Welcome to Season 6 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this special episode, Murray is joined by Dr Guy Prentiss Waters, the James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, to discuss his new book One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church: The Biblical Doctrine of the Church, the latest volume in the We Believe: Studies in Reformed Biblical Doctrine series.

They discuss how Guy came to write on the church and how he brings biblical and systematic theology together. They also discuss why the church began not at Pentecost but in Eden, and what continuity and newness mean for the people of God across the covenants. Along the way they explore the four creedal attributes of the church, how the church relates to the Trinity, and why the Reformers saw the word as the primary mark of the church.

They also consider the church’s mission to gather and perfect the saints, and the relationship between church and state. The conversation closes with the seven theses that summarise the book’s argument.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Host:

• Murray Smith

Special Guest:

• Guy Prentiss Waters

Producer:

• Josie Dallos

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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Show Notes
Recommended Resources –

• One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church: The Biblical Doctrine of the Church by Guy Prentiss Waters
• How Jesus Runs the Church by Guy Prentiss Waters

Many of the resources are available to borrow from the Christ College Library. General library membership is $100 per year.

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