This We Believe: Exploring the Essential Texts of the Christian Faith

What does it mean for Christians to be the salt of the earth? How do Christians impact the world without being overcome by it?This episode unpacks Jesus' first statement after the Beatitudes: “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.”This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

Why is it that Christians who exhibit mercy and meekness should expect to be treated poorly by the world? If Jesus is the true way to all that is good, true, and beautiful, then why will Christians be reviled for believing in him?This episode addresses the final two beatitudes: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake," and "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you." This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean to be a peacemaker, and how do actively make peace with others in the world? How does are ability to be at peace with God effect our ability to be peacemakers with our friends?This episode discusses the seventh Beatitude: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean to be pure in heart? Is holiness something that we achieve, or something God does for us? What is the relationship between purity of heart and a vision of the face of God?This episode discusses the sixth Beatitude: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

Why do Christians proclaim “Lord have Mercy, Christ Have Mercy” each Sunday at Church? How can God be merciful and justice, and what is the relationship between justice and mercy? What does it mean for us to show mercy on our enemies?This episode discusses the beatitude “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean to be righteous, and how do we become righteous? How can we hunger and thirst for something other than food?  This episode discusses the fourth Beatitude: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean to be meek? Why should we not retaliate when someone harms us? How do we endure harm without having it effect our identity? This episode discusses the third Beatitude: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

Why do we mourn, and what do we mourn for? Is the comfort that Jesus promises to mourners a present comfort, or something that only comes in the future? This episode discussed the second Beatitude: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean to be poor in spirit? How is humility the opposite of pride? How do we grow in humility, and what should we expect to receive when we do?This episode examines the first beatitude: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

Why does Jesus begin the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes? Are the beatitudes works we should try to perform, or something different? How do the blessings that Jesus offers in the Beatitudes differ from the blessings of the world?This episode continues our series on the Sermon on the Mount with an introduction to the Beatitudes.This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

Why did Jesus scale a mountain in order to give this sermon, and what is the significance of mountains in the Bible? This episode introduces the Sermon on the Mount by placing it within the context of God's teaching upon the various mountains in scripture. It also discusses how we should approach this teaching as students drawing near to the very author of human life. This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean to believe in God’s Kingdom and Power, as opposed to the kingdoms and powers of the world? What is God’s Glory, and how do we partake of it? What will it look like to be in God’s glory forever and ever?This episode examines the last line of the Our Father: “For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory Forever and Ever, Amen.” This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What is the difference between trials and temptations? How do we resist temptation, and how do we pray for protection from temptation? This episode examines the eighth line of the Lord's Prayer:  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

How do we forgive others who have harmed us, and what gives us the strength to forgive? What is the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation? What must happen for broken relationships to be truly restored in Christ?This episode examines the seventh line of the Lord's Prayer:  As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us.This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What are the specific actions that constitute trespasses? Are they simply the bad things we have done, or are they broader, encompassing our thoughts, words, and deeds? When we ask God to forgive our trespasses, how can we be certain that He will indeed forgive them?This episode examines the sixth line of the Lord's Prayer: Forgive Us Our Trespasses.This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What is the bread that we are asking for when we recite the Our Father? Is it simply the food on our table, or does it also include the other necessities of life? If spiritual things are so important, why does God also want us to pray for the material things in life as well?This episode examines the fifth line of the Lord's Prayer: Give us this day our daily bread.This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean for heaven to intersect with earth? Is this something that happens only in the future, or in the present as well? What would it look like if our lives here on earth became more like heaven? Why do we ask for God’s will to be done, and how do we enable God’s will to be done here on earth?This episode examines the fourth line of the Lord's Prayer: Thy Will Be DoneThis We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean for God’s Kingdom to come—is it something that is already here, or something that comes only in the distant future? If God is going to bring about His Kingdom, why should we also pray that this occurs? How does our understanding of God's Kingdom change the way we pray?This episode examines the third line of the Lord's Prayer: Thy Kingdom ComeThis We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

What does it mean to hallow God’s name, and what does it mean to be a person who honors God’s name? What does it mean for God’s name to be hallowed by the church, and what would it look like for those who are far away from God to become persons who praise his name?This episode examines the second line of the Lord's Prayer: Hallowed Be Thy Name.This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com

When we sit down to pray, who exactly are we speaking to? Who is this God that we address in the Lord’s Prayer? What does it mean that God is in heaven? Is he limited to some place far up in the skies?This episode covers the first line of the Lord's Prayer: Our Father Who Art in Heaven.This We Believe is brought to you in part by Logos. Logos combines digital books with intelligent software to help you study the Bible deeply. You can find Dr. Niebauer’s Book Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission, as well as get a listener discount on Logos by visiting www.logos.com/mniebauerIf you would like connect further, please visit us: Facebook: @ThisWeBelievepodcastTwitter: @We_Believe_PodE-mail: Thiswebelievepodcast@gmail.com