Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley recorded live at the For The Church Conference at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with guests Jared Wilson and Patrick Schreiner to answer questions from the audience.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is the gospel political?
• Are doctrinal disagreements gospel disagreements?
• When sharing the gospel with people who don't have a religious background, what’s a good approach?
• How do you ...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley recorded live at the For The Church Conference at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with guests Jared Wilson and Patrick Schreiner to discuss the gospel.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is the gospel story, doctrine, or practice?
• Is the whole story of the Bible the gospel?
• What is the difference between a doctrine and a story?
• Where do we start when we are reading gospel text?
• How do w...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of sin; what is it and what it means for us.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is a good definition of sin?
• What is the story of sin? What is happening in Genesis 3?
• What is Exile, and why is it significant?
• What is a sin of commission? What is a sin of omission?
• What does it mean to be Augustinian in our view of sin?
• Is sin individual, or has sin impacted the world at...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the imagery, symbols, and numbers found in Revelation 8-9 mean and how this passage can encourage us.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Where are we in the book of Revelation when we come into the seven trumpets?
• How are numbers being used?
• What do we see and hear in this passage?
• Is there symmetry between the Fourth Trumpet and Fourth Seal?
• What should we not miss before we get t...

Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel Parkison to answer the questions, what is the beatific vision and why does it matter?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the beatific vision and why does it matter?
• What makes heaven, heaven?
• What does it mean to behold God? What are we beholding?

Helpful Definitions:

• Beatific Vision: The blessed hope of seeing God in heaven.

Guest Bio:

Samuel G. Parkison is associate professor of t...

Kyle Worley is joined by Thomas Kidd to answer the question, what was the great awakening and what impact did it have on theological education?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What was the great awakening and what impact did it have on theological education?
• Why were institutions needed at this time?

Guest Bio:

Thomas S. Kidd serves as Research Professor of Church History at Midwestern & the John and Sharon Yeats Endowed Cha...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about Revelation 6-8 and the symbolism and meaning of the text.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the Book of Revelation about?
• Where are we in the book of Revelation?
• What are the first four seals?
• Why are the creatures saying “come”?
• What is the fifth seal?
• Who are the earth dwellers?
• How do we get familiar enough with the Bible to begin to understand passages of sc...

Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel Bierig to answer the question, what is something most people take for granted about the Bible that they would be surprised by?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is something most people take for granted about the Bible that they would be surprised by?
• Why would I be reading the Bible to pay attention to what the Bible is, not who God is?
• Why did you want to write a book about the Bible?

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how we can understand the story of Scripture and why it’s important for us to know it.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Can you share your journey from knowing Bible stories to knowing it was all one larger narrative?
• How do you communicate the story of the Bible?
• What is the framework of the story?
• What’s a one-word cheat code for the story of the Bible?
• Why is knowing the story of S...

Kyle Worley is joined by Patrick Schreiner to answer the question, is the gospel political?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is the Gospel political?
• How do we navigate applying principles in our political landscape that might be vastly unimaginable from the time of Jesus?

Guest Bio:

Patrick Schreiner is the Director of the Residency PhD program, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the imagery and themes found in Revelation 4 and what encouragement we can find from this passage.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Chapter four marks a shift in the book; doesn’t it?
• Where is throne imagery found throughout the Bible?
• What are the beasts and should they freak us out?
• What’s being proclaimed around the throne?
• What’s with the seven seals on the scroll?
• Who is the lamb ...

Kyle Worley is joined by Ronni Kurtz to answer the question; what does incomprehensibility mean and is God incomprehensible?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What does incomprehensibility mean?
• Is God incomprehensible?
• How would you encourage someone who is trying to comprehend who God is?

Helpful Definitions:

• Immutable: God can’t change.
• Incomprehensibility: There is an intellectual limitation by virtue of our being creatu...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrines of creation and providence.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Why do we treat the doctrines of creation and providence together?
• Barry Jones says that our creation story determines the trajectory of our culture. What does that mean? 
• What are some questions the original audience was asking?
• What are the essentials of a Christian doctrine of creation?
• What’s a good definit...

Kyle Worley is joined by Geoff Chang to answer the question what is Charles Spurgeon's vision for a faithful church?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is Charles Spurgeon's vision for a faithful church?
• Why would it be worth articulating “the army of God” language today?
• What does “the church militant” and “the church triumphant” mean? 

Guest Bio:

Geoff Chang serves as Assistant Professor of Church History and Historical T...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what is happening with evangelical leaders and how we can respond faithfully.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• When a leader “falls”, does it discount everything God has done through their ministry?
• How does news like this strike you? What is your response to it?
• Why do we have low expectations for self-control?
• Would it be good in light of these things for church staff to get togeth...

Kyle Worley is joined by Don Whitney to answer the question; How does a church engage in the spiritual discipline together?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How does a church engage in the spiritual discipline together?
• Do Christians think about fellowship the right way?

Helpful Definitions:

• Spiritual Disciplines: practices found in the Bible by which we experience God and grow in Christlikeness.
• Koinonia (κοινωνία): Fello...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the beginning of the book of Revelation and its meaning.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What does the word “revelation” mean? 
• Why is the language so strange if this book is meant to reveal?
• What is a symbolic universe?
• How important is what comes before the book of Revelation in understanding the book?
• Is there a grid we should be using or do we treat angelic language throughout Re...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley dive into the doctrine of Revelation to discuss how we can know God.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What are we currently working on?
• How has God revealed Himself?
• Is it possible to say true things about God? 
• How do we speak truthfully about God?
• What is Illumination?
• Can we read the Bible just like we would read any other book?

Helpful Definitions:

• Natural Revelation: A common knowl...