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Church History MattersMay 10, 2023
45. The Rise of the Papacy (part 4): The Bad and the Ugly
Nepotism, corruption, and simony. Oh my!
44. The Rise of the Papacy (part 3): The Good
43. The Rise of the Papacy (part 2)
42. The Rise of the Papacy (part 1)
The first part of our series on the history and theology behind the rise of the papacy. This episode will be an introduction and high-level overview.
41. Quiz Show: Keach Conference 2022
2022 Keach Conference sermons on Chapter 15 of the Second London Baptist Confession: https://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?sortby=added&sourceonly=true&currSection=sermonssource&keyword=gracebaptistchapel&subsetcat=series&subsetitem=2022+Keach+Conference+%28RBFVa%29
40. Book Review - Kiffen, Knollys, and Keach by Michael Haykin
39. The Perpetual Virginity of Mary
References:
John Chrysostom's homily on Matthew 1:25 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200105.htm English translation of the "Protoevangelion of James" - https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/infancyjames-hock.html "Belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary in the first four centuries and its implications for Orthodox-Protestant dialogue" by Радостин Марчев (for historical notes only) - https://www.academia.edu/45019387/Belief_in_the_perpetual_virginity_of_Mary_in_the_first_four_centuries_and_its_implications_for_Orthodox_Protestant_dialogue
38. Kissers and Smashers
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (section on the Second Council of Nicea; Schaff and Wace, editors): https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214/npnf214.xvi.ii.html
Other episodes mentioned:
Episode 25 Armenian Warriors and Chalcedon Revisited: https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/25--Armenian-Warriors-and-Chalcedon-Revisited-e11cka1 Episode 12 Eusebius, Father of Church History with Jeff Riddle https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/12--Eusebius--Father-of-Church-History--with-Jeff-Riddle-eo2ppu Episode 11 The First Crusade: https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/11--The-First-Crusade-eo2pq2 Episode 5 To Creed or Not To Creed?: https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/5--To-Creed-or-Not-To-Creed-eo2pqb
37. Pastor Oliver Allmand-Smith on the Historical Baptist View of the State
Under God, Over the People by Oliver Allmand-Smith (available for pre-order) -- https://brokenwharfe.com/product/under-god-over-the-people/
"Broken Wharfe was founded as a distinctly confessional Baptist resource base in the UK consistent with the faith and life characterised by those churches affirming the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith." -- brokenwharfe.com
36. The Iglesia ni Cristo and Christianity in the Philippines with Conley Owens
True Iglesia (comic and articles): http://www.trueiglesia.org/
The Dorean Principle: A Biblical Response to the Commercialization of Christianity (book): https://thedoreanprinciple.org/
35. Heroes and Heretics: Robert Murray McCheyne
M'Cheyne biography by Andrew Bonar from Banner of Truth: banneroftruth.org/us/store/history-biography/robert-murray-mcheyne/
34. Quiz Show: Militant and Triumphant
2022 National Founders Conference: https://founders.org/2022conference/
Other episodes mentioned:
24. Heroes and Heretics: Three Patron Saints of Ireland https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/24--Heroes-and-Heretics-Three-Patron-Saints-of-Ireland-e10gd7s
16. A Short History of the English Bible https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/16--A-Short-History-of-the-English-Bible-with-J--Ryan-Davidson-eo2pqd
14. The Reformation Continues with Ottavio Palombaro https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/14--The-Reformation-Continues-with-Ottavio-Palombaro-eo2pql
12. Eusebius, the Father of Church History, with Jeff Riddle (part 1) https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/12--Eusebius--Father-of-Church-History--with-Jeff-Riddle-eo2ppu
33. 2021 is History!
