Pathways at Grace Community Church

Episodes

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   Sunday, June 23: Eschatology 1: Thinking Apocalyptically

   This week, we began the very last section of our year-long exploration of Christian doctrine: eschatology. We looked primarily at Paul's rich eschatological theology. Almost done! (I was out of town June 16, so no class.) Audio Outline

   Jun 30, 2013
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   Sunday, June 9: Ecclesiology 4: The Sacraments

   In finishing up ecclesiology, we discussed the church's central rites: the sacraments (ordinances in evangelical parlance, though it's not just semantics; there's a big difference between the two terms). Audio Outline

   Jun 30, 2013
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   Sunday, June 2, Ecclesiology 3: The Holiness and Catholicity of the Church

   Finally getting caught up. Apologies for the delay. Audio here. Outline here. We didn't making it to apostolicity, the final mark of the church. C'est la vie!

   Jun 30, 2013
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   Sunday, May 26: Ecclesiology 2.2: The Unity of the Church, Continued

   This Sunday we finished up our discussion of the oneness of the church (i.e., church unity). Listen here. Outline is the same as the May 19 entry. Coming up: the other three marks of the church: holiness, catholicity, and apostolicity; the sacraments; and church tradition. After that ... the...

   May 26, 2013
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   Sunday, May 19: Ecclesiology 2.1: The Unity of the Church

   In week two of ecclesiology, we started in on the "marks of the church," the four identifiers Christians confess in the Nicene Creed: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. We got halfway through "one." Not a good pace for the number of weeks left before the summer, but church unity is an important...

   May 26, 2013
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   Sunday, April 14: Doctrine of Grace 2: Issues with Predestination

   That's a bit of a tongue-in-cheek title. I do have issues with certain formulations of predestination, but we in class today we focused on a few of the more thorny areas of predestinarian thought, namely, limited atonement and free will. I thought it was a great discussion. We certainly didn't...

   Apr 14, 2013
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   Sunday, April 7: The Doctrine of Grace 1: Predestination

   It's been awhile since I've posted. Back in March, Chad Raith talked on justification. The following week, I taught on pneumatology, specifically the person of the Spirit in theology proper (the doctrine of God, i.e., the Trinity) and the Spirit's "mission" in the economy of salvation. But I…

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   Apr 14, 2013
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   Guest Speaker: Dr. Charles Raith on Justification

   My friend from grad school Charles Raith II (who goes by Chad), now assistant professor of religion and philosophy at John Brown University, gave an excellent—and I mean excellent—overview of the doctrine of justification this past Sunday. He situated the doctrine within its overall theological...

   Mar 20, 2013
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   Sunday, March 10: The Work of Christ, Part 2: The Atonement: Issues and Approaches

   This week we talked about the three dominant models of the atonement: Christus Victor, moral influence, and satisfaction/penal substitution. Then we discussed Anselm's doctrine of satisfaction, how it morphed into penal substitution during and after the Reformation, and some of the contemporary...

   Mar 10, 2013
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    Sunday, March 3: The Work of Christ, Part 1: The Atonement: Intro and Biblical Foundations

    We began our study of the atonement this week, talking about how to think about the atonement and looking at the biblical material. Discussion got a little bogged down near the end, but hopefully next week we'll tie up some of the loose ends. Listen here. Handouts here, here, and here. [UPDATE:...

    Mar 3, 2013
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    Sunday, February 25: Person of Christ, Part 2.1: Christological Heresies

    This week, we concluded the study of the person of Christ by (briefly) surveying the various christological heresies that cropped up in the first seven centuries of the church. This hopefully enables us to discern more clearly who the one person of Christ is (and is not) in his fully human and...

    Feb 24, 2013
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    Sunday, February 17: Person of Christ, Part 2: The 5th-c. Christological Controversies

    In this week's class we discussed the christological developments of the fourth and fifth centuries and their culmination at the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Guest appearances from Athanasius of Alexandria, Nestorius, and Cyril of Alexandria. There was wonderful interaction and discussion in this...

    Feb 18, 2013
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    Sunday, February 10: Person of Christ, Part 1: Introduction to Christology

    Pathways now has a podcast! I've begun recording our weekly Sunday school classes, and you should be able to view them here or subscribe on iTunes etc. We'll see how it works, and I'll get the bugs sorted out as they pop up. For now, the first one is available here. Every week, I hope to publish...

    Feb 10, 2013