Christianity & Politics: Nature, Grace & Church & State ft. Stephen C. Perks [The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation]
FLF, LLC
FLF, LLC
4.7 • 957 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2024
⏱️ 84 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Dr. Michael Thiessen are joined by author Stephen C. Perks to talk about nature/grace dualism and how its unfortunate effect on Christians's understanding of politics and Church & State relations down through the ages. How can consistent Reformational correct these errors? Tune in to find out.
Think Christianly about politics with the help of Dr. Boot’s latest book “Ruler of Kings:” https://ezrapress.ca/products/ruler-of-kings-toward-a-christian-vision-of-government;
Episode Resources: Kuyper Foundation Website: https://www.kuyper.org/; Kuyper Foundation Publications: https://www.kuyper.org/books;
UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
Join us this October 31- November 2 @ The Presence of Christ Conference at Trinity Bible Chapel in Kitchener/Waterloo: https://mytrinitybiblechapel.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2343549;
The Mission of God Conferences:
Canada – Ontario | Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, 9:00 EST @ Harvest Bible Church Windsor: https://brushfire.com/ezrainstitute/missionofgod2024-ontario/587020/details;
Denver | Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 @ 8:00 - 16:00 MST@ Faith Church | Arvada, Colorado: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/mission-of-god-denver/
REFORMCON '25 | "Out of the Ashes" | April 24-26, 2025 @ Tucson, AZ: https://reformcon.org/
The WAIT is OVER!!! Pre-order your copy of the NEW updated and expanded version of Dr. Boot’s Mission of God with a brand-new study guide! Get it here: https://ezrapress.ca/products/mission-of-god-10th-anniversary-edition;
Got Questions? Would you like to hear Dr. Boot answer your questions? Let us know in the comments or reach out to us at https://www.ezrainstitute.com/connect/contact/;
For Ezra’s many print resources and to join our newsletter, visit: https://ezrapress.com.
Stay up-to-date with all things Ezra Institute: https://www.ezrainstitute.com;
Subscribe to Ezra’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVvQDHHrOOjziyqUaN9VoA?sub_confirmation=1;
Fight Laugh Feast Network: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8297;
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation/id1336078503;
Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dW1gDarpzdrDMLPjKYZW2?si=bee3e91ed9a54885.
Wherever you find our content, please like, subscribe, rate, or review it; it truly does help.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | I'm Dr. Joe Boot, founder and president of the Esri Institute in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. |
| 0:08.0 | And I want to invite you to the Mission of God conference in your area. |
| 0:13.0 | Come and be equipped to think Christianly about every area of life and engage culture to the glory of God. |
| 0:25.4 | Welcome to the podcast for Cultural Reformation. |
| 0:28.4 | I'm Dr. Michael Tiesen, together with our founder and president, Dr. Joe Boot, and Stephen |
| 0:34.2 | C. Perks, director of the Kuiper Foundation and author of The Politics of God and Man. |
| 0:41.8 | Today we continue in our series called Christianity and Politics. |
| 0:46.9 | And today we're talking about nature, grace, and the church. |
| 0:51.6 | Stay tuned. Well, everyone at the Ezra Institute, we equip current and emerging Christians and cultural leaders with biblical worldview, Christian philosophy, and cultural apologetic studies. |
| 1:35.7 | We do this through in-person training programs, print, and digital resources. |
| 1:41.3 | Welcome to the show, everybody. |
| 1:42.6 | And before we get into it, I just want to share about some |
| 1:45.9 | important events coming up. So first of all, we have Mission of God, Ontario coming up on November 30th, |
| 1:53.5 | and that is going to be in Windsor, Ontario. Then we have Christ is King World Missions Conference, and that is January 19th and 22nd in San Antonio, Texas, followed closely by Mission of God Denver on January 25th in Denver, Colorado. |
| 2:14.6 | We're really excited about all of these events. |
| 2:17.1 | If you want to go to our website, |
| 2:19.3 | the Ezra Institute.com or just Ezrainstitute.com, you'll find out about these important events. |
| 2:26.2 | Along with, we're releasing a 10th anniversary edition of the Mission of God. It's ready to drop. |
| 2:33.4 | It's at the printers. And you can go and inquire |
| 2:36.6 | about that book at Ezrapress.ca and get your copy today. So, Joe, nature, grace, and the church. |
| 2:45.1 | Why don't you get us started into this delightful and exciting conversation. |
| 3:00.1 | Well, today as we pick up on the politics and Christianity series that we're in the midst of, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FLF, LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of FLF, LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.