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Restitutio
Restitutio is a Christian theology podcast designed to get you thinking about biblical theology, church history, and apologetics in an effort to recover the original Christian faith of Jesus and the apostles apart from all of the later traditions that settled on it like so much sediment, obscuring a...
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638. Restoration Theology 4: New Testament Manuscripts and Textual Criticism
This is part four of the Restoration Theology class.
Last time we covered the importance of using the Bible to build our beliefs. But what is th...
636. Restoration Theology 3: The Primacy and Perspicutiy of Scripture
This is part three of the Restoration Theology class.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about communicating with people who don’t come from my b...
636. Restoration Theology 2: Milestones on the Road to Modern Restorationism
This is part two of the Restoration Theology class.
Restorationism–the impulse to restore authentic Christianity–is not new. Before diving in to...
636. Restoration Theology 2: Milestones on the Road to Modern Restorationism
This is part two of the Restoration Theology class.
Restorationism–the impulse to restore authentic Christianity–is not new. Before diving in to...
635. Restoration Theology 1: Why Restore Authentic Christianity?
This is part one of the Restoration Theology class.
How do you know what to believe? Have you ever been frustrated when hearing multiple perspec...
634. Six Ways to Kill Your Community (Sean Finnegan)
One of the great concerns that many of us pastors have about our churches is the lack of community. So often people come, sit for a while, and leave w...
633. Baptist Pastor Finds Biblical God (Greg Cheney)
Greg Cheney grew up in Texas where he joined the Independent Fundamental Baptists. In his twenties, he felt a call to ministry, which resulted in ordi...
632. New Creation in Christ (Sean Finnegan)
Is new creation here now or must we until Christ’s coming to experience it? If new creation is here now, what does that mean? How can you participate...
631. Unto Us a Child Is Born (Sean Finnegan)
Who is the child Isaiah prophesied about in the famous line, “For unto us a child is born”? Although most Christians see this as a reference to Jesus,...
630. Australia to Host Inaugural UCA Conference
Today we’re promoting a couple of upcoming events in 2026. First up is the inaugural conference near Sydney, Australia for the Unitarian Christian All...
629. Debating Al Garza: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” (Mike Temperato)
Metaphysics Mike talks about his recent debate with Al Garza over the question is Jesus Yahweh. In the four-hour ordeal, two aspects of Garza’...
628. How Will God Raise the Dead? (Scott Sperling)
After graduating from Caltech with a degree in physics, Scott Sperling pursued computer science and ended up working in rocket science. He’s also been...
627. Heroes of Faith: Ezra (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
Ezra stood at the precipice of history. God’s people had returned to the land after a traumatic seventy years in exile. T...
626. Heroes of Faith: Esther (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
The book of Esther tells the story of a tragedy turned into a miraculous deliverance. But even more than that, it teaches...
625. Heroes of Faith: Daniel (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
How does your faith affect you at work? Of course, there’s the classic verse about working heartily unto the Lord, but be...
624. The Disciple Collective (Josiah Cain and Levi Salyers)
Have you heard of the Disciple Collective? It’s a new website putting out free Christian courses. In this interview I talk with Pastors Josiah Cain an...
623. Heroes of Faith: Hosea (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
Today is part 6 of our “Heroes of Faith” series. I hope you are enjoying it so far. Sometimes it’s good for the soul to b...
622. Heroes of Faith: Hagar, Abigail, Jehoshabeath (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
Today we’re going to consider a triplet of three heroes of faith: Hagar, Abigail, and Jehoshabeath. Originally this sermo...
621. Heroes of Faith: Elisha (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
Are you selling yourself short? Have you settled for the status quo? Is your faith too small? These are important questio...
620. Heroes of Faith: Hannah (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
With Hannah, we aren’t told what the cause was of her barrenness. We just know that it was a heavy load to bear in her ti...
