The Pactum

Ep. 48 – Interpreting the Bible Better

Pat and Mike are joined in this episode by fellow pastor Chris Peterson to talk about interpreting the Bible. Resources mentioned in this episode:– Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis by Craig Carter– Figural Reading and the Old Testament: Theology and Practice by Don Collett

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Ep. 47 – Jesus, Divorce, and Remarriage

Pat and Mike discuss the topice of divorce and remarriage. Resources mentioned in this episode:– Divorce and Remarriage in the Church by David Instone-Brewer– Divorce and Remarriage paper from the PCA

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Ep. 46 – Pactum Responsum

Pat and Mike discuss listener questions in this responsum episode.

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Ep. 45 – Pactum Responsum

Pat and Mike answer listener questions on this Pactum Responsum episode. Resources mentioned in this episode:– Bonhoeffer and Anonymous Evangelicals by Carl Trueman– What Does the Old Testament Say About the Trinity? with Fred Sanders– God Gave Wine by Kenneth Gentry

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Ep. 44 – Owen on Justification

Pat and Mike finish out the Owen series with a discussion about John Owen and justification. Resources mentioned in this episode:– The Doctrine of Justification by Faith by John Owen–John Owen, Richard Baxter and the battle for Calvin in later-seventeenth-century England by Tim Cooper

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Ep. 43 – Owen the Covenantalist

Pat and Mike discuss the third chapter of Carl Trueman’s, “John Owen: Reformed Catholic, Rennaissance Man.” Resources mentioned in this episode:– Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof– Sacred Bond by Michael Brown & Zach Keele– Adam and the Covenant of Works by J.V. Fesko– The Trinity and the Covenant of Redemption by J. V. Fesko– Covenant Theology for the Uninformed, Unsympathetic, and Misinformed by Pat Abendroth

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Ep. 42 – Owen and the Trinity

Pat and Mike are back this week to discuss John Owen and the Trinity. They are currently working their way through Carl Trueman’s book, “John Owen: Reformed Catholic, Renaissance Man.” Resources mentioned in this episode:– None Greater by Matthew Barrett– Simply Trinity by Matthew Barrett– R.C. Sproul and Dolezal’s All That Is in God– The Simplicity of God by James Dolezal– Fahrenheit 381 by…

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Ep. 41 – Introducing John Owen

Pat and Mike begin a new short series on John Owen. In this episode, they briefly introduce you to John Owen with a top ten list of things they like about him.

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Ep. 40 – Trinitarian Analogies?

In this episode listen in as Pat does a live Q&A session with Matthew Barrett and J.V. Fesko on the Covenant of Redemption and Trinity.

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Ep. 39 – Trinity Drift, Biblicism, and Aquinas

Pat and Mike are joined in this episode by Matthew Barrett to talk about the Trinity, Biblicism, and Aquinas. Matthew Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine and the host of the Credo podcast.

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