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A recap of a weekend in Boston demonstrating, agitating, evangelizing, serving, and ministering plus an admonition to all those who are new to abolitionism.
A few clips today as Luke begins with a John Milton quote about the mud of tradition, followed by a discussion on just war theory and God's design for it, then Luke reacts to the claim of "discovering God's law" and concludes with NXR's reformed club arguments from authority.
Luke concentrates this episode on one man's journey from Southern Baptism to Eastern Orthodoxy and highlights EO's emphasis on tradition and the church fathers at cost to the scriptures, frequently asking the all-important question: is the Bible enough?
A short "Ask a Theonomist" episode as Luke discusses the infamous events surrounding Pastor Tony Spell's chastisement of a heckler and how God's Law addresses threats and insults.
Lots of content today! We replay a clip of Webbon and juxtapose it with retired journalist Colin Brazier's fear of social media censoring, then Luke reacts to a video of Muslims broadcasting their quite obvious plan to use the American political system for jihad, followed by a video of historian Tom Holland's observations on the origin of rights. After this, we criticize two anons caught in the act of their desire for ethnic cleansing, and conclude with a lawyer abusing (utilizing?) the myriads of laws for his own benefit in a deposition.
Luke begins today's episode by discussing the prophetic voice of the church, explaining why Christians who prioritize pragmatism often fail to be truly practical. He then shifts gears to a bizarre community drama: YouTuber Wreckless Ben’s quest to restore $200,000 worth of Legos to their original owner while fighting corruption from a Bricks & Minifigs franchise owner.
We begin today's episode reacting to a reel of a question on abortion, followed by a comparison of Joel Webbon's signature on the "Statement On Christian Nationalism" and what he believes now, concluding with critiquing a Q and A session with Doug Wilson, Toby Sumpter, and Jared Longshore.
In today's episode, Luke begins a discussion on the role of tradition in politics and reason, followed by reviewing a stalker receiving justice even though those who dispensed it were afraid that they would be sued, and finally a reaction to part 2 of Reformation Red Pill's interview with Stephen Wolfe.
Luke first addresses "Ask a Theonomist" on AI-generated pornography and reads SB593 (an Oklahoma bill designed to outlaw porn written by Dusty Deevers), then moves on to the relaxed approach of God's law to "nuance," finishing with an email sent to Pastor Matt Kenitzer of Future of Christendom asking detailed questions regarding Romans 13 and taking issue with Future of Christendom's teaching of God's law and reform!
Today we start things off with a discussion on how none of the reformers told us to be traditionalists, then Luke responds to Kristin Hawkins inability to deal with a consistently bankrupt worldview, followed by reacting to Reformation Red Pill's interview of Stephen Wolfe, concluding with a comparison of Christ-like archetypes in Hollywood!
We begin today's episode with Pastor Ron Kronz's evaluation of the effect of dispensationalism on the western mind, followed by Idaho State Senator Brandon Shippy's interview on the unstable relationship between a legislature and its people, and then we react to Emilio Ramos' heavy-handed and strange criticism of theonomic postmillennialism!
Responding to several reels and shorts in this episode, including Brian Sauve's faux pas regarding the "chapter and verse" discussion, James Baird's remark on the "principles" of God's Law, the "general equity" of paintball guns, and Doug Wilson's sounding more like a politician than a pastor, plus commentary on the aesthetic preaching of Hollywood! Thanks for listening!
We begin this podcast episode with a look at contrasting the successes and failures of socialism, then Luke reacts to James Jordan's take on Deut. 22:28, followed by a critique of an article from Scholar's Corner concerning what the author believes are errors in reconstructionist theology!
Trump's foray into Iran is on the chopping block today as Luke reacts to Apologia Radio's take on the matter, then Luke goes to Deuteronomy 20 to define "just war" theory, and finally concludes with a critique of an exchange he had with a blogger who recently backed out of a discussion on immigration, much to Luke's chagrin!
Luke begins today's episode by examining a debate between an internet atheist and a Bible college student, then opens a discussion on what the Bible has to say on child brides and rape.
