Christ Over All

Resources to Click· ““You Carry the Fate of Us All, Little One”: The Cosmic Significance of Israel’s Day of Atonement” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski· “Eden, the Temple, and the Church’s Mission in the New Creation” – G.K. Beale· “The Final Temple” – Edmund Clowney Books to Read· Return from Exile and the Renewal of God’s People (SSIBT) – Nicholas G.Piotrowski· Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible (NSBT) – Stephen G. Dempster· The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God (SSIBT) – David Schrock· God Dwells Among Us: A Biblical Theology of the Temple (ESBT)  – G.K. Beale & Mitchell Kim· The City of God and the Goal of Creation (SSIBT) – T. Desmond Alexander· The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament – Sandra L.Richter· The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God (NSBT) – G.K. Beale· Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif – Bryan D. Estelle· Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption (ESBT) - L. MichaelMorales · The Letter to the Hebrews: A Commentary for Preaching, Teaching, and Bible Study – Jon C. Laansma

Resources to Click· “Too Busy with Woke Stuff”: The All Too (In)Visible and Inconsequential ERLC” – Megan Basham· CBL Podcast Episode 24: Can the ERLC Be Saved? - William Wolfe, David Schrock, Megan Basham Jon Whitehead, Dave Mitzenmacher, John Michael LaRue & Grant Newman·  3.46 Megan Basham, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “Shepherds for Sale·  “Senator Mike Lee: Obama Might Create Government Program to Pay for Contraception” – Joel Gehrke· “Sen. Mike Lee observes ‘March for Life’ by introducing Four Bills to Close Loopholes in Federal Pollicy” – Charlie Schill· “Senate Blocks Lee’s Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood” – Sarah Ferris· “Lee Introduces Pro-Life Legislation for March for Life” – Mike Lee· “Respect for Marriage Act: Why Religious Liberty Deserves Protection and My Amendment Will Provide It” – Mike Lee·  2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda· “The Top 25 Most Influential Washington Women Under 35” – National Journal· “The 25 Staffers Who Make Capitol Hill Run” – The Hill· “The Nursemaids of National Conseraism: At a conference on the future of the right, women are a resource for men” – Sarah Jones· “Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors” – Mark Sherman· “Anti-Trans Rally Led by Matt Walsh Brings Right-Wing Media Stars to Nashville” – Hannah Herner· “ERLC President, Covenant Parent Urges Tennessee to Pass Proposed Gun Reform” – Kate Shellnutt· “SBC Public Policy President, a Covenant Parent, backs Lee’s gun law proposal” – Liam Adams· “How 40 Protestant Denominations Voted in the Last Four Presidential Elections” – Ryan Burge· Letter from the Evangelical Immigration Table· “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race” – ERLC· “What Do We Do with the ERLC?: An Open Letter to Southern Baptists” – David Schrock· “ERLC Announces Three New Staff Positions” – Timothy Cockes· “The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2024” – The Hill· American Principles Project· “Missing the Mark: A Pastor’s Loss of Trust in the ERLC” – John Michael Larue Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham

Timestamps· 00:41 – Intro· 04:57 – David Mitzenmacher’s Background· 8:00 – When Did the ERLC Come on to David Mitzenmacher’s Radar?· 10:42 – What Has Dr. Wellum’s Purview of the ERLC Been?· 15:18 – Is the ERLC Worth Fixing and If it is, How Do We Fix It?· 19:46 – Six Suggested Reforms for the ERLC· 27:33 – Advocating Without Apology or Nuance· 35:26 – Having Confidence in the Word of God· 38:43 – The ERLC and COVID· 48:37 – Operating With Transparency and Integrity· 54:10 – Adopting a More Conservative Position· 59:02 – Looking at the Leadership of the ERLC· 1:04:47 – Final Thoughts· 1:08:10 - Outro Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· “Trustees affirm Leatherwood, ERLC staff toward ‘greater sense of understanding” – Scott Barkley· “Inside Juicero’s Demise, From Prized Startup to Fire Sale” – Olivia Zaleski, Ellen Huet, and Brad Stones· “Appendix B: Classification of Protestant Denominations” – Pew Research Center· “Whither the ERLC (or ePP*C*)?” – Mark Coppenger· “Transparency, Trust, and the Great Commission: It’s Time to Open the Books of the ERLC (and SBC)” – Rhett Burns· “Evangelism, Islam, Border Security, and National Identity: Moving Past the ERLC’s Mosque-Building Mood” – Alex Kocman· “Will the ERLC Divide Southern Baptists for Evermore?” – Jon Whitehead· “Specialized Politics: What Should a Christian Advocacy Organization Do?” – JaredBridges· “Tuesday Live Updates: Southern Baptists approve abuse reform recommendations, pick Bart Barber as President” – Liam Adams & Katherine Burgess· “The Road to Dallas, Part 1: The SBC Annual Meeting as a Mission Trip” – David Schrock· “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris” – Brandon Porter· “Southern Baptist leader’s remarks praising Biden cause series of events, leading to someone else’s resignation” – Associated Press· “Explainer: ERLC sends letter to Congress urging support for Ukraine” – Jordan Wootten· 2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda – Brent Leatherwood and Hannah Daniel· “Toward a Principled Pro-Life Ethic in Post-Roe America” – Tom Ascol· “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn· “Assuming the Center” – Joe Rigney· “Elon Musk praised by CEO of once-banned company restoring free speech at Twitter” – Kassy Dillon· “ADF shareholder coalition, allies to set agenda at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting” – Alliance Defending Freedom· “Shareholders, members call on Costco, fellow retailers resist politicized calls to sell dangerous chemical abortion drugs” – Alliance Defending Freedom· “NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the COVID-19 vaccines” – Jeff Pickering· “Common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine” – Julie Masson· “How Vaccines Protect the Vulnerable” – Catherine Parks· “Russell Moore on the ethics of th COVID-19 vaccines” – Chelsea Sobolik· “How the church offers hope for getting the Black community vaccinated” –Lourdes Anita Branch· “How should Christians think about religious exemptions for vaccination?” – Ashli Arbo and Matthew Arbo· “Reassembling the Wreckage of Religious Freedom: Why Now *Is* the Time for Urging Liberty of Conscience and Supporting Those Seeking Religious Exemptions” – David Schrock·  Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work  Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham

Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· “Trustees affirm Leatherwood, ERLC staff toward ‘greater sense of understanding” – Scott Barkley· “Appendix B: Classification of Protestant Denominations” – Pew Research Center· “Whither the ERLC (or ePP*C*)?” – Mark Coppenger· “Transparency, Trust, and the Great Commission: It’s Time to Open the Books of the ERLC (and SBC)” – Rhett Burns· “Evangelism, Islam, Border Security, and National Identity: Moving Past the ERLC’s Mosque-Building Mood” – Alex Kocman· “Will the ERLC Divide Southern Baptists for Evermore?” – Jon Whitehead· “Specialized Politics: What Should a Christian Advocacy Organization Do?” – Jared Bridges· “Tuesday Live Updates: Southern Baptists approve abuse reform recommendations, pick Bart Barber as President” – Liam Adams & Katherine Burgess· “The Road to Dallas, Part 1: The SBC Annual Meeting as a Mission Trip” – David Schrock· “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris” – Brandon Porter· “Southern Baptist leader’s remarks praising Biden cause series of events, leading to someone else’s resignation” – Associated Press· “Explainer: ERLC sends letter to Congress urging support for Ukraine" – Jordan Wootten· 2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda – Brent Leatherwood and Hannah Daniel· “Toward a Principled Pro-Life Ethic in Post-Roe America” – Tom Ascol· “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn· “Assuming the Center” – Joe Rigney· “Elon Musk praised by CEO of once-banned company restoring free speech at Twitter” – Kassy Dillon· “NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the COVID-19 vaccines” – Jeff Pickering· “Common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine” – Julie Masson· “How Vaccines Protect the Vulnerable” – Catherine Parks·“Russell Moore on the ethics of th COVID-19 vaccines” – Chelsea Sobolik· “How the church offers hope for getting the Black community vaccinated” – Lourdes Anita Branch· “How should Christians think about religious exemptions for vaccination?” –Ashli Arbo and Matthew Arbo·“Reassembling the Wreckage of Religious Freedom: Why Now *Is* the Time for Urging Liberty of Conscience and Supporting Those Seeking Religious Exemptions” – David Schrock· “No Divine Law Equals No Moral Obligation” – Jared Longshore·“A Post-Mortem on the Push for Financial Transparency in the SBC” – Rhett Burns· “Did the ERLC receive a grant from the Democracy Fund?” – ERLC· “What was the Civility Project, and who funded that work?” – ERLC· FAQ’s (Old) - ERLC· FAQ’s (Current) - ERLC· “The Plot to Queer Evangelical Churches” – Megan Basham· “A Broken System Exposed: What Happened with Leatherwood and The ERLC Trustees” – Sam Webb· “Evangelical Call for Restitution-Based Immigration Reform” – Evangelical Immigration Table· “ERLC President, Baptist leaders back gun control proposal after Nashville school shooting” – Samantha Kamman· “Our experience at the Faith that Works March in Washington D.C.” – Brooke Kramer & Chelsea Sobolik· “Against Criminally Charging Women Who Seek Abortions: Avoiding Unintended Injustice” – Dana Hall McCain· “’Keep the door open’: Nashville’s mayor on governing a blue island in a sea of red” – George Chidi· “Southern Baptist trustees back agency president but warn against needless controversy” – Peter Smith· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work  Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham

Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· SBC Annuals – Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archive· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work  Books to Read· Sixty Years With the Bible – William Newton Clarke· A Theology for the Social Gospel – Walter Rauschenbusch

Timestamps· 00:47 – Intro· 05:40 – What Was Dr. Nettles Goal With His Piece?· 11:05 – Evangelism and Social Concerns: What is the Relationship?· 16:50 – How Did Liberalism Effect the Christian Life Commission?· 25:00 – The Christian Life Commision’s Response to Roe v. Wade· 28:12 – How Did the CLC Go Influence PoliticalOrganizations and Churches?· 32:37 – Did the CLC Tone Their Statements Downat Points in Response to Conservatives?· 34:21 – The Impact of the CLC on Leadership Throughout the Nation· 40:13 – Richard Land and Abortion· 46:26 – The Change to ‘the Ethics and ReligiousLiberty Commission’· 49:06 – Was there Always a Presence in WashingtonDC?· 50:15 – In the 70s and 80s, was this the BestVersion of the CLC/ERLC?· 52:20 – What Brought the Change from RichardLand to Russell Moore?· 55:38 – What Happened to Russell Moore DuringHis Tenure?· 1:06:33 – Is It Worth the Cost to Have SomethingLike the ERLC?· 1:10:52 - Outro Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· SBC Annuals – Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archive· “Are Women Morally Responsible for Their Abortions?” – Ginna Cross· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work · King’s Domain Conference· G3 National Conference Books to Read· Sixty Years With the Bible – William Newton Clarke· A Theology for the Social Gospel – Walter Rauschenbusch