Letter from Scottish pastors to Scottish Ministers (pdf): https://christianconcern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-Resource-Misc-Churches-Scotland-Lockdown-Letter-210115.pdf
"Victory for Scottish church leaders as judge rules government acted unconstitutionally when criminalising gathered worship" https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/victory-for-scottish-church-leaders-as-judge-rules-government-acted-unconstitutionally-when-criminalising-gathered-worship/
NAMB v. McRaney case page at SCOTUSblog: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/north-american-mission-board-of-the-southern-baptist-convention-inc-v-mcraney/
McLean Bible Church lawsuit overview: https://churchleaders.com/news/414583-judge-allows-lawsuit-against-david-platt-mclean-bible-church-to-move-forward.html
Joseph's article "On Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege": https://www.servantsandheralds.com/on-waiving-attorney-client-privilege/
"Battle for the Minds" 1997 documentary that covers much of the SBC Conservative Resurgence of the 80s and 90s: https://youtu.be/IuFFRx8Bj30
"Dear PCA, Don't Let Revoice Fool You: A Response to Revoice's Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1" by Dr. Jared Moore https://www.monergism.com/blog/dear-pca-don%E2%80%99t-let-revoice-fool-you-response-revoice%E2%80%99s-frequently-asked-questions-%E2%80%93-part-1
"Some Friendly Questions for Josh Buice on His Church Departing the SBC" by Jeff Wright https://www.servantsandheralds.com/friendly-questions-to-buice-on-departing-the-sbc/
32. Tools for Talking with Catholics
Servants and Heralds podcasts: https://www.servantsandheralds.com/tag/podcasts/
Broad Oak Piety Podcast: https://broadoakpiety.org/
Reformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation by Michael Allen, Scott R. Swain: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/reformed-catholicity/351790
"Ten Basic Facts About the NT Canon that Every Christian Should Memorize" by Michael J. Kruger: https://www.michaeljkruger.com/the-complete-series-ten-basic-facts-about-the-nt-canon-that-every-christian-should-memorize/
Are We Together? A Protestant Analyzes Roman Catholicism by R.C. Sproul: https://www.ligonier.org/store/are-we-together-hardcover
CHM Podcast merch store on Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/
31. Origins of the Seventh-day Adventists
Podcast merch store https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/
Episode 19 on the Methodists https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/19--The-Methodists-A-Partial-Conclusion-eo2pq7
Episode 15 on the history of eschatology https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/15--History-of-Eschatology-A-Crash-Course-eo2ppl
Episode 5 on the history of church creeds https://anchor.fm/church-history-matters/episodes/5--To-Creed-or-Not-To-Creed-eo2pqb
Other resources
The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin https://archive.org/details/kingdomofcults00mart (free to borrow with registration of a free account)
Website of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's official beliefs https://www.adventist.org/beliefs/
30. The Eve of all Hallows
CHM Podcast store at Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-chm-podcast-store/
29. Quiz Show: G3 Edition
28. The Doctrine of Lesser Magistrates
Sources and show notes
Excerpts from the Magdeburg Confession: https://faithandheritage.com/2015/11/the-magdeburg-confession/ Website of Matt Trewhella: https://defytyrants.com/ Sermon series from Sam Waldron on the "Christian's Relationship to Civil Authority": https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=920202149176749 It's Good to be a Man podcast on the inevitability of patriarchy: https://itsgoodtobeaman.buzzsprout.com/266333/9159001-the-inevitability-of-patriarchy Honest to Pod podcast by Gregory Baus: https://www.audible.com/pd/Honest-To-Pod-Podcast/B08K56HP45 Sources on John Ponet: https://faculty.etsu.edu/history/documents/ponet.htm and https://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/JOHN-PONET-RECORD-EXTRA-ANNE-LOVETT.pdf Source on Jonathan Edwards the younger, by Bill Edwards: http://www.americanrealities.com/edwards-jonathan-jr.html
27. Barn Raisin' Babdists
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Anabaptism and Contemporary Baptists Conference: media.swbts.edu/collection/53/anabaptism-and-contemporary-baptists-conference
Heirs of the Reformation by James McGoldrick (available from Founder Press: https://press.founders.org/shop/heirs-of-the-reformation/)
Spiritual and Anabaptist Writers, George H. Williams and Angel M. Mergal, editors (available to borrow from the Internet Archive with a free account: https://archive.org/details/spiritualanabapt0000unse_l7t6)
2,000 Years of Christ's Power Set (4 Volumes) by Nick Needham (available here: www.wtsbooks.com/products/2000christpower4vol?variant=9741133217839
The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Roland Bainton (available to borrow from the Internet Archive with a free account: https://archive.org/details/reformationofsix0000bain_h1z7)
26. Early Church Odds and Ends
Episode 16: A Short History of the English Bible with J. Ryan Davidson
Episode 8: The Early Church with J. Ryan Davidson
Like Wildfire: The Gospel Amid the Greco-Roman 1st/2nd Century Family Context (Sunday school lesson taught by guest)
Recent episode of the Broad Oak Piety Podcast (co-hosted by guest)
English translation of the Epistle of Barnabas
English translation of the Shepherd of Hermas.
