Savior, the Wise Men, and the Vision of Isaiah
Deep Dive into Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: The Savior, the Wise Men, and the Vision of IsaiahThe provided texts offer a profound theological and…
- Reformed Thinking
Jesus Christ, the Root of Jesse: King, Covenant Fulfillment, and Hope of the Nations
Deep Dive into Jesus Christ, the Root of Jesse: King, Covenant Fulfillment, and Hope of the NationsThe biblical title of the Root of Jesse, primarily found in…
- Reformed Thinking
θεοστυγής (Theostygēs): The Heart That Hates God
Deep Dive into θεοστυγήςThe word theostyges is a Greek adjective formed as a compound of the terms for god and hated. The interpretation of this word…
- Reformed Thinking
The War of the Two Natures: Walking by the Sovereign Spirit over the Desires of the Flesh (Galatians 5:17-25)
Deep Dive into The War of the Two Natures: Walking by the Sovereign Spirit over the Desires of the Flesh (Galatians 5:17-25)Galatians 5:17-25 depicts the…
- Reformed Thinking
The Innocent Condemned and the Guilty Released (Matthew 27:24-26)
Deep Dive into The Innocent Condemned and the Guilty Released (Matthew 27:24-26)Matthew 27:24-26 captures the tragic yet redemptive climax of the trial of…
- Reformed Thinking
Sovereign Grace Overriding Human Expectations (Genesis 48:17-22)
Deep Dive into Sovereign Grace Overriding Human Expectations (Genesis 48:17-22)The narrative of Genesis 48:17-22 captures a profound theological moment where…
- Reformed Thinking
Types of Messiah | Jonathan Edwards
Deep Dive into Types of Messiah by Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards asserts that the Old Testament functions as a vast system of types and shadows designed by…
- Reformed Thinking
Catholic Theology
Deep Dive into The Moody Handbook of Theology, Revised and Expanded by Paul Enns - Catholic TheologyContemporary Roman Catholicism was fundamentally reshaped…
- Reformed Thinking
The Pastor’s Parting Blessing (Romans 16:24) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into The Pastor’s Parting Blessing (Romans 16:24) by Charles SpurgeonCharles Spurgeon’s sermon on Romans 16:24 explores the deep significance of the…
- Reformed Thinking
The Weight of the Cross and the Honor of the Hearth: Navigating Parental Opposition to the Sovereign Missionary Call
Deep Dive into The Weight of the Cross and the Honor of the Hearth: Navigating Parental Opposition to the Sovereign Missionary CallThe provided texts explore…
- Reformed Thinking
Sovereign Grace and the Bruised Reed (Matthew 1:1-21)
Deep Dive into Sovereign Grace and the Bruised Reed (Matthew 1:1-21)The two sources provide a Reformed theological analysis of Matthew's opening chapter…
- Reformed Thinking
Boasting Only in the Cross: The Blazing Center of a Life Not Wasted
Deep Dive into Boasting Only in the Cross: The Blazing Center of a Life Not WastedBoth provided texts offer a theological exposition of Galatians 6:14, warning…
- Reformed Thinking
עָלֶה (Aleh): The Leaf That Does Not Wither
Deep Dive into עָלֶהThe Hebrew masculine noun ʿāleh is primarily translated in biblical literature as leaf, foliage, or leafage. Etymologically, the term…
- Reformed Thinking
Constrained by the Crucified and Risen Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
Deep Dive into Constrained by the Crucified and Risen Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)Second Corinthians 5:14-15 serves as the theological engine for Christian…
- Reformed Thinking
Christ Condemned by the Crowd and Sovereign Redemption (Matthew 27:19-23)
Deep Dive into Christ Condemned by the Crowd and Sovereign Redemption (Matthew 27:19-23)Matthew 27:19-23 presents a profound theological and historical…
- Reformed Thinking
Sovereign Election and Covenant Blessing (Genesis 48:8-16)
Deep Dive into Sovereign Election and Covenant Blessing (Genesis 48:8-16)The narrative of Genesis 48:8-16 portrays the aged patriarch Jacob blessing Joseph's…
- Reformed Thinking
Christian Cautions (Psalm 139:23-24) | Jonathan Edwards
Deep Dive into Christian Cautions (Psalm 139:23-24) by Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards's meditation on Psalm 139:23-24 emphasizes the necessity for Christians…
- Reformed Thinking
The Glory of Christ in His Humble Condescension | John Owen
Deep Dive into The Glory of Christ by John Owen - The Glory of Christ in His Assumption of the Office of a Mediator - First in His CondescensionIn his work on…
- Reformed Thinking
Prosperity Under Persecution (Exodus 1:10-12) | Charles Spurgeon
Prosperity Under Persecution (Exodus 1:10-12) by Charles SpurgeonCharles Haddon Spurgeon's sermon, Prosperity Under Persecution, explores the paradox that God…
- Reformed Thinking
Is God Calling Me to Missions? How Does Marriage Affect My Call?
Deep Dive into Is God Calling Me to Missions? How Does Marriage Affect My Call?The relationship between marriage and the missionary call requires harmonizing…
- Reformed Thinking
Beyond the Folklore of the Lonely Stable: A Cultural and Covenantal Exegesis of Luke 2:1–20
Deep Dive into Beyond the Folklore of the Lonely Stable: A Cultural and Covenantal Exegesis of Luke 2:1–20Both sources offer a critical re-examination of the…
- Reformed Thinking
The Greatness of God
Deep Dive into Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson - The Greatness of GodMillard J. Erickson's theological overview explores the fundamental nature of…
- Reformed Thinking
The Emergency Test: Ukraine, Free Speech, and Democratic Survival in Wartime
Deep Dive into The Emergency Test: Ukraine, Free Speech, and Democratic Survival in WartimeThe ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia presents a profound…
- Reformed Thinking
Losing Life to Save It: The Call of Christ (Mark 8:34-35)
Deep Dive into Losing Life to Save It: The Call of Christ (Mark 8:34-35)Mark 8:34-35 outlines Jesus Christ's non-negotiable terms for Christian discipleship…
- Reformed Thinking
The Innocent King and the Chosen Criminal (Matthew 27:15-18)
Deep Dive into The Innocent King and the Chosen Criminal (Matthew 27:15-18)Matthew 27:15-18 captures the historical and theological moment when Pontius Pilate…
- Reformed Thinking
The Covenant Overrides the Cosmos: Sovereign Election and Adoption (Genesis 48:1-7)
Deep Dive into The Covenant Overrides the Cosmos: Sovereign Election and Adoption (Genesis 48:1-7)Genesis 48:1-7 portrays the patriarch Jacob at the end of his…
- Reformed Thinking
We Have Peace with God (Romans 5:1) | Jonathan Edwards
Deep Dive into We Have Peace with God (Romans 5:1) by Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards’s discourse on Romans 5:1 examines the concept of having peace with God…
- Reformed Thinking
The Gospel Reveals God’s Righteousness and Humanity’s Guilt (Romans 1) | R. C. Sproul
Deep Dive into The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) by R. C. Sproul - Romans 1The commentary on Romans 1 begins with Paul…
- Reformed Thinking
The Alarum (Psalm 42:8) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into The Alarum (Psalm 42:8) by Charles SpurgeonCharles Spurgeon's sermon, "The Alarum," serves as a passionate call for spiritual wakefulness among…
- Reformed Thinking
Opened Doors and Faithful Steps for Discerning the Call to Missions Through Gospel Opportunity
Deep Dive into Opened Doors and Faithful Steps for Discerning the Call to Missions Through Gospel OpportunityThe provided texts argue that modern Christians…