The Ten Commandments: Episode Eleven

In the second season of Red River Reformed, we will be discussing the Ten Commandments through their original meaning, their fulfilment in the New Testament, and their ongoing application for us today. In this episode we discuss the ninth commandment.

The ninth commandment, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour," establishes truth as the governing principle for justice and social life in and among God's people.

We will release episodes weekly on Tuesdays. If you have questions comment or email us! (redriverreformed@gmail.com) We will do a mailbag episode at the end of the season.

Here are some questions we discuss in this episode:

• What is the immediate context for this commandment?
• Why does justice require truth and trustworthy speech?
• What are the personal and social consequences of this commandment for the people of God?
• How does Scripture expand this commandment?
• What should we do with examples of people who deceive in Scripture and find favour with God?
• How is this commandment applied in the New Testament and fulfilled in the life and ministry of Christ?

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The Ten Commandments: Episode Ten

In the second season of Red River Reformed, we will be discussing the Ten Commandments through their original meaning, their fulfilment in the New Testament, and their ongoing application for us today. In this episode we discuss the eighth commandment.

The eighth commandment, "You shall not steal," God protects the material gifts and goods that he has given to persons for their sustenance and enjoyment. We are called to be content with what God provides for us as we work diligently and seek to give to others. We are being conformed to the image of Christ, who was rich beyond measure but became poor for us.

We will release episodes weekly on Tuesdays. If you have questions comment or email us! (redriverreformed@gmail.com) We will do a mailbag episode at the end of the season.

Here are some questions we discuss in this episode:

• What is stealing?
• How should we think about ownership of material goods and wealth as biblical Christians
• How is this commandment specifically applied throughout Old Testament case law? Where does this apply today?
• What underlying idolatry is addressed in the eighth commandment?
• What is the biblical pattern for addressing theft?
• Why is the principal of restitution an appropriate and useful response to the sin and crime of theft?
• What are the positive implications of this commandment?
• How does Christ and his Gospel reframe the way we think about money, wealth, and power as Christians?
• How is work related to this commandment?

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In this episode of After Hours we try to trace the spiritual, theological, and intellectual movements behind the sexual revolution which continues to reshape and redefine define contemporary western culture and societies.

Our goal in this conversation is to understand the dominant beliefs and values of our time and place and to equip Christians to confidently and joyfully embrace God's design for our lives and for the lives of our friends and neighbours.

We release episodes weekly on Tuesdays. If you have questions comment or email us! (redriverreformed@gmail.com) We will do a mailbag episode at the end of the season.

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The Ten Commandments: Episode Nine

In the second season of Red River Reformed, we will be discussing the Ten Commandments through the lens of their original meaning, their fulfilment in the New Testament, and their ongoing application for us today. In this episode we discuss the seventh commandment.

The seventh commandment, "You shall not commit adultery," protects the covenant of marriage and orders human sexuality. Marriage–the exclusive, lifelong, and covenantal union between one man and one woman–is an icon of God's covenantal relationship to his people in Christ, who perfectly and faithfully loves his bride, the Church.

We will release episodes weekly on Tuesdays. If you have questions comment or email us! (redriverreformed@gmail.com) We will do a mailbag episode at the end of the season.

Here are some questions we discuss in this episode:

• What is adultery?
• How does the covenant of marriage relate to or image God's relationship to his people?
• What is the relationship between adultery and idolatry?
• What was God's design for marriage in creation?
• How should we understand the widespread practice of polygamy in the Old Testament historical books?
• How does Jesus expand and intensify our understanding of the seventh commandment?
• How does Jesus love his bride, the Church?
• What is required to obey this commandment at a time when pornography is so readily accessible and consent is the only ethical norm governing sexual expression?

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The Ten Commandments: Episode Eight

In the second season of Red River Reformed, we will be discussing the Ten Commandments through the lens of their original meaning, their fulfilment in the New Testament, and their ongoing application for us today. In this episode we discuss the sixth commandment.

