By the Waters of Babylon with Scott Aniol

Singing Is Essential for Discipleship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:54:06 -0500

In this message from the 2024 Church and Family Life Conference, Dr. Scott Aniol explores the essential connection between singing and discipleship as commanded in Colossians 3:16. While many are familiar with the verse “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,” we often overlook the broader context. Paul’s instruction to sing is deeply tied to living as faithful disciples of Christ. Through singing, we not only meditate on God’s Word but also cultivate spiritual maturity, build unity within the body of Christ, and align our hearts with heavenly things.

In this teaching, we unpack how singing can help us fulfill the commands of discipleship—putting to death earthly passions, putting on spiritual affections, and living in harmony with others. Discover how singing can form mature affections, harmonize God’s people, and even help kill earthly passions. As we dive into the rich spiritual purpose of music in discipleship, we emphasize the importance of intentional, robust, and doctrinally sound singing in both our homes and churches.

Key topics covered:
• Singing as an essential part of discipleship
• How singing helps the Word of Christ dwell richly within us
• The power of music in forming mature spiritual affections
• How to lead our families and churches in biblical singing

Join us in recovering the powerful role of singing in the spiritual life, just as the early church understood. Let us raise our voices in faith and in truth to help cultivate the kind of discipleship that honors God and transforms lives.

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Should We Sing Imprecatory Psalms?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:39:01 -0500

Listen as Dr. Scott Aniol unpacks the biblical and theological reasons why Christians should sing imprecatory psalms—those psalms that call for God’s justice against evil and wickedness. Exploring the role of these often-neglected psalms in worship, Dr. Aniol explains how they reflect God’s holiness, justice, and the believer’s submission to His will. Learn why the full range of the Psalms, including imprecatory psalms, is essential for a balanced and faithful worship of God. Discover how singing these psalms can deepen our prayer life, shape our understanding of justice, and equip us to engage with a fallen world.

📖 Scripture References: Psalm 7, Psalm 58, Psalm 109
🎵 Topics Covered: Imprecatory Psalms, Worship, Singing Scripture
📌 Keywords: Imprecatory Psalms, Singing Psalms, Biblical Worship, Christian Music, Dr. Scott Aniol

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Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:52:59 -0500

In this thought-provoking exploration, Dr. Scott Aniol reveals profound insights on beauty, truth, and the nature of human knowledge. Beauty is not just something we see but the lens through which we perceive all truth and goodness. Dr. Aniol discusses a key principle of Christian thought—that beauty, truth, and goodness are inseparable and that beauty itself reflects the nature of God. Join Dr. Aniol as he explains how Christian aesthetics and beauty play a critical role in understanding God, his Word, and his world.

Key Topics:

• C.S. Lewis’s view on the nature of beauty and light
• The role of beauty in Christian theology and philosophy
• How beauty serves as a medium for truth and goodness
• Why aesthetics and discernment matter in Christian sanctification
• Understanding beauty’s connection to wisdom and worship

Discover how beauty shapes our perception of God’s truth and equips us to live in harmony with His creation.

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The Problems with Hillsong

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:09:44 -0500

Dr. Scott Aniol addresses core reasons Christians should avoid worship music from Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation He responds to Liberty University’s student newspaper article, "Saving Dmitri: Worshipping in Spirit and In Truth" by Luke Kilker (https://www.liberty.edu/champion/2024/10/saving-dmitri-worshipping-in-spirit-and-in-truth/), exploring why believers should carefully discern the worship music they sing. Kilker references Dr. Aniol's article, "Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation" (https://g3min.org/stop-singing-hillsong-bethel-jesus-culture-and-elevation/).

Dr. Aniol examines how music can shape and reflect theology, and why understanding this influence is essential for true worship in spirit and truth. He references his articles "How Music Embodies Theology" (https://g3min.org/how-music-embodies-theology/) and "Two Kinds of Worship Music" (https://g3min.org/two-kinds-of-worship-music/) to explain the theological and spiritual implications of music choice in worship.

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• “Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation”: https://g3min.org/stop-singing-hillsong-bethel-jesus-culture-and-elevation/
• “How Music Embodies Theology”: https://g3min.org/how-music-embodies-theology/
• “Two Kinds of Worship Music”: https://g3min.org/two-kinds-of-worship-music/

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The Critical Problems with Old Earth Creationism

Dr. Scott Aniol — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:44:20 -0400

In this video, Dr. Scott Aniol dives into the core differences between Old Earth Creationism (OEC) and Young Earth Creationism (YEC), and why many proponents of YEC find OEC problematic. We’ll explore how the interpretation of Genesis plays a pivotal role, and what science says about the age of the earth. From theological implications to the integrity of biblical literalism, we examine why Young Earth Creationists argue that the timeline of creation is central to maintaining a literal understanding of Scripture. Watch as we break down the key contradictions in Old Earth Creationism and how it conflicts with the biblical narrative of a young earth, as well as what this means for the debate between faith and science.

🔍 Topics Covered:

• Theological contrasts between Old and Young Earth Creationism
• Biblical interpretations of Genesis and their implications
• Why the timeline of creation matters
• Scientific challenges to Old Earth Creationism
• The importance of biblical authority in the age-of-earth debate

📖 Scripture References: Genesis 1-2, Exodus 20:11
🔬 Scientific Topics: Radiometric dating, fossil record
🙏 Religious Context: Young Earth Creationist views vs. Old Earth Creationist perspectives

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How We Should Think About Government?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:49:03 -0400

In this episode, Dr. Scott Aniol explains the biblical purpose of government as a common grace institution. Drawing from Scripture, he outlines how God established government to maintain peace and order in a sin-cursed world. Dr. Aniol emphasizes that a proper understanding of this role is essential for Christians, especially during election season. He encourages believers to vote wisely by considering candidates who uphold the principles of justice, peace, and order according to biblical teachings.

Key Topics:

• Biblical role of government
• Common grace and civil authority
• Christian voting principles

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The Sign of Tongues Has Ceased

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:08:25 -0400

In this episode, Dr. Scott Aniol explores the biblical teaching on the gift of tongues, explaining how this miraculous gift—properly understood as the gift of languages—was given as a sign of Spirit baptism. He delves into the purpose of this gift in the early church, specifically how it pointed to the unity of all believers, Jew and Gentile, in the body of Christ. Dr. Aniol further examines the scriptural basis for the cessation of the gift of tongues, arguing that it fulfilled its purpose and is no longer in operation today.

Join Dr. Aniol as he carefully walks through key passages in the New Testament to clarify the role of tongues in redemptive history and why it is not a normative practice in the church today.

Key Topics:

• The biblical definition of tongues as languages
• Tongues as a sign of Spirit baptism and unity in the church
• Scriptural evidence for the cessation of tongues
• Why tongues are no longer a normative gift for the church

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The Influence of Charismatic Theology on Evangelical Worship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:30:48 -