Knowing Faith

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss if you can know God truly.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
Is God too mysterious to truly know?
Why is the emergent church problem coming up again? Why is it happening again? What is a valid response?
Why are you not convinced by the argument that people don't need their Bibles and they can just come to Jesus?
What are the true sources of knowledge of God?
“Don’t put God in a box…?”
How does cultural diversity play into this conversation?
Helpful Definitions:
General Revelation: God makes himself known in creation.
Special Revelation: God has made himself known in Christ and in Scripture.
Accommodation: We can know who God is because He accommodates Himself to our ways of knowing.
Transcendent: God is wholly other, infinite, and set-apart.
Immanent: God is near and personally accessible.
Archetypal Knowledge: A kind of knowledge only God can have of Himself. Only God can truly know God.
Epistemological Grace: It is gracious that you can know God because He has graciously given Himself to you.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Romans 11, John 5:37-40, 1 Corinthians 2:10, Acts 17, Revelation 5
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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the Bible says about marriage and divorce.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
Is divorce sin?
What does the bible say about marriage?
Is our culture diminishing marriage or deifying it?
Within the church, is our current teaching on marriage and divorce in alignment with what Jesus taught?
Is divorce sin?
What are grounds that provoke consideration for divorce?
When is remarriage a faithful Christian option after divorce?
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Matthew 5, Matthew 19, 1 Corinthians 7, Mark 10, Ephesians 5
“The Case Against the Sexual Revolution” by Louise Perry
Deep Discipleship Program
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Kyle Worley is joined by Jen Oshman to answer the question “Why is it so hard to be happy?”
Questions Covered in This Episode:
Why is it so hard to be happy?
What are we actually looking for? What is the rubric for happiness?
Why this energy on happiness right now?
If someone told you “I’m incredibly unhappy,” how would you approach them?
Guest Bio:
Jen Oshman is a wife, mom, and writer, and has served as a missionary and pastor’s wife for over two decades on three continents. She currently resides in Colorado, where her family planted Redemption Parker, an Acts29 church. She writes regularly at www.jenoshman.com and has a weekly podcast called All Things.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
“Why Is It So Hard to Be Happy?” by Jen Oshman
“Happiness” by Andrew Wilson
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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Jen’s new book “Made Like Me.”
Questions Covered in This Episode:
Why did you write this book?
Why is Genesis 2 important?
Is the emphasis on sameness or difference?
What do you lose if you don’t have sameness of distinction?
What are the immediate implications for generous complementarianism?
What do you hope this book will do?
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Genesis 2
“Made Like Me” by Jen Wilkin
Deep Discipleship Program

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Kyle Worley is joined by Andrew Wilson to answer the question “Is it okay to want to be happy?”
Questions Covered in This Episode:
What is happiness?
Is it okay to want to be happy?
Do some Christians think that it is wrong to be happy?
Is God happy?
Are happiness and holiness related?
Guest Bio:
Andrew Wilson (PhD, King’s College London) is the teaching pastor at King’s Church London and a columnist for Christianity Today. He’s the author of several books, including Remaking the World, Incomparable, and God of All Things. Andrew is married to Rachel, and they have three children: Zeke, Anna, and Sam. You can follow him on X.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Psalm 16:11
“Happiness: What It Is, Where to Find It, and How to Make It Last Forever” by Andrew Wilson
“Weight of Glory” by C.S. Lewis
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