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Clearly Reformed Podcast is a collection of original articles produced and read by pastor Kevin DeYoung for the ministry of Clearly Reformed. These articles are aimed at benefiting Christians with Bible truths and good theology presented clearly and applied carefully—to their lives and to the problems of our day.
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4 Reasons Why the Bible Does Not Support Transgenderism
Until the last few decades of human history, it was understood by virtually everyone everywhere that each of us is born wholly and irrevocably as a “he” or as a “she.” Maleness and femaleness are identities that we do not choose and cannot change.
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5 Qualities We Should Look for in Our Political Leaders
In this season of political relevance, Kevin outlines key attributes from scripture that individuals in leadership positions should have.
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The Case Against Christians Attending a Gay Wedding
I know that the impulse to attend a gay wedding, or to allow that others may do so, is often borne out of a good and sincere desire to love our family and friends. There are few things more painful than making a decision that we know our child or grandchild will interpret as rejection. But we simply cannot bless, even by our mere presence, what we know to be a lie—a lie that Scripture calls an abomination and that according to 1 Corinthians 6 will destroy eternally the souls of those who continue in it.
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In Praise of Prudence: What the Cardinal Virtues Can Teach Us About the Splintering of Evangelicalism
“Man can have no other standard and signpost than things as they are and the truth which makes manifest things as they are; and there can be no higher standard than the God who is and His truth” (40). If Jesus is right, and surely he is, that we are sanctified by the truth (John 17:19), then there is no path to faithful Christian obedience and faithful cultural witness that does not begin in praise of prudence.
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Who Was St. Nicholas?
The unsatisfying answer to the title of this post is that we don’t know as much as we would like. We know that a bishop named Nicholas existed, that he had a great influence on his homeland, and that he probably died on December 6. While we should be careful to separate fact from fiction, there are elements of the Nicholas story we can know—and what can be known is worth retelling.
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Giving Thanks for the Goodness of God
One of the first things we learn about God is that he is good. “God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food.” Many of us grew up hearing this prayer at the dinner table. It’s good theology—simple and true.
It also highlights an attribute of God that is surprisingly hard to define. We think we know what it means for God to be good, until we try to explain it. Then we usually start listing other attributes (God is loving, God is gracious, God is kind) or resort to platitudes (God helps us). It takes some reflection to understand all that we mean—or should mean—when we confess that God is good.
Customer Reviews
Biblically Faithful, Clear, Immensely Helpful
These brief episodes (mostly or entirely readings, as I understand it, of Kevin DeYoung’s short writings on his website and elsewhere in the world) pack an outsized punch in terms of helpfulness. They are helpful intellectually in their insightful and plainly spoken clarifications of either perennially or currently thorny issues that concern the church; and they are helpful practically for the very same reason. Great both for personal thinking clarity (leading hopefully to personal life application consistency) and for sharing with others who are either unsure what to think on any of the topics addressed or who are naysayers regarding Biblical fidelity of classically Reformed positions on a variety of issues that concern all people, but especially Christians. Thank you Pastor/Dr. DeYoung!
Excellent!
Excellent, been a listener since day 1.
Good Insights
Always good insights and teaching backed up with solid scripture references.