Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is to introduce and explain passages of Scripture and difficult theological doctrines in a down-to-earth and easy-to-grasp manner. Theology and the Bible should impact your life and our goal is that we might play a small part in seeing that happen.
Based on Paul's argument, thus far, people may come to the wrong conclusions about the current condition of Israel. Listen as the guys discuss an easy passage that contains truths that may be hard to hear and hard to comprehend at first. However, Christians must grapple with these truths as God has revealed them, for our benefit and sanctification. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind,…
The guys are back in Romans 11, discussing a hot-button topic in our day. Given what has already been discussed in chs 1-10, what then of Israel and God's dealings with Israel? Listen in as the guys walk through the text and show from the text how God is faithful even when His people are not. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ.…
On today’s Text-Driven Tuesday we come to, what appears to be, a minor story about Abraham cutting a covenant with Abimelech. But is it so unimportant? Tune in as Jay and George attempt to uncover some extremely significant truths from a seemingly insignificant text. On today’s Text-Driven Tuesday, we see that in Genesis 21:1-7, the promised son has finally arrived! But is he the main focus of…
After the birth of Isaac, we would expect the story’s emphasis to shift to the promised son. However, that’s not what we see at all. Join Jay and George for today’s Text-Driven Tuesday as they look at Genesis 21:8-21 and see how a story about Ishmael’s “laughing” applies to us today. On today’s Text-Driven Tuesday, we see that in Genesis 21:1-7, the promised son has finally arrived! But is he the…
On today’s Text-Driven Tuesday, we see that in Genesis 21:1-7, the promised son has finally arrived! But is he the main focus of this passage? Or is there something more to the text? Join the conversation as Jay and George look at four key words in Genesis 21, and what they tell us about God and the promised son. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to…
Today, the guys are discussing the rest of Romans 10. In the text, we clearly see an emphasis on the absolute requirement of means for bringing people to salvation. People must hear the gospel before they believe and call out to God for salvation. We also discuss how Paul applies this truth to the Jewish people and ask why they aren't calling out. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind,…
In today's podcast, the guys discuss the word of faith as Paul proclaimed it. In examining this text, we can see how we may present everything a person needs to know to believe in Jesus Christ and obtain salvation. This is not an impossible task that God requires us to complete. Salvation in Christ has drawn near and is accessible by faith. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the…
Today, the guys are looking at only one verse. But this verse is packed with wonderful Gospel truths. Christ earned a perfect righteousness satisfying all of the law's demands. He died a sacrificial death satisfying the law's penalty. Now his perfect righteousness is offered freely to all who will simply believe and take hold of Christ by faith. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect…
Today, we are back in Romans. Join us as the guys discuss Paul's shift in focus to human responsibility to believe the Gospel. Pursuing salvation by works results in failure to apprehend God's righteousness, while obedience to the Gospel means apprehending God's righteousness in Christ by faith. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ.…
We could wish that Lot’s story had ended at verse 29, but the scriptures won’t allow it. Why? What good can come out of such a bad story as that of Lot and his daughters? Listen to today’s Text-Driven Tuesday as Jay and George discuss Genesis 19:30-38 and God’s very good purposes for this very bad story. Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow…