Welcome to a special edition of Real Christianity. I'm your host, Dale Partridge, and over the past several months, I've had the privilege of interviewing 12 of the top theologians of our time.

We discuss everything from apologetics and church history to the biblical family and standing firm on sound doctrine.

The objective of this series was to strengthen the theology of listeners and give them the tools they need to boldly proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.

So listen up, focus in, and prepare your mind for volume 1 of the Theologian series.

In this episode of the Theologian series, I interview Pastor Doug Wilson of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, about the theology of the family.

And guys, Doug is the real deal. He's not only the author of over 100 books, but he's the founder of New St. Andrews College, the host of Man Rampett on Amazon Prime, and has a reputation of being a bold, straight shooter when it comes to theology.

But more than that, I know Doug personally, and have seen the fruit of both his family and his local ministry.

In fact, I would say, I'm not sure if I've ever seen a more fruitful, courageous, and outspoken community of believers than the brothers and sisters in Moscow, Idaho.

Today, you will hear why. Doug understands what the Bible says about family.

And together, he and I will be discussing the theological implications of having a correct understanding of this core issue.

So grab your Bible and sharpen your pencil, because it's time to tune into the very first episode of the Theologian series.

Hey, Mr. Doug Wilson, welcome to the Theologian series.

Thanks for having me.

So it's been great to just, we've got a chance to build a little bit of a relationship over the last year or so, and get to spend some time with one another and talk theology and talk family and talk children and talk culture.

And I think that's one of the reasons Doug that I really wanted to have this discussion with you today.

And so let's just dive right in and you know, we're living in a world that has forgotten some of life's most basic truths.

And we're seeing this emerging experimental models for gender, sexuality, and even the family unit or the family unit.

But you know, as you know, there's only one design for the family, husband, wife, and child.

It's crazy that we have to remind people this, but husband, wife, and child.

Can you just start by telling us the purpose of the biblical family, the classic traditional family, and what we forfeit as a culture.

If we attempt to change that.

Sure. For a lot of Christians, they like thinking of teaching on the family as sort of practical stuff.

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