Getting the Garden Right by Richard Barcellos (guest's book recommendation).
25. Armenian Warriors and Chalcedon Revisited
What's the difference between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church?
Was the Roman Empire the first nation that made Christianity its official religion?
What's a "physis" and why does it matter?
Rueben and Joseph talk about those topics and more in this episode.
[Previous episode mentioned: To Creed or Not to Creed? Episode art: Etchmiadzin Cathedral the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia.]
24. Heroes and Heretics: Three Patron Saints of Ireland
St. Patrick's Bad Analogies by Lutheran Satire
More information about the Book of Kells from Trinity College Dublin (pictures here)
"Ireland reports the first venomous snake bite in its history, right before St. Patrick’s Day," article from March 2020
23. Dr. Tom Nettles and the Mission Board that Saved the Southern Baptist Convention
Dr. Nettles' author archive at Founders Ministries.
A selection of books by Dr. Nettles, including Baptists and the Bible which is described as "one of the most complete and oft quoted sources for reliable, incisive, and detailed information on the history of Baptist attitudes towards the doctrine of the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible."
Dr. Nettles' book recommendations:
Whole Gospel, Whole World: The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1845-1995 by William R. Estep (available for purchase here) A Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, D.D. by Francis Wayland (available to read for free on the Internet Archive, vol. 1 and vol. 2)Episode art: modern picture of Siloam Baptist Church in Marion, Alabama, where the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board was formed in 1845.
22. Quiz Show! History's Greatest Preachers
Revived Studios website, Facebook, Instagram.
History's Greatest Preachers quiz on Sporcle.
Tulips and Honey episode with Rueben and Joseph (or watch the YouTube version).
Our episode on J. Gresham Machen.
21. 2020 is History!
Banner of Truth author biography for Thomas Charles
"By What Standard" - produced by Founders Ministries
"Seminary presidents reaffirm BFM, declare CRT incompatible"
20. Parresia Books, the 2LBC, and All Things Reformed Baptist
Kickstarter campaign to publish a new edition of the Second London Baptist Confession along with a companion paperback volume containing Hercules Collins' An Orthodox Catechism, The Baptist Catechism, and Benjamin Keach's A Short Confession of Faith.
Follow them on Twitter @parresia1689.
"Reading Keach Today" by Austin Walker
19. The Methodists: A Partial Conclusion
Revival and Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism by Iain Murray; published by Banner of Truth and reviewed at Place for Truth.
Episodes of Church History Matters covering Arminius and the Synod of Dort: The Bubonic Plague Sprouts a TULIP Parts 1 and 2
18.The Methodists: An Incomplete Introduction
17. Heroes and Heretics: Charles G. Finney
Benjamin Keach with Drs. Tom Hicks and Chris Holmes on the Covenant Podcast
"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: How Charles Finney's Theology Ravaged the Evangelical Movement" by Phil Johnson
"No Uncertain Sound: A Vindication of the Methods and Results of Charles Finney's Ministry," by Jim Stewart. Many of Charles Finney's own works can also be found at this site, including his original Memoirs and his "Lectures on Revivals of Religion."
"The Disturbing Legacy of Charles Finney" by Michael Horton
"A Conversation with James Renihan about Biblicism" on the Theology in Particular Podcast
16. A Short History of the English Bible with J. Ryan Davidson
"The Long Ending of Mark as the Word of God" by J. Ryan Davidson (audio)
Broad Oak Piety podcast with hosts Joey Tomlinson and J. Ryan Davidson
Church History Matters, Episode 8: "The Early Church with J. Ryan Davidson"
15. History of Eschatology: A Crash Course
14. The Reformation Continues with Ottavio Palombaro
"The Bloody Streets of Muenster" on the Sheologians podcast (with James White): part 1 and part 2
13. Eusebius (continued) with Jeff Riddle
Word Magazine, Jeff Riddle's YouTube channel.
