Doctrine And Devotion

Today we get to hear Jimmy and Joe recap the West Coast Conference that went down last weekend. Spoiler: The conference was great, the hotel was terrible. Then the guys share the live recording of Doctrine and Devotion on the subject of friendship. The specific question is, “Can men and women be friends?” Be sure to check out Can Christian Men and Women Be Friends? by Paul Maxwell and The Church Needs Men and Women to Be Friends by Jen Wilkins. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/menwomenSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe share the ten books they encourage new calvinists to read in the first year or so of their investigation of Reformed Theology. Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Registration is open, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout and save $10. Get all the details at T4G.org. For all the books, links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotrion.com/podcast/creatingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Joe and Jimmy open up the 1689 Confession, Chapter 20 to talk through paragraph 2 on the extent of grace and the limits of general revelation. Why can’t general revelation lead someone to Christ? And how should this small paragraph move us as Christians? Our Sponsor Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Registration is open, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout and save $10. Get all the details at T4G.org. Get all the links and show notes at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689202Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe step into the subject of suicide, asking what qualifies as suicide, and why should we take it seriously? What does the Bible say about suicide? Is suicide a sin? Is it “the unforgivable sin”? Plus, Jimmy hangs out with Tom Ricketts and Joe sets off alarms at the hospital. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts please talk to your pastor, your family, or call the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Our Sponsor:  Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Registration is open, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout and save $10. Get all the details at T4G.org. For our recommended reading and relevant links visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/suicideSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The JoFo is back talking The 1689 Confession, Chapter 20, paragraph 1 on The Gospel and The Extent Thereof. Following the Covenant of Works God offers the “promise of Christ” as “the means of calling the elect, and begetting in them faith and repentance.” Plus, newcomers lunch at church, Joe slept at church, and Jimmy stirs the pot. Today, the guys are recommending R.B.C. Howell’s, classic The Covenants. Our Sponsor: Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Registration is open, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout and save $10. Get all the details at T4G.org. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689201Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sit down and get comfortable, or uncomfortable, as three friends talk about some sensitive issues. Joe and Jimmy are joined by Travell Rounds for an hour long episode where Travell shares his recent run-in with the cops, and this becomes the start of a conversation on differing experiences of blacks and whites within the same city. Conversations like this can help us learn how to listen to each other and understand one another’s experiences. Joe predicts 1.2% of our audience will unsubscribe half way through this episode. How did Travell wind up at Redeemer Fellowship? Did he really start preaching at 9 years old? Why should white people pay careful attention to the experiences of African Americans? What about “white privilege?” Plus, Travell thanks Steve Furtick for exposing him to Matt Chandler. Our Sponsor Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Registration is open, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout an

Jimmy and Joe are chaperoned on this episode by Travell Rounds. Travell is a member of and frequent preacher at Redeemer Fellowship. The guys get into the final paragraph of Chapter 19 of the 1689 on God’s law, and discuss the relationship between law and gospel, and how God uses the law in our dailty Christian lives for our spiritual growth. Our Sponsor Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Registration is open, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout and save $10. Get all the details at T4G.org. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689197Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The guys are back and decide to talk through the issue of miscommunication. Where do we typically fail in communication in the church and ministry? How does it happen, and how can we do better in our communication? Our Sponsor Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Registration is open, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout and save $10. Get all the details at T4G.org. For all the links in our show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/miscommunicationSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Joe and Jimmy are back to talk about the Law of God from the 1689 Confession (Chapter 19, paragraph 6). What does it mean when we say we are “not under law but under grace,” and how does this relate to the use of the law in the life of the Christian? Does a Christian have to keep the law? Plus Joe doesn’t know how to do Labor Day. To get into the Ten Commandments we encourage our listeners to check out Thomas Watson treatment of the Big Ten here. Our Sponsor Together for the Gospel is going down April 14-16, 2020. Registration opens up on September 3rd, and our listeners have been given a special discount code. Enter “doctrine” as a promo code on checkout and save $10. Get all the details at T4G.org. For all the links visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689196Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy is back from Jamaica, and Les Lanphere is back on the mic with the guys to talk about his upcoming documentary, Spirit and Truth. Joe and Jimmy ask Les about “Reformed worship”, the problems in many evangelical worship services, and a lot more. Plus, Les looks like Kirk Cameron, and Jimmy gets water in his ear and is rushed to the hospital. If you haven’t seen his first documentary, be sure to check out Calvinist. And as we wait for his new doc, Spirit and Truth, to be released sign up for all the news and updates over at the Spirit and Truth website. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/spirit-and-truthSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The guys are back in The 1689 Confession, Chapter 19 paragraphs 4 and 5, discussing the Law of God. This time Joe and Jimmy hit the civil laws of the Old Covenant and go back to the moral law as perpetually blinding for the church, even under the New Covenant. Plus, does Jimmy fly in First Class while his wife and kids fly among the commoners? To go deeper into the moral, civil, and ceremonial divisions of the law, pick up From the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law by Philip Ross. Get all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/16891945Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy brings up one of Joe’s tweets related to contending for the faith, and they spend some time discussing the meaning behind it. Too often we think of ourselves as the hero in the midst of conflict, which can lead us to think of opponents as villains, and excuse our methods or approach even if wrong. Those who think of themselves as the hero will lack the humility needed to honor the Lord.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The guys step into paragraph 3 of Chapter 19 of the 1689 Baptist Confession, focusing on the ceremonial law of the Old Covenant. Why don’t we keep the ceremonial laws today? How did they prefigure Christ? Joe and Jimmy take a look at the tabernacle and how it ultimately points to Jesus Christ. To go deeper into the moral, civil, and ceremonial divisions of the law, pick up From the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law by Philip Ross. For the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689193Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The guys are back, school is in session, and Joe doesn’t know Roman numerals. On this episode the guys talk through John Calvin’s Prayer on Preparing to Go to School. It’s a beautiful and helpful prayer that can guide both students and parents in praying through the beginning of the school year. You can read the prayer below in its entirety, and you can order the seven volume set of John Calvin’s Tracts and Letters by Banner of Truth here. Prayer on Preparing to Go to School O LORD, who art the fountain of all wisdom and learning, since thou of thy special goodness hast granted that my youth is instructed in good arts which may assist me to honest and holy living, grant also, by enlightening my mind, which otherwise labours under blindness, that I may be fit to acquire knowledge; strengthen my memory faithfully to retain what I may have learned: and govern my heart, that I may be willing and even eager to profit, lest the opportunity which thou now givest me be lost through my sluggishness. Be pleased therefo