Today, Luke begins by examining a 1999 study by the University of Chicago detailing the influence of women's suffrage on the scope of the civil government and how that informs the goals of nationalism, then introduces a new segment, "Ask a Theonomist," and fields the question of how a corporation owned by the Chinese Communist Party would function in a theonomic state, and ends with a social media interaction with some contrary nationalists, concluding with some observations by RJ Rushdoony. Thanks for listening!
Luke continues his reaction of Right Response Ministries' promotion of what they call "Natural Law Theonomy" and points out their becoming a law unto themselves. One reason given by Webbon on why we can't follow God's law, amazingly, is "planes, trains, and automobiles." Perhaps God forgot about dominion when He wrote His perfect law?
A long episode today as we react to a Right Response Ministries podcast wherein theonomy proper is criticized as "autistic" and man's reasoning is "logical" while immigration is used as a club to bash faithfulness to God's Law.
Luke begins by comparing Trump's disregard of his Constitutional responsibility to Congress with an immigrant's responsibility to immigration law and then reacts to Dr. Joe Rigney's presentation of Protestant Political theory and addresses arguments from Rigney, Turretin, and Junius
In this episode, Luke responds to claims made by some who elevate the historic reformed confessions to the position of scripture and justify statist tyranny by wielding these same documents as gospel truth. Thanks for listening!
Luke Saint responds to two men: one, Jay Antelo from Providence Perspective, wherein Jay critiques what he believes to be Non-Legislative Theonomy (aka Lancastrian Theonomy), and the second, Travis Schmalhofer, wherein Travis critiques an unfaithful version of Lancastrian Theonomy. Thanks for listening!
Today Luke finishes his reaction to a "Conversations That Matter" podcast featuring Pastor James Baird and his new book, then moves on to Bob the Baptist's criticism of theonomy via the authority of the confessions and Calvin, and finishes with remembering a bygone interview of John Piper that's so wild that...well, just listen for yourself.
Curtis Kenchel joins Luke today for a discussion on Nicaea: its impact, its history, its controversy, and its players. This is the first in the series of podcasts wherein Sunday School teachers from Independence Reformed Bible Church recap their lessons taught over an 8-week period! Thanks for listening and enjoy!
Today Luke discusses the question of "what makes an American an American?" Afterwards, he reacts to an episode from Jon Harris' podcast "Conversations That Matter" wherein Jon interviews Author and Pastor James Baird on the role of the civil magistrate from a reformed tradition perspective.
Luke Saint reads and interacts with some comments on a recent Future of Christendom debate on Christianity (Hume) vs Atheism (Whiting), then moves on to an examination of Job 29, followed by a discourse on the modern idea of "vetting" immigrants.
Luke examines several discussions centered on veneration of the reformers and their authority on theology, then addresses a conversation on Marian doctrine in the Roman Catholic church, then concludes with questioning the state's role in punishing heresy.
On this brief episode, we look at Right Response Ministries' admission that their goal is no longer the "reformed tradition," but it's rather looking like Rome's tradition more and more everyday.
Luke reacts to a Sunday School lesson given by Dr. Chris Walker from Westminster Presbyterian Church wherein Dr. Walker talks about God's Law and reinforces safe, boiler-plate, and even at times erroneous theology on civil government.
Luke opens this episode with a discussion on Deuteronomy 23:15, then he reacts to a floor argument in the Australian Parliament regarding illegal discrimination, followed by him addressing the death of the "mom and pop shop" in Western statist culture, and finally looks at a voting graph of Democrats and Republicans on abortion! Visit FutureofChristendom.org and come to our conference in October 9-11! Thanks for listening!
Luke posits that Christian Nationalism appears to be acting primarily as a counter-reformation to the efforts of faithful men and women seeking national repentance. Starting off today is a discussion around the theonomy and Christian reconstruction of the 70's being a donor base for Christian Nationalism, then an examination of several talks from Eric Conn and Stephen Wolfe!
Luke comments on a conversation about biblical immigration by Jay Antelo and Lucas Curcio while pointing out that, though the discussion between the two is not extreme, their foundation is not biblical law!
We begin this episode today celebrating (sarcasm) the election of Trump as he has initiated the bombing of Iran, then Luke takes a look at why the LA riots are experiencing an inflated rate of success, and we conclude with a reaction to a John Lovell podcast wherein biblical ignorance is used to justify statism. Thanks for listening! Go to FutureofChristendom.org to learn more!
