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Cincy Reformed Podcast is a podcast of Westside Reformed Church (URCNA) in Cincinnati, OH. Pastors Zac (Mdiv, Westminster Seminary California) and Brandon (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) discuss matters of theology, history, apologetics, contemporary issues, and more.
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Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
In this episode, Pastors Brandon and Zac discuss one of the most controversial chapters in all of the Bible, namely, Revelation chapter 20. Is the "1,000 year reign of Christ" a future event? Or is the Millennium (1,000 yrs) right now? Also, what does it mean for Satan to be "bound"? Again, is this future or right now? These questions and others are unpacked in this episode.
For more information, see:
Revelation: A Shorter Commentary by G.K. Beale and David Campbell
Revelation (Lectio Continua) by Joel Beeke
Revelation (Reformed Expository) by Richard Phillips
The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation by Vern Poythress
A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times by Kim Riddlebarger
Theonomy and Eschatology: Some Reflections on Postmillennialism by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Philosopher David Hume pressed the question, "Is he [God] willing to prevent evil, but not able? then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?" In this episode, Pastors Brandon and Zac open Scripture to discuss why evil exists and how God remains both "the overflowing source of all good" (Belgic Confession, Article 1) and so sovereign that "all things, in fact, come to us not by chance but by his fatherly hand" (Heidelberg Catechism, Q.27). The episode concludes with practical and pastoral advice on how to respond to suffering and persecution.
For more information, see:
Suffering and Sovereignty: John Flavel and the Puritans on Afflictive Providence by Brian Cosby
Suffering and the Goodness of God ed. by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson
God's Grace in Your Suffering by David Powlison
How Long O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Pain by D.A. Carson
Know Why You Believe (chapter 9) by K. Scott Oliphint
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Philosopher David Hume pressed the question, "Is he [God] willing to prevent evil, but not able? then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?" In this episode, Pastors Brandon and Zac open Scripture to discuss why evil exists and how God remains both "the overflowing source of all good" (Belgic Confession, Article 1) and so sovereign that "all things, in fact, come to us not by chance but by his fatherly hand" (Heidelberg Catechism, Q.27). The episode concludes with practical and pastoral advice on how to respond to suffering and persecution.
For more information, see:
Suffering and Sovereignty: John Flavel and the Puritans on Afflictive Providence by Brian Cosby
Suffering and the Goodness of God ed. by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson
God's Grace in Your Suffering by David Powlison
How Long O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Pain by D.A. Carson
Know Why You Believe (chapter 9) by K. Scott Oliphint
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
As we prepare for Reformation Day, pastors Zac and Brandon discuss the 16th Century Reformation, as well as the debates on authority and justification that were taking place at that time.
For more information, see:
Movie
Documentary
Books
Martin Luther (For Young Readers) by Simonette Carr
Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom by Carl Trueman
The European Reformations by Carter Lindberg
The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation by Michael Reeves
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
As we prepare for Reformation Day, pastors Zac and Brandon discuss the 16th Century Reformation, as well as the debates on authority and justification that were taking place at that time.
For more information, see:
Movie
Documentary
Books
Martin Luther (For Young Readers) by Simonette Carr
Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom by Carl Trueman
The European Reformations by Carter Lindberg
The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation by Michael Reeves
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
In this episode, Pastor Zac gives 10 reasons why Christian parents should baptize their children. Infant Baptism is not left over baggage from Roman Catholicism; it is something that is given to Christ's church in the pages of Holy Scripture.
For more information, see:
A Baptist Pastor Embraces Infant Baptism
Are Covenant Children Christians?
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
In today's episode, we bring you the recording of the Pastors' Mini-Conference (2021) that was held at Westside Reformed Church (URC) in Cincinnati, OH. The topic of the conference was the Psalms, specifically singing Psalms in corporate worship on the Lord's Day. Rev. Boekestein also gave helpful advice for pastors and elders who might want to introduce Psalm-singing in their local church.
For more information, see:
Learning to Love the Psalms by Robert Godfrey
Sing A New Song: Recovering Psalm Singing for the Twenty-First Century by Joel Beeke and Anthony Selvaggio
Why Should We Sing Psalms by Joel Beeke
The Flow of the Psalm by O. Palmer Robinson
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
J. Gresham Machen rightly said that Liberalism is a different religion entirely from that of Christianity. In this episode, Pastors Zac and Brandon discuss the origin and characteristics of Theological Liberalism.
For more information, see:
Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Theological Liberalism by R.C. Sproul
Immanuel Kant by Shao Kai Tseng
A History of Western Philosophy and Theology (pp. 214-461) by John Frame
Christianity and Barthianism (pp. 1-10, 240-273, 387-446) by Cornelius Van Til
Machen's Christianity and Liberalism (Reformed Forum)
Van Til, Barth, and Liberalism (Reformed Forum)
Liberalism, the Different Religion (Reformed Forum)
The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and the Spirit of Schleiermacher (Reformed Forum)
Christianity and Liberalism Today by Michael Horton
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
J. Gresham Machen rightly said that Liberalism is a different religion entirely from that of Christianity. In this episode, Pastors Zac and Brandon discuss the origin and characteristics of Theological Liberalism.
For more information, see:
Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Theological Liberalism by R.C. Sproul
Immanuel Kant by Shao Kai Tseng
A History of Western Philosophy and Theology (pp. 214-461) by John Frame
Christianity and Barthianism (pp. 1-10, 240-273, 387-446) by Cornelius Van Til
Machen's Christianity and Liberalism (Reformed Forum)
Van Til, Barth, and Liberalism (Reformed Forum)
Liberalism, the Different Religion (Reformed Forum)
The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and the Spirit of Schleiermacher (Reformed Forum)
Christianity and Liberalism Today by Michael Horton
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Pastors Brandon and Zac don their apologetics hat in today's episode and discuss the common arguments for the existence of God that have been used throughout church history. In this episode, they discuss the cosmological, teleological, ontological, moral, and transcendental arguments for God's existence. If those titles look too daunting, fear not! Zac and Brandon break them down to their simplest levels.
For more information, see:
[Introductory Level]
Know Why You Believe by K. Scott Oliphint
Why Should I Believe Christianity? By James Anderson
Covenantal Apologetics: Principles and Practice in Defense of Our Faith by K. Scott Oliphint
The Faithful Apologist: Rethinking the Role of Persuasion in Apologetics by K. Scott Oliphint
[Intermediate Level]
Christian Apologetics: Past and Present (Vol. 1 & 2) ed. by William Edgar and K. Scott Oliphint
Christian Apologetics by Cornelius Van Til
Van Til's Apologetic: Readings and Analysis by Greg Bahnsen
Revelation and Reason: New Essays in Reformed Apologetics ed. by K. Scott Oliphint and Lane G. Tipton
The Trinity and the Vindication of Christian Paradox: An Interpretation and Refinement of the Theological Apologetic of Cornelius Van Til by B.A. Bosserman