Resources to Click·  “What Do We Do with the ERLC? An Open Letter to Southern Baptists” – David Schrock· Engaging Noah’s Republic with Job’s Righteousness: From the Seeds of Justice to the Seats of City Hall – David Schrock· “Southern Baptist Defeat Motion to Defund Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission” – Michael Foust· 3.46 Megan Basham, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “Shepherds for Sale”· Russell Moore with David Platt and Ron Sider· “Should We Be “Whole Life Pro-Life?”” – Brad Green· “Russell Moore’s Revenge: The Untold Story of His Leaked Letters and ERLC Exit” – Center For Baptist Leadership· “SBC Annual Meeting 2024: Wednesday Morning (Skip to 1:22:00)”· “The SBC Needs A DOGE–Now” – Rhett Burns· 2020 Evangelicals For Life Conference Page· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations”· “Are Women Morally Responsible for Their Abortions” – Ginna Cross· “Dr. Russell Moore Responds To Question at SBC16”· “Support for Hamas at the Secular University: The Crisis of the American University and the Need for General Revelation” – Owen Anderson· “Evangelical Immigration Table” – ERLC· “National Immigration Forum (NIF)” – Influence Watch· “The UK’s Grooming Gangs and the Lessons Never Learned” – Julie Bindel· “The Letter Russell Moore Will Send Trump about the Refugee Order” – Russell Moore· “Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention 2019” – Tom Ascol· “The Egalitarian Beachball is a Wrecking Ball” – David Schrock· “On Fools, Scoundrels, and Southern Baptist Bookstore Presidents” – Doug Ponder· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work  Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda – Megan Basham· The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism is Tearing America Apart – Jermy Carl

Timestamps to Know· 00:31 – Intro· 05:05 – The Genesis and Arguments of Defending Sin· 08:07 – How Does Defending Sin Related to Adam the Fall, and Original Sin?· 09:05 – What are Some Things We Need to Rightly Understand Between Creation and Science?·  11:50 - What Does BioLogos Say About the Doctrine of Sin?· 20:21 – The Shape of Redemptive History in Academia· 23:25 – Why is it that We Should See Sin as a Spiritual Problem as Well as Biological?· 29:07 – Traducianism and Creationism· 33:28 – Why is It That Creationism is a Reformed View and Traducianism the Lutheran View?· 34:58 – How Do We Deal With Predispositions Towards Certain Sins?· 41:44 – The Transmission of Sin· 47:34 – Desires Can Be Sinful· 54:00 – How is the Doctrine of Sin a Practical Doctrine?·  57:05 - Outro Resources to Click·  “Original Sin -Biological or Spiritual Problem?” – Hans Madueme· “Mea Culpa: An Apology for Original Guilt” – Hans Madueme·  “X-Linked Borderline Mental Retardation with ProminentBehavioral Disturbance: Phenotype, Genetic Localization, and Evidence for Disturbed Monoamine Metabolism” – H.G. Brunner·  “Mean Genes and the Biology ofAgression: A Critical Review of Recent Animal and Human Research” – E. Balaban, J.S. Alper, Y.L. Kasaman·  “Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer” – Leda Cosmides & John Tooby·  “On Behalf of Augustinian Realism” – Oliver D. Crisp·  Theme of the Month: Whatever Happened to the Doctrine of Sin?· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenge of Evolution and the Natural Sciences – Hans Madueme· Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics: Science, Ethics, and Public Conversation – eds. Erik Parens, Audrey R. Chapman, Nancy Press· Sociobiology: The New Synthesis – E.O. Wilson· Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism – ed. Karen King· On the Soul and Its Origin – Augustine· Revisions – Augustine· The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church – Heinrich Schmid· Dogmatic Theology – William G.T. Shedd· Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck· On Original Sin and A Disputation – Odo of Tournai and Irven M. Resnick· Soma in Biblical Theology: With Emphasis on Pauline Anthropology - Robert H. Gundry· Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views – J.B. Stump and Chad Meister· “A Way Forward on the Question of the Transmission of Original Sin” by Marcus Johnson inEvangelical Calvinism: Essays Resourcing the Continuing Reformation of the Church – ed. Myk Habets and Bobby Grow· The Westminster Assembly: Reading Its Theology in Historical Context – Robert Letham· Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin· Pascal’s Pensées – Blake Pascal