Luke discusses a recent Christian Nationalist poll that indicated a higher priority of the problem of immigration rather than the sin of abortion, and reacts to a video of Dr. Stephen Wolfe's "In Defense of the Common Good" which Luke believes is more akin to an HOA board meeting rather than a case for a Christian nation.
Luke reacts to a post, a discussion, and a lecture from some leading voices in Christian Nationalism and asserts that the movement has contradictory priorities.
Luke and Duvv take a circumspect look at the last 30 years of CCM and its natural path to the inevitable destination of an emasculated Christianity
Kicking off today's episode is a response to Dr. Adi Schlebusch's article (itself a response) on Lancastrian Theonomy and then moving on to a reaction of a debate that Chris Hume of the Lancaster Patriot did with an online troll.
Luke begins the episode by focusing on what he believes to be a lack of emphasis and understanding by theonomists on God's governmental system known as Theocracy. Then, he reads through an article critiquing theonomy by Pastor Tom Hicks called "Why Theonomy Is Unbiblical." Thanks for listening!
Luke begins a discussion on immigration with a Milton Friedman presentation, moves on to Joel Webbon and Christian Nationalism, and concludes with Dr Phil Kayser's second paper addressing immigration control!
Luke continues reacting to Contra Mundum's video, "Is the Bible Sufficient For Politics?" and argues that Christian Nationalism is not chiefly concerned with establishing justice in the land, but rather is actually concerned with using pagan philosophy to justify sacrificing justice for peace and order.
Luke Saint comments on Contra Mundum's video stream discussing whether or not the Bible is sufficient for politics!
Luke addresses Dr. Phil Kayser's statements made on a recent podcast with Kevin Swanson about immigration, and curiously finds some holes in the argumentation.
Dave joins Luke on this episode as they review the recent confrontation/discussion between self-proclaimed Bible expert/TikTok sensation Billy Carson and actual Bible expert Wes Huff!
Luke reads and comments on Dr. Adi Schlebusch's (of the Pactum Institute) article criticizing non-legislative theonomy, including Dr Schlebusch's erronious claim that Lancastrian Theonomy wants to abolish the office of civil magistrate.
Join Luke Saint as he begins the Advent season by addressing and responding to objections to theonomy. As a bonus, he'll also address the social-justice-sewing-circle anarchists (trust us, they're real)! Don't miss this engaging discussion and the opportunity to learn more about theonomy.
Luke Saint and Chris Poschwatta discuss and informally debate Lancastrian theonomy (aka non-legislative theonomy). Hosted by Chris Hume.
Randall Zimmerman, lifetime dairy farmer, joins Luke on the show to talk about the experiences in his line of work, highlighting the difficulties in operating his farm under local, state, and federal red tape.
Luke continues his response to author Dr. Stephen Wolfe's questions and objections to non-legislative theonomy. In part 2, Dr. Wolfe indicates his surprising unawareness of historical biblical jurisprudence, and wonders what the world would look like without politicians and the nanny state.
Luke Saint reacts to a video wherein Dr. Stephen Wolfe, author of The Case For Christian Nationalism, details non-legislative theonomy (but does not get to finish...we will distribute part two soon). In this first part of his analysis, Luke contrasts Lancastrian Theonomy with Dr. Wolfe's Christian nationalism/natural law legislation and clears up some misunderstandings.
In part 2 of the examination on Stephen Wolfe's book, "The Case For Christian Nationalism," Luke discusses Wolfe's political theory and how it interacts with the American founders' political theory, juxtaposing both with biblical law.
Christian Nationalism seems to be headed towards a paradox: while its leaders, like Stephen Wolfe, Andrew Torba, and Eric Conn claim the reformed tradition (or the church fathers) as their foundation, the movement is arguing for the complete opposite of what the Reformers were fighting against. Namely, they are positing a Presbyterian version of the Pope, aka, "the Christian Prince."
