Thinking Theology

Aug 24 2023 31 ep. 20 mins
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For lots of people the idea of thinking about theology seems pretty boring. But it shouldn't be like that. Theology is about knowing and loving God. In this podcast, join Karl Deenick, a pastor, theologian, writer and lecturer, as he digs deep into theology, the Bible and the Christian life, not just for the sake of it, but so we can love God more with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.

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The Trinity

Aug 24 2023 18 mins  
How can God be one and three? How can Jesus be God and yet not another God? And what about the Spirit, where does he fit in?In the last episode of Thinking Theology, we saw that God promised in the Old Testament that a day would arrive when he would come in person to save his people and be with them. But astonishingly, that happened in the coming of the man Jesus. Jesus did all the

The Person of Jesus

Jun 22 2023 19 mins  
Who is Jesus? The identity of Jesus lies at the very heart of Christianity. But what is it about Jesus that’s so important?In the last episode we looked at the problem of sin. God made the world good. He made a world without death and decay. He made a world in which humanity could dwell with him in love and fellowship, ruling over and developing God’s world under him. But the w

Sin

May 18 2023 14 mins  
What is sin? Where did it come from? How has it affected us as human beings? How has it effected the world in which we live?In the last episodes of Thinking Theology we saw that God created human beings. He created human beings to reflect him, to rule over the world under him. He made us to relate to him. But things are no longer as they were created to be. Our world is broken and

Bonus: The Body

May 04 2023 33 mins  
In the last episode of Thinking Theology we thought about what it means to be human. Who has God made us to be? In this bonus episode I sit down with Rob Smith, one of my colleagues at SMBC. Rob teaches theology, ethics as well as music ministry. Rob has just completed his PhD on what the Bible has to say about gender. He's written a short book on that topic too. But in this episod

Humanity

Apr 20 2023 15 mins  
What does it mean to be human? Are we different or special? Or are we just another animal? And what do we do with ourselves? Do we have a purpose?In the last episodes of Thinking Theology we saw that God created the world, that he upholds the world every moment, that he is in control of everything that happens, but in such a way that our actions are still meaningful.Now we’re mov

The Actions of God: Compatibilism

Mar 23 2023 14 mins  
If God is in control of everything that happens in the universe, where does that leave us as human beings? Do we have a say? Do we have any meaningful choice? Are we just robots? And if we make meaningful choices, where does that leave God and his sovereignty over the world?In the last episode of Thinking Theology we saw how God upholds the world at every moment. God is in control

The Actions of God: Providence

Feb 23 2023 11 mins  
Episode IntroWhat does God do? In the last few episodes of Thinking Theology we’ve been thinking about what God is like: what is his nature, what is his character and what he does. Last time we looked at God’s work in creation. But God not only created the world, he also sustains it, upholding it at every moment. In theology, that’s called providence.But what does it mean tha

Bonus: Wesley and Whitefield

Jan 26 2023 56 mins  
Thinking Theology is starting again and alongside the normal 15–20 minute episodes looking at key theological topics will be interviews with others that build out some of those topics. As a bit of taster of what’s to come, here’s the first interview with my colleague Dr Ian Maddock. Ian’s an expert on John Wesley and George Whitefield, two towering figures in the history of

Creation and Science

Nov 17 2021 23 mins  
In that last episode of Thinking Theology we began to look at the actions of God, and we began with God’s act of creation. God created everything that is, on his own, without help from anyone else. He made the world for his own sake and purpose. He made it by speaking. He made it good. It’s separate from him but it depends completely on him for its continued existence. God’s

The Actions of God: Creation

Jun 16 2021 22 mins  
What does God do? In the last few episodes of Thinking Theology we’ve been thinking about what God is like: what is his nature and what is his character. But in this and the next few episodes we’re moving on to think about what God has done and what he continues to do. In this episode we’re thinking about what God has done in creating the world. What does the Bible tell us ab