Kingdom Commentary

Kingdom Commentary
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Discussing the tools, ideas, and narratives that surround what Jesus called the Kingdom of God for the shaping of our imagination today.

  1. 2D AGO

    The Resurrection and Renewal of Israel - Biblical Law Part 5 - KC #021

    Matt and Josh explore the world of blessings and curses in covenant treaties. And how understanding these blessings and curses is the key to understanding many of Jesus’s teachings, as well as his death and resurrection. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Josh’s Vet Corner 03:26 How to Introduce New Believers to Biblical Law 18:55 Suzerain Treaties Blessings and Curses 25:34 Hope of Restoration in the Prophets 28:27 Does Following Biblical Law Actually Lead to Blessing? 35:40 The Promise of the Spirit 40:15 The Gospel of Covenant Renewal and Jubilee 46:03 Jesus’s Death as Covenant Curse 51:49 The Transformation of Curses to Blessings 56:29 Jesus, Pharisees, and the Restoration of Israel 1:02:57 Outro Books or references:Jesus and the Law of Moses by Paul T. Sloan We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Kingdom Commentary. Learn more about Kingdom Commentary. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on Patreon or feel free to make a donation at kingdomcommentary.com/give. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (not calling it X), and TikTok to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon.

    1h 4m

  2. FEB 26

    Jesus as the Interpreter of Biblical Law - Biblical Law Part 4 - KC #020

    Matt and Josh turn to the New Testament to see how Jesus read, lived out, and taught biblical law. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Car Registration and The Bone Temple 06:13 Halakha 11:36 Jesus as the Authoritative Interpreter of the Law 14:26 Misunderstanding Pharisees 17:23 The Royal Law in the Sermon on the Mount 31:15 How to Not Twist Biblical Law 38:47 Biblical Law Hangs on Loving Your Neighbor 43:47 Performative Pharisees 54:25 Jesus and the Man with Edema 57:36 Jesus and Impure Food 1:05:36 Jesus Is Consistent with Biblical Law 1:07:14 Outro Books or references: Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Gospels and the Restoration of Israel within First-Century Judaism by Paul T Sloan We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Kingdom Commentary. Learn more about Kingdom Commentary. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on Patreon or feel free to make a donation at kingdomcommentary.com/give. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (not calling it X), and TikTok to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon.

    1h 8m

  3. FEB 19

    Understanding Biblical Law with Dru Johnson - Biblical Law Part 3 - KC #019

    Matt and Josh continue discussing biblical law and talk with Dr. Dru Johnson about how church communities can meditate on biblical law today.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Super Bowl and the Olympics 06:17 Understanding Biblical Law with Dru Johnson 08:42 What Does “Torah” Mean? 10:46 Formative rather than Prohibitive 13:46 American Religion and Christian Religion 15:57 Biblical Law and Ancient Slavery 20:06 Is this just Marxism? 24:44 Biblical Law Is Communal, not Individual 36:45 Wisdom from Law Clusters 46:10 Meaning of “An Eye for an Eye” 50:34 Should Biblical Law Be made Law? 55:45 Favorite Movies 01:01:29 Biblical Law Is Not Ideal 01:05:49 Libertarian Freedom vs. Biblical Freedom 01:08:14 Community Discernment 01:12:55 Torah as Instruction 01:14:29 Self-Improvement and Vulnerability in Community 01:20:12 Wrapping Up 01:21:26 Outro Books or references: ⁠Understanding Biblical Law: Skills for Thinking With and Through Torah by Dru Johnson⁠ We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠.

    1h 22m

  4. FEB 12

    Formational Wisdom Principles - Biblical Law Part 2 - KC #018

    Matt and Josh explore the differences between common law and statutory law, and how biblical law was actually meant to be applied in formational covenant communities. They also complain about the cesspool of Twitter and debate the status of Chick-fil-A. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Chick-fil-A vs. Popeyes 04:25 Twitter Is Depressing 26:16 The Conjuring 10:57 Why Are Miracles Scarce? 21:03 What Are We Saved From? 24:24 Righteousness and Justice 30:43 Biblical Law as Common Law 34:09 Protecting the Vulnerable 37:11 God Meets People Where They’re At 43:15 Forming Communal Imagination 51:38 Adapting and Improvising Wisdom 55:38 Rituals 1:03:11 Jesus and the Law 1:09:30 Outro   Books or references: Bearing God's Name by Carmen Imes Understanding Biblical Law by Dru Johnson Inconsistencies in the Torah by Joshua Berman The Lost World of the Torah by John Walton What if Jesus Was Serious about Justice? by Skye Jethani Nonviolence by Preston Sprinkle We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Kingdom Commentary. Learn more about Kingdom Commentary. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on Patreon or feel free to make a donation at kingdomcommentary.com/give. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (not calling it X), and TikTok to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon.

    1h 10m

  5. FEB 5

    The Law Is NOT a List of Rules - Biblical Law Part 1 - KC #017

    Biblical Law is not boring or outdated! And if we think it is, we are probably reading it wrong. Matt and Josh debunk several misconceptions about biblical law and explain that it is not there to bore you during your daily Bible reading. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 More Wake Up Dead Man 08:21 Misunderstanding the Law 15:24 Things Biblical Law Is NOT 29:21 What Biblical Law IS 38:48 Following the Law “Perfectly” 43:37 Biblical Law as Wedding Vows 49:42 Biblical Law Is in the New Testament 51:17 God Never Was a Legalist 55:12 Confronting Our Own Cynicism 01:01:17 Outro Books or references: Jesus and the Law of Moses by Paul Sloan We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Kingdom Commentary. Learn more about Kingdom Commentary. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on Patreon or feel free to make a donation at kingdomcommentary.com/give. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (not calling it X), and TikTok to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon.

    1h 2m

  6. JAN 29

    Will Jesus's Return Be Violent? - The Kingdom of God Part 10 - KC #016

    Matt and Josh are joined by Jesse Lasley to discuss your questions about the kingdom of God, from practical church questions to demonology. If you would like to hear about Jesse's approach to worship in his church, follow us on Patreon and listen to our exclusive bonus interview. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Spider-Man (2002-2007) 05:41 Is the Gospel “Simple”? 17:34 Cross Churches vs. Kingdom Churches 29:29 Should We Want Everyone in Government to Be Christian? 33:26 What Is a Demon? 47:21 Is the Second Coming Not Cross-Shaped? 55:32 Outro Books or references: ⁠God's Adversary and Ours by Philip Ziegler⁠ We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠.

    56 min

  7. JAN 22

    Evangelism and Participating in God's Reign - The Kingdom of God Part 9 - KC #015

    Matt and Josh think through how to appropriately announce the good news of the kingdom today as a response to the questions our culture is asking. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Avatar and ER 05:20 Ins and Outs for 2026 17:56 The Now and Not Yet 26:45 Participating in the Kingdom, Not Building It 32:00 When the Church Acts like Empire 43:36 Healthy Evangelism and Answering the Culture’s Questions with the Gospel 01:17:05 Outro We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Learn more about ⁠Kingdom Commentary⁠. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on ⁠Patreon⁠ or feel free to make a donation at ⁠kingdomcommentary.com/give⁠. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Twitter (not calling it X)⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠.

    1h 18m

  8. JAN 15

    Announcing the Multiethnic Kingdom - The Kingdom of God Part 8 - #014

    Matt and Josh discuss Paul's presentation of the gospel and why he includes gentiles in the restoration of Israel, explaining that ethnic reconciliation is not just a fruit of the gospel but core to the gospel announcement itself. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Josh Is Irritated 04:59 The Message of Marty Supreme 09:33 The Cosmic Gospel 14:33 Paul’s Gospel Presentation 16:37 Paul’s Multiethnic Mission 22:41 The Gospel in Ephesians 1-3 31:08 Ethnic Reconciliation as Core to the Gospel 46:41 Justification by Grace through Faith Is about Ethnicity 51:23 Israel’s Mission to the Nations 58:01 The Multicultural Church 59:52 Outro We would love to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about today’s episode, feel free to email us at info@kingdomcommentary.com and engage the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Kingdom Commentary. Learn more about Kingdom Commentary. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music. SUPPORT Kingdom Commentary on Patreon or feel free to make a donation at kingdomcommentary.com/give. We are a crowd-funded non-profit supported by listeners like you! Thank you! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (not calling it X), and TikTok to keep up to date and see what we’re up to next. To access exclusive BONUS Content, subscribe to our Patreon.

    1h 1m
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Discussing the tools, ideas, and narratives that surround what Jesus called the Kingdom of God for the shaping of our imagination today.

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    Kingdom Commentary
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
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