Ep. 81: Theology Chats With Wit (Reformed Beliefs + God’s Sovereignty)—Part 1
M Is for Mama Podcast
Abbie Halberstadt
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🗓️ 23 October 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
If you’ve ever heard of the doctrine of election or the five points of Calvinism, you may feel like you have more questions than answers about what those and many other tenets of Reformed theology mean.
Since it’s Reformation Month—when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a Catholic church—I thought it would be the perfect time to chat all things Reformed with my pastor, Rick Witmer, whom I call “Wit.”
In this episode, he’s giving us background and answering some of your most pressing questions that you always submit on WWKW anytime I talk about attending a reformed church.
I am so grateful for Wit’s wisdom, clear articulation, knowledge of church history, biblical prowess, and kindness.
I know, no matter what your theological background, you’ll enjoy the conversational way he breaks down the essential beliefs of the Reformed movement with clarity and compassion.
Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!
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Bible References:
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Isaiah 64:6
Matthew 19:16-22
Ephesians 2:1
Ephesians 1:3
John 6:44
John 3:3
Revelation 7:9
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Joshua 23:14-15
Matthew 11:28
Romans 3:23
Ephesians 1:11
Acts 4:27
John 19:18
Romans 11:34-36
Romans 11:36
Exodus 7:13-8:19
Exodus 9:12
Deuteronomy 6:6-8
Romans 9:15-16
Matthew 4:7
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the MS-Mama Podcast. I'm your host Abby Halberstat, happy wife, |
| 0:10.3 | Mama to 10, Bible Believing Christian, and on today's episode I have such a wonderful treat for you. |
| 0:16.7 | Our pastor Rick Whitmer is coming on to talk about reformed theology, to talk about the way our theology affects how we interact with our neighbors, how we |
| 0:25.8 | interact with culture at large, and he is just such a warm, he's a smart guy, but he is warm and friendly, impersonable, and so good at explaining, kind of tangled up concepts in a very approachable and understandable way and I think you guys are going to really really enjoy this conversation and I hope we get to have many more of them in the future with him. We'll make him a regular thing. I'm almost certain. Before we get |
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| 2:16.7 | So I have a very special guest today and this is my pastor, Rick Whitmer and he is here today to elucidate the tangled mess that is |
| 2:25.7 | reformed theology. I'm just kidding. It's not a tangled mess but people often |
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