Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue in the book of Romans by discussing Romans 1:16-17. Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s a thesis statement? Do you think this is it for the letter? What is the gospel? Why does he say “I am not ashamed of the Gospel?” How is the gospel the “power of God for salvation?” What is salvation? Why does Paul say to the Jew first and also to the Greek? Why not just stick with everyone, why this prioritization? What is belief? What does the phrase “r...
Sep 09, 2021•45 min•Season 7Ep. 149
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley dive into the book of Romans by looking at Romans 1:1-15. Questions Covered in This Episode: When do we meet Paul for the first time? Who is this guy? Let’s talk a bit about Paul’s pedigree when it comes to Gamaliel. His cultured lineage/history? Let’s discuss Paul’s conversion and the doctrine of the union with Christ. Is there anything else about Paul’s conversion that is significant? How does Paul describe himself in Romans 1:1-15 and what kind of claim...
Sep 02, 2021•45 min•Season 7Ep. 148
Season 7 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on 9/2/2021. In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 7 as they cover the book of Romans. Questions Covered in This Episode: Who wrote Romans? When was it written? Why study Romans? Can we say that there are books that are more important than others? Do you think Epistles have an unfair advantage in the popularity contest? Who is the audience of this letter? Let’s talk about the history of ...
Aug 19, 2021•37 min•Season 7Ep. 147
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions submitted by patrons of Knowing Faith. Questions Covered in This Episode: In the book of Proverbs, in times where wisdom is personified, is it fair to read that as if Christ himself is speaking or being described since he is the perfect embodiment of the wisdom of God? It seems the most obvious in chapters 1, 8, and 9. Are there any misinterpretations possible in seeing those passages purely as words of Christ? Is some sort of ministry/bib...
Jul 29, 2021•40 min
Kyle Worley is joined by Adam Griffin to discuss Training the Church's newest podcast, The Family Discipleship Podcast. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is family discipleship? Share a little bit more about areas where you have overlapped with issues of family discipleship? Why should I listen to this guy? How is this podcast going to be different from Knowing Faith? Who is this podcast for? Who would benefit from listening? Who are some of the guests we should expect to hear from on The ...
Jun 24, 2021•22 min
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listener questions and continue their debate on Christophanies. Questions Covered in This Episode: Lots of questions on Instagram about the Enneagram: How should we approach the Enneagram? Some suggest it’s not a biblical tool. Is it wrong to present Bible stories to Kids in ways that leave open room for misinterpretation solely to make it more palatable? For example, not mentioning the massive loss of life during the flood... What’s happening when ...
May 27, 2021•57 min•Season 6Ep. 145
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley wrap up the story of Genesis and the life of Joseph by discussing chapters 42-50. Questions Covered in This Episode: Genesis recap: How did we get here? In our last episode Joseph gets positioned to be the right hand of Pharaoh in Egypt. How did that happen? What’s been going on with Joseph’s family? Why do Joseph’s brothers go into Egypt? Why does Joseph play games with his brothers? It seems like he is baiting them? Jacob tells his sons that they have be...
May 20, 2021•52 min•Season 6Ep. 144
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley jump back into the life of Joseph by discussing Genesis 39-41. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why do we have the story of Potiphar entrusting Joseph with things? What is the significance of Potiphar’s wife catching Joseph by his garment (39:12)? Let’s discuss laughter being brought into the story again. “The Lord was with Joseph”... Joseph ends up in jail with who? Do dreams have meaning? Should I keep a dream journal? Should I interpret my own dreams?...
May 13, 2021•29 min•Season 6Ep. 143
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley take a look at the story of Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38. Questions Covered in This Episode: Tamar is given to Onan, is this conventional or unconventional? What is Onan doing here? What’s the problem with not having a spouse or children? What is going on here with Judah? How does the text present Tamar? This is a departure from the story of Joseph, why? Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Genesis 38, Genesis 3:15 Amazon affiliate links are used where ap...
May 06, 2021•27 min•Season 6Ep. 142
On this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue with the story of Genesis by discussing chapters 34-37. Questions Covered in This Episode: What happens to Dinah? How does Jacob respond? How do her brothers respond? Are you making too big of them referring to him as Jacob? Is there a significance to them using circumcision as part of the agreement? How does Jacob respond to Simeon and Levi’s actions? In Genesis 35 it begins with God telling Jacob to...? What is found in Genesis 3...
