Season 14 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on January 23rd! In this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 14. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we going to cover this season? What are we excited to talk about in the book of Revelation? What doctrine do you love to talk about? Follow Us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Website Our Sister Podcasts: The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny Theologians Support Training the Church...
Jan 16, 2025•5 min
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listener questions to wrap up season 13! Questions Covered in This Episode: How did you start writing for an audience? Who is the deep discipleship program built for? Should all leaders and volunteers at a church participate in this program? What is the “extra Calvinisticum”? Are you a dispensationalist? Why or why not? Did God reject his people? (Romans 11) How do you respond when people argue that focusing on studying the Bible and theology produc...
Jan 02, 2025•52 min•Season 13Ep. 27
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue the story of scripture by looking at the wisdom literature and the prophets. Questions Covered in This Episode: What happens from the time Israel departs Sinai until the end of the Old Testament? What is wisdom literature? Why does it matter? Which book has been the most formative for you? How is wisdom situational? What is exile? What role do the prophets play in the story of the Bible? What confuses people when they read the prophets? How do we ...
Dec 26, 2024•39 min•Season 13Ep. 26
Kyle Worley is joined by Jason Duesing to answer the question, “What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the purpose of a confession of faith if we already have the Bible? What is a helpful way to read confessions of faith? In your view, what is the most significant Baptist confession? Guest Bio: Jason Duesing serves as the Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, and Professor of Historical Theology ...
Dec 20, 2024•8 min•Season 13Ep. 25
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley to discuss the Exodus event and how it’s impactful for understanding the rest of Scripture. Questions Covered in This Episode: What do we learn about God in the Exodus event? How is Exodus a birth and a decreation narrative? What do we learn about deliverance and redemption from Exodus? How does Exodus create a paradigm for understanding salvation throughout the Bible? Why does God want people to have the law? As a Christian, must I obey the Ten Commandmen...
Dec 19, 2024•35 min•Season 13Ep. 24
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the covenants in the Bible and why it's important to understand them. Questions Covered in This Episode: What happens in Genesis 1-11? What is a covenant? What are some covenants we find in the Bible? How do covenants form a structure for reading and interpreting the Bible’s story? What is involved and entailed in the covenant with Abraham? What are the core promises of God’s covenant with Abraham? How does the covenant with Abraham shape the rest ...
Dec 12, 2024•37 min•Season 13Ep. 23
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the themes, imagery, and encouragement found in Revelation 10-11. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the Old Testament imagery found in 10:1? Why is the scroll sweet to the taste, but bitter to the tummy? What are the themes we have seen so far? What is going on with the measuring of the temple? What does it signify? How does a reader understand what is going on in Revelation 11:1-3? What is going on with the “two witnesses”? What happens t...
Dec 05, 2024•43 min•Season 13Ep. 22
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley recorded live at the For The Church Conference at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with guests Jared Wilson and Patrick Schreiner to answer questions from the audience. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the gospel political? Are doctrinal disagreements gospel disagreements? When sharing the gospel with people who don't have a religious background, what’s a good approach? How do you best share the gospel with cultural Christians? How can women re...
Nov 29, 2024•41 min
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley recorded live at the For The Church Conference at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with guests Jared Wilson and Patrick Schreiner to discuss the gospel. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the gospel story, doctrine, or practice? Is the whole story of the Bible the gospel? What is the difference between a doctrine and a story? Where do we start when we are reading gospel text? How do we feel about the language “practicing or performing” the gospel...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of sin; what is it and what it means for us. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is a good definition of sin? What is the story of sin? What is happening in Genesis 3? What is Exile, and why is it significant? What is a sin of commission? What is a sin of omission? What does it mean to be Augustinian in our view of sin? Is sin individual, or has sin impacted the world at large? Helpful Definitions: Hamartiology: Doctrine of Sin Sin...
