The Old Antioch Podcast

Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA)
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Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Woodruff, South Carolina was established in 1843 when the area was formally recognized as Cashville. For over 180 years, Antioch has ministered to Upstate South Carolina at the crossroads of Greenville and Spartanburg Counties. This podcast features content the complements the ministry of the Church, and a separate podcast hosts the Church's weekly sermons from Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr., Pastor Zachary Groff, a team of pastoral interns, and guest preachers. Find out more at antiochpca.com.

Episodes

  1. 09/06/2025

    Faith & Practice #76: Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr.

    In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to the Lord's Supper, Internet usage, elders and deacons in local church contexts, Sabbath-keeping, and regeneration/conversion. Questions include: How can a person be saved in the womb?May a Christian use an ad-blocker to prevent ads from displaying or playing on websites?What ought to characterize the relationship between elders and deacons in a local church? How can we navigate disagreements?Are small groups appropriate in Reformed churches?Is public transportation on the Lord's Day a Fourth Commandment violation?Can you address the historical-theological claims of paedocommunion advocates (especially those in the CREC) and give a comprehensive exegesis of 1 Corinthians 11:17–33?

    1h 6m

  2. 02/03/2025

    Faith & Practice #75: Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & Pastor Zachary Groff

    In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to children in corporate worship, sanctification, biblical interpretation, personal godliness, and Aslan. Questions include: What is your opinion on "children's messages" in corporate worship? How do you pastorally distinguish between no progress in sanctification in a Christian's life, slow progress in a Christian's life, and the kind of progress we ought to expect to see in a Christian's life? What does 1 Peter 3:19–20 mean when it says Jesus “went and preached to the spirits in prison”? What's the symbolism involved in the removal of the foreskin in circumcision? Why did Joseph deceive and scare his brothers when he was a ruler in Egypt? Why did Jesus tell the disciples to buy swords in Luke 22:36-38 Is Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia a violation of the 2nd (or 3rd) Commandment? How, practically, can we be both content and ambitious? What should we think and do to be content with our current conditions, yet work to improve our conditions?

    1h 4m

  3. 08/13/2024

    Faith & Practice 74: Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & Pastor Zachary Groff

    In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to worship in the PCA, accountability in the Christian life, harmonizing the accounts of Jesus's childhood found in Matthew and Luke, and the doctrine of sin (harmartiology). Questions include: If we assume our brothers have an overly strict view of what is permissible in worship, should we still avoid those things in worship we know will be controversial, or is this a misapplication of what Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 8? Is person-to-person accountability a biblical practice? If it is, what passages of Scripture support it? What is your advice on how it should be pursued? Would you explain the sequence of events during Jesus' first two years in Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2? What is the biblical course of action for dealing with a besetting sin? How do I get a right view of the differences between temptations of "the world," of "the flesh," and of "the devil"? What is the origin of temptations and suggestions to do evil which are not triggered by anything we physically perceive (e.g., when evil thoughts and temptations just enter into our mind, seemingly at random)? Why shouldn't Christians beset by a particular sin avoid the company of "normal Christians" who aren't struggling in the same way? How can a pastor help a church member - or how can a church member help a fellow Christian - who is dealing with sin which is foreign to the one otherwise in a position to help? Once saved, why do we as Christians still sin and die? Please explain to me the difference between modern and Puritan Reformed authors on assurance of salvation.

    1h 7m

  4. 01/30/2024

    Faith & Practice #73 - Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & Pastor Zachary Groff

    In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to church government, the sabbath & missiology, covenant theology, sacramentology & baptism, medical ethics, and Old Testament theology. Questions include: - What is the difference between the Old and New Testaments, the old and new covenants, and the covenants of work and grace? Is there any overlap? - What counsel would you have for Pastoral Search Committees? - Should Christians ever feel free to use psychedelics to improve attention, focus, creativity, and work performance (i.e., through micro-dosing)? - How can we justify from the Bible the specificity of convention in the Book of Church Order that is binding on members and church courts in the Presbyterian Church in America? - How should missionaries in Muslim-dominated countries observe the Sabbath and encourage new believers/converts to observe the Sabbath? Is it permissible to observe it on the fifth day of the week (Friday) rather than on the first day of the week (Sunday)? - What was Jesus' point in the two "widow's mite" passages (Mk. 12:41-44; Lk. 21:1-14)? - Are Isaiah 14:21-21 and Ezekiel 28:13-19 about Satan? - A married man professes faith and seeks baptism together with his unbelieving wife, who is willing - even wanting - to be baptized along with her husband. Would it be proper to baptize her? What if the situation was reversed?

