In this episode I talked with Brian DeVries. Brian is the president of Mukhanyo Theological College in South Africa and adjunct professor of missiology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has been a part of several church plants and is a pastor at Grace Reformed Church in Pretoria.

In our conversation we discussed his new book, You Will Be My Witnesses. In this book, Brian gives a thorough and comprehensive theological breakdown of the mission of the Church. He begins by explaining how we can learn about being witnesses from reading the Old Testament and then helps readers to understand the difference between missions work and being a “witness”. We discussed all of this and much more - I hope you enjoy!

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In this episode I give a more in depth argument against Gavin Ortlunds claims about Catholics and Protestants. All of the sources are below. I hope you enjoy!

Books Mentioned/Recommendations:

Christianity and Liberalism - J. Greham Machen

How Should We Then Live? - Francis Schaeffer

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self - Carl Trueman

Philosophical Definitions:

Liberalism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberty-positive-negative/

Expressive Individualism: https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/report/how-expressive-individualism-threatens-civil-society

Postmodernism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/postmodernism/

Resolutions for Roman Catholic and Evangelical Dialogue

Definitions on Justification:

Protestant (Reformed): https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/justification-and-the-protestant-reformation/

Imputation: https://wm.wts.edu/read/what-is-imputation#:~:text=So%20what%20does%20imputation%20mean,(another%20important%20theological%20term).

Catholic: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08573a.htm

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In this episode, I respond to a recent video made by Gavin Ortlund called, “Are Catholics Christians? Why Protestants Can Say YES”. Gavin argues that early Reformation theologians like Martin Luther and John Calvin both believed that Catholics are saved. He also makes a postmodern argument for church unity.

In my response, I cover John Calvin’s actual thoughts on whether Catholics can be considered “Christians”. I talk about the problems with elitist “intellectuals” like Gavin Ortlund ripping old theologians out of context to push a postmodern, liberal narrative. I also discuss the dangers of referring to church history and old theologians before referencing the Bible. I give a more detailed breakdown of the Catholic and Protestant doctrines of justification and how they are fundamentally opposed to each other. Finally, I talk about what the Bible has to say about people like Gavin Ortlund who distort doctrine and words for personal gain. I hope you enjoy!

Books mentioned:

Institutes of the Christian Religion - John Calvin

Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment - Gregg R. Allison

Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters (The Five Solas Series) - Thomas Schreiner

Other books to read related to this topic:

Justification: An Introduction - Thomas Schreiner

Scripture Mentioned:

Galatians 1: 6-10 (ESV)

Romans 1:17 (ESV)

1 Timothy 6:3-10 (ESV)

2 Timothy 4:1-8 (ESV)

James 2:18 (ESV)

2 Peter 2:1-22 (ESV)

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