We look into the archives and find from episode number 20, the 7th mark of a healthy Church. How do we balance love and Church discipline? Is Church discipline a punishment? What does Church discipline seek to do? How should a member going through Church discipline view themself and what should be the attitude of the rest of the Church? Today, in A…

What is the simple messages of the gospel that a Church or its members should share during evangelism? How can one prepare for evangelism? What are some ethical considerations in evangelism? These and other thoughts in All Things Reformed Podcast, a conclusion on A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism as a mark of a healthy Church.…

Today in All Things Reformed Podcast, we see that an evangelizing Church is a healthy Church. So, what is evangelism? And what is not evangelism? Sandram Phiri takes us through Mark Devers’ and other thoughts.All Things Reformed

What blessings come with being a member of a local Church? Why can one not enjoy their spiritual walk with the Lord away from a local Church? We look at these and more in today's edition, All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

We continue on our journey through the Marks of a Healthy Church. Today we introduce "Biblical Understanding of Membership" as a mark of a Healthy Church. Why do we need to be part of a local Church? Is it not enought to be in Christ? We will return next week with a continuation.All Things Reformed

We continue to look at Marks of a Healthy Church and today we look at "A Biblical Understanding of Conversion". What is conversion? What is the danger that a Church falls into, when it has a wrong understanding of conversion? Today, in All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

In the examination of what a Biblical Church is, we now come to the third mark that distinguishes one as such, “A Biblical Understanding of the Gospel” We look at the 2 sides of the gospel and ask you if this is what your Church teaches. Today, in All Things Reformed Podcast, Episode 81.All Things Reformed

We continue with the marks of a Healthy Church. Are you in a healthy Church? We give you the second of 9 marks, to assist you answer this question. In All Things Reformed Podcast, Episode 80All Things Reformed

We take a break from “The Church Fathers” series and start “Marks of a Healthy Church”. We are joined by Sandram Phiri, who lays a foundation on this topic and kick starts the series. Our goal is to help you make an assessment of your local Church and seek the Lord’s direction from the knowledge. Do you know if you are in a healthy Church? Why does…

Clement of Alexandria, modern day Egypt, is a Church father who used philosophy in his theology. How did this work for the Church Father? We are also pleased to welcome Brother Kennedy Gondwe, a Reformed Christian Apologist who sheds more light on the role of philosophy in the Christian faith. This and more in today's episode of All Things Reformed…

In the city of Athens, Greece, rose a Church father Athenagoras. Of the little that we know about him are his views on marriage. We take time to appreciate his views in light of scripture. For example, is second marriage an adulterous relationship even if one's partner departed in death? What about celibacy? Is it superior to being married? These a…

Who was Theophilus of Antioch? What does his book, To Autolycus, teach us about loving and challenging our friends who are unbelievers? We discuss these questions and more in this episode 76 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

Who was Iraneus? Why was he known as a man of peace? What was the heresy of Gnosticism? What was Iraneus' take on Gnosticism? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 75 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

We conclude our discussion of the life and ministry of Justin Martyr by focusing more on his writings. What do his writings reveal about Justin? What are some lessons we can learn from these writings even in our day today? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 74 of All Things Reformed Podcast.…

Who was Justin Martyr? What are some of his major contributions to the church? How did his studies in philosophy prepare him to serve the Lord? How did he respond to those who taught that the God of the New Testament was more gracious than the God of the Old Testament? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 73 of All Things Reformed …

Who was Papias of Hierapolis? Why is there a difference in opinion on whether Papias should be regarded as an apostolic church father or not? What were some of Papias' contributions to the church? What was his view of the millennium in Revelation 20? One ardent listener of the podcast also wonders whether we still have the office of prophet and apo…

We conclude our discussion of Polycarp with his famous quote: "For Eight six years I have served Him, and he has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King and my Savior?” In what circumstances did Polycarp say these words. How did he die? What does his life teach us about faithfulness to God? We discuss these and more questions in this episode …

In this episode we conclude looking at the life of Ignatius of Antioch and begin to look at the life and ministry of Polycarp of Smyrna. What was the connection between the two? What are some of the things that Polycarp is remembered today? What does his life teach us about living for Christ? We discuss these and more questions in this episode # 70…

Who was St. Ignatius of Antioch? Was he one of the babies that Jesus blessed while he was here on earth? Why did the Romans arrested him and took him to Rome to be fed to the lions? We discuss these and more in this episode # 69 of All Things Reformed.All Things Reformed

We begin a new series on Church Fathers. Who were the church fathers and what did they do? What the are three categories of church fathers? Who was Clement of Rome? What can we learn from his life and writings? We discuss these questions and more in this episode 69 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

Where does "Union with Christ" fit in the order of salvation? Does the dead body of a believer still remain united to Christ? What are some of the implications of our union with Christ when it comes to deciding whether to cremate or bury a dead body of a believer? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 67 of All Things Reformed Podca…

What is glorification? When will it happen? How will the glorified life look like? How does this doctrine comfort us when we lose loved ones who believed in Christ for their salvation? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 66 of All Things Reformed PodcastAll Things Reformed

What is sanctification? Is sanctification entirely the work of man? Is sanctification the same in all believers? What are some of the things we should be on the look out as we seek to disciple younger believers and help them grow in sanctification? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 65 of All Things Reformed Podcast.…

In this episode we look at the benefits and privileges believers enjoy by being adopted into God's family by God himself. How is suffering with or for Christ a privilege or benefit? How is a chastisement for our sin a privilege? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 64 of All Things Reformed Podcast.…

Is God the Father of all? Is every person my brother or sister? In other words, is the doctrine of universal fatherhood of God and universal brotherhood biblical? We discuss these and more questions in this episode 63 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