The guys are back on the 1689 in Chapter 19, paragraph 2, talking about the law of God written on the heart of man and its subsequent revelation on Mt. Sinai. Before they get into the three-fold division of the law and the three uses of the law (next week), Jimmy and Joe remind us that all are guilty for their disobedience to God’s commands, whether they received them at a mountain, were taught them by their parents, read them in the bible, or never had them articulated to them by anyone in their lives. You can listen to all 10 episodes of Doctrine and Devotion on the Ten Commandments here. For the links and show notes visit www.doctrinenanddevotion.com/podcast/1689192Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Joe is back from the Normal Pastors Conference and begins campaigning to be brought back next year. Then the guys get into the material Joe presented at the conference. What is anxiety? What does it do to us? How can we put it to death? The 2019 West Coast Doctrine and Devotion Conference You ready, California?! Doctrine and Devotion's first annual West Coast Conference is Saturday, September 28th, 2019 from 10am-4pm in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA at The Bridge Church. Our theme for this one-day micro conference is Contending for the Gospel: Protecting Orthodoxy and Promoting Unity. Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler will teach four sessions exploring how we contend for the faith against heresy and false doctrine with those outside the church, as well as those inside the church. The conference will conclude with a live recording of the Doctrine and Devotion Podcast. Get all the links and show notes at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/anxietySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/e

Bonus Episode: The guys recorded this episode earlier in the week, but the Founders Ministries Cinedoc controversy led us to change the release schedule. So here it is, Jimmy and Joe discussing Josh Harris and his announcement of his spiritual “deconstruction” or falling away from the Christian faith. What exactly did Josh say? How did the online community respond? How should we personally respond when people fall away? Plus, Joe argues with Dunkin’ Donuts. For all the links and show notes for this episode visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/joshSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Joe and Jimmy explain recent Doctrine and Devotion social media posts that raised questions, and had some people going full tilt, and discuss the difference between correcting brothers and sisters in Christ, and false teachers who have abandoned the truth. Are the guys now “discernment bloggers?” Will Tijuana Smalls become the third host of the podcast? Plus, Pastor Joe referenced a sermon series from Redeemer Fellowship that addresses some of the controversial issues discussed today. Link is below. For all the links and show notes for this episode visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/correctingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Founders Ministries recently released a trailer for their forthcoming “cinedoc” that seems to focus on the dangerous presence of liberalism in its various forms present in the church today. Many took issue with the trailer’s tone and some of its content. We discuss that here. In light of the public outcry concerning the trailer many waited for an apology to be issued by Founders Ministries. On July 29th Pastor Tom Ascol, President of Founders Ministries, released a statement detailing the release and the push back of the trailer. There was no apology made in the article, but rather an explanation of their actions and perspective on the matter. Joe and Jimmy sat down to record a bonus episode talking about Founders’ statement, where they agree, and what they take issue with. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/followupSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Joe and Jimmy are joined by their good friend, Pastor Michael Beck, as they get into Chapter 19 of the 1689 Confession on The Law of God. Why is the doctrine of God’s law important? What is the covenant of works and why do some people push back against the idea? RELEVANT LINKS Two Age Sojourner: The Blog, Podcast, and Sermons of Michael Beck Michael Beck on Twitter and Instagram For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689191Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands