Assurance, security, or something more ... apocalyptic? In this video I tackle Paul's beautiful and complex view of God's activity and human agency in Romans 8:31-39. God's holiness is at the center of all that he does, and Paul's vision captures both the trials of life and the need for faithful allegiance to King Jesus. Translation: 8:31 What, therefore, will we say about such things? If God is for us, who is against us? 8:32 He who did not spare his own son but handed him over for all of us, how will he not also with him graciously bestow to us all things? 8:33 Who will bring a charge agains ..read more

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I am delighted to welcome my friend Rev. Dr. Dan Morrison to NTT! In this wide-ranging video, we talk a lot about racism, theology, the church, justice, righteousness, and the character of God. Dan holds a PhD in New Testament from McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I hope we are all challenged to think and reflect further on what John the Seer says and how justice is a mighty force for good in our world.   You can follow Dan on twitter here: https://twitter.com/kerygma1983  More series: Romans series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf...  Entire Sanctif ..read more

Well, I don't quite make it in five minutes, but I kept it under ten. The Apocalyptic Paul is probably the hottest thing on the theology market (at least in scholarship) and there is a direct need for a succinct and informed explanation. I hope you dig it!   Source: David Shaw, "Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination," ch2.   More series: Romans series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf...  Entire Sanctification: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf...  Review of James White's "The Potter's Freedom" (for those wanting a Wesleyan appraisal of his book): https://youtube.co ..read more

I'm pleased to welcome Dr. David E. Garland to NTT! In this wide-ranging video, we talk about the writing of commentaries, the theology of Romans, and what Romans has to say to the church.    Dr. Garland is Professor of Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Theological Seminary (Baylor University) in Waco, TX. He is the author of numerous commentaries on 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Colossians, and many others.  In this video, we focus our attention on his latest commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (https://www.amazon.com/Romans-Introdu...).   You can see more of Dr ..read more

Romans is perhaps Paul's most widely read epistle. Romans, as a document, is a fascinating glimpse into the early Christian proclamation and to the life and issues within that early community. In this video we go over some of the hermeneutical and cultural ideas for this study of Romans, and I end it with book corner!    ________________ If you are interested in becoming a patron (in the biblical sense of the term, of course), then join us here for some awesome benefits! https://www.patreon.com/nttheologist  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewTestament...   ..read more

Time to think biblically. Pastor Mike Winger answered a question on mutual submission in Ephesians 5, and his answer deserves a response. I think, respectfully, Mike demonstrates a lack of education and graciousness in his answer toward biblical egalitarians. Let me know what you think.    I give my own answer plus a very brief overview of Ephesians 5 from my own perspective, just to demonstrate Mike's numerous inaccuracies in his handling of the text.    Mike's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCmt...  Kevin Giles: https://www.cbeinternational.org/reso...   ..read more

Did Origen affirm the ministry of women? Were early church father's purely patriarchal, or vivid defenders of the equality of women? The answer, like all human beings and their biases and beauties, is more complex.    Origen of Alexandria is an important church father and he wrote a lot about the Bible. In this video, I briefly and clearly break down his analysis of Phoebe in Romans ch.16.1-2 (Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 10.17). What he wrote is interesting to say the least!   The resource mentioned by Thomas P. Scheck: https://www.amazon.com/Commentary-Epi...  ..read more

During an AMA, I asked Alisa Childers and Frank Turek a question about women and sexism in Christianity. I've included their response and my own reflection and rejoinder to their comments. I think, overall, I don't disagree with their broader points but their use of "role" language caused me to reflect a lot on the nature of such language within the complementarian-egalitarian debate in evangelicalism.   Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THxxe... (starting at 27:30ish mark)  Let me know what you think!   Kevin Giles and "Role" Language in Priscilla Papers (peer-rev ..read more

I am delighted to have Dr. Ryan Danker on NTT! Dr. Danker is Director of the John Wesley Institute in Washington D.C., and former Associate Professor at Wesley Theological Seminary. He is an editor at Firebrand Magazine (https://firebrandmag.com/) and an expert in Wesleyan theology and the history of Methodism. Danker is the author of Wesley and the Anglicans: Political Division in Early Evangelicalism and the editor of Exploring a Wesleyan Political Theology. He has published in the Wesleyan Theological Journal, Wesley and Methodist Studies, Methodist Review, and the Proceedings of the Charle ..read more