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Ep. 029 | Brad Weber Interview — TAU Roundtable

November 21, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael interviews Brad Weber of Theology Nights @ http://theologynights.com/ Theology Nights offers Reformed theology, articles, teaching, videos, and podcasts. In this episode, Brad gives us insight into his former life of addiction and what drives him to do what he does today. Brad is an elder at Youngtown Metro Church. Enjoy this discussion between brothers who […]

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: blogging, Cessationism, Christian Life, conversion, cruciform, Devotional, gospel, grace, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura, titus

Ep. 027 | Dustin Benge Interview — TAU Roundtable

November 14, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael interviews Dr. Dustin Benge of Southern Seminary about the two sermons he gave at the 2019 Cruciform Conference concerning the cruciform gospel. Dustin preached from Titus 3 and posed 4 questions to consider: Where does a cruciform gospel start? What does a cruciform gospel exalt? What is the message of a cruciform gospel? And […]

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: blogging, Cessationism, Christian Life, conversion, cruciform, Cruciform Conference, cruciform gospel, Devotional, Dustin Benge, gospel, grace, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, Roundtable, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura, Things Above Us, titus

Ep. 026 | Michelle Lesley Interview — TAU Roundtable

November 12, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael interviews Michelle Lesley of michellelesley.com and A Word Fitly Spoken podcast about Feminism, femininity, biblical womanhood, and Moore. Michelle is a wife, mother, and blogger. You won’t want to miss this hard-hitting interview! 🙂  

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: A Word Fitly Spoken, Beth Moore, blogging, Cessationism, Christian Life, conversion, Cruciform Conference, feminism, gospel, grace, homosexuality, interview, Michael Coughlin, Michelle Lesley, reformed theology, Roundtable, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura, Things Above Us, women, women's ministry

Ep. 025 | Various Interviews — TAU Roundtable

November 7, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael interviews a few more interesting people from the Cruciform Conference. Micah Hasty of Micah Hasty Music https://twitter.com/themicahandrew Josh Hamon of https://theministryofwar.com/ Bryan Lamb of https://www.garageministries.com/  

Filed Under: Evangelism, Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: Bryan Lamb, Christian Life, conversion, Cruciform Conference, Devotional, gospel, grace, interviews, Josh Hamon, Luther, men's ministry, Micah Hasty, Michael Coughlin, music, reformed baptist, reformed theology, Roundtable, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura, Things Above Us

Ep. 024 | Kofi Interview — TAU Roundtable

November 5, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael interviews Kofi regarding his sermon, Hebrews 12: Cross Purchased Discipline. This discussion will edify saints as you get the benefit of the hours of study which was put in before the Cruciform Conference in Indianapolis. Also, we hear about Kofi’s church’s upcoming ministry events. Please visit https://gccroguevalley.org/ to learn more about Grace Community Church […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: atonement, Cessationism, Christian Life, conversion, Devotional, From death to life, gospel, grace, Hebrews, Kofi, Michael Coughlin, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura

Ep. 022 | Getting Apostasy Right — TAU Roundtable

August 20, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael, Tim, and George discuss the New Covenant promise of the perseverance of the saints and Tim’s article “Choked Out by Thorns.” How are we to think about folks who fall away like Joshua Harris or Marty Sampson? What assurance can a Christian have in this life that they will truly be preserved to the end?

What steps can someone take to make their calling and election sure and watch out for their brethren?

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: atonement, Cessationism, Christian Life, conversion, Devotional, From death to life, gospel, grace, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura, Tim Bates

Ep. 021 | Getting the New Covenant Right — TAU Roundtable

July 25, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael and George discuss the New Covenant. This covenant is unmixed, unbreakable and unconditional. This is the first in a series where we will define the New Covenant, discuss its implications, apply it to the Christian life, and then contrast it to errors that ensue when getting the New Covenant wrong. Scripture references: Jeremiah 31:31-34; […]

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: atonement, Cessationism, Christian Life, conversion, Devotional, From death to life, gospel, grace, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura

Ep. 020 | Heinous Sin, Better Savior — TAU Roundtable

May 30, 2019 by TAU Roundtable

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Michael and Allen discuss a couple of recent posts on Thing Above Us: The Essence and Effects of Sin and What’s Your Portion? and find that the posts are surprisingly related!  

