Series 3 - Episode 11 - A Providential Fall

1 Off - Episode 1 - In Search of Perfection

In this week's episode, 1A goes 1-off as we pause from our normal series to answer listener feedback. First, we discuss where Dr. Thomas is going for the next couple weeks, then we try to answer the question "Why didn't God make the world perfect?" and end discussing the problem of the existence of suffering. For more, including contact information and all previous episodes, check out our webpage: http://www.firstprescolumbia.org/1a For more information about Ligonier Ministries: https://ligonier.com/

Series 3 - Episode 13 - Covenant Salvation

In this week's episode we conclude our discussion of the seventh chapter of the Westminster confession "God's Covenant with Man". We talk difference between the words covenant and testament, review dispensationalism, find the comfort in covenant theology, and conclude with our latest installment of "Orthodox or Not". For more information, including past episodes and detail on how to contact us, check out our webpage: http://firstprescolumbia.org/1a

Series 3 - Episode 12 - A Working Covenant

In this week's episode, we begin our look at God's Covenant with man. Dr. Thomas provides some defintions about the word covenant, we talk about what it means for God to "condescend", what is meant by the "Covenant of Works" and whether or not God changed His mind when implementing the "Covenant of Grace." For more, including contact information and all previous episodes, checkout our webpage which you can find at http://www.firstprescolumbia.org/1a

Series 3 - Episode 11 - A Providential Fall

We kick-off our Spring '17 series with a special double-header episode covering chapters 5 & 6 of the Westminster Confession of Faith! We get an explanation of the term providence, what the divines mean by "bare permission", why God would allow his children to feel worse, the fall, transmission of sin and finally the return of Orthodox or Not. For more information including past episodes and contact information, visit our webpage: http://firstprescolumbia.org/1a

Series 3 - Episode 10 - Soulish

We conclude our fall series with a wrap-up of chapter 4 of the Westminster Confession on Creation. We talk about indications that we've gone off the reformed path when it comes to views of creation, what motivates some to advocate for "theistic evolution", and how to pastorally respond to those that struggle to square faith and science. Lastly, we end with our "Orthodox or Not" segment. For more information, including all our previous episodes and how to contact us, check out our webpage: http://www.firstprescolumbia.org/1a