Christ Over All

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview Pastor Tim Stephens on his COA Longform Essay “Preach Christ without Fear”Resources to Click“Christians and Economics: A Biblical Foundation for FLoursihing Amid Rising Collectivist Ideologies” – Jonathan Wellum“Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better” – Ida Auken“8 Predictions for the World in 2030”CPI Inflation Calculator – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics“Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (H.4.1)” – Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System“Assets: Total Assests (Less Eliminations from Consolidation): Wednesday Level” – FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis“2025 Global Debt Monitor” – International Monetary FundTheme of the Month: Economics 101: A Christian DisciplineGive to Support the Work Books to ReadPolitics of Guilt and Pity – R.J. RushdoonyCalvinsim: Six Stone Lectures – Abraham KuyperThe Road to Serfdom – F.A. HayekPolitics: According to the Bible – Wayne GrudemBusiness for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business – Wayne GrudemThe Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution – Wayne Grudem & Barry Asmus

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview Pastor Tim Stephens on his COA Longform Essay "Preach Christ Without Fear" Resources to Click“Preach Christ Without Fear” – Tim StephensTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODEFaithfulness often looks like submission. Sometimes, though, it looks like bold and fearless opposition.Resources to Click“Preach Christ Without Fear” – Tim StephensTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Dr. Stephen Wellum interview President of SBTS, Albert Mohler on the issue of politics in pastoral ministry.Timestamps00:00 – Intro03:54 – How Cultural Shifts Demand New Christian Engagement06:39 – Applying God’s Word to Today’s Cultural Issues11:58 – Understanding the Baptist Call for Christian Social Influence19:04 – How Christians Should Approach Political Parties and Elections26:34 – Religious Freedom and Christianity’s Role In National Foundations32:28 – Balancing Image of God with National Sovereignty and Policy44:39 – Empowering Congregations to Engage Culture with Biblical Truth53:58 – Exalting Christ in All ThingsResources to Click"What Is Missing from Our Constitutional Order?: Our Government Should Acknowledge Christianity" - Albert Mohler2.58 Albert Mohler, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • Albert Mohler on Christian Nationalism - Christ Over AllThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVIITheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadFive Views on Christian Nationalism – Joe Rigney, Douglas Wilson, et al.The Illusion of a Secular State & The Impotence of Secular Conservatism – R. Albert Mohler Jr.

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as Trent Hunter & Stephen Wellum interview Michael Clary on his latest COA Longform Essay, "Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square"Resources to Click“Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael ClaryThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work Books to ReadLoser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael ClaryThe Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

ABOUT THE EPISODEOftentimes pastors are praised for keeping politics out of their sermons. What if we told you that’s actually a failure to shepherd God’s flock?Resources to Click“Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael ClaryThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work Books to ReadLoser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael ClaryThe Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

ABOUT THE EPISODEJoin David Schrock, Levi Secord, & James Baird for this lively discussion and debate on their two respective books dealing with matters of church and stateTimestamps00:00 – Intro03:00 – Meet the Pastors: James Baird and Levi Secord07:11 – How Ecclesiology and Eschatology Inform Political Views25:36 – Unpacking Secord’s and Baird’s Core Arguments37:14 – The Scope of State Power and Blasphemy Laws56:27 – Is Government Inherently Good or Bad?1:06:58 – The Role of Classical Thinkers in Christian Political Thought1:18:30 – Re-Examining Blasphemy Laws and Speech Enforcement1:33:06 – Recommended ResourcesResources to Click“Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird“Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord“Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony“Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review“King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast“Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast“6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoungTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work Books to ReadKing of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James BairdServant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi SecordReforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. KennedyDid America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David HallDisestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den HartogReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith

