Think & Reform

Engaging the culture with Christ and His Word, presented by Future of Christendom, the Think and Reform Podcast challenges and offers insight to every issue that the Western Church deems taboo: politics, society, art, entertainment, science, and technology. Join us as we tackle various obstacles head-on from COVID to Cain and everything in between! For more, visit https://futureofchristendom.org/

56. I'm Allowed to Be a Statist Because the Confessions Say I Can

In this episode, Luke responds to claims made by some who elevate the historic reformed confessions to the position of scripture and justify statist tyranny by wielding these same documents as gospel truth. Thanks for listening!   

12-08
01:15:57

55. What is Lancastrian Theonomy?

Luke Saint responds to two men: one, Jay Antelo from Providence Perspective, wherein Jay critiques what he believes to be Non-Legislative Theonomy (aka Lancastrian Theonomy), and the second, Travis Schmalhofer, wherein Travis critiques an unfaithful version of Lancastrian Theonomy. Thanks for listening! 

11-26
01:36:33

54. Reformed Tradition Podcast on the Civil Magistrate (Part 2), Bob the Baptist on Theonomy, and John Piper's "Loving Laws"

Today Luke finishes his reaction to a "Conversations That Matter" podcast featuring Pastor James Baird and his new book, then moves on to Bob the Baptist's criticism of theonomy via the authority of the confessions and Calvin, and finishes with remembering a bygone interview of John Piper that's so wild that...well, just listen for yourself. 

11-18
01:29:53

53. Sunday School Roundup: Council of Nicaea (with Curtis Kenchel)

Curtis Kenchel joins Luke today for a discussion on Nicaea: its impact, its history, its controversy, and its players. This is the first in the series of podcasts wherein Sunday School teachers from Independence Reformed Bible Church recap their lessons taught over an 8-week period! Thanks for listening and enjoy! 

11-01
01:39:03

52. What Is an American and a Reformed Tradition Podcast on the Civil Magistrate

Today Luke discusses the question of "what makes an American an American?" Afterwards, he reacts to an episode from Jon Harris' podcast "Conversations That Matter" wherein Jon interviews Author and Pastor James Baird on the role of the civil magistrate from a reformed tradition perspective. 

10-27
01:40:27

51. Atheistic Comments, Job as Judge, and Vetting Immigrants

Luke Saint reads and interacts with some comments on a recent Future of Christendom debate on Christianity (Hume) vs Atheism (Whiting), then moves on to an examination of Job 29, followed by a discourse on the modern idea of "vetting" immigrants.

10-22
01:06:29

50. Reformed Tradition Laziness, Marian Doctrine, and Why the State Can't Punish Heresy

Luke examines several discussions centered on veneration of the reformers and their authority on theology, then addresses a conversation on Marian doctrine in the Roman Catholic church, then concludes with questioning the state's role in punishing heresy.  

10-06
01:34:29

49. The Reformed Tradition: Well, That Was Fun

On this brief episode, we look at Right Response Ministries' admission that their goal is no longer the "reformed tradition," but it's rather looking like Rome's tradition more and more everyday.

08-29
39:41

48. Westminster Presbyterian Church Sunday School On Theonomy

Luke reacts to a Sunday School lesson given by Dr. Chris Walker from Westminster Presbyterian Church wherein Dr. Walker talks about God's Law and reinforces safe, boiler-plate, and even at times erroneous theology on civil government.

08-25
01:44:39

47. Biblical Slavery, Australian Parliament, and Mom and Pop Shops

Luke opens this episode with a discussion on Deuteronomy 23:15, then he reacts to a floor argument in the Australian Parliament regarding illegal discrimination, followed by him addressing the death of the "mom and pop shop" in Western statist culture, and finally looks at a voting graph of Democrats and Republicans on abortion! Visit FutureofChristendom.org and come to our conference in October 9-11! Thanks for listening!   

08-14
58:37

46. Christian Nationalism: A Catholic Op, a Counter Reformation

Luke posits that Christian Nationalism appears to be acting primarily as a counter-reformation to the efforts of faithful men and women seeking national repentance. Starting off today is a discussion around the theonomy and Christian reconstruction of the 70's being a donor base for Christian Nationalism, then an examination of several talks from Eric Conn and Stephen Wolfe!  

07-26
01:17:58

45. Examining a Level-Headed Discussion on Immigration

Luke comments on a conversation about biblical immigration by Jay Antelo and Lucas Curcio while pointing out that, though the discussion between the two is not extreme, their foundation is not biblical law!  

07-13
01:58:26

44. Remembering What Time It Is, Solving the LA Riots, and the Theological Fallout of Biblical Illiteracy

We begin this episode today celebrating (sarcasm) the election of Trump as he has initiated the bombing of Iran, then Luke takes a look at why the LA riots are experiencing an inflated rate of success, and we conclude with a reaction to a John Lovell podcast wherein biblical ignorance is used to justify statism. Thanks for listening! Go to FutureofChristendom.org to learn more!  

06-23
01:25:11

43. Karen Nationalism

Luke discusses a recent Christian Nationalist poll that indicated a higher priority of the problem of immigration rather than the sin of abortion, and reacts to a video of Dr. Stephen Wolfe's "In Defense of the Common Good" which Luke believes is more akin to an HOA board meeting rather than a case for a Christian nation. 

05-12
01:29:49

42. The Contradictory Nature of Christian Nationalism

Luke reacts to a post, a discussion, and a lecture from some leading voices in Christian Nationalism and asserts that the movement has contradictory priorities. 

04-28
01:14:08

41. The Not-So-Beautiful Letdown of Contemporary Christian Music

Luke and Duvv take a circumspect look at the last 30 years of CCM and its natural path to the inevitable destination of an emasculated Christianity

03-15
01:15:42

40. The Direction of Confessionalism and Reacting to a Debate On Lancastrian Theonomy by Chris Hume

Kicking off today's episode is a response to Dr. Adi Schlebusch's article (itself a response) on Lancastrian Theonomy and then moving on to a reaction of a debate that Chris Hume of the Lancaster Patriot did with an online troll. 

03-08
01:14:23

39. God's System vs. God's Law and Examining an Anti-Theonomy Article by Tom Hicks

Luke begins the episode by focusing on what he believes to be a lack of emphasis and understanding by theonomists on God's governmental system known as Theocracy. Then, he reads through an article critiquing theonomy by Pastor Tom Hicks called "Why Theonomy Is Unbiblical." Thanks for listening!

02-24
01:38:59

38. Takeaways From the Immigration Discussion

Luke begins a discussion on immigration with a Milton Friedman presentation, moves on to Joel Webbon and Christian Nationalism, and concludes with Dr Phil Kayser's second paper addressing immigration control! 

02-15
01:37:00

37. Scriptural Sufficiency: Contra Mundum on Christian Political Science (Part 2)

Luke continues reacting to Contra Mundum's video, "Is the Bible Sufficient For Politics?" and argues that Christian Nationalism is not chiefly concerned with establishing justice in the land, but rather is actually concerned with using pagan philosophy to justify sacrificing justice for peace and order.

02-03
01:15:01

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