Apr 29, 2021•53 min•Season 6Ep. 141
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Dr. Ray Ortlund to talk about the reconciliation of Jacob and Esau in Genesis 33. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is this for real? After all of what Jacob has done, is this the reaction you expect from Esau? What’s going on here? Who steps up with nobility and virtue? Is this a pattern in the Bible? Is this typical brother behavior? Does anyone else get some strong Joseph in Egypt vibes from this story? Has Jacob’s wrestling with God led ...
Apr 22, 2021•35 min•Season 6Ep. 140
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley step into the ring to discuss the significance of Jacob wrestling with God in Genesis 32. Questions Covered in This Episode: What have you typically heard as a takeaway from this story? If this is God, is God not stronger than Jacob? (Genesis 32:25) What is the point of this? How does Jacob respond to this moment? Why does God ask Jacob for his name? How does this moment change how Jacob will interact with Esau (and others)? What is the significance of Jac...
Apr 15, 2021•28 min•Season 6Ep. 139
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the book of Genesis by looking at chapters 27-32. Questions Covered in This Episode: Jacob steals the blessing: Is this just a messy story or is there a hero and a villian? What is the blessing? Why is Jacob’s dream significant? So Jacob gets to Laban’s house to find a wife and he falls in love? Jacob begins to work for Laban and Laban makes him an assurance, what is it? Two daughters: Why are we given the physical descriptions...
Apr 08, 2021•53 min•Season 6Ep. 138
On this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Genesis 23-26. This text wraps up the story of Sarah and Abraham, continues with the story of Isaac, and introduces Rebekah, Jacob, and Esau. Questions Covered in This Episode: In Genesis 23 we hear that Sarah dies… Is there significance in the place of Sarah’s tomb? What is Abraham's request in Genesis 24? Is the story at the well weird? Does God move like this? What is the significance of the story of Rebekah? Let’s discuss the de...
Apr 01, 2021•55 min•Season 6Ep. 137
Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. James Hamilton to discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Specifically answering the question, did the Holy Spirit indwell Abraham? Questions Covered in This Episode: Did the Holy Spirit indwell Abraham? One of the roles of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament is keeping God’s people. How were the people of the Old Testament kept if not for the power of the Holy Spirit? Is the Spirit more localized in the Old Testament? Guest Bio: Dr. James Hamilton...
Mar 30, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 136
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley look at Genesis 21-22 to discuss the birth and sacrifice of Isaac. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the Sara story a proto-Mary story? There is a sweet moment until the story is spoiled a bit by Sarah’s contempt isn’t it? How do we see the character of God in this story? How does God specifically care for Hagar? What is the significance of his treaty with Abimelech? This is the second significant call of Abraham to “go.” Why does God ask Abraham to do...
Mar 25, 2021•44 min•Season 6Ep. 135
Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. Gregg Allsion to discuss what the early church believed about creation. Questions Covered in This Episode: What was the early church asking about the doctrine of creation? How did God create? When did God create? What was God doing before creation? When were the angels created? What was the culture that the early church fathers were negotiating with as they discussed the doctrine of creation? Helpful Definitions: Creation Ex Nihilo: Creation out of nothing. Atomistic...
Mar 23, 2021•8 min•Season 6Ep. 134
In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Gavin Ortlund to discuss how we can benefit from theological triage. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is theological triage? What are some tangible benefits of theological triage? Can you give me an easy example of a situation where you see a failure on the part of the church or Christians to practice theological triage? What do we do when there is a genuine disagreement on something theologically? How do we use theolog...
Mar 18, 2021•32 min•Season 6Ep. 133
Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. Adam Howell to discuss Hebrew emphatic statements and how they can help us understand Genesis. Questions Covered in This Episode: How do Hebrew emphatic statements in the story of Abraham help us understand the concept of offspring in that story? Helpful Definitions: Meod (Hebrew): Very or exceedingly The Infinitive Absolute: A unique hebrew construction that takes an emphatic verbal form and places right beside a standard verbal form of the same meaning. Guest Bio: ...
Mar 16, 2021•11 min•Season 6Ep. 132
In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley dive into Genesis 17-19 to discuss why Sarah laughs, a Christophany?, and what really happens at Sodom. Questions Covered in This Episode: So the Lord appears to Abraham and they begin a conversation about Sarah. This sounds like the beginning of Genesis 17, is this the same encounter from a different angle or is it a different event? Why is Sarah laughing? Is one of these three men a Chirstophany? What happens when Sarah lies to God? Abrah...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 131
Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. Don Whitney to talk about what Abraham’s prayer for Sodom teaches us about prayer. Questions Covered in This Episode: What does Abraham's prayer over Sodom show us about intercession? This kind of persistence in prayer, is that something that pesters God? Is it a distrust to continue to bring more specific requests to God? Does Abraham change God’s mind? Does intercession change God’s mind? Guest Bio: Dr. Whitney is Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate De...
