Right Response Podcast

Right Response Ministries
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  • NON-PROFIT
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Every Tuesday and Thursday at 12PM ET.

  1. 2D AGO

    Angels, Demons, and the Divine Council | Hebrews 1:1-8

    *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold GroupFaith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles.https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Backwards Planning FinancialWant to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future. On Ruling Western Front Books. Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian. https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/

    55 min

  2. 4D AGO

    Piety, Not Pietism | 1 Timothy 5:1-4

    In this episode Wesley Todd, Pastor Joel, and Antonio discuss the difference between biblical piety and evangelical pietism, beginning with 1 Timothy 5:1–4 and Calvin’s definition of piety as reverence joined with love for God. The hosts trace pietism’s rise after the Thirty Years’ War and how it shifted over time into an increasingly private, introspective religion that can elevate inner feelings and spiritual concerns over concrete duties, church, sacraments, and vocation. They critique examples where “spiritual” reasoning is used to neglect responsibilities, such as protecting one’s family or honoring parents, and argue that virtues must be bounded by duty and by the obligations of one’s office (father, magistrate, pastor, citizen). They also warn against treating certain callings (missionary, monk-like “super Christian” paths) as universally superior, while urging Christians to pursue sanctification and bring piety into every vocation rather than abandoning it for ambition *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold GroupFaith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles.https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Who Is My Neighbor?Western Front Books. Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian.https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/ Backwards Planning FinancialWant to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future.

    39 min

  3. APR 9

    What Is Just War Theory? | Exodus 22:2-3

    In this episode of the Right Response podcast, the hosts discuss the Christian tradition of just war theory, tracing its development from Augustine to Aquinas and explaining why it matters for distinguishing justified killing from murder. They outline core criteria for going to war (jus ad bellum)—legitimate authority, just cause, right intention, last resort, proportionality, probability of success, and discrimination between combatants and non-combatants—and for conduct within war (jus in bello), including proportionality and humane treatment of prisoners. Applying these principles to modern conflicts, they highlight difficulties posed by preemptive war, imperial and economic motives, and technologies like drones. They also address Christian pacifism, arguing for a distinction between personal ethics and public duties of the civil magistrate, and conclude with Isaiah 2’s vision of a future where nations “learn war no more.” *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold GroupFaith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles.https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Who Is My Neighbor?Western Front Books. Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian.https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/ Backwards Planning FinancialWant to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future.

    37 min

  4. APR 7

    There Are Different Levels of Hell | Luke 12:47-48

    This episode argues against the common evangelical claim that “all sin is equal,” using Luke 12:47–48 to emphasize that greater knowledge of God’s will brings greater culpability and stricter judgment. The hosts discuss temporal judgments in Scripture (including Sodom and Gomorrah) and contend that eternal punishment also varies in severity based on both the nature of sins committed and the degree of revelation and grace received, citing Jesus’ woes to Tyre and Sidon and the principle “to whom much is given, much is required.” They distinguish between sin equally separating the unrepentant from God and differing degrees of punishment in hell, and they compare this to differing degrees of reward in heaven. They also connect these ideas to natural revelation, civil and biblical law, the heightened judgment of teachers and deceivers, and the continuing moral relevance of God’s law for Christian sanctification. *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold GroupFaith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles.https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Who Is My Neighbor?Western Front Books. Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian.https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/ Backwards Planning FinancialWant to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future.

