What does Paul mean when he speaks of a “baptism for the dead” in 1 Corinthians 15:29? B.J. Oropeza joins me on What in the Word?
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Who Can Take the Lord’s Supper?: Understanding Close Communion (with Dallas Vandiver)
Who ought to be allowed to partake of the Lord’s Supper? Maybe this question has never occurred to you, or you’ve always assumed the answer was obvious! Well, in this episode, Dr. Dallas Vandiver joins me to talk about a historic position known as ‘close communion,’ that the Lord’s Supper ought to be reserved for baptized members in good standing of a gospel-believing church.
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Dallas Vandiver’s book, Who Can Take the Lord’s Supper?: A Biblical-Theological Argument for Close Communion.
Dallas Vandiver’s shorter article summarizing the arguments of the book:
The Apostles’ Creed (with Michael Svigel)
We’re kicking-off a new series on, what are sometimes called, the ecumenical creeds. In today’s episode, we begin with what is known as The Apostles’ Creed. Along the way, we also answer questions like, what is a creed, and why do the creeds matter? Maybe your church recites The Apostles’ Creed. But what does it mean to call Jesus God’s Son? And what about that line about him descending to hell? We hope you will be encouraged as you dive deeper into this historic articulation of the church’s faith!
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Why Baptism is Required for Church Membership (with Bobby Jamieson)
Why does our church, and churches like ours, require people to be baptized before we will admit them as members of our church? Today Kirk is joined by Bobby Jamieson, associate pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., to discuss the Biblical and theological reason for this practice.
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Roman Catholicism (with Gregg Allison)
What are some of the major differences between Roman Catholic and evangelical theology? And how do we assess these differences? How should we relate to our Roman Catholic friends, family members, and neighbors? Join us for this episode with Gregg Allison as we discuss these questions and more.
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