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Kingdom Commentary
Discussing the tools, ideas, and narratives that surround what Jesus called the Kingdom of God for the shaping of our imagination today.
Episodes
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Paul's Early Trinitarian Language - God Part 9 - KC #055
Matt and Josh look at Paul’s description of God, and where the language of the Trinity emerges. They also discuss divine Christology and what comedy and horror…
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Did Jesus Claim to Be God? - God Part 8 - KC #054
Matt and Josh look at the portrayals of Jesus in the Gospels, and whether or not they frame him as divine. And what kind of divine. They also ask if Thomas…
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Why Christians Call God Father - God Part 7 - KC #053
Matt and Josh discuss why Jesus called God “Father.” This claim is both from the Old Testament and utterly unique, and reveals something core about how Jesus…
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The God of the Philosophers - God Part 6 - KC #052
Matt and Josh recap where the God series has been so far, summing up the various pictures of God that the Old Testament presents. Then they look at the time…
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God's Love vs. God's Justice - God Part 5 - KC #051
Matt and Josh pivot from talking about God’s nature to talking about his character. And then they explain how they’re actually the same thing. CHAPTERS: 00:00…
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The Otherness of God in the Scriptures - God Part 4 - KC #050
Matt and Josh check out Old Testament passages that paint God as wholly other than any created being. They explore Classical Theism and whether God is capable…
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Is Yahweh a Warrior God? - God Part 3 - KC #049
Matt and Josh examine some of the immanent pictures of God in the Old Testament, and how the Bible often uses imagery of Yahweh as a chief warrior God in…
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God Is Being, Not a Being - God Part 2 - KC #048
Matt and Josh look at two seemingly conflicting portraits of God. One that is an omnipresent source of Being, and one that is a tribal, local, personal God…
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Are There Multiple Gods in the Bible? - God Part 1 - KC #047
Season 2! Matt and Josh start off a series on God by talking about the ancient conceptions of the “gods,” and how they often make Bible-readers uncomfortable…
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Obsession, the Theology of Horror Movies, and Disordered Fear with Kutter Callaway - KC #046
Did you know that God commands us to meditate on horror? That there are horror stories in the Bible? This week’s guest, assistant professor of theology and…
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Imago Dei Theology Forum Recap - BONUS Episode - KC #045
This is a re-release of an exclusive BONUS episode we recorded earlier this year. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share with a friend. If…
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Can You Be a Billionaire and an Ethical Christian? - BONUS Episode - KC #044
This is a re-release of an exclusive BONUS episode we recorded earlier this year. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share with a friend. If…
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What's Between Death and New Creation? - BONUS Mailbag Q&A - KC #043
This is a re-release of an exclusive BONUS episode we recorded earlier this year. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share with a friend. If…
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Art and Vulnerability in the Church - BONUS Episode - KC #042
This is a re-release of an exclusive BONUS episode we recorded earlier this year. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share with a friend. If…
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Liberal Christianity and Biblical Inerrancy - BONUS Episode - KC #041
This is a re-release of an exclusive BONUS episode we recorded earlier this year. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share with a friend. If…
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The State of Contemporary Worship with Jesse Lasley - BONUS Episode - KC #040
This is a re-release of an exclusive BONUS episode we recorded earlier this year. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, follow, and share with a friend. If…
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Is the Trinity in the Old Testament? - Humanity Part 11 - KC #039
Matt and Josh answer your questions about what it means to be a human being, like “What does the sea represent in Revelation?” “Are human beings born…
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Misconceptions about the Image of God with Carmen Imes - Humanity Part 10 - KC #038
Matt and Josh interview Dr Carmen Imes. Dr. Imes explains what the image of God meant to an ancient Near Eastern people group and how the Bible gives wisdom…
