Aug 30, 2021
This episode extends further into questions about certainty and evil. Dr. Paulson discusses the concept of "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger." He asserts that God isn't using trials to form you into somebody worth being saved but instead is the God who will bring all trials to an end with the cross.
Aug 23, 2021
Dr. Paulson discusses the doctrine of vocation and the place of God's power. He highlights some misapplications of Ecclesiastes while asserting that God uses His power to set us free.
Aug 16, 2021
As Dr. Paulson works through chapter 6, he explains the difference between God lending out his power and proclaiming God's use of his power. Paulson asserts with Luther that God's power delivered in the proclaimed Word is not enabling you but actually saves you.
Aug 10, 2021
Dr. Paulson and Caleb continue to outline Luther’s response to
Erasmus. This time, they discuss God’s power and activity. Despite
Erasmus’s humanistic translation work, he carried out scholastic
arguments concerning God’s nature against Luther.
Aug 2, 2021
Dr. Paulson and Caleb discuss Philip Melanchthon and the 1521 Loci Communes. Melanchthon was instrumental to the Lutheran Reformation and established an evangelical systematic theology with his Loci.