
The Carson Center Podcast
The Carson Center Podcast provides listeners weekly access to curated sermons and lectures from The Carson Center. This season features lectures from TGC's co-founder and the Center's namesake, D. A. Carson. Each lecture contains rich biblical and theological insights gleaned from Carson's fifty years of faithful service as a New Testament professor and theologian.
Latest episodes

Jul 3, 2024 • 1h
Maintain Gospel Centrality: 1 John 1:1-2:2
Don Carson discusses the importance of gospel centrality in Christian faith, focusing on salvation, walking in righteousness, and demonstrating love for others. He emphasizes confession, repentance, and forgiveness through Christ's sacrifice, urging believers to maintain core doctrines amidst challenges from Gnosticism and to balance truth with love in relationships.

Jun 26, 2024 • 50min
God’s Goodness in Suffering
Don Carson teaches on James 1:12–25, reminding believers to persevere amid suffering and temptation, looking to God's promises, goodness, and sovereignty to anchor them. Though trials can become temptations to sin, God doesn't tempt his people; he tests them to strengthen their faith and obedience. Carson highlights the importance of abiding in God's Word for spiritual growth and freedom, and he encourages Christians to count trials as joy because they lead to deeper spiritual maturity and faith in Christ.

Jun 19, 2024 • 1h 6min
God’s Providence in Suffering
Theologian Don Carson discusses God's providence in suffering, not always punishment for sin but opportunity for growth. Explores Paul's thorn in the flesh, propitiation, expiation, and bearing one's cross. Emphasizes trust in God during trials, Christ's sacrifice, and finding hope in suffering.

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Jun 12, 2024 • 57min
Innocent Suffering
Don Carson, a Biblical scholar and theologian, discusses Job's righteousness and the mystery of suffering, highlighting the tension between God's sovereignty and human responsibility. He explores Job's silent suffering, repentance, and God's purpose in allowing suffering for our good and his glory.

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May 28, 2024 • 1h 6min
Why Suffering Is Inevitable
Biblical scholar Don Carson discusses the philosophical problem of suffering and challenges listeners to reconcile a loving God with hardship. He outlines six theological pillars for understanding suffering and emphasizes the need for deep trust in God's sovereignty. The podcast explores biblical perspectives on suffering, human rebellion, and the importance of faith in the face of death.