Covenant Conversations: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Covenant Conversations, where we discuss matters pertinent to our Covenant Community and the church at large.
This podcast is really born out of a desire to produce devotional material for our congregation, and initially to explain why we do what we do at Covenant Community on a regular Lord's Day. Send us an email at covenantccmedia@gmail.com to ask a question or request a topic.
Join the conversation as we discuss God's Providence.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.
- Romans 8:28
Helpful Links
Providence - Hodge
Book Recommendations
All Things for Good - Watson
Join the conversation as we discuss the doctrine of creation, its key points, and how it applies to the church today.
Nehemiah 9:6 (ESV): 6 “You are the LORD, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
Helpful Links
Answers in Genesis
Hodge on God's Decrees
Hodge on Creation
The Cost of an Old Earth - John Byl
Book Recommendations
God and Cosmos - Byl
Green Eye of the Storm - Rendel-Short
Darwin on Trial - Johnson
Creation and Change - Kelly
Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique
Genesis in Space and Time - Schaeffer
The Genesis Flood - Whitcomb and Morris
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Join us in a new type of episode where we discuss why we (Covenant Community Church) are not (insert particular doctrine or belief here). We hope these episodes provide insight into our covenant community. This week we continue our discussion of why we are not Roman Catholic with a focus on the Gospel and sin.
Book Recommendation:
The Roman Catholic Controversy - James White
https://amzn.to/3tse9JJ
Join us in a new type of episode where we discuss why we (Covenant Community Church) are not (insert particular doctrine or belief here). We hope these episodes provide insight into our covenant community. This week we discuss why we are not Roman Catholic with a focus on the Gospel and sin.
Book Recommendation:
The Roman Catholic Controversy - James White
https://amzn.to/3tse9JJ
Are you filled with the Spirit? Join us as we work through Romans 8 and see the Spirit's work in the life of a Christian.
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Join us as we discuss God the Spirit, His nature, His relationship within the Trinity, and His unifying work among the believers. We pray this short discussion encourages you to study deeper in the Word and continually seek to know God more fully.
Book Recommendations:
The Holy Spirit - Sinclair Furguson
https://amzn.to/3gwP37m
Communion with God - John Owen
https://amzn.to/2Wknx5D
Communion with the Triune God - John Owen
https://amzn.to/3B95yhu
Delighting in the Trinity - Michael Reeves
https://amzn.to/3yoj27f
Join us as we discuss God the Son, His nature, His relationship with the Trinity, and even some common errors that arise when talking about the Son. We pray this short discussion encourages you to study deeper in the Word and continually seek to know God more fully.
Book Recommendation - The Forgotten Trinity - James White
https://amzn.to/3mgNI88
Gambling, Dating, Discipleship, and more
Join our random episode recorded after hours of recording and driving. Hopefully, through the ridiculousness, you might receive something of value, but probably not. At a minimum, you will get a glimpse of our podcast sessions when the microphones are not recording.
- Summary Attributes
- Perfection - God completely possesses all excellent qualities and lacks no part of any qualities that would be desirable for Him. - Matthew 5:48; Psalm 18:30.
- Blessedness - God delights fully in Himself and in all that reflects His character. - 1 Tim 6:15.
- Beauty - God is the sum of all desirable qualities. - Psalm 27:4; 73:25.
- RECOMMENDED READING
- The Existence and Attributes of God - Stephen Charnock
- The Attributes of God - A. W. Pink
- Knowing God - J. I. Packer
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Will - God approves and determines to bring about every action necessary for the existence and activity of Himself and all creation.
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God is the ultimate reason for everything - Ephesians 1:11; Revelation 4:11.
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God’s secret will - the why things happen - Deuteronomy 29:29.
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God’s revealed will - Matthew 6:10; Acts 2:23.
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God’s freedom - that attribute whereby He does whatever He pleases - Psalm 115:3.
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Righteousness (Justice) - God always acts in accordance with what is right and is Himself the final standard of what is right. Deuteronomy 32:4; Isaiah 45:19; Romans 3:25-26.
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Jealousy - God continually seeks to protect His own honor. Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 4:24; Isaiah 48:11.
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Wrath - God intensely hates all sin. Exodus 32:9-10; Deuteronomy 9:7-8; Romans 1:18; Ephesians 2:3; Psalm 7:11.
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Moral Attributes
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Goodness - God is the final standard of good, and all that God is and does is worthy of approval. God's mercy and grace are closely related to His goodness.- Luke 18:19; Psalm 100:5, 106:1; Genesis 1:31.
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Love - God eternally gives of Himself to others. 1 John 4:8, 5:3; John 3:16; Matthew 22:37-38.
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Holiness - God is separated from sin and devoted to seeking His own honor. Exodus 19:4-6, 26:33; Psalm 71:22, 99:9; Leviticus 19:2; Hebrews 12:14.
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Knowledge (Omniscience) - God fully knows Himself and all things actual and possible in one simple and eternal act.
- God knows everything - 1 John 3:20.
- God knows Himself - 1 Corinthians 2:10-11.
- God knows what will happen - Hebrews 4:13; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Matthew 10:29-30.
- God knows what could happen - Matthew 11:21; 1 Samuel 23:11-13; 2 Kings 13:19.
- God’s knowledge is eternal and never changes.
- The heresy of Open Theism.
Wisdom - God always chooses the best goals and the best means to those goals. Romans 16:27; Job 9:4; Psalm 104:24; Romans 8:28; James 1:5.
Truthfulness - God is the true God and all His knowledge and words are both true and the final standard of truth. Jeremiah 10:10-11; John 17:3; Job 37:16; Numbers 23:19; Psalm 141:6; Colossians 3:9-10; Exodus 20:16.
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A special thank you to John Sweat for joining us on this podcast.
Book recommendations for this episode are
Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition - Glenn Sunshine
Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos - Stephen Brutus
Lex Rex - Samuel Rutherford
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Send us an email at covenantccmedia@gmail.com to ask a question or request a topic.
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Send us an email at covenantccmedia@gmail.com to ask a question or request a topic.
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A special thank you to John Sweat for joining us on this podcast.
Send us an email at covenantccmedia@gmail.com to ask a question or request a topic.
Send us an email at covenantccmedia@gmail.com to ask a question or request a topic.
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Send us an email at covenantccmedia@gmail.com to ask a question or request a topic.
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Send us an email at covenantccmedia@gmail.com to ask a question or request a topic.
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