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Outlaw God
The Outlaw God podcast is about moving from theological speculation to proclamation. Featuring Dr. Steven Paulson and co-hosted by Caleb Keith.
Episodes
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Mysticism Through Love
In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith take a look into Eastern and Western influences on mysticism. The conversation…
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Mysticism and the Mind
In this episode of the Outlaw God, Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith explore the transition from mysticism to evangelicalism, focusing on Luther's scholarship…
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Overlooking Idiocy (Acts 17:26-34)
In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, Stephen Paulson and Caleb Keith continue to look at the theological implications of Paul's sermon at the Areopagus…
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Paul's Preaching
In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, hosts Stephen Paulson and Caleb Keith continue in Acts 17, focusing on the themes of mysticism, the influence of…
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Finding the Unknown God
In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, Stephen Paulson and Caleb Keith explore the themes of divine election, the search for the unknown God, and humans…
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Method of Mysticism
In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, Stephen Paulson and Caleb Keith look into the complexities of Martin Luther's relationship with mysticism, exploring…
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Problem of Death
In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, hosts Caleb Keith and Steve Paulson explore the intersection of Lutheran theology and mysticism, particularly…
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A Right Sacrifice
What is the right sacrifice before God? Dr. Paulson continues to examine Cain and Able in an effort to refute the notion that the difference between the two…
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Cain and Abel
Dr. Paulson opens up an examination of the story of Cain and Abel. Here at the first murder, there are lessons to be learned about why free will is a fiction…
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The Sandbox
Dr. Paulson discusses the difference between free will and dominion over creation. Here, the conversation turns to Genesis, but it demonstrates how Luther…
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Imagine The World Before The Fall
Dr. Paulson continues to analyze the appeal Erasmus makes to Sirach in chapter 15. Here, Erasmus speculates, creating an internally consistent logic about free…
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Where There Is Law There Is Free Will
This week, Dr. Paulson outlines Erasmus' bold claim that the existence of the law necessitates human free will. Erasmus begins to argue against the clarity of…
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There Is No Sin Where There Is No Law
This episode begins an examination of the Apostle Paul's proclamation that where there is no law, there is no sin. From here, Dr. Paulson will examine Erasmus…
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Chaos and Silencing the Law
Dr. Paulson continues to characterize the dialogue between Luther and Erasmus. As Erasmus begins to grasp every possible need for free will, he finally arrives…
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Psychologizing the Gospel
Is the Gospel just a feeling of relief? Steve Paulson addresses the difference between the internal need for relief from the law and the external reality of…
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The External and Internal Distinction
Paulson continues the conversation about the "spiritual man" who cannot be judged. But how do you know if you can claim such spirituality? The man who cannot…
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Out of the Cave
God's word is not just a guide, making you desire to leave the cave and enter the world of real things. Dr. Paulson dives into how the construction of the…
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Plato's Cave
Dr. Paulson discusses Plato's analogy of the Cave. He emphasizes how Erasmus used this analogy to confuse God's words of law and gospel. This construction is…
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Judging the Spiritual Man
How do you know when spiritual claims are true or the result of enthusiasm? Dr. Paulson outlines the difference between the external certainty from Christ…
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Ecclesiastical and Doctrinal Authority
Erasmus and Luther struggle over the question of church authority. Erasmus makes an appeal to doctrinal authority based on ecclesial order. Luther counters by…
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Who Is A Saint
In this episode, Dr. Paulson discusses what it means to be a Saint. This extends our conversation, responding to Erasmus's accusations of novelty against…
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What is the Remnant?
In what way is the Church a remnant? Luther uses God's preservation of a remnant of faithful teachers and preachers throughout scripture and the Church against…
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What Is The Church?
What is the Church, and who belongs to it? Erasmus assails Luther with an attempt to place him outside of the Church. Luther responds with Scripture and shows…
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Luther and the Trojan Horse
In this episode, Dr. Paulson examines Luther's response to being accused of standing alone in church history. Luther uses the example of Elijah to demonstrate…
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Did Luther Stand Alone?
In this episode of The Outlaw God Podcast, Dr. Steven Paulson examines the accusation against Luther that he was the only person in church history to take a…
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Preaching vs. Tradition: Erasmus' Dilemma
In this episode, Dr. Paulson addresses the next set of acusations against Luther. Erasmus accuses Luther of rejecting church history and tradition. He proposes…
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What Is Hiding?