The U.S. Constitution has held a lofty place in the American mind for generations. Today, some are wondering if it is a "dead" document. Luke Saint, however, has been arguing something different: the Constitution establishes injustice. Luke recently debated Justin Magill on that very topic. In this episode, Luke is joined by Chris Hume, Travis Schmalhofer, Joel Saint, and Matt Kenitzer to discuss the debate and dig deeper into the foundational questions that debate addressed. This episode of the Think & Reform Podcast is brought to you by Future of Christendom Press.
Watch the Saint-Magill debate: https://youtu.be/CnwJn2QcJwU
Watch Luke's informal debate with Russell Berger: https://youtu.be/cIErVsw4V4U
Luke and Tirus metaphorically roll their proverbial eyes at the next batch of internet theological hot takes.
Hot, as in burning.
Burning, because it's a dumpster fire.
Charl Van Wyk, author of "Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense" and "Reloaded: Shooting Back Again," delivers his Xposition at the 2023 Future of Christendom Conference!
Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries delivers the Plenary address at the 2023 Future of Christendom Conference!
Tirus and Luke have a long discussion on a critique of Biblical slavery, as well as revisiting pro-homosexual hermeneutics, and finish up with a dialogue about objective truth!
We start off with a belated discussion surrounding "the Chosen Pride Flag" controversy, then we delve into an examination of thankfulness and bitterness followed by a Chad pointing out the hypocrisy of "pride month," and we end with race baiter Beth Moore! We are dumpster diving for Low Hanging Fruit! HELP!
On this episode, Luke and Tirus discuss Franklin Graham's appearance on Piers Morgan: Uncensored, then follow that up with Christian Witches, oppressive hymns, and Chad-less Charlie Kirk!
Tirus (the Virus) joins Luke as they gander the internet's Christian-flavored closet of poor theology and anti-Christ doctrines featuring "Progressive Christians vs Conservative Christians," end-times prophecies, the myth of neutrality, and more!
In December 2022, Brian Montgomery lost his son as a result of online extortion. In this episode, we listen to an interview between him and Allie Beth Stuckey and address the failure of Evangelical culture to use Biblical solutions to these problems.
On this episode, we talk about Joe Rigney's exodus from Bethlehem College and Seminary, John Piper's role in his leaving, and Piper's prayer at Planned Parenthood, all with an eye towards how the Christian church interacts with society.
We take a look at a Russell Moore podcast featured on Christianity Today wherein he interviews Pastor Rick Warren about the Southern Baptist Convention and Biblical roles for men and women, which Warren admits splitting from both.
Examining a Gospel Coalition Good Faith Series debate concerning Christians sending their children to public schools.
A video reaction of a Jubilee group of "evangelicals" answering current controversial questions about Christianity.
Today we look at Andy Stanley's heretical stance on homosexuality and listen to a sermon delivered with a shocking story about a broken family.
Luke solos this Low Hanging Fruit segment featuring two folks from TikTok comparing God to...water.
Thanks for listening to the Think and Reform Podcast! Joel addresses the lack of faith in the idea of total depravity, John talks about 501(c)(3) status in churches, and Jim wonders about the intentions of the political leaders in Russia and America!
Joel talks about truth and its importance, John addresses exclusivity in Christianity, Jim bemoans the idea of accepting too little in our political landscape, and Luke reviews a socialistic response from Charlie Kirk! Thanks for listening!
Joel addresses the hypocrisy of socialism claiming authoritative charity, John talks about Matthew West and the Biden/communion controversy, and Luke loses it over a John Piper tweet!
Joel and John discuss the wolf and the hireling as they pertain to the flock, Jim opens up a can of worms about the police, and Luke identifies an identity problem in conservatism!
Joel discusses his experience at an abortion mill, John compares the effects of greed, accountability, and perversion between the state and the church, Jim points out conspiracies in the Bible, and Luke identifies the foundation of knowledge!
Joel, John, Jim, and Luke convene again to discuss the Gulag Archipelago, three-hour Puritan sermons, the Constitution, and public schools.
Welcome to the Think and Reform Podcast! Joel talks about the hypocrisy of pastors in America regarding the "assault" on Capitol Hill, John fancies himself a modern-day prophet, Jim isn't so sure that 2020 just "happened" to us out of thin air, and Luke has some questions for Phil Vischer!