The guys kick back after Sunday services and talk through The 1689 Confession, chapter 8 paragraph 5. They hit a lot of Scripture, ask some good questions, and work toward the value of understanding the relevant doctrines. Plus, Joe explains how Jimmy rolls when on vacation. For all the links and show notes be sure to visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/168985Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The guys offer some advice to a listener who has questions about serving, leading, calling, and desire. How should someone process the church’s desire for them to lead when their desire is to not take that role? How can someone figure out where to serve when they don’t even know where to start? Plus, Joe might have been gifted a very special kind of pipe. For all the show notes and relevant links visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/desire-to-leadSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe are back on the 1689 Confession Chapter 8, this time talking through paragraph 4. How is Jesus made to be sin sin for us, and a curse for us? And what does it mean for him to continue interceding for us? Plus, Joe is still sick, and the guys finally get their hands on the Owen Strachen rap album. Christmas Promo Get 15% off and free shipping when you buy two or more t-shirts from JOFOSTORE.COM. Get yourself some of the coolest tees available. Or, if you’re the selfless type, buy someone else what will certainly become their favorite t-shirts. Merry Christmas, suckas. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/168984Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today we launch a new feature of Doctrine and Devotion, Holy Conference. Holy Conference will be a recurring interview segment with a brother or sister in Christ about what God has taught them or worked in them. Today, we talk with our man, Dr. Paul Maxwell, about what some people call the “dark night of the soul.” You can also go back and listen to Jimmy, Joe, and Paul talk about masculinity on a previous episode here. Paul is the man behind Selfwire, where Paul engages modern intellectual issues from a conservative Christian perspective. Be sure to subscribe to the Selfwire Podcast and his Youtube channel. OUR SPONSOR Logos Bible Software has just released Logos 8, the newest version of the best Bible study software available. If you aren’t familiar with Logos, think of it as a suite of digital tools, a robust theological library, and a powerful search engine fine-tuned for Bible study. And listeners of Doctrine and Devotion can get 10% off a base package (25% for upgraders) plus 5 books (up to $175 in value). Head over to www.logos.com/doctrine, place your order, and use the coupon code DOCANDDEVO8 at check out. For all the links and show notes visit www.docctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/hc1Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe are talking Thanksgiving, celebrating the holiday season, and getting into Jesus’s authority and judgment from the 1689 Confession Chapter 8 paragraph 3. What does it mean that Jesus was given “all power and judgement” and authority? Why would God the Son need to be given such authority? And what does this mean for the world and the church? Plus, Joe is sick and Jimmy is relentless. OUR SPONSOR Logos Bible Software has just released Logos 8, the newest version of the best Bible study software available. If you aren’t familiar with Logos, think of it as a suite of digital tools, a robust theological library, and a powerful search engine fine-tuned for Bible study. And listeners of Doctrine and Devotion can get 10% off a base package (25% for upgraders) plus 5 books (up to $175 in value). Head over to www.logos.com/doctrine, place your order, and use the coupon code DOCANDDEVO8 at check out. For all the relevant links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/168983Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! On this holiday episode of Doctrine and Devotion the guys talk through how to best handle criticism. As Christians we will face criticism from outside and inside the church. As leaders we sign up for it. But how do we receive criticism without becoming defensive, and perhaps missing something we need to hear? Joe and Jimmy offer 7 steps to receiving criticism to help you benefit from the feedback. Seven Steps to Receiving Criticism 1. Be quick to hear 2. Be slow to speak 3. Be slow to become angry 4. Be Calm, and Gentle 5. Be Ready to Repent 6. Be Ready to Rebuke 7. Be Secure in Christ And be sure to check out Paul Maxwell’s take on handling a certain kind of critic. SPONSORED BY LOGOS BIBLE SOFTWARE Logos Bible Software has just released Logos 8, the newest version of the best Bible study software available. If you aren’t familiar with Logos, think of it as a suite of digital tools, a robust theological library, and a powerful search engine fine-tuned for Bible study. And listeners of Doctrine and Devotion can get 10% off a base package (25% for upgraders) plus 5 books (up to $175 in value). Head over to www.logos.com/doctrine, place your order, and use the coupon code DOCANDDEVO8 at check out. For all the show notes and relevant links visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/criticism  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today, Jimmy and Joe discuss the virgin birth and the two natures of Jesus. Plus book recommendations! The Incomparable Christ by J. Oswald Sanders The Man Christ Jesus: Theological Reflections on the Humanity of Christ by Bruce Ware Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views by various authors The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen Definite Atonement by Gary Long Our Sponsor Logos Bible Software has just released Logos 8, the newest version of the best Bible study software available. If you aren’t familiar with Logos, think of it as a suite of digital tools, a robust theological library, and a powerful search engine fine-tuned for Bible study. And listeners of Doctrine and Devotion can get 10% off a base package (25% for upgraders) plus 5 books (up to $175 in value). Head over to www.logos.com/doctrine, place your order, and use the coupon code DOCANDDEVO8 at check out. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/168982bSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Joe and Jimmy throw up the mics to talk about 1 John 2:2 to discuss Christ’s propitiation, and the meaning of “world” in that passage. How does John use the word, and what are the theological implications of interpreting “world” in an incorrect way? Plus, shirts off and fist bumps. OUR SPONSOR Logos Bible Software has just released Logos 8, the newest version of the best Bible study software available. If you aren’t familiar with Logos, think of it as a suite of digital tools, a robust theological library, and a powerful search engine fine-tuned for Bible study. And listeners of Doctrine and Devotion can get 10% off a base package (25% for upgraders) plus 5 books (up to $175 in value). Head over to www.logos.com/doctrine, place your order, and use the coupon code DOCANDDEVO8 at check out. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1jn22Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe are in the cigar shop, watching the game, talking Reformed Baptist Theology on the person of Jesus Christ. Our Sponsor Logos Bible Software has just released Logos 8, the newest version of the best Bible study software available. If you aren’t familiar with Logos, think of it as a suite of digital tools, a robust theological library, and a powerful search engine fine-tuned for Bible study. And listeners of Doctrine and Devotion can get 10% off a base package (25% for upgraders) plus 5 books (up to $175 in value). Head over to www.logos.com/doctrine, place your order, and use the coupon code DOCANDDEVO8 at check out. For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/168982aSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jimmy and Joe recorded another episode while in NZ all centered on the need and value of assessment. Who should be assessed and for what? Pastors? Church planters? Deacons? Ministry leaders? What are assessors examining when assessing people for ministry? What advice do the guys give to those who are assessing as well as those who are being assessed? Plus, the guys explain how Joe ruined their trip to NZ by breaking, losing, and stealing stuff along the way. Our Sponsor Logos Bible Software has just released Logos 8, the newest version of the best Bible study software available. If you aren’t familiar with Logos, think of it as a suite of digital tools, a robust theological library, and a powerful search engine fine-tuned for Bible study. And listeners of Doctrine and Devotion can get 10% off a base package (25% for upgraders) plus 5 books (up to $175 in value). Head over to www.logos.com/doctrine, place your order, and use the coupon code DOCANDDEVO8 at check out. For all the links and show notes head over to www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/assessmentsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands