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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 ThinkingGrace for Every Step: Walking by the Spirit in Prayer and All of Life
Deep Dive into Grace for Every Step: Walking by the Spirit in Prayer and All of Life These sources examine the Christian mandate to walk by the Spirit as…
Reformed ThinkingA Grain of Wheat in Burma: Adoniram Judson and the Grace of Costly Mission
Deep Dive into A Grain of Wheat in Burma: Adoniram Judson and the Grace of Costly Mission These sources present a Reformed theological and homiletical treatise…
Reformed Thinkingπροεπαγγέλλω (Proepangellō): God Promised the Gospel Beforehand
Deep Dive into προεπαγγέλλω The provided source material analyzes the ancient Greek verb προεπαγγέλλω (proepangellō), which translates to making a prior…
Reformed ThinkingThe Harvest of the Tongue: Death, Life, and Redeeming Grace (Proverbs 18:21)
Deep Dive into The Harvest of the Tongue: Death, Life, and Redeeming Grace (Proverbs 18:21) The provided sources present an in-depth theological exploration of…
Reformed ThinkingThe King Who Stayed on the Cross: Saving Grace amid the Mockery (Mark 15:27–32)
Deep Dive into The King Who Stayed on the Cross: Saving Grace amid the Mockery (Mark 15:27–32) These sources provide an in-depth theological and historical…
Reformed ThinkingSeeking the Bread Giver and His Hidden Glory (John 6:22-25)
Deep Dive into Seeking the Bread Giver and His Hidden Glory (John 6:22-25) These sources provide an in-depth theological exposition of John 6:22–25, analyzing…
Reformed ThinkingThe Jealous God and His Abundant Mercy (Exodus 20:4-6)
Deep Dive into The Jealous God and His Abundant Mercy (Exodus 20:4-6) These sources provide an in-depth theological and historical examination of the Second…
Reformed ThinkingThe Principles of Particular Redemption | John Owen
Deep Dive into The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen - Things Previously to Be Considered, to the Solution of Objections John Owen's…
Reformed ThinkingAll Have Sinned: Justified Freely by Grace (Romans 3) | Bruce B. Barton
Deep Dive into Romans by Bruce B. Barton - Romans 3 The provided text examines Paul's letter to the Romans, focusing on human sinfulness and the universal need…
Reformed ThinkingThe Majestic Voice (Psalm 29:4) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into The Majestic Voice (Psalm 29:4) by Charles Spurgeon This sermon by Charles Spurgeon explores the profound concept that God’s voice, often…
Reformed ThinkingPaul’s Signature and the Grace of Christ (2 Thessalonians 3:17–18) | F. F. Bruce
Deep Dive into Word Biblical Commentary: 1&2 Thessalonians by F. F. Bruce - Letter Closing (2 Thess. 3:17-18) The excerpt examines the concluding verses of 2…
Reformed ThinkingLaboring in Sovereign Energy: Christ the All-Sufficient Physician and the Agony of Intercession
Deep Dive into Laboring in Sovereign Energy: Christ the All-Sufficient Physician and the Agony of Intercession These sources examine the theology of soul care…
Reformed ThinkingScotland’s Protestant Martyrs Under Henry VIII | John Foxe
Deep Dive into Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe - An Account of the Persecutions in Scotland During the Reign of These historical texts recount the severe…
Reformed Thinkingיִרְאָה (Yirʾāh): The Fear of the LORD Is Wisdom
Deep Dive into יִרְאָה The provided text is a detailed lexicographical and theological analysis of the Biblical Hebrew feminine noun yir'ah, which primarily…
Reformed ThinkingThe Sword and the Salve (Proverbs 12:18)
Deep Dive into The Sword and the Salve (Proverbs 12:18) These sources examine the theological and moral significance of human speech through an expository…
Reformed ThinkingThe King at Golgotha (Mark 15:22-26)
Deep Dive into The King at Golgotha (Mark 15:22-26) The provided texts offer an expository and theological analysis of the crucifixion of Jesus in Mark…
Reformed ThinkingThe King Who Walks on the Sea (John 6:15-21)
Deep Dive into The King Who Walks on the Sea (John 6:15-21) These sources provide a comprehensive Reformed theological exposition of John 6:15–21, examining…
Reformed ThinkingThe Redeemer's Claim: Undivided Worship Before the Living God (Exodus 20:1-3)
Deep Dive into The Redeemer's Claim: Undivided Worship Before the Living God (Exodus 20:1-3) The provided sources offer an in-depth theological and historical…
Reformed ThinkingScriptural Proofs for Particular Redemption | John Owen
Deep Dive into The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen - The Last General Argument In this text, John Owen argues that Jesus Christ died…
Reformed ThinkingThe LORD’s Pure Words Amid Human Falsehood (Psalm 12) | Carl Friedrich Keil, et al.
Deep Dive into Commentary on the Old Testament by Carl Friedrich Keil - Psalm 12 Carl Friedrich Keil's commentary on Psalm 12 explores a prayer for deliverance…
Reformed ThinkingThe Plea of Faith (2 Samuel 7:25) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into The Plea of Faith (2 Samuel 7:25) by Charles Spurgeon Charles Spurgeon’s sermon emphasizes the paramount importance of knowing the scriptures…
Reformed ThinkingWork Quietly and Do Not Grow Weary (2 Thessalonians 3:6–16) | F. F. Bruce
Deep Dive into Word Biblical Commentary: 1&2 Thessalonians by F. F. Bruce - Exhortation (2 Thess. 3:6-16) The provided text examines the apostolic instructions…
Reformed ThinkingGrace for the Willing Heart
Deep Dive into Grace for the Willing Heart These sources examine spiritual exhaustion among believers who attempt to sustain their walk with God through human…
Reformed ThinkingEvil and God's World: A Special Problem
Deep Dive into Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson - Evil and God's World: A Special Problem The provided text examines the theological dilemma of evil…
Reformed ThinkingLines That Must Not Become Borders: Ukraine, Buffer Zones, and the Burden of an Armed Peace
Deep Dive into Lines That Must Not Become Borders: Ukraine, Buffer Zones, and the Burden of an Armed Peace The provided texts offer an interdisciplinary…
Reformed ThinkingThe Anatomy of Abandoned Love (Revelation 2:4-5)
Deep Dive into The Anatomy of Abandoned Love (Revelation 2:4-5) These texts provide a detailed theological and pastoral analysis of Revelation 2:4–5, examining…
Reformed ThinkingThe Compelled Cross-Bearer: Sovereign Providence, Penal Substitution, and the Call to Discipleship (Mark 15:21)
Deep Dive into The Compelled Cross-Bearer: Sovereign Providence, Penal Substitution, and the Call to Discipleship (Mark 15:21) The provided texts examine Mark…
Reformed ThinkingThe Bread in His Hands: Christ’s Abundant Provision and the Sign of the Prophet (John 6:1–14)
Deep Dive into The Bread in His Hands: Christ’s Abundant Provision and the Sign of the Prophet (John 6:1–14) The provided texts offer an in-depth theological…
Reformed ThinkingThe Holy God at Sinai: Boundaries, Mediation, and the Word of the Covenant (Exodus 19:18-25)
Deep Dive into The Holy God at Sinai: Boundaries, Mediation, and the Word of the Covenant (Exodus 19:18-25) The provided texts offer an in-depth theological…
Reformed ThinkingMerit and Substitutionary Death of Christ | John Owen
Deep Dive into The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen - Of the Merit of Christ, with Arguments from Thence John Owen examines the concept of…
Reformed ThinkingEquipped by the Word: Why Scripture Is Sufficient for Faith and Life
Deep Dive into Equipped by the Word: Why Scripture Is Sufficient for Faith and Life These texts emphasize that the Bible is completely sufficient for faith and…
Reformed ThinkingHatred Without Cause (John 15:25) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into Hatred Without Cause (John 15:25) by Charles Spurgeon Charles Spurgeon’s sermon examines the biblical passage “They hated me without a cause,”…
Reformed ThinkingThe Word Runs, the Lord Is Faithful (2 Thessalonians 3:1–5) | F. F. Bruce
Deep Dive into Word Biblical Commentary: 1&2 Thessalonians by F. F. Bruce - Further Prayer (2 Thess. 3:1-5) Paul and his companions request that the…
Reformed ThinkingHeld by Love, Offered to God: Realizing God's Loving Provisions in Prayer and Consecration
Deep Dive into Held by Love, Offered to God: Realizing God's Loving Provisions in Prayer and Consecration The provided texts explore biblical consecration and…
Reformed ThinkingAn Account of the Persecutions in Great Britain and Ireland | John Foxe
Deep Dive into Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe - An Account of the Persecutions in Great Britain and Ireland This historical account details the severe…
Reformed ThinkingThe Grammar of Purpose: The Sovereign Telos of God in the English Bible
Deep Dive into The Grammar of Purpose: The Sovereign Telos of God in the English Bible These sources examine how the English Bible uses purpose markers like…
Reformed ThinkingHold Fast Together: Hope, Love, and the Approaching Day (Hebrews 10:23–25)
Deep Dive into Hold Fast Together: Hope, Love, and the Approaching Day (Hebrews 10:23–25) The provided sources offer an in-depth theological and historical…
Reformed ThinkingThe Mocked King on the Way to the Cross (Mark 15:16–20)
Deep Dive into The Mocked King on the Way to the Cross (Mark 15:16–20) These texts provide a detailed theological and historical analysis of Mark 15:16–20…
Reformed ThinkingThe Accusation of the Living Word: Christ, Moses, and the Fatal Failure of Self-Righteous Unbelief (John 5:39-47)
Deep Dive into The Accusation of the Living Word: Christ, Moses, and the Fatal Failure of Self-Righteous Unbelief (John 5:39-47) These sources provide an…
Reformed ThinkingAt the Foot of the Holy Mountain: Holiness, Mediation, and Meeting God (Exodus 19:16–17)
Deep Dive into At the Foot of the Holy Mountain: Holiness, Mediation, and Meeting God (Exodus 19:16–17) These sources offer an in-depth theological and…
Reformed ThinkingThe Satisfaction of Christ Proved by His Suffering and Substitution | John Owen
Deep Dive into The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen - Being a Second Part of the Former Digression - Arguments to Prove the Satisfaction of…
Reformed ThinkingNature of Man | Charles Hodge
Deep Dive into Systematic Theology by Charles Hodge - Nature of Man Charles Hodge's theological text explores the nature of man by examining the relationship…
Reformed ThinkingMen Chosen- Fallen Angels Rejected (Hebrews 2:16) by Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into Men Chosen- Fallen Angels Rejected (Hebrews 2:16) by Charles Spurgeon In his sermon, Charles Spurgeon explores the biblical concept of divine…
Reformed ThinkingChosen for Salvation: Stand Firm in Christ (2 Thessalonians 2:13–17) | F. F. Bruce
Deep Dive into Word Biblical Commentary: 1&2 Thessalonians by F. F. Bruce - Further Thanksgiving, Encouragement and Prayer (2 Thess. 2:13-17) In these excerpts…
Reformed ThinkingFrom Despair to Living Hope: Praying in the Power of the Risen Christ
Deep Dive into From Despair to Living Hope: Praying in the Power of the Risen Christ These sources examine how union with Christ and His resurrection power, as…
Reformed ThinkingThe One Mediator: How the God-Man Reconciles Sinners to God in the New Covenant
Deep Dive into The One Mediator: How the God-Man Reconciles Sinners to God in the New Covenant These sources provide a thorough theological and historical…
Reformed Thinkingσυμπαρακαλέω (Symparakaleō): Mutual Encouragement Through Faith
Deep Dive into συμπαρακαλέω These technical sources provide a comprehensive lexical analysis of the Greek verb symparakaleō, which primarily denotes the act of…
Reformed ThinkingPatient Love That Pursues the Good: A Church Shaped by Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:14–15)
Deep Dive into Patient Love That Pursues the Good: A Church Shaped by Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:14–15) These sources provide a comprehensive theological…
Reformed ThinkingThe Condemned King and the Released Rebel: Justice, Envy, and Grace (Mark 15:6–15)
Deep Dive into The Condemned King and the Released Rebel: Justice, Envy, and Grace (Mark 15:6–15) The provided sources offer an in-depth theological and…
Reformed ThinkingThe Father’s Witness and the Word That Abides (John 5:37-38)
Deep Dive into The Father’s Witness and the Word That Abides (John 5:37-38) These sources provide an in-depth theological analysis of John 5:37–38, a passage…
Reformed ThinkingBefore the Holy Mountain: Consecration, Boundaries, and the Promise of Access (Exodus 19:10–15)
Deep Dive into Before the Holy Mountain: Consecration, Boundaries, and the Promise of Access (Exodus 19:10–15) These sources examine the biblical account of…
Reformed ThinkingThe Necessity of Satisfaction in the Election of Grace | John Owen
Deep Dive into The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen - A Digression, Containing the Substance of an Occasional Conference Concerning the…
Reformed ThinkingUniversal Guilt and Justification by Faith (Romans 3) | Charles Simeon
Deep Dive into Horae Homileticae Vol. 15: Romans by Charles Simeon - Romans 3 Charles Simeon’s commentary on Romans 3 explores the spiritual privileges of…
Reformed ThinkingChrist Exalted (Hebrews 10:12-13) by Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into Christ Exalted (Hebrews 10:12-13) by Charles Spurgeon This historical sermon by Charles Spurgeon interprets Hebrews 10:12-13 to emphasize the…
Reformed ThinkingDead to the Tyrant, Alive unto God: The Soul Physician’s Art of Victorious Prayer and Covenant Freedom (Romans 6:1–14)
Deep Dive into Dead to the Tyrant, Alive unto God: The Soul Physician’s Art of Victorious Prayer and Covenant Freedom (Romans 6:1–14) These sources provide a…
Reformed ThinkingAntichrist and the Final Rebellion (2 Thessalonians 2:1–12) | F. F. Bruce
Deep Dive into Word Biblical Commentary: 1&2 Thessalonians by F. F. Bruce - Excursus on Antichrist This academic excursus explores the historical and…
Reformed ThinkingThe One Mediator: How the God-Man Reconciles Sinners to God in the New Covenant
Deep Dive into The One Mediator: How the God-Man Reconciles Sinners to God in the New Covenant These sources explore the theological significance of Jesus…
Reformed Thinkingלְאֹם (Leʾom): Nations Under God’s Sovereignty
Deep Dive into לְאֹם The provided sources define the Hebrew noun le’om, which fundamentally refers to a nation or a distinct ethnic community. Primarily…
Reformed ThinkingSeeking the Brother: Truth, Witness, and Restoring Love (Matthew 18:15–17)
Deep Dive into Seeking the Brother: Truth, Witness, and Restoring Love (Matthew 18:15–17) The provided sources offer a comprehensive theological and pastoral…
Reformed ThinkingThe Majestic Silence of the King Before Pilate (Mark 15:1-5)
Deep Dive into The Majestic Silence of the King Before Pilate (Mark 15:1-5) These sources provide a comprehensive theological and historical analysis of the…