Resources to Click·  “Original Sin -Biological or Spiritual Problem?” – Hans Madueme·  “Mea Culpa: An Apology for Original Guilt” – Hans Madueme· “X-Linked Borderline Mental Retardation withProminent Behavioral Disturbance: Phenotype, Genetic Localization, and Evidence for Disturbed Monoamine Metabolism” – H.G. Brunner·  “Mean Genes and the Biology of Agression: A Critical Review of Recent Animal and Human Research” – E. Balaban, J.S. Alper, Y.L. Kasaman·  “Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer” – Leda Cosmides & John Tooby·  “On Behalf of Augustinian Realism” – Oliver D. Crisp· Theme of the Month: Whatever Happened to the Doctrine of Sin?· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenge of Evolution and the Natural Sciences – Hans Madueme· Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics: Science, Ethics, and Public Conversation – eds. Erik Parens, Audrey R. Chapman, Nancy Press· Sociobiology: The New Synthesis – E.O. Wilson· Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism – ed. Karen King· On the Soul and Its Origin – Augustine· Revisions – Augustine· The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church – Heinrich Schmid· Dogmatic Theology – William G.T. Shedd· Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck· On Original Sin and A Disputation – Odo of Tournai and Irven M. Resnick· Soma in Biblical Theology: With Emphasis on Pauline Anthropology – Robert H. Gundry· Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views – J.B. Stump and Chad Meister· “A Way Forward on the Question of theTransmission of Original Sin” by Marcus Johnson inEvangelical Calvinism: Essays Resourcing the Continuing Reformation of the Church – ed. Myk Habets and Bobby Grow· The Westminster Assembly: Reading Its Theology in Historical Context – Robert Letham· Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin· Pascal’s Pensées – Blake Pascal

Timestamps to Know·  00:34 – Intro·  04:10 – Who is in Mind When Writing This Piece about the Doctrine of Sin?·  07:41- Seeing the Bible as Inspired, but Appealing to ‘Myth’ in Genesis·  12:38 – How Can Pastors Help Their Congregation Think through the Fantastic and Supernatural in Genesis 1-3?·  17:04 – Has the Move Towards ‘Myth’ Contributed to a Lack of Addressing Sin?·  20:48 – When Preaching, How Much Should We Refer to Genesis 3?·  25:00 – Thinking About Man’s Fallen Condition from Genesis 3·  28:50 – Does Scripture Give an Origin Story of the Angels and their Fall?·  32:12 – Sin is Essential to Fallen Humanity·  39:25 – The Truth about Sin is Actually Good News·  42:43 – The Way Sin is Transmitted: Adam’s Federal Headship·  48:09 – Theosis and Nature and Grace?·  52:31 – Sin and Worldview·  54:16 – Why Have Been People Been Against the Word ‘Worldview’ Lately?·  1:02:36 – Closing Thoughts and OutroResources to Click· “Where Would We Be Without Genesis 3? Understanding the Significance of Sin” – Stephen J. Wellum· In the Beginning: A Theological Exploration of Genesis 1-11 – Christ Over All·  Review of J.V. Fesko’sReforming Apologetics – James N. Anderson·  “The History (and Tragedy) of the Ford Pinto: Everything You Need to Know” – Aaron Gold· “Ford Pinto Fatal Flaw Exposed by Consumer Advocacy Reporting” – Factual America· “Theodicy and the Historical Adam: Questioning a Central Assumption Motivating HistoricistReadings,” - Patrick Franklin·  Theme of the Month:Whatever Happened to the Doctrine of Sin?· Give to Support the WorkBooks to Read· Man’s Nature and His Communities: Essays on the Dynamics and Enigmas of Man’s Personal and Social Existence – Reinhold Niebuhr· God after Darwin: A Theology of Evolution – John F. Haught· The Symbolism of Evil – Paul Ricoeur, trans. Emerson Buchanan· Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique – J.P Moreland et al.· Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck· “Anthropology,” by Kelly M. Kapic inChristian Dogmatics: Reformed Theology for the Church Catholic– ed. Michael Allen & Scott R. Swain· “Incurvatus Est in Se: Toward a Theology of Sin,” inRuined Sinners to Reclaim: Sin and Depravity in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective – ed. David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson· Evil and the Cross – Henri Blocher· Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle (NSBT) – Henri Blocher· Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenge of Evolution and the Natural Sciences – Hans Madueme