Episode 458: We are off and running for the new year. Steve Deace peers into the crystal ball for 2024 and makes 10 predictions. Some are funny; some not so funny. I read through them with a focus on two of them in particular: UFOs & idolatry. Tune in as I work through the list and offer up my take on these two critical topics.
Tag Archives: Romans
“He Glorified” in Romans 8.30
Episode 457: Yet another interpretation presents itself concerning the Golden Chain of Redemption in Romans 8.29-30, this one focusing on “He also glorified” at the end of verse 30. This particular take argues that since the aorist (past) tense is used, glorification is a already accomplished with a strong connection to baptism. In this episode, I take this view to task exegetically, contextually, and theologically to show that Paul’s use of the aorist does not negate his eschatological considerations.
The Revenge of Conscience, part 2
Episode 421: I walk through Romans 1.18ff in order to demonstrate the offended conscience and how fallen humans in rebellion do not get better but double down on their sin. Following Budzisewski in The Revenge of Conscience, I continue to give examples and explain the function of guilt, guilty feelings, and guilty knowledge at an individual level at at a societal level, even impacting the zeitgeist.
Live from the Pulpit 