619. Heroes of Faith: Ruth (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
Ruth was an extraordinarily courageous and loyal woman of God. In our society of disposable relationships, cancel culture...
618. Heroes of Faith: Noah (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series
Today we’re beginning a new series called “Heroes of Faith.” For each of these episodes we’ll focus on someone who stood...
617. Focus on Hope (Sean Finnegan)
I’d like to dedicate this episode to my mother, Mimi Finnegan who fell asleep in death yesterday. It was such a surreal experience, standing by that h...
616. Herod Antipas vs. Simon Peter (Sean Finnegan, Victor Gluckin)
Quick question: “If you lived in the Roman Empire who would you want to be?” Most of us answering this question would immediately think, “the emperor”...
615. Who Is the Real King of the Jews? (Sean Finnegan)
Peering into the very late first century BC we find the briefest overlap of two individuals, both of whom would claim to be the king of the Jews. On t...
614. God Is Moving in Our Time (Sean Finnegan)
Do you ever feel discouraged? Do you ever think, “Why has God allowed so many to get off track?” Has someone challenged you with the question, “If you...
613. Who Is Metaphysics Mike? (Michael Temperato)
Michael Temperato (aka Metaphysics Mike) shares about his journey of faith. He tells about his struggles with drug addiction, pornography, broken rela...
612. Colossians 1.16: Old Creation or New Creation? (Sean Finnegan)
How should we understand the words, “in him all things were created” in Col 1.16? Although commonly taken to mean Christ created the universe, this vi...
611. The Gospel of the Kingdom, Cross, and Resurrection (Sean Finnegan)
Today is part three of our summer mini-series on evangelism. We started two weeks ago with a focus on God’s heart for the lost. Then last week we hear...
610. Everyday Evangelism Encounters (David Sowers)
Last week we began our summer mini-series on evangelism with a focus on why we should reach the lost. Today I’ve got a real treat for you. In this pow...
609. Do You Care about the Lost? (Vince Finnegan)
Many of us are annoyed by non-Christians. They mock our beliefs, criticize our way of life, and undermine us at every turn. If you’re honest with your...
608. Six Quick Points on the Genuine Jesus (Brandon Duke)
This is a follow up to our 5-part response series on The Incarnate Christ and His Critics.
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with a...
607. Did Jesus Really Sit on God’s Throne? (Brandon Duke)
This is part 5 of our response series on The Incarnate Christ and His Critics.
Today in our fifth episode in this series critiquing the book, Th...
606. Did Jesus Really Do What Only God Can Do? (Brandon Duke)
This is part 4 of our response series on The Incarnate Christ and His Critics.
Only God has power over nature. Jesus walked on water. Therefore...
605. Does the Bible Really Give Jesus Divine Titles? (Brandon Duke)
This is part 3 of our response series on The Incarnate Christ and His Critics.
Today we get to the heart of the case for the deity of Christ to...
604. Did Jesus Really Have All the Divine Attributes? (Brandon Duke)
This is part 2 of our response series on The Incarnate Christ and His Critics.
Most of us understand of what deity means. Generally we think to...
603. Did Jesus Really Receive Divine Honors? (Brandon Duke)
This is part 1 of our response series on The Incarnate Christ and His Critics.
Today we’re shifting gears. We’ve had an eighteen-episode class d...
602. Abused, Kidnapped, and Suicidal—Finding Hope After a Lifetime of Trauma (Sheila Kalpakidis)
Suicide is such a sad part of our world today. The latest stats from the CDC indicate someone dies of suicide every eleven minutes in the United State...
601. 1 Corinthians in Context 18: Concluding Thoughts
We’ll begin by reviewing what we’ve covered in this class before asking the question, “What happened after Paul sent 1 Corinthians?” Did the church re...
600. 1 Corinthians in Context 17: Eschatology and the Afterlife
We’ll begin by surveying what 1 Corinthians tells us about the end times. Then we’ll consider why Paul spent so much time in chapter fifteen making a...