Nov 21, 2024•33 min•Season 13Ep. 21
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the imagery, symbols, and numbers found in Revelation 8-9 mean and how this passage can encourage us. Questions Covered in This Episode: Where are we in the book of Revelation when we come into the seven trumpets? How are numbers being used? What do we see and hear in this passage? Is there symmetry between the Fourth Trumpet and Fourth Seal? What should we not miss before we get to the fifth angel? What is significant about the eagle? Who is ...
Nov 14, 2024•46 min•Season 13Ep. 20
Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel Parkison to answer the questions, what is the beatific vision and why does it matter? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the beatific vision and why does it matter? What makes heaven, heaven? What does it mean to behold God? What are we beholding? Helpful Definitions: Beatific Vision: The blessed hope of seeing God in heaven. Guest Bio: Samuel G. Parkison is associate professor of theological studies and director of the Abu Dhabi Extension Site at Gulf The...
Nov 08, 2024•12 min•Season 13Ep. 19
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Nov 07, 2024•36 min•Season 13Ep. 18
Kyle Worley is joined by Thomas Kidd to answer the question, what was the great awakening and what impact did it have on theological education? Questions Covered in This Episode: What was the great awakening and what impact did it have on theological education? Why were institutions needed at this time? Guest Bio: Thomas S. Kidd serves as Research Professor of Church History at Midwestern & the John and Sharon Yeats Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies. Kidd has authored numerous books including...
Nov 01, 2024•8 min•Season 13Ep. 17
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about Revelation 6-8 and the symbolism and meaning of the text. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the Book of Revelation about? Where are we in the book of Revelation? What are the first four seals? Why are the creatures saying “come”? What is the fifth seal? Who are the earth dwellers? How do we get familiar enough with the Bible to begin to understand passages of scripture like this? What is happening in the sixth seal? What ...
Oct 31, 2024•49 min•Season 13Ep. 16
Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel Bierig to answer the question, what is something most people take for granted about the Bible that they would be surprised by? Questions Covered in This Episod e: What is something most people take for granted about the Bible that they would be surprised by? Why would I be reading the Bible to pay attention to what the Bible is, not who God is? Why did you want to write a book about the Bible? Guest Bio: Samuel Bierig serves as Vice President of Undergraduate Stud...
Oct 25, 2024•8 min•Season 13Ep. 15
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how we can understand the story of Scripture and why it’s important for us to know it. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you share your journey from knowing Bible stories to knowing it was all one larger narrative? How do you communicate the story of the Bible? What is the framework of the story? What’s a one-word cheat code for the story of the Bible? Why is knowing the story of Scripture important? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Traini...
Oct 24, 2024•31 min•Season 13Ep. 14
Kyle Worley is joined by Patrick Schreiner to answer the question, is the gospel political? Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the Gospel political? How do we navigate applying principles in our political landscape that might be vastly unimaginable from the time of Jesus? Guest Bio: Patrick Schreiner is the Director of the Residency PhD program, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Gene and Jo Downing Endowed Chair of Bibli...
Oct 18, 2024•8 min•Season 13Ep. 13
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the imagery and themes found in Revelation 4 and what encouragement we can find from this passage. Questions Covered in This Episode: Chapter four marks a shift in the book; doesn’t it? Where is throne imagery found throughout the Bible? What are the beasts and should they freak us out? What’s being proclaimed around the throne? What’s with the seven seals on the scroll? Who is the lamb and how does lamb imagery connect with the rest of the bible’s...
Oct 17, 2024•43 min•Season 13Ep. 12
Kyle Worley is joined by Ronni Kurtz to answer the question; what does incomprehensibility mean and is God incomprehensible? Questions Covered in This Episode: What does incomprehensibility mean? Is God incomprehensible? How would you encourage someone who is trying to comprehend who God is? Helpful Definitions: Immutable: God can’t change. Incomprehensibility: There is an intellectual limitation by virtue of our being creatures that will not allow us to wrap our mind fully around God as He is a...
Oct 11, 2024•12 min•Season 13Ep. 11
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrines of creation and providence. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why do we treat the doctrines of creation and providence together? Barry Jones says that our creation story determines the trajectory of our culture. What does that mean? What are some questions the original audience was asking? What are the essentials of a Christian doctrine of creation? What’s a good definition of providence? Helpful Definitions: Transcendent: God is oth...