    47 min

  5. APR 2

    Can History Prove The Resurrection? | 1 Corinthians 15:1-7

    During Holy Week, Wesley Todd, joined by Pastor Joel Webbon and Antonio Griffith, reads 1 Corinthians 15:1–7 and argues that Christianity hinges on Jesus’ bodily resurrection as the seal of His saving work and the basis of Christian hope. They outline early evidence for the resurrection, including Paul’s use of an earlier creed within two decades of the crucifixion, the independent Gospel accounts with specific and “embarrassing” details, and the public setting of Jerusalem with claims of appearances to many, including over 500. They also cite non-biblical, often hostile sources—Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny, a Talmud passage, Clement of Rome, and early anti-Christian mockery—to show the crucifixion and resurrection claims were widely circulated early. They address objections like hallucination, bereavement experiences, and body-theft theories, concluding history can strongly support the case but cannot produce absolute certainty without faith, since unbelief is ultimately moral and spiritual rather than merely intellectual. *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold GroupFaith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles.https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Backwards Planning FinancialWant to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future. Who Is My Neighbor?Western Front Books. Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian.https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/

    41 min

  6. MAR 31

    Lean Into Hope - Hebrews 11:1-3

    This episode of the Right Response Ministries podcast discusses Christian hope in bleak times, contrasting postmillennial confidence in Christ’s victory with both “black pill” cynicism and naïve “hopium.” The hosts describe economic and geopolitical pressures—AI-driven job loss, inflation, war, and political disillusionment—and argue that real hope is grounded in faith, sober realism, and God’s promises rather than elections or short-term outcomes. Drawing from Hebrews 11, 1 Corinthians 15, Psalm 1, and Peter’s renewed hope after the resurrection, they emphasize enduring “winter” by focusing on what can be controlled: faithful church life, marriage, raising children, rejecting cynicism, building tangible work, and thinking generationally. Their key strategy is that the righteous often prevail by outlasting the wicked and being ready when God brings providential opportunities for change. *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold GroupFaith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles.https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Backwards Planning FinancialWant to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future. Who Is My Neighbor?Western Front Books. Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian.https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/

    51 min

  7. MAR 26

    Evangelical Pastors Conflate Earthly Marriage & Christ’s Marriage To The Church | Matthew 22:23-30

    The episode opens with Matthew 22:23–30 to argue that marriage belongs to the temporal “common kingdom,” not the eternal kingdom, and uses this framework to address viral online praise of a Christian man marrying a converted but formerly promiscuous woman. The hosts distinguish between micro-level pastoral counsel—where such marriages are permissible for repentant Christians—and macro-level messaging. They contend Scripture treats sexual purity, especially female virginity, as a major societal concern (citing Leviticus and Deuteronomy), emphasize temporal consequences despite forgiveness, warn about digital permanence affecting children, criticize indiscreet public testimonies, and reject claims that the church is a “whore,” distinguishing Israel from Christ’s chaste bride. *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold GroupFaith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles.https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Western Front Books.Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian.https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/ Backwards Planning FinancialWant to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future.

    1h 22m

  8. MAR 24

    Young Men, Get A Pre-Nup | Luke 16:1-13

    The episode opens with Luke 16:1–13 and uses Jesus’ commendation of the shrewd steward to frame a discussion of biblical prudence—being wise as serpents while innocent as doves—without endorsing sin. Wesley Todd, Pastor Joel Webbon, and Antonio Griffith trace how marriage and divorce shifted from English common law (including coverture and limited divorce) to modern no-fault divorce, arguing that today’s family courts often incentivize unjust outcomes, especially for men, through custody, alimony, and asset division. They contend Christians face “gaps” where the state abandons righteous standards, requiring practical wisdom. Against this backdrop, they explore whether prenuptial agreements can be morally permissible if structured around biblically valid grounds for divorce (adultery and abandonment), potentially deterring frivolous divorce, discouraging predatory motives, and protecting multigenerational inheritance. *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* Genesis Gold Group Faith-Based Gold IRA: Genesis Gold Group helps Christians protect their retirement with physical precious metals aligned with scriptural stewardship principles. https://www.RightResponseBibleGold.com Who Is My Neighbor? Western Front Books. Publishing for men on the right. Not churchy. Christian. https://www.WesternFrontBooks.com/ Backwards Planning Financial Want to build a financial legacy for your family with a plan that starts at the end goal? Connect with Joe Garrisi at https://backwardsplanningfinancial.nm.com/ to get help with a legacy-driven strategy for your future.

    49 min
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