The Pactum The Pactum
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Theological Discussion for Christ's Church
The Pactum is shorthand for the Latin Pactum Salutis. The Pactum Salutis is the trinitarian covenant made before the foundation of the world spoken of in texts such as Ephesians 1 and John 17. It is also known as the covenant of redemption. According to the pactum salutis, the triune God who works all things after the counsel of His will commits to save elect sinners. Since the pactum salutis is the basis for all of God’s work in human history, we find The Pactum a fitting banner for our conversations of all things theological.
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Last Days Fidelity
In this episode Pat and Mike discuss the encouragement that christians need in these last days.
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Biblical Literacy
In this episode Pat and Mike are joined by special guest, Caleb Lenard, to talk about all things biblical literacy.
Caleb Lenard is the is the host of the podcast Theology for the Church and the equipping pastor at Grace Life Church in Ankeny, Iowa. You can find his podcast, dissertation, and more from Caleb on his website. -
Politics
In this episode Pat and Mike talk about how to maneuver, survive, and thrive in the chaos while living in the world around us.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Trusting God by Jerry Bridges -
Pactum Responsum
In this lone ranger episode, Pat answers listener questions about the law/gospel distinction, prophetic idiom, the sufficiency of Scripture, and more.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel by John Colquhoun
- Covenant Theology Roundtable from London Lyceum
- Reforming Credobaptism: A Westminster Alternative for Reformed Baptist Identity by Jordan Steffaniak
- Baptism as Eschatological Judgement from Two Age Sojourner -
Pactum Responsum
In this Pactum Responsum episode Pat and Mike answer listener questions about rewards in Heaven, hermeneutics, Luke 16, and more.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- More Than Heaven by T. Jeff Taylor
- Review: 'What Is Saving Faith' by John Piper by Harrison Perkins
- A Historical-Theological Response to John Piper’s What Is Saving Faith? by J.V. Fesko
- The Institutes of Christian Religion by John Calvin edited by Lane and Osborne
- Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
- Principles of Biblical Interpretation by Louis Berkhof
- Walking with Jesus through His Word by Dennis Johnson
- Imperative and Indicative; Law and Gospel by R. Scott Clark
- A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel by John Colquhoun
- Christless Christianity by Michael Horton -
Evangelizing Christians
In this week's episode, Pat and Mike discuss a list of ten reasons why we should evangelize christians.
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