The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast two reformed Christian pastors have an informal discussion/debate on baptism and children in the church. Pastor Dan Horn defends the reformed credobaptist position and Pastor Rich Lusk promotes the reformed paedobaptist view. Enjoy this respectful and thoughtful exchange between two knowledgeable pastors!About the guests:Dan Horn serves as an elder at Reformation Baptist Church in Youngsville, North Carolina. He has written several books on theology including Sanctified by God: A Call to Keep the Christian Sabbath. Pastor Horn has been married to his wife, Kendra, since 1988 and they have three children and nine grandchildren. Pastor Horn frequently contributes to The Conquering Truth, a weekly podcast for Christians seeking to discern how to live in today’s world in alignment with God’s word.Rich Lusk serves as a pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to many articles, papers and essays, he is the author of Paedofaith: A Primer on the Mystery of Infant Salvation and a Handbook for Covenant Parents, as well as a contributing author to The Federal Vision and The Case for Covenant Communion. Resources from Pastor Lusk can be found at the TPC Pastor's Page.

Both the biblical narrative and church history are full of examples of the gospel being proclaimed in the "open-air." Nevertheless, many today claim such an approach is outdated and counterproductive. The guests on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast beg to differ. Listen in as Chris Hume asks three seasoned open-air preachers about their work and the reason they believe there is still a place to proclaim the gospel of Christ in the open-air.About the guests:Bill Adams is the overseer for SFOI.org, an organization with a vision is to "Mobilize the Next Generation of George Whitefields to Saturate the Western World with the Gospel." Bill has preached at and often led evangelism teams to 24 Super Bowls, 12 NBA & 13 MLB All-Star Celebrations, 16 Final Fours, 2 World Cups, 4 Summer and 3 Winter Olympic Games and 3 Rugby and 3 Cricket World Championships.Scott Smith heads up Schoolmaster Ministries and has preached on numerous college campuses across the nation. Originally from New England, God sovereignly converted Scott in October, 1979 when he was in Hawaii on his way to Australia.Ryan Denton is a church planter, open air preacher, and evangelist under Vanguard Presbyterian Church. He is author of seven books, as well as a contributor to DesiringGod, Founders Ministries, Ref21, The Confessional Presbyterian, Heidelblog, and others. He has a Th.M from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and lives in Texas with his wife and 3 sons. For more information about Ryan, visit RyanDenton.com.

Ben Kirkpatrick serves as the Operations Manager of Christianity Explored North America, a ministry with the goal of helping "people meet Jesus in the Bible and explore the Christian faith." On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume shares his experience with Christianity Explored and asks Ben to introduce people to this helpful evangelistic resource.Ben Kirkpatrick's personal meeting link: https://meetings.hubspot.com/ben-kirkpatrick/ce-coachingCE website: https://www.christianityexplored.us/The Leader's Area: https://www.christianityexplored.us/leaders-area/CE Events Page: https://www.christianityexplored.us/events/

Chris Hume explains that application is essential to any (biblical) position, talks about an erroneous sacred-secular divide, and ends with the story of Naboth's vineyard.

Chris Hume and Nolan Corcoran have a spirited informal debate on theonomy, focusing especially on the concept of legal precedent.Read Nolan's article: https://nolan-corcoran.com/blog/the-convergence-of-reformed-political-theoryRead Chris' article: https://futureofchristendom.org/divergence-between-theonomy-and-christian-nationalism/

Chris Hume is joined by Luke Saint, Adam Terrell, Josiah Huestis, and Julio Delgado for a thought-provoking discussion on immigration, sparked by clips from an episode of The Sword & The Trowel. They explore the contrast between the message of the 1883 sonnet, "The New Colossus," which welcomes the "wretched refuse" of nations to America, and the current mindset of keeping people out at all costs. The panelists tackle the immigration crisis and attempt to answer Graham Gunden's question: "Is it a sin to break U.S. immigration law?"

Chris Hume interviews Ron Kronz about his new book, The Gospel of Jeroboam and the Cult of Easy Christianity. Ron discusses how the “gospel” of Jeroboam leads to personal, cultural, and national bondage.

Does the Bible provide the necessary laws and framework for the proper functioning of civil government? On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume interacts with the idea that theonomists are off-base to claim that the Bible is "sufficient" for politics. Chris explains the two senses in which we use the term "sufficient" in the context of the Bible. He discusses how non-legislative theonomists acknowledge the need for wisdom and prudence in obtaining "new information" to render just verdicts, but insist that the laws given in Scripture are enough (i.e., we do not need new laws).

Luke Saint joins Chris Hume on The Lancaster Patriot Podcast to discuss Pete Hegseth’s change of tune concerning women in the military and the importance of speaking about the Lord’s regulations before kings and not being ashamed (cf. Ps. 119:46). Then, they answer several questions submitted by listeners about theonomy. Finally, Luke gives some follow-up thoughts on his recent podcast episode where he responded to Dr. Phil Kayser’s immigration claims.

In this brief episode, Chris follows up on his recent informal debate with Marek Kizer with some thoughts on the concept of "pre-adjudication" and its implications for biblical justice. Biblical law requires that judges "inquire diligently" in matters of justice (Deut. 19:18). Pre-adjudication bypasses this requirement.