In this episode, Peter Goeman and Doug Bookman team up to review Al Mohler’s interview of Daniel Humel, concerning his book, “The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism.” Goeman and Bookman assess the interview and discuss the kinds of objections that are often brought up against dispensationalism as a system. Topics covered: whether dispensationalism is a…

In 1 Samuel 13:14 the Bible says that David was a man after God’s own heart. But what does the phrase, “a man after His heart” mean? Normally people assume it means that David had a heart that was the same as God’s heart. However, if that is true, how could David have commited adultery…

Many people struggle to understand why the Law was given to Israel because they do not seek to understand the Law as part of the story of God interacting with Israel. It can be helpful to look at Old Testament Law systematically, but it is also essential to understand Old Testament Law as a part…

Is there a divine council? In this episode we discuss the Bible texts which talk about angels being granted special authority over nations and how that should impact our understanding of how God interacts with angels. We talk about the Divine Council worldview that Mike Heiser popularized in his book The Unseen Realm. We also…

This episode continues the discussion from last time about biblicism. Although last episode discussed methodology and logic of interpretation primarily, this episode discusses biblicism from a standpoint of history and specifically the Reformation. We look at Wyclif, Zwingli, Luther, and Calvin and look at some of the examples of how the Reformers were guilty of…