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The Judgment of Mankind in Revelation - Humanity Part 9 - KC #037
Matt and Josh look at the end goal of human beings by turning to the book of Revelation. They get into judgment day, hell, the divinization of humans, the…
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Do You Have a Soul? - Humanity Part 8 - KC #036
Matt and Josh tackle human anthropology. What does the Bible say about what a human being is? How do the Old and New Testaments differ? How did the early…
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Becoming God's Fire - Humanity Part 7 - KC #035
Matt and Josh take a look at the Pope’s encyclical on AI, the craze around the new movie Obsession, and how, through Pentecost, the people of God become the…
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The Weirdness of the Transfiguration - Humanity Part 6 - KC #034
Matt and Josh turn to Jesus to see how his teachings, transfiguration, death, resurrection, and ascension all reveal what it means to be a human being. They…
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Beasts and Fire - Humanity Part 5 - KC #033
Matt and Josh explore the stories of Daniel and how they can be used to interpret Daniel's trippy LSD-like dreams. They respond to questions about humanity's…
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Idols Formed through Fire - Humanity Part 4 - KC #032
Matt and Josh look at Israel's role as a microcosm of humanity...or of humanity's role as a macrocosm of Israel. By focusing on Moses, they show how the Hebrew…
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A Series of Failures - Humanity Part 3 - KC #031
Matt and Josh look at the event commonly called “the Fall.” They discuss why that might not be a great name for what happened, whether humans are, by nature…
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The Image of God Is Community - Humanity Part 2 - KC #030
Matt and Josh look at the condition of humanity and creation as it's described in Genesis 2. They focus on humanity's role in creation and the inherent…
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The Image of God and Light - Humanity Part 1 - KC #029
Matt and Josh start a new series on what it means to be a human being. They start by looking at the definition of humanity in Genesis 1, and ask what the light…
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Did Jesus Have to Die for God to Forgive? - Biblical Law Part 11 Q&A - KC #028
Matt and Josh answer your questions about biblical law, including: Should Christians follow Jewish customs and festivals? What about Jewish Christians? Why…
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Biblicism and How Then Shall We Read? with Max Botner - How to Read the Bible Part 7 - KC #027
In a follow-up to the “How to Read the Bible” series, Matt and Josh speak with Dr. Max Botner about his new book, How Then Shall We Read? They discuss the…
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Paul and the Law - Biblical Law Part 10 - KC #026
Matt and Josh are joined by Isaac again to talk about Paul and biblical law. As they make their way through Paul and Romans, they look at the controversial…
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Atonement and the Lamb of the Free with Andrew Rillera - Biblical Law Part 9 - KC #025
Matt and Josh interview Dr. Andrew Rillera about his book, Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus's Death. They discuss…
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Jesus the Goat - Biblical Law Part 8 - KC #024
Matt and Josh talk about goats. They discuss the complex logic of atonement and purification, and how the blood of goats, lambs, pigeons (and even flour)…
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Ritual Purity Is Not Bad - Biblical Law Part 7 - KC #023
Matt and Josh are joined by Zac to discuss ritual purity laws. They discuss how they often get misconstrued as oppressive or legalistic, how Jesus confronts…
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The Lamb and the Feast of Communion - Biblical Law Part 6 - KC #022
Matt and Josh discuss two of the most common sacrificial offerings in Leviticus. They also explore how the Eucharist functions similarly to the Passover…
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The Resurrection and Renewal of Israel - Biblical Law Part 5 - KC #021
Matt and Josh explore the world of blessings and curses in covenant treaties. And how understanding these blessings and curses is the key to understanding many…
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Jesus as the Interpreter of Biblical Law - Biblical Law Part 4 - KC #020
Matt and Josh turn to the New Testament to see how Jesus read, lived out, and taught biblical law. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Car Registration and The Bone…
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Understanding Biblical Law with Dru Johnson - Biblical Law Part 3 - KC #019
Matt and Josh continue discussing biblical law and talk with Dr. Dru Johnson about how church communities can meditate on biblical law today. CHAPTERS: 00:00…