    1 hr

  5. 11/15/2023

    Faith & Practice #72 - Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & Pastor Zachary Groff

    In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to church government, Christian education, biblical ethics, and Old Testament theology. Questions include: - How should members respond to a session that is small and overworked, but may appear to be rushing to elect new elders? - Why do we make distinctions in the office of Elder, and how should we understand the various categories (e.g., Pastor, Teacher/Doctor, etc.) today? - How do you know if your church has a true plurality (and parity) of elders? - How should the church organize and conduct Sunday School? - What biblical principles apply to how to steward our physical health? - How should we view magic in literature and entertainment? - When the Israelites left Egypt, how did they all have tents already at their disposal? - While wandering in the desert for 40 years, what was the nature of the work that the Israelites did?

    43 min

  6. 09/13/2023

    Faith & Practice #71 - Dr. Joseph & Pipa Jr. & Pastor Zachary Groff

    In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff handle a diverse array of questions pertaining to church government, prayer, worship, and more. Questions include: - Should we be expecting more or formal education for Ruling Elders? - Where did Old Testament believers worship before the Temple? - What authority do Deacons have in the church? - What guidelines should we follow to properly pray imprecatory prayers? - What do you think the ideal training method is for new office bearers in the church? - What biblical principles apply to deciding how much money to spend on 'non-essentials' (e.g., recreation, entertainment, home decor)?

    29 min

  7. 08/21/2023

    Faith & Practice #70 ~ Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & Pastor Zachary Groff

    In this episode of "Faith & Practice," Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff briefly discuss the unique history of Antioch Presbyterian Church before diving into listener questions. Questions include: - What is the difference between piety and pietism? - Several interrelated questions about the sin of same-sex attraction and how a Christian struggling against this sin can pursue holiness in heart and relationships. - What is the difference between a symbol of Christ, and an image of Christ? Can you clarify how it is that symbols may be acceptable whereas images are not? - What do we mean when we speak of the whole counsel of God? What are some neglected areas of the whole counsel of God? - Is the qualification of teaching with regards to the eldership the same as the gift of teaching spoken of elsewhere in the New Testament? - Can you explain the relationship between "minister" in Exodus 39:26 and the same term in Exodus 38:8? What were the women doing at the entrance to the tent of meeting in 38:8, and how does this relate to what the priest is doing in 39:26?

    42 min

  8. 07/01/2023

    Faith & Practice #69 ~ Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. & Pastor Zachary Groff

    In this inaugural episode of "Faith & Practice" under the purview of Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Woodruff, South Carolina, Dr. Pipa and Pastor Groff discuss a landmark Supreme Court ruling (Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General), the 50th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, and a diverse array of listener questions. Questions include: - Why was the 1933 edition of the PCUS BCO chosen as the starting point for construction of the PCA BCO? - Should Christian ministers marry two unbelievers and/or marry two professing Christians who show no evidence of true saving faith? - If a man commits adultery and his wife chooses to divorce him, should she get full custody of the children? If yes, does he cease to be the covenantal head of the household? Does the man's repentance and desire (or lack thereof) to remain in the marriage change the answer? Is joint custody a biblical concept? - Is it wrong to watch recordings of sport matches that take place on the Lord's Day? - Can you comment on the increased rate of exceptions (i.e., stated differences) to the 'Recreation Clause' in the Westminster Standards? - Regarding the Sabbath, what does the word 'pleasure' in Isaiah 58:13 and 14 mean for us today?

    58 min
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Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Woodruff, South Carolina was established in 1843 when the area was formally recognized as Cashville. For over 180 years, Antioch has ministered to Upstate South Carolina at the crossroads of Greenville and Spartanburg Counties. This podcast features content the complements the ministry of the Church, and a separate podcast hosts the Church's weekly sermons from Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr., Pastor Zachary Groff, a team of pastoral interns, and guest preachers. Find out more at antiochpca.com.

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  • Creator
    Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA)
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Antioch Presbyterian Church (PCA)
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    The Old Antioch Podcast