ABOUT THE EPISODEPlato or Paul? See how Levi Secord defends his book “Servant Not Savior” in response to James Baird’s arguments. • Despite their many points of agreement, James Baird takes a stand for his book “King of Kings” against Levi Secord’s arguments.Resources to Click“Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird“Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord“Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony“Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review“King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast“Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast“6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoungTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the WorkBooks to Read King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James BairdServant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi SecordReforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. KennedyDid America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David HallDisestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den HartogReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter interview David Schrock on his COA Longform Essay "Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment" and speak on what it means to hold a Progressive Covenantal view of the Sabbath.Timestamps· 00:00 – Intro· 04:30 – Unpacking the Sabbath: A ComplexCommandment for Christians· 13:48 – How Christ Brings Fulfillment to theSabbath Command· 23:30 – David Schrock on the Missing WorshipElement in Sabbath Theology· 38:53 – Applying Sabbath Principles: The NewTestament and the Church’s Gathering· 46:40 - OutroResources to Click“Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment” – David Schrock“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 1” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 2” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 3” – Ardel Caneday“The Three Most Important Words I Learned in Seminary: ‘Textual, Epochal, Canonical” – David Schrock“The Ten Commandments and the Literary Structure of Deuteronomy” – Josh Philpot“How a Kingdom of Priests Became a Kingdom with Priests and Levies: A Filial Corporate Understanding of the Royal Priesthood in Exodus 19:6” – David Schrock“Adam as the First Priest in Eden as the Garden Temple” – G.K. Beale“The Death Penalty in the Mosaic Law” – Peter J. LeithartTheme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and ForeverGive to Support the Work Books to ReadChrist Will Give You Rest: A Biblical Theology of the Sabbath – Beau LandersObey the Sabbath: Rest in Christ – Blake White“Goodbye and Hello: The Sabbath Command for New Covenant Believers” by Thomas R. Schreiner in Progressive Covenantalism: Charting A Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies – Stephen J. Wellum & Brent E. ParkerReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles SmithThe Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology – Richard LintsThe Structure of Biblical Authority – Meredith G. KlineA Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 – John A. DaviesEzekiel the Priest: A Custodian of Tórâ – T.J. BettsThe Lord’s Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship – Jeffrey J. MeyersFrom the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law – Philip S. RossWe Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry – G.K. BealeTheological Lexicon of the Old Testament – Ernst Jenni, Claus Westermann

ABOUT THE EPISODEThe 4th Commandment instructs believers to “keep the Sabbath holy.” But now that Christians are under the New Covenant, what does that command mean for Christians? Is the 4th Commandment fully fulfilled in Christ? Or does it have continuing moral authority over our lives? David Schrock explores these questions and the glorious reality of rest with God behind the commandment.Resources to Click“Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment” – David Schrock“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 1” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 2” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 3” – Ardel Caneday“The Three Most Important Words I Learned in Seminary: ‘Textual, Epochal, Canonical” – David Schrock“The Ten Commandments and the Literary Structure of Deuteronomy” – Josh Philpot“How a Kingdom of Priests Became a Kingdom with Priests and Levies: A Filial Corporate Understanding of the Royal Priesthood in Exodus 19:6” – David Schrock“Adam as the First Priest in Eden as the Garden Temple” – G.K. Beale“The Death Penalty in the Mosaic Law” – Peter J. LeithartTheme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and ForeverGive to Support the Work Books to ReadChrist Will Give You Rest: A Biblical Theology of the Sabbath – Beau LandersObey the Sabbath: Rest in Christ – Blake White“Goodbye and Hello: The Sabbath Command for New Covenant Believers” by Thomas R. Schreiner in Progressive Covenantalism: Charting A Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies – Stephen J. Wellum & Brent E. ParkerReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles SmithThe Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology – Richard LintsThe Structure of Biblical Authority – Meredith G. KlineA Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 – John A. DaviesEzekiel the Priest: A Custodian of Tórâ – T.J. BettsThe Lord’s Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship – Jeffrey J. MeyersFrom the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law – Philip S. RossWe Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry – G.K. BealeTheological Lexicon of the Old Testament – Ernst Jenni, Claus Westermann