Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listener questions. Questions Covered in This Episode:When you say that we’re asking Genesis questions that it’s not asking itself...is that literal? How would I apply that to other books of the Bible? For example, what question is Judges asking? And how would I discern that?How would you describe/define the imago dei in light of disability?Who’s your favorite person to talk theology with other than each other?New ESV translation of Genesis 3:16?When was the promise of the land fulfilled in the Abrahamic Covenant? Was it fulfilled during David or Solomon’s reign?If God is the one who gives faith, and He wishes that none should perish-why doesn’t He give the gift of faith to everyone?When is it ok to leave a church?What are some practical tips for starting a theological program for women at your church?What did you think about the West Wing reunion?Could you explain the doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture?What are your favorite hymns?Do you think God made another world before this one?What is discipleship and how/where does discipleship happen? What does it mean to make disciples?Is doubt a sin?What advice do you give to someone just starting out as pastor?If you could have a table discussion with any 3 theologians, past or present, who would be at your table?Helpful Definitions:Middle Knowledge: God possesses knowledge of not just everything that is and everything that isn’t but everything that could be.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Judges 2:17, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:8, Song of Songs 7:10, 2 Peter 3:9, Romans 9 “Deep Discipleship” by JT EnglishTraining the ChurchWestminster Shorter CatechismBe Thou my VisionImmortal, InvisibleCharles Wesley HymnsA Mighty Fortress is our GodAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue exploring Genesis 1-11 and wrap up Genesis 1-11 by looking ahead.Questions Covered in This Episode:Recap: How does the story of Genesis start?What major themes have stood out to us?What major questions have been asked and answered?How did we get here? Why are we here?What’s the problem?What's the solution?What lingering question(s) do you have stepping away from this portion of Genesis?Genesis 12:1-3: An OT scholar said, “The call of Abraham is the answer to the problems of the world.” What could they possibly mean by that?Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 1-11, Psalm 24:1, Revelation 21-22, Genesis 12:1-3Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin to discuss some hard questions. Questions Covered in This Episode:What do we do when we are asked a hard question and we don’t know the answer? How does your training in literature relate to how you handle the scriptures?What is the best way to respond when someone asks a hard question?Lots of hard questions emerge from the first eleven chapters of Genesis, but one of the most challenging for most believers is around creation. How do you talk about the doctrine of creation with seekers and skeptics?How would you respond to someone who says “I can’t believe Christianity, because you know, science”?If you were going to sit down and read Genesis with a non-Christian person, how would you do that?If you were to start reading the scriptures with a non-Christian, where would you start?What would you say to someone who is listening to this who has doubts about the goodness or truthfulness of God’s word?How should we approach these conversations?Guest Bio:Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill seminary in London. She is a regular writer for The Gospel Coalition and author of Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram, or her own website.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 1-11, John 11, Matthew 5-7, John 13-17“Confronting Christianity” by Dr. Rebecca McLaughlinAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Tish Harrison Warren. “We shout truths about God in the light so we can stand on them in the dark.” Kyle WorleyQuestions Covered in This Episode:Prayer in the Night - What made you want to write this book?Is it possible to find God in a dark world?Could God be good given that the world is dark?How can we pray when we feel doubt that the world around us can ever be made whole again?Helpful Definitions:False Stories: All of us are living in the midst of a narrative that informs us on what the good life is. By default all of us are living in false stories and need to be invited to participate in the true story - the Christian story.Consumerism: The story that tells you that you are what you have. Worth is based upon the value and quality of what belongs to me. The good life is having great things.Guest Bio:Tish is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America and is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and the forthcoming book Prayer in the Night. She is a monthly columnist for Christianity Today and you can find her articles in the New York Times, Religious News Service, Comment Magazine, and many other places.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 3, Psalm 23“Prayer in the Night” by Tish Harrison WarrenThe Nicene CreedComplineAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the Tower of Babel, exploring topics such as the people's desire for unity, the consequences of building for personal glory, and the theme of disobedience and rebellion in Genesis. They also examine the connection between Babel and Babylon in Revelation, emphasizing the judgment of evil and the celebration of God's grace. The chapter concludes by exploring the biblical theme of building a city for God's glory and seeking His presence in our lives.