Jeff Riddle's series on Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History on sermonaudio.com
12. Eusebius, Father of Church History, with Jeff Riddle
Word Magazine, Jeff Riddle's YouTube channel.
Jeff Riddle's series on Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History on sermonaudio.com
11. The First Crusade
10. Heroes and Heretics: J. Gresham Machen
Links of interest:
Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen (1923), free ebooks in multiple formats from MonergismJ. Gresham Machen Author Biography (from Banner of Truth)
J. Gresham Machen: The Politically Incorrect Fundamentalist by DG Hart
Re-Thinking Missions (Five Minutes in Church History dealing with Machen’s response to the “Re-Thinking Missions report of 1933 and how it led to the founding of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
J. Gresham Machen's Response to Modernism by John Piper (1993 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors)
H. L. Mencken's Obituary of Machen: "Dr. Fundamentalis"
A Short History of the Life of J. G. Machen by Craig S. Hawkins
9. Worship from the Earliest Exile to the Great Ejection
The Reformation (catholic.com)
Does the Bible Say How We Should Worship God? (catholic.com)
A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by William Reed Huntington
Act of Uniformity 1662 (picture)
An Act for the Uniformity of Publick Prayers (text)
8. The Early Church with J. Ryan Davidson
Links of interest:
Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson
Like Wildfire: The Gospel Amid the Greco-Roman 1st/2nd Century Family Context (Sunday school lesson taught by guest)
First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians (translated by J.B. Lightfoot)
The Didache (translated by Charles H. Hoole)
7. Heroes and Heretics: The Maid of Orléans
Joan of Arc Archive. "An online collection of information, both general and scholarly, concerning Joan of Arc [Jehanne d'Arc or Darc in medieval French]; including biographies, trial excerpts and commentary, letters and other such documents. English translations and transcriptions of the original languages are provided." Maintained by Allen Williamson.
Why I Am Not Continuationist by Tim Challies
The Final Word: A Biblical Response to the Case for Tongues and Prophecy Today by O. Palmer Robertson (Banner of Truth)
Assurance of Salvation, Roman Catholicism, and Calvinism by James Swan
Chapter 18 of the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith 1677/1689: "Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation"
6. Take 'er easy there, Pilgrims.
Recommended resource (that Joseph alluded to, but forgot to actually talk about: 2,000 Years of Christ's Power Set (4 vols.) by Nick Needham.
5. To Creed or Not To Creed?
Text of the Nicene Creed (as used by the Christian Reformed Church)
The Definition of the Council of Chalcedon
Text of the Athanasian Creed
The Second London Baptist Confession 1677/1689, (prepared by Doctrine and Devotion with Scripture proofs and other resources)
The Westminster Confession of Faith 1646
4. Heroes and Heretics: Martin Luther
The Bondage of the Will (what Luther himself considered his most important work, free as an ebook from Monergism.com)
3. The Bubonic Plague Sprouts a TULIP (part 2)
2. The Bubonic Plague Sprouts a TULIP (part 1)
Saving the Reformation by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey
Other resources:
The Arminian Controversy and the Synod of Dort - S. Vandergugten
Summary text of the Five Articles of Remonstrance, Philip Schaff and David S. Schaff, eds. The Creeds of Christendom (1931; repr., Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996), 3:545–49.
The History of Protestantism, Vol. 3, by Rev. J. A. Wylie, page 264 (first published in 1878) accessed December 31, 2018
1. Why Study Church History?
Why Church History? (by the host of the excellent podcast 5 Minutes in Church History)
One Very Good Reason to Study Church History by Tim Challies
Messy Church History: Keepin' Us Honest by Nathan Eshelman
Six Benefits of Studying Church History by William Boekestein
The Value of Studying Church History by Rev. Arie den Hartog (pdf)