Oct 10, 2024•36 min•Season 13Ep. 10
Kyle Worley is joined by Geoff Chang to answer the question what is Charles Spurgeon's vision for a faithful church? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is Charles Spurgeon's vision for a faithful church? Why would it be worth articulating “the army of God” language today? What does “the church militant” and “the church triumphant” mean? Guest Bio: Geoff Chang serves as Assistant Professor of Church History and Historical Theology and the Curator of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist...
Oct 04, 2024•6 min•Season 13Ep. 9
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what is happening with evangelical leaders and how we can respond faithfully. Questions Covered in This Episode: When a leader “falls”, does it discount everything God has done through their ministry? How does news like this strike you? What is your response to it? Why do we have low expectations for self-control? Would it be good in light of these things for church staff to get together and talk about these things? Resources Mentioned in this Epis...
Oct 03, 2024•45 min•Season 13Ep. 8
Kyle Worley is joined by Don Whitney to answer the question; How does a church engage in the spiritual discipline together? Questions Covered in This Episode: How does a church engage in the spiritual discipline together? Do Christians think about fellowship the right way? Helpful Definitions: Spiritual Disciplines: practices found in the Bible by which we experience God and grow in Christlikeness. Koinonia (κοινωνία): Fellowship, talking about God and the things of God. Guest Bio: Don Whitney i...
Sep 27, 2024•9 min•Season 13Ep. 7
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the beginning of the book of Revelation and its meaning. Questions Covered in This Episode: What does the word “revelation” mean? Why is the language so strange if this book is meant to reveal? What is a symbolic universe? How important is what comes before the book of Revelation in understanding the book? Is there a grid we should be using or do we treat angelic language throughout Revelation on a case by case basis? What is the book of Revelation...
Sep 26, 2024•40 min•Season 13Ep. 6
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley dive into the doctrine of Revelation to discuss how we can know God. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we currently working on? How has God revealed Himself? Is it possible to say true things about God? How do we speak truthfully about God? What is Illumination? Can we read the Bible just like we would read any other book? Helpful Definitions: Natural Revelation: A common knowledge of God that is given to all humanity. Special Revelation: God has...
Sep 19, 2024•30 min•Season 13Ep. 5
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the different ways people interpret the Book of Revelation. Questions Covered in This Episode: How do we put the phrase “was, is, and is to come” in the right context? What tier of importance is Eschatology? What is hermeneutics? Is the only kind of prophecy telling the future? What are the main approaches to this book? Why is it significant to have conversations about these theological categories? Helpful Definitions: Hermeneutics: How do we inter...
Sep 12, 2024•36 min•Season 13Ep. 4
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley talk about the importance of the doctrine of the Trinity and what it is (and isn’t). Questions Covered in This Episode: Is it fair to say that the Trinity is a bit like water in that it can take three forms: liquid, gas, and solid? How do we define the Trinity? Why is it important to try to understand this doctrine? If the word Trinity isn’t in the bible, why is it a core Christian doctrine? Does the Trinity have a hierarchy? What sets God apart from His c...
Sep 05, 2024•43 min•Season 13Ep. 3
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the book of Revelation is about and how we can begin to approach studying it. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we doing this season? What are your thoughts about current events - are we living in the end times? What does Advent have to do with Revelation? Does your study provide a conclusive answer to the question of the rapture? What genre of literature is Revelation? How do we read and approach Scripture appropriately? What are yo...
Aug 29, 2024•32 min•Season 13Ep. 2
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss deep discipleship, how the church today needs discipleship, and a big project they have been working on! Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we doing this season? Are we producing deep disciples? What is Deep Discipleship? Where does Deep Discipleship relate to women’s ministry? What is coming in 2025 with Lifeway? What are some of the doctrines we are excited to explore this season? Helpful Definitions: Theology: Words about God. Resources...
Aug 22, 2024•35 min•Season 13Ep. 1
