Just and Sinner Podcast
Jordan B Cooper
A weekly discussion of theology from a Lutheran perspective.
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Nov 19, 2014 • 57min
Always Reforming
On today's program, I played a lecture from Rev. Dave Spotts of Wittenberg Door Ministries in Columbia, MO. In this presentation pastor Spotts makes a case for judging our faith and practice against Scripture. This use of Scripture as our authority in judging the history of the Christian faith is central to living an authentic, Reformational life in Christ.
Nov 12, 2014 • 59min
Tools for Hermeneutics with Rich Shields
On today's program I was joined by Rev. Richard Shields, who is pastor of Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Frazier Park, CA and president of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary. We discussed his article "Tools for Bible Study," which led to a number of different topics, including: postmodernism and modernism, Bible translations, B.B. Warfield's doctrine of inerrency, and other important discussions.
Nov 5, 2014 • 57min
The Doctrine of Creation
On today's program I was joined by Rev. Lewis Polzin from Boars in the Vineyard to continue discussing Henry Eyster Jacobs' book "A Summary of the Christian Faith." We looked at chapter four on Creation.
Oct 29, 2014 • 1h 17min
Preaching the Two Kinds of Righteousness
On today's program, I played a lecture given by Dr. Joel Biermann at the AALC pastor's retreat held on the campus of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. The theme of the lecture is preaching and the two kinds of righteousness.
Oct 22, 2014 • 51min
The Doctrine of Justification
On today's program, I gave an overview of the doctrine of justification as it is taught in the Lutheran scholastics. This is a follow up to the programs on the Ordo Salutis and on the Grace of the Holy Spirit.
Oct 14, 2014 • 53min
The Grace of the Holy Spirit
On today's program I began discussing some of the specific issues related to the order of salvation. I talked about the definition of grace, and the different forms of grace in the Christian life.
Oct 7, 2014 • 1h 1min
The Holy Trinity (Jacobs Study III)
I was joined by Pastor Lewis Polzin to discuss chapter three of Henry Eyster Jacob's book "A Summary of the Christian Faith" on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
Oct 2, 2014 • 56min
The Ordo Salutis
Today's program was more in the format of a seminary lecture than a normal podcast. I discussed the importance of the ordo salutis, the nature of contemporary objections to the idea, and finally gave a brief overview of the various aspects of the order of salvation.
Sep 23, 2014 • 57min
Joel Biermann on A Case for Character
On today's program I interviewed Dr Joel Biermann on his recent book "A Case for Character." We discussed virtue ethics, Law and Gospel reductionism, Escondido theology, and many other topics.
Sep 17, 2014 • 60min
An Introduction to the American Lutheran Theologians
On today's program, I gave an overview of American Lutheran history, and mentioned some of the most important figures within American Lutheran history.
