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  1. 196a: Luther - I was forgiven only by God’s boundless grace

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    03/15/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The stunning truth about God’s grace. In this episode, Luther’s comments about Galatians 1:15. What do we do when it’s revealed God chooses to be gracious to us while we are wicked and blasphemous?
    196a: Luther - I was forgiven only by God’s boundless grace

  2. 195b: Luther - Mesmerized by the wizardry of the devil

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    03/13/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You’re A Wizard, Lucifer! In this episode, Martin Luther continues to commentate on the apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatians, and his question, “Who has bewitched you...?”
    195b: Luther - Mesmerized by the wizardry of the devil

  3. 195a: Luther - Ancient serpent bewitches not only the senses but also the mind with false and evil thinking

    book
    03/10/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Satan Rules The World, And Is It’s God. In this episode, Martin Luther expands on the apostle Paul’s question to the Galatians, “Who has bewitched your...?”
    195a: Luther - Ancient serpent bewitches not only the senses but also the mind with false and evil thinking

  4. Freedom and the Law

    book
    03/08/21
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Caleb and Dr. Paulson wrap up their look at Aquinas and Luther on freedom.
    Freedom and the Law

  5. 194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

    book
    03/01/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Just Sit Back and Let It Happen. In this episode, we continue our reading of Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, passive faith, internalizing virtue, and the law of the jungle.
    194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

  6. 194a: Luther - God’s will is to bless all nations... through Christ

    book
    02/23/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Free Will Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. In this episode, more from Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, God’s will, free will, identity, and taking the moral low ground.
    194a: Luther - God’s will is to bless all nations... through Christ

  7. 193b: Luther - Christ has made us free, not civilly, not physically, but divinely

    book
    02/20/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Free For It All. This week on the podcast, we continue our Lenten series on Christian freedom in Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. In this episode, Gospel, Satan, and competing freedoms.
    193b: Luther - Christ has made us free, not civilly, not physically, but divinely

  8. 193a: Luther - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free

    book
    02/18/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Lent Is About Freedom. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s 1525 Galatians commentary. Why is freedom a vulgar word to the old Adam? And we consider why freedom must be Lent's primary focus for Christians.
    193a: Luther - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free

  9. 192b: Solzhenitsyn - Never knowingly support lies!

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    02/13/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A spirit of timidity and a Spirit of courage. In this episode, we conclude our reading of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Live Not By Lies. What happens when the church chooses a spirit of timidity in order to spare itself affliction? Also, the sins of the fathers and the true meaning of sanctuary.
    192b: Solzhenitsyn - Never knowingly support lies!

  10. 192a: Solzhenitsyn - “I am Violence! Make way, step aside, I will crush you!”

    book
    02/10/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    How Quickly They Forget. In this episode, we continue to read Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Live Not By Lies. What happens when the church takes the easy path of learned helplessness?
    192a: Solzhenitsyn - “I am Violence! Make way, step aside, I will crush you!”

  11. 191b: Solzhenitsyn - We lie to ourselves for assurance

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    02/06/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Gag me with a spoon. In this episode, part two of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We consider herd mentality, our fear of standing up to unjust authority, and the secular indoctrination that infects the church.
    191b: Solzhenitsyn - We lie to ourselves for assurance

  12. 191a: Solzhenitsyn - Things have almost reached rock bottom

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    02/04/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Lies Taste Like Wonder-bread. In this episode, part one of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We discuss the two kingdoms, the need for Christ alone with no additives, and the importance of having an ethos.
    191a: Solzhenitsyn - Things have almost reached rock bottom