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Formational Wisdom Principles - Biblical Law Part 2 - KC #018
Matt and Josh explore the differences between common law and statutory law, and how biblical law was actually meant to be applied in formational covenant…
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The Law Is NOT a List of Rules - Biblical Law Part 1 - KC #017
Biblical Law is not boring or outdated! And if we think it is, we are probably reading it wrong. Matt and Josh debunk several misconceptions about biblical law…
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Will Jesus's Return Be Violent? - The Kingdom of God Part 10 - KC #016
Matt and Josh are joined by Jesse Lasley to discuss your questions about the kingdom of God, from practical church questions to demonology. If you would like…
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Evangelism and Participating in God's Reign - The Kingdom of God Part 9 - KC #015
Matt and Josh think through how to appropriately announce the good news of the kingdom today as a response to the questions our culture is asking. CHAPTERS…
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Announcing the Multiethnic Kingdom - The Kingdom of God Part 8 - #014
Matt and Josh discuss Paul's presentation of the gospel and why he includes gentiles in the restoration of Israel, explaining that ethnic reconciliation is not…
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The Human Who Reigns in Heaven - The Kingdom of God Part 7 - KC #013
Matt and Josh discuss how the incarnation, the ministry of Jesus, the crucifixion, the resurrection, the ascension, and the giving of the Spirit of Jesus play…
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The Way of the Cross - The Kingdom of God Part 6 - KC #012
Matt and Josh are joined by Isaac to discuss how kingdom ends cannot come without kingdom means. They also touch on violence in the kingdom of God, the way of…
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Jesus's Ministry of Anticipation - The Kingdom of God Part 5 - KC #011
Merry Christmas! In this special episode, Matt and Josh discuss the ministry of Jesus as the anticipation of his enthronement and the centrality of the…
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Israel as God's Kingdom - The Kingdom of God Part 4 - KC #010
Matt and Josh explore Israel’s role as a family that embodies God’s reign, God’s promise for humans to share in his divinity and rule, and a nuanced view of…
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The Reign of the Powers - The Kingdom of God Part 3 - KC #009
Matt and Josh discuss the Bible’s answer to what is wrong with the world. They take another look at the fall through the lens of humanity losing their role in…
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God's Reign in the Garden - The Kingdom of God Part 2 - KC #008
Matt and Josh discuss what it looks like to live under God’s reign by exploring Genesis 1-2 and the meaning of the incarnation in the context of creation…
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What the Gospel Isn't - The Kingdom of God Part 1 - KC #007
Matt and Josh begin a new series on the theme of the Gospel of the Kingdom. They explore what the Gospel isn’t and introduce the idea of God’s Kingdom…
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Is the Bible God's Word? - How to Read the Bible Q&A - KC #006
Matt and Josh respond to questions, including: “Why should we care about what the early church thought?” “Is the Bible God’s Word?” and “Is Josh a real…
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End Times Patterns and Living into the Future - How to Read the Bible Part 5 - KC #005
Matt and Josh discuss how to read the Bible with the end of the world in mind, and why it shapes how we live as the Church today. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:38…
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Which Rules Do We Obey? - How to Read the Bible Part 4 - KC #004
Happy Halloween! Matt and Josh discuss the moral sense of Scripture and how morality is not the goal of the Christian life, but a byproduct of being a…
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Patterns that Lead to Jesus - How to Read the Bible Part 3 - KC #003
Matt and Josh discuss why Biblicism doesn’t take the Bible seriously and examine how the Bible is designed to be read typologically, with patterns that unify…
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Should We Read the Bible Literally? - How to Read the Bible Part 2 - KC #002
Matt and Josh discuss what the early Church meant by reading the Bible "literally," why some Christians feel the impulse to defend the historicity of the…
Kingdom CommentaryWhy Is the Bible So Hard to Read? - How to Read the Bible Part 1 - KC #001
Matt and Josh discuss why the Bible can be so hard to read. They then contrast modern ways of reading the Bible with the 4 ways/senses the early Church used to…
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Times are changing fast, and in our increasingly complicated world, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed, not know right from wrong, truth from lie, and it can…