Just and Sinner Podcast

I was joined by Pastor Lewis Polzin to discuss chapter three of Henry Eyster Jacob's book "A Summary of the Christian Faith" on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

Today's program was more in the format of a seminary lecture than a normal podcast. I discussed the importance of the ordo salutis, the nature of contemporary objections to the idea, and finally gave…

On today's program I interviewed Dr Joel Biermann on his recent book "A Case for Character." We discussed virtue ethics, Law and Gospel reductionism, Escondido theology, and many other topics.

On today's program, I gave an overview of American Lutheran history, and mentioned some of the most important figures within American Lutheran history. 

On today's program, I played audio from a seminary my wife (Lisa Cooper) gave at the AALC National Convention this summer on evaluating women's Bible studies. She discussed common misunderstandings o…

In this final part of a four part series on the Lutheran doctrine of the Lord's Supper, I examined the beliefs of the early church regarding the eucharist. I demonstrated that the belief in the real …

On today's program, I continued the series on the Lord's Supper. I examined several Biblical passages which address the issue, and demonstrated the Scriptural nature of the Lutheran teaching.

On today's program, I continue my series on the Lord's Supper in the Lutheran tradition. I spent the entire hour discussing the words of institution, and especially the phrase: "This is my body." I d…

I began a three part program on the doctrine of the Lord's Supper. On this program I explained the Lutheran view in contrast to the Roman Catholic, Zwinglian, and Calvinistic approaches to the Sacram…

On today’s program I finished my response to an article by Federal Vision leader Rich Lusk titled “Why the Law/Gospel Paradigm is Flawed,” which can be found here. I discussed the relationship betwe…

On today's program I responded to an article by Federal Vision leader Rich Lusk titled "Why the Law/Gospel Paradigm is Flawed," which can be found here. The program mostly centered around the relati…

On today's program I explained the teaching known as the "Two Kinds of Righteousness," and defended its importance. I explained some of the controversy surrounding the issue, and discussed its use in…

This is a continuation of my previous show on the doctrine of mystical union. I spent this program looking at this teaching in the writings of Luther, the Confessions, and in Lutheran Orthodoxy.

I was joined by Pastor Lewis Polzin of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bemidji Minnesota to continue our study of Henry Eyster Jacobs' book A Summary of the Christian Faith. We looked at chapter two title…

On today's program I discussed some recent comments made regarding the teaching of mystical union and the use of the term "theosis." This is the first part of a two part program on the topic. I gave …

On today's program I addressed the theology of Gerhard Forde. I demonstrated why I believe his teachings to be dangerous and out of accord with Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.

On today's program I was joined by Pastor Richard Shields who is the pastor of Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, and president of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary. We discussed Pau…

A listener pointed me to some comments from an atheist on his blog, and asked me to give a response. This brought the program today into the realm of apologetics as we discussed some of the reasons …

On today's program I finished responding to John Frame's article on the distinction between Law and Gospel.