Paulson introduces chapter 3 of Luther's Outlaw God Volume Two. To understand more precisely what it means for God to hide, we look at different types of…
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Christ Born Under the Law
Dr. Paulson teaches about preaching the incarnation of Christ. Paulson hones in on the distinction between under and above the law. The incarnation of Christ…
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The Incarnation of Christ
Dr. Paulson begins a two-episode special on the incarnation of Christ. Paulson examines the development of this doctrine and its importance to Christian…
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Jonah Must Preach
God has given Jonah His Word. Jonah was spit out of the belly of the whale and sent to preach this word to Ninevah. God is not asking Jonah to be transformed…
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The Word of God in Opposition
The Law and the Gospel are not just distinct words from God but words in opposition. Here, Paulson discusses what it means for God's word of the Gospel to come…
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Fueling the Mission: Supporting 1517 to Proclaim the Gospel
Support 1517 This Giving Tuesday This is Caleb Keith, director of the 1517 Podcast Network. Today, as many of you may know, is Giving Tuesday. On this special…
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The Limits of Human Nature
Dr. Paulson follows Luther's lead into discussing the limits of human nature. Is human nature a force to be formed towards God? Luther's follows Jonah into the…
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Ascension of the Heart
Dr. Paulson continues discussing Jonah's time in the belly of the whale. Jonah is not on a journey to overcome a trial but is being put to spirtual death by…
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Struggle in the Belly of the Whale
The whale has swallowed Jonah. Paulson emphasizes Luther's analysis of this text, asserting that this is not a metaphorical pilgrim's journey. Instead, this…
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Jonah Can't Satisfy the Law
Dr. Paulson discusses the events that follow the sailor's discovery that Jonah is responsible for the perils of their voyage. He suggests that Jonah being…
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An Outlaw God For The Church
This episode of the Outlaw God podcast was recorded live at Here We Still Stand 2024. The theme of the conference was Long live the church. Paulson answers the…
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Sleeping Jonah
As the Storm rages on, how can Jonah remain asleep? Paulson explains how Jonah continues to attempt to hide from God. First Jonah belives he can run from God…
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Sacrificing Jonah
The Sailors and Jonah decide that the wrath of the Law deserves a sacrifice. Jonah comes clean in an attempt to earn redemption before the Law. However, a…
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Worship and Idolatry
The Law of God accuses Jonah, and everyone around him is affected. Yet, as the sailors try to appease God, they are met with silence. In this episode, Dr…
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Reverting to an Ancient Religion
Dr. Pauslon continues to examine the book of Jonah. This week, we observe the sailors' behavior and their reversion to a religion of making sacrifices. The…
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God Hurled A Great Wind
The wrath of God is thrown upon Jonah and all those around him as he attempts to run from God. These events allow Dr. Paulson to analyze the response of…
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Jonah Runs Away
Dr. Paulson focuses on Jonah's runaway response when God calls him to preach. As Jonah is called to Ninevah, he attempts to escape God. Paulson walks through…
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God Calls a Preacher
God calls Jonah to preach the Gospel, but Jonah attempts to hide from God and his call. Dr. Paulson opens this episode by giving us a brief overview of how the…
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God Calls Jonah
Dr. Paulson introduces the story of Jonah by focusing on what it means to get a call from God to preach. Dr. Paulson and Caleb Keith discuss the distinction…
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Incomprehensible Wrath and Suffering
Dr. Paulson discusses the need for preachers to preach in a world that experiences suffering and war. That is, for the comfort of souls, preaching often…
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The Last Stand
Erasmus takes his last stand against Luther. Paulson concludes chapter one of Luther's Outlaw God Volume 2. In this episode, Paulson summarizes Luther's…
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God Clothed or Unclothed
No one can genuinely avoid God. Thus, we don't ask if someone has found or possesses God but whether or not one has God clothed in Christ. To have God…
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Distinguishing God's Word
Dr. Paulson discusses the accusation that Luther is not dividing God's two words of law and gospel but instead dividing God into two competing beings. Dr…
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Erasmus and the Absurd
Dr. Paulson dives deeper into the disagreement between Erasmus and Luther when reading Scripture. He highlights how the distinction between law and the Gospel…
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The Preacher's Question
Dr. Paulson brings up a question that haunts preachers. How come when I preach, some or most don't listen? Am I an ineffective preacher? Dr. Paulson explains…
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Preaching Elects
In this episode, Dr. Paulson discusses the electing power that God places in preaching. That is, preaching is not mere description or analysis but has been…
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Preaching vs Giving Advice
Dr. Paulson dives further into the difference between preaching the text of scripture and turning all scripture into personal advice. Here, we see that God is…
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Starting Backwards
In this episode, Dr. Paulson outlines how knowledge of the gospel becomes the starting point for reading scripture. The gospel replaces natural knowledge and…
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Allegorizing Scripture
In this episode, Paulson explains how allegory turns all Scripture into moral or legal lessons. He demonstrates how this habit erodes the distinction between…
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Preaching Letter and Spirit
Dr. Paulson begins an important conversation about distinguishing law and gospel. This distinction is central to Luther's refutation of free will. With the…
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The Attraction of Suffering
In this episode, Paulson discusses modern issues with the theology of the cross. A progressive form of theology attempts to attract human will by describing…
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Christ the Hated God
Dr. Paulson is back to give commentary on his Luther's Outlaw God series of books. This time, he and Caleb Keith introduce volume two. The title of this…
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Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ
God accomplishes great things through the Lord's Supper. Here, our Lord delivers the forgiveness of sins not as a generic doctrinal statement but through a…
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The Lord's Supper
Caleb and Dr. Paulson continue their read through Luther's Small Catechism. This time, Dr. Paulson teaches about the institution of the Lord's Supper. In the…