The sixth commandment sets the basis for our relationship and obligation to other persons, who are made in the image of God and whose lives are given and preserved by God. Murder, the willful and unjust taking of human life, bears serious consequences because the person who violates this command sets themselves up as God and destroys his image in the world.

We will release episodes weekly on Tuesdays. If you have questions comment or email us! (redriverreformed@gmail.com) We will do a mailbag episode at the end of the season.

Here are some questions we discuss in this episode:

• What is prohibited in the sixth commandment?
• What is the creational basis for this commandment?
• Is it ever just to take the life of another person?
• How does the sixth commandment establish the ethical basis for our life toward our neighbours?
• What is murder? Is murder the right way to translate the sixth commandment?
• Are all sins equal in their weight and consequence?
• Where do we see this commandment being regularly broken in our social and cultural context?
• What are the positive implications for this commandment in how we honour, protect, and cultivate life?
• How has the Church kept this commandment in the past? What can the Church in our time learn from this?

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The Ten Commandments: Episode Seven

In the second season of Red River Reformed, we will be discussing the Ten Commandments through the lens of their original meaning, their fulfilment in the New Testament, and their ongoing application for us today. In this episode we discuss the fifth commandment. In the fifth commandment, God instructs us to honour our father and mother as those whom he has given to lead, care for, and nurture us in the Lord.

We will release episodes weekly on Tuesdays. If you have questions comment or email us! (redriverreformed@gmail.com) We will do a mailbag episode at the end of the season.

Here are some questions we discuss in this episode:

• What does it mean to honour our father and mother?
• How does this commandment relate to the right worship of God and the flourishing of human society?
• What are the obligations of children to their parents and parents to their children?
• How do we honour our parents when they sin?
• What are the limits of parental authority? How can we honour our parents without condoning sin or abuse?
• How does the New Testament expand and deepen our understanding of this commandment?
• Why is it important for churches to be intergenerational?
• What is the role of spiritual fathers and mothers in the Church, the family of God?

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The Ten Commandments: Episode Six

In the second season of Red River Reformed, we will be discussing the Ten Commandments through the lens of their original meaning, their fulfilment in the New Testament, and their ongoing application for us today. In this episode we discuss the fourth commandment. The fourth commandment is rooted in creation and orders the life and time of God's people around the worship and enjoyment of God in a way that points ahead to the day of resurrection and the eternal rest that God will gives his people in the new creation.

We will release episodes weekly on Tuesdays. If you have questions comment or email us! (redriverreformed@gmail.com) We will do a mailbag episode at the end of the season.

Here are some questions we discuss in this episode:

• What is the Sabbath day in the context of the seven-day creation narrative of Genesis 1 and 2?
• What is the significance of remembering the Sabbath as a positive commandment?
• How does the Sabbath relate to the rest of creation and God's work of forming his people?
• What is the eschatological significance of the Sabbath?
• How did Jesus keep the Sabbath?
• Why did the earliest Christians begin meeting on the first day of the week? How does this relate to the Sabbath?
• What does the Sabbath prophetically point to?
• What should characterize worship on the Lord's Day?
• What are some contemporary applications of the fourth commandment?
• How should we strive to enter the rest of God?

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We are taking break from our series on the Ten Commandments to introduce a new and recurring episode called Agree to Disagree, where we critically engage with an influential book, thinker, or movement in the Church and society. This week we are tackling the topic of Christian Universalism, as it is argued for in David Bentley Hart's book: That All Shall Be Saved.

If you have follow up questions or suggestions for future episodes of Agree to Disagree, you can comment or email us at redriverreformed@gmail.com

In this conversation we discuss:

• What is Christian Universalism?
• Who is David Bentley Hart? And, what arguments does he make for Christian Universalism?
• How do these arguments fall short biblically, theologically, and philosophically?
• Does justice have to be restorative to be just?
• Is the human will completely free? How does this relate to moral responsibility and God's judgment?
• How should we approach from the apocalyptic literature in Scripture? What God teach us in these texts?
• How does biblical anthropology relate to God's work of judgement and salvation in Jesus Christ?
• What can we learn from David Bentley Hart?
• How should we live in light of God's judgement?

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