The Danger of Denying Works (w/ Pat Abendroth)

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Spirituality

4.9 • 860 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode, Jon and Justin are again joined by Pat Abendroth, pastor of Omaha Bible Church and cohost of The Pactum. In the second of two conversations on the covenant of works, the guys consider the implications of the covenant works. Does it really matter if one affirms the covenant of works? What are the dangers of denying it? In particular, the guys focus on how an understanding of the covenant of works relates to our understanding of the work of Christ, the gospel, and assurance of salvation. Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin talk with Pat Abendroth about the wreckage produced by a denial of a covenant of works/covenant of grace framework. We see this wreckage all around us in our day. Resources:Our teaching series on covenant theologyOur episodes on the implications of the covenant theologyOur episode "I Just Believe the Bible"The Pactum Podcast

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Justin. Today on Theocast is part two of two with special guest Pat Abendroth. We are discussing the covenant of works.
0:12.7	Last week we talked about the legitimacy of the covenant of works and the fact that it is in the Bible, contrary to many objections that are often raised against it.
0:21.7	Today we're going to be talking about the implications of the covenant of works, implications of denying the covenant of works
0:26.8	and how that affects our understanding of the law and the gospel, and how that might end up eroding
0:31.4	the assurance of the believer. Why does it matter that you would affirm a covenant of works?
0:36.5	That's what we seek to answer today.
0:38.2	We hope you enjoy the conversation. Stay tuned. If you'd like to help support Theocast, you can do that
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0:53.9	there. Thanks for listening.
0:55.5	Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ, conversations about the Christian
1:13.1	life from a confessional reformed and we hope pastoral perspective. We are seeking to clarify the
1:18.4	gospel and reclaim the purpose of the kingdom. Today, your hosts are John Moffat, who is pastor of
1:24.2	Grace Reform Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee. And I'm Justin Perdue,
1:27.7	pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina. And for a second straight episode,
1:32.9	you have a special guest with us. Not to be confused with his brother, Mike Avedroth.
1:37.2	It is none other than Pat Abendroth, who is the pastor of Omaha Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska.
1:43.4	I'm not going to go through the entirety of
1:44.8	Pat's bio. If you have not yet listened to last week's episode on the legitimacy of the
1:49.9	covenant of works, like is the covenant of works in the Bible? We would encourage you to go check
1:53.2	that episode out. Today's conversation is going to be related. I'm going to leave that to John
1:58.1	to tee that up in just a moment. But Pat, brother, thank you for being so
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