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Katie McCoy to ask the question: If God created men and women to live as complements to one another, why do we find so much division and brokenness and confusion between men and women?Questions Covered in This Episode:If God created men and women to live as complements to one another, why do we find so much division and brokenness and confusion between men and women?How might Greek philosophy have impacted the way we think about these things?Has there ever been a time when it has been more confusion to address questions of manhood or womanhood?How did Aristotle subvert the Hebrew world view in our own thinking about our faith? Why have we lost this heritage?Walk us through the most difficult Old testament law for women to read and help us see how our own presuppositions cause us to fear it and how we should resolve it? How would you respond to someone who told you - “Listen, why are you even trying to make this work...the OT is a misogynistic document that subjugates women to male control.”Guest Bio:Dr. Katie McCoy, serves as an assistant professor of theology in Women’s Studies at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She holds a Ph.D. from Southwestern in Systematic Theology where she wrote on OT laws about women’s personhood and what they can show us about human dignity. You can find her online @blondeorthodoxy and blondeorthodoxy.com.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:“The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self” by Carl R. TruemanNumbers 5:11-31Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back to discuss the flood, but for real this time.Questions Covered in This Episode:What is Genesis 6:9 contrasting?What is important about the description of building the boat?How is water used throughout the bible? Where does this theme echo?How long were they on the ark?Are we to draw a connection between the dove from the ark, the Spirit over the face of the waters, and the baptism of Jesus?What is the covenant with Noah?What is the symbol of the covenant?What happens next?What has Noah done here?What is significant about this part of the story?Helpful Definitions:Chiasm: Is a literary technique that has bookend statements that work their way inward.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 6-10, Genesis 1, Exodus 2:3-10, Joshua 3, Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 14:22-33, Psalm 29, Revelation 3:7, Romans 6:23, Matthew 24:37-39, Revelation 21-22, Luke 10:1-16, Acts 1:8Knowing Faith Episode #91 – The Flood“Stamped from the Beginning” by Ibram X. KendiKnowing Faith After the Fact: Wordplay at Babel? with Dr. Tracy McKenzieAmazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley take a deep dive into Genesis 6.Questions Covered in This Episode:Let’s start with an overview of what we have covered so far: Genesis 1-5.So, things are bad, but how bad are they really when we jump into Genesis 6?Who are the sons of God (Genesis 6:4)?Genesis 6:6 - “The Lord regretted.” What does that mean?What is the narrative flow of this passage?Is this the only Ancient Near Eastern story that mentions the flood?Let’s talk about dinosaurs.Helpful Definitions:Impassibility: God does not feel emotions.Immutable: God is always the same.Transcendent: He is other (by an infinite extent).Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 6, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Jude 1:6, 1 Samuel 15:10-11, 1 Samuel 15:29Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kyle is joined by Dr. Keith Whitfield to discuss how the three persons of the Godhead were involved in creation.Questions Covered in This Episode:How are the three persons of the Godhead involved in creation?In Genesis is the role of the son sort of mysterious or is there more clarity than it seems?Guest Bio:Dr. Keith Whitfield is the Associate Professor of Theology and Provost at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author and editor of numerous books including Trinitarian Theology and Islam and North America.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 1:1, John 1:3, Colossians 1, Hebrews 1, Genesis 1:2, Job 33:4, Matthew 3:13-17Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley wrap up their conversation on the fall in this part two of two episodes. We hope you enjoy it!Questions Covered in This Episode:Continued: Who committed the first sin?What is the impact of sin on the world? What’s the immediate aftermath in Genesis 3?Is there any blame shifting happening here?What are some of the consequences (or curses?) detailed as a result of mankind’s action?Why is understanding Genesis 3 crucial for making sense of the rest of the storyline?What is exile?Helpful Definitions:Exile: The experience of pain and suffering that results from the knowledge that there is a home where one belongs, yet for the present one is unable to return there.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Genesis 3Knowing Faith Episode #89 – The Fall Part 1Amazon affiliate links are used where appropriate. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Knowing Faith.Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Knowing Faith and Become a Patron:patreon.com/knowingfaith Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcast:Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway’s Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.