What is justification? How can a sinner be justified or how can we say we are justified and yet we still sin? What do we mean when we say that justification is forensic? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 62 of All Things Reformed Podcast. Also by listening and summarizing the episode you could win a book.…

As we continue to look at the order of salvation we now come to conversion (faith and repentance). What are the three aspects of faith? What is repentance? After one has repented of his sin when believing in Christ for his salvation does he still need to continue repenting of other sins he commits? We discuss these questions and more in this episod…

What is regeneration? Can a person make himself born again? What does Ezekiel 37 illustrates about our own regeneration? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 60 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

What is effectual call? What happens to elect babies who die in infancy without hearing the gospel preached to them? What about the elect with disabilities that hinder them from hearing the gospel, how will they be saved? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 59 of All Things Reformed.…

What is election? Doesn't election make God look unfair? How do we know who the elect are? Since God already chose some to be saved why should we evangelize and share the gospel with unbelievers? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 58 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

Why should we take time to discuss our salvation? Why do angels get fascinated with the salvation of human beings? What order of salvation will we discuss in the following episodes? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 57 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

In this episode we respond to some feedback on the church councils and then begin our new series, "The Great Salvation." We will be looking at ordo salutis (Latin for order of salvation). But before we start looking at the order, we answer the question: what are the three major miracles in the Bible? Why is it important for us to take some time to …

Should the Church use religious images like those of Jesus Christ, Mary, Apostles and others in her worship and places of worship? This was the question that the Second Council of Nicea deliberated. What does the second commandment say about images of the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit? How will the Protestant Reformation the Sixteenth Century…

What is monoenergism and monothelitism the two heresies that were at the center of the the Third Council of Constantinople? We also look at the priest by the name of Polychronius who challenged the council that he could perform a miracle of resurrecting a dead person but failed. How did the council respond to this act of Polychronius. We discuss th…

What happens when the Pope and the Emperor disagree on some theological matters? What are the Three Chapters and what role did these writings play in the Second Council of Constantinople? We discuss these and more in this episode #53 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

What did the Council of Chalcedon resolve regarding the natures of Christ? What is Hypostatic Union? What did the Chalcedonian Statement of Faith say regarding the person and natures of Christ? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 52 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

Who was Eutyches and what did he teach? Does Christ have one nature or two natures? Why is the Second Council of Ephesus considered a "bloody council" and why did Pope Leo I called it a "A Synod of Robbers?" We discuss this and more in this episode # 51 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

Dust refuses to settle as far as the doctrine of Christ is concerned. The Church keeps swinging from one extreme to the other. This time Archbishop of Constantinople, Nestorius, is accused of teaching that Christ is two persons. How will the Church respond to this heresy? Apart from Nestorius' heresy, how did the power struggle between the Archbish…

In this episode we take some time to respond to the feedback we have received regarding the Jerusalem Council and The Council of Nicea. Why did the apostles and elders in Jerusalem require Gentiles to abstain from sexual immorality, blood, and food offered to idols? Why these particular prohibitions. Also what is a Christogram which is the sign tha…

In two days time on October 31, 2024, the Protestant Church will be commemorating 507 years of Reformation of the Church. We take a break from the Church Councils and reflect on this monumental event. Why was the Reformation badly need in the 16th Century? How did God use Martin Luther to ignite the fires of reformation in the church? Why is the re…

The Arian heresy refuses to die, so the Council of Constantinople meets to deal with it once for all. It also deals with another heresy related to Arianism called Apollinarism which taught that Christ was human but had the divine mind. How will the council respond to these heresies? What lessons can we learn as a church today from how these heresie…

Churches all over the world recite in their corporate worship the Nicene Creed. But what is the history of the creed? Why was it necessary to write it? What errors does it address and helps guard the church from? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 46 of All Things Reformed PodcastAll Things Reformed

The first ever New Testament Church Council was held around 50 AD in Jerusalem. We read more about it in Acts 15. Does our salvation require more than believing in Christ? What did this council say? How did the decision of this council shape Christianity as we have it today? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 45 of All Things Ref…

As we all know, Christianity did not begin with us in the 21st Century. For the last two thousand years Christ has been at work in his Church. Over the years Christ has used church councils to settle matters of Christian doctrine and practice. So what are some of the councils that have shaped Christianity as we have it today? Why should Christians …

We wrap up our discussion of the Ten Commandments by looking at the tenth commandment, "You shall not covet..." What is coveting? How may the breaking this commandment easily lead to the breaking of the other commandments? What is our hope when we fail to keep any of the ten commandments? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 44 of …

"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Who is my neighbor? What are some ways we break this commandment? What are some helps for us to keep this commandment? We discuss these and more in this episode # 43 of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

Should Christians buy from black markets? How do vexatious lawsuits or engrossing commodities ( buying up large quantities of items with intent to sell them again at a higher price) break the eight commandment? We discuss these and more in this episode of All Things Reformed Podcast.All Things Reformed

In this episode we look at what is required in the Eight Commandment, "You Shall not Steal." Have you ever considered that not keeping our word is not only lying but also stealing? Also not paying someone their due on time is also stealing? Should Christians lend money with interest? We discuss these questions and more in this Episode 41 of All Thi…

In this episode we take some time to respond to the feedback or questions we have received especially regarding the episodes on the Seventh Commandment? What does the Bible say about remarriage after divorce? Why do I still have to fight against addiction yet I am a believer? How can Christ relate with our struggle against sin if he did not have a …

In this episode we finish discussing the Seventh Commandment, "You shall not commit adultery." What are some ways we break this commandment? How is delaying to get married a violation of this commandment? What is the hope of someone who has broken this commandment or struggles with sexual sin? We discuss these questions and more in this episode # 3…