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: atonement, Cessationism, Christian Life, conversion, Devotional, From death to life, gospel, grace, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, sin, sola scriptura

When You Sense That “Nudge”

October 8, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

It’s a universal human experience: a thought pops into your mind unexpectedly. Or suddenly you sense that you should do something. For the Christian who is led by the Spirit of God (Gal 5:25), the question naturally arises, “What (or Who) is that?” Is it God? Is it the Devil? Heartburn? How do we explain these experiences? And how do we use these moments for the glory of God?

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Cessationism, Christian Life, discipleship, Lordship, sola scriptura

Soft Chauvinism

July 31, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

It seems we have ventured into a time in Christianity where every time we write about or exhort women, it must be qualified in such a way as to soften any offense or blow to the reader or hearer. We live in a time of ‘soft chauvinism’ by the way we treat women in the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, church, discipleship, sola scriptura, women

Ministry Update – College Football

July 2, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

On the 25th of June, 2018, the Lord Jesus Christ granted me an opportunity to preach the Word to a college football team. There’s a school in Ohio that is not a Christian University, but, due to some Christian faculty in the athletic department, I was asked to bring a message before a summer workout […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Missions, Sports Tagged With: Christian Life, football, NFL, reformed baptist, reformed theology, scripture, sola scriptura

On the Election of Infants – Part 2

April 28, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

Earlier, we reviewed four of the six reasonable categories (Click here to read Part 1) one can fall in concerning their belief about the election of infants. Many folks have argued whether babies go to Heaven for centuries. For the sake of ease of writing, I will use the term “infants” to describe those “who […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, church, grace, Lordship, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sola scriptura

On the Election of Infants – Part 1

April 26, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

What Happens When a Baby Dies? Many folks have argued whether babies go to Heaven for centuries. Instead of putting forth an argument, per se, I want to summarize what the possible positions one can take would be, and at least try to eliminate the ones that seem absurd, while explaining some of the implications […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: calvinism, Christian Life, church, conversion, grace, pastoral ministry, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, scripture, sola scriptura

No, We Do Not Need to Own Hitler

March 17, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

1 You can hardly visit a social media thread/debate without seeing the commission of countless logical fallacies. The level at which unregenerate people and immature/uneducated Christians commit logical fallacies is only eclipsed by their perceived mastery of them. Something I have observed is that many people accuse other of fallacious reasoning when there really is not […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, church, logic, reformed baptist, scripture, sola scriptura

Varieties of Gifts

March 14, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

One thing I’ve noticed over the past several decades of watching the NFL playoffs and Super Bowls is that the teams that go to the playoffs and deepest into the playoffs have the most Pro-Bowl selections. What is striking, though is the team with the NFL rushing leaders or passing leader isn’t always the team […]

Filed Under: Sports, Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, church, discipleship, sola scriptura

From Whose Interpretation Comes No Prophecy? (2 Peter 1:20)

March 13, 2018 by Garrett O’Hara

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2 Peter 1:20 is a difficult verse to interpret, as it has many things going on which don’t easily translate into English. Moreover, one’s own theological leanings and the choices of Bible translators may cause an average reader immediately to prefer a certain interpretation without even becoming aware of an interpretation problem. Moreover, this interpretation […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: 2 Peter, exegesis, prophecy, sola scriptura

From Death to Life – Book Update

February 27, 2018 by Allen Nelson IV

(Photo Credit: Stephen J. Melniszyn) I’ve had several people asking me about where I am on my current book project, so I thought I’d have a place where I could point folks to give them the latest on how things are progressing. I’m pretty new to this book writing thing. Not that I haven’t wanted to write before, but wanting […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Missions, Theology Tagged With: Christian Life, church, church planting, conversion, Lordship, reformed baptist, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sanctification, scripture, sola scriptura

An Evil and Adulterous Generation

February 14, 2018 by Michael Coughlin

The Argument Matthew 16:4 One of the ways many good Christians have attempted to combat continuationism in the church is by telling the would-be continuationist to provide some evidence for the gifts they are defending. The conversation goes like this. Continuationist: I believe the sign gifts continue to be in use today. Cessationist: Then can […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Cessationism, Continuationism, Reformed Baptist Theology, reformed theology, sola scriptura

How I Became a Reformed Baptist – Part 3

February 6, 2018 by Allen Nelson IV

If you haven’t read part 1 and 2 yet, you can do so here, and here. When my wife, son, and I moved to Taylorsville, KY, we were ready to conquer the world. The church there loved us well, and we made lasting friendships. My other mission that summer began once I discovered Southern Seminary […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: reformed theology, scripture, sola scriptura

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