Nov 30, 2021

Ted asks about who God is and what He wants for us. Rod talks about what he learned in his training at Springfield Seminary about what God tells us in Scripture about what matters to Him, and that we should be able to see it in a simple reading of the New Testament, and what the ‘normal Christian life’ looks like....

Nov 22, 2021

Ted asks about looking to our self improvement to determine the status of our salvation. Rod talks about where we look for the truthfulness of the Gospel, what Luther said on the matter, and examines the real Source of our consolation and peace versus what is in our sinful hearts and behavior.

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Nov 15, 2021

Ted asks about what the doctrine of vocation is and how it is helpful for people, particularly in relationship to the church. Rod talks about the doctrine of vocation, as dealt with by the reformers, was a way of thinking practically about the sanctification of the Christian, or the place where we’re called by gifts...

Nov 8, 2021

Ted asks about how it can be difficult, being a sinner, to give up some things in my life that I should, and what good news there is for us sinners who struggle with that. Rod talks about Romans 7 and how Paul struggled, that these things will be with us until death or Christ’s return, and how even the disciples...

Nov 1, 2021

Ted asks about how Lutherans view the bible and the ages that we think there are. Rod describes the differences between the Lutheran view and other views, and how easy it is for us sinners to worry about the future, finally referencing C.S. Lewis’ final book “The Last Battle” in his Narnia series and the images...