Mar 09, 2021•8 min•Season 6Ep. 130
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue with the story of Abraham by taking a look at Genesis 16-17. Questions Covered in This Episode: So after God cuts covenant with Abraham, Abraham immediately starts behaving righteously right? Who is Hagar? Where has she come from? Are Abraham’s and Sarah’s actions wrong here? What are we to make from the angel's interaction with Hagar? Why can’t Ishmael be the promised child? What is the covenant promise? What is the significance of circumcision? ...
Mar 04, 2021•39 min•Season 6Ep. 129
Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. Bruce Ware to discuss if Abraham changed God’s mind in Genesis 18. Questions Covered in This Episode: When Abraham intercedes on behalf of Sodom in Genesis 18, does Abraham's prayer change God’s mind? What would we lose if prayer changed God’s mind? Guest Bio: Dr. Bruce A. Ware is T. Rupert and Lucille Coleman Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He is the author of several books including but not limited to ...
Mar 02, 2021•11 min•Season 6Ep. 128
In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley take a look at Genesis 15 and discuss the Lord’s covenant with Abraham. Questions Covered in This Episode: What does God tell Abraham he is going to do? What is Abraham's hang up with this? Let's talk about Genesis 15:6 “he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” What was the role of sacrifice in covenant ceremonies? Why the blood? Are Christians participants in the covenant with Abraham? Helpful Definitions: Covenant...
Feb 25, 2021•25 min•Season 6Ep. 127
Kyle Worley is joined by Dr. Dominick Hernández to answer the question, “how does understanding levirate marriage help us understand the story of Judah and Tamar?” Gust Bio: Dr. Hernández currently serves as an assistant professor of Old Testament Interpretation and the Director of the Online Hispanic Program at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY). Helpful Definitions: Levirate Marriage: If a man dies his brother was able to take the man’s wife and have children with his b...
Feb 23, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 126
What’s the big deal about Melchizedek? In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley take a look at the events in Genesis 14 and discuss the significance of Melchizedek. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is Genesis 14 the first time we start to realize that the nations, kingdoms, and rulers have multiplied? Why does Lot keep getting mentioned? How would you characterize Abraham’s actions in this text? We encounter a king named “Melchizedek.” What do we know about him? Who is he? What ...
Feb 18, 2021•35 min•Season 6Ep. 125
Kyle interviews Dr. Hershel York from SBTS. Hershael has served as the 11th dean of Southern Seminary’s School of Theology since 2018, and as the Victor and Louise Lester Professor of Christian Preaching since 1999. Since coming to Southern in 1997, York has authored two books on speaking and preaching and has written dozens of articles in journals and online publications. His preaching has been featured in Preaching Today as among the best in North America, and he has twice preached at the Inte...
Feb 16, 2021•10 min•Season 6Ep. 124
In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley talk about Abraham's family drama found in Genesis 12-13. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why are Old Testament families so jacked up? What genre are we reading? Is the text descriptive or prescriptive? Is Abraham a bad guy? What is the significance of Abraham and Lot negotiating the boundaries of the land? Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Genesis 12:10-20, Genesis 13, Isaiah 31:1, Genesis 3:6 The Bible Project Tree of Life Podcast S...
Feb 11, 2021•36 min•Season 6Ep. 123
In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English and Kyle Worley discuss Genesis Chapter 12 and introduce Abraham. More specifically they take a look at where Abraham comes from, the components of the call of Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3, the significance of election, and God’s presence, place, purpose and people. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Genesis 12, 15, 17, 1 Peter 1:1, Romans 9-11 “ Progressive Dispensationalism ” by Craig Blaising “ Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understandin...
Feb 04, 2021•33 min•Season 6Ep. 122
Season 6 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on 2/4/2021. In this episode Jen Wilkin, JT English and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 6 as they cover Genesis 12-50. They discuss the importance of studying the book of Genesis, the author, the audience, the setting, some of the key people in the text, and what questions they will be asking and answering. If you’d like you can catch up on Genesis 1-11 in Season 5. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Map of the Patriarchs...
Jan 28, 2021•26 min•Season 6Ep. 121
