
Knowing Faith
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The Christian faith is not mindless or irrational. Knowing Faith is a podcast exploring how our faith is founded upon Scripture. We believe the Bible is for everyone and are committed to helping the Church understand where their faith is rooted. Hosted by Jen Wilkin, JT English and Kyle Worley, this podcast dives into Christian story, belief and practice in a way that is accessible to everyone.
Knowing Faith
5d ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the imagery and symbolic history found in Revelation 12.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What is the purpose of Revelation?
Where are we in the book of Revelation?
Who is the dragon? Who is the child? Who is the woman?
Where do we find a contrast between a woman and a dragon in the story of the bible prior to Revelation?
How is Revelation providing instruction on how a Christian can rightly think about what it means to be engaged in spiritual war?
What about Ephesians 6, how does that relate?
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
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Knowing Faith
1w ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss a core doctrine of the Christian faith; Christology.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What is the common approach to Jesus in our cultural moment?
Where should someone start if they want to dive deep into the question of who is Jesus?
What about when Colossians 1 calls him the “firstborn?”
What are the essentials of Christology?
What are the implications of leaning into one of the natures of Jesus?
In the creeds (Athanasian, Apostles, Nicene, Chalcedon) they focus on clarifying who, what, and how Christ is. Why this intense focus so early on ..read more
Knowing Faith
2w ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means to be a disciple and launch a preview of their Deep Discipleship Program!
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What is the need of the hour in the church today in the global west?
What is a disciple?
Why should we spend our time learning?
What is deep discipleship?
Why is community important?
What do disciples need?
How do we pursue deep discipleship?
What is the goal of deep discipleship?
What is the Deep Discipleship Program?
Helpful Definitions:
Disciple: Learner
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
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Knowing Faith
3w ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are back to explore the book of Revelation!
Questions Covered in This Episode:
Who wrote Revelation? Where? When?
How does Rev. 1:4-8 lay down a thesis of sorts for the book?
How do you encourage people to study the book of Revelation?
What genre is the book of Revelation?
What are helpful terms to define when studying this book?
Are people comfortable with the seven letters?
How are numbers being used, and is there a pattern?
What should we be looking for as we approach Revelation?
Helpful Definitions:
Eschatology: The doctrine (study) of the end tim ..read more
Knowing Faith
1M ago
Season 14 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on January 23rd! In this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 14.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What are we going to cover this season?
What are we excited to talk about in the book of Revelation?
What doctrine do you love to talk about?
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Knowing Faith
1M ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listener questions to wrap up season 13!
Questions Covered in This Episode:
How did you start writing for an audience?
Who is the deep discipleship program built for? Should all leaders and volunteers at a church participate in this program?
What is the “extra Calvinisticum”?
Are you a dispensationalist? Why or why not?
Did God reject his people? (Romans 11)
How do you respond when people argue that focusing on studying the Bible and theology produces Pharisees?
My church dissolved its women's ministry in 2020. Do you have any advice on how ..read more
Knowing Faith
1M ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue the story of scripture by looking at the wisdom literature and the prophets.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What happens from the time Israel departs Sinai until the end of the Old Testament?
What is wisdom literature? Why does it matter?
Which book has been the most formative for you?
How is wisdom situational?
What is exile?
What role do the prophets play in the story of the Bible?
What confuses people when they read the prophets?
How do we read in the prophets?
Helpful Definitions:
Wisdom Literature: Jobs, Psalms, Proverbs, Eccle ..read more
Knowing Faith
2M ago
Kyle Worley is joined by Jason Duesing to answer the question, “What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible?
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible?
What is a helpful way to read confessions of faith?
In your view, what is the most significant Baptist confession?
Guest Bio:
Jason Duesing serves as the Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, and Professor of Historical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He came to MBTS after serving for more than a decade o ..read more
Knowing Faith
2M ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley to discuss the Exodus event and how it’s impactful for understanding the rest of Scripture.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What do we learn about God in the Exodus event?
How is Exodus a birth and a decreation narrative?
What do we learn about deliverance and redemption from Exodus?
How does Exodus create a paradigm for understanding salvation throughout the Bible?
Why does God want people to have the law?
As a Christian, must I obey the Ten Commandments? What is my relationship to the Ten Commandments?
What role does the law play in our spiritual f ..read more
Knowing Faith
2M ago
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the covenants in the Bible and why it's important to understand them.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What happens in Genesis 1-11?
What is a covenant?
What are some covenants we find in the Bible?
How do covenants form a structure for reading and interpreting the Bible’s story?
What is involved and entailed in the covenant with Abraham?
What are the core promises of God’s covenant with Abraham?
How does the covenant with Abraham shape the rest of the story?
In the covenant with Moses, what is entailed or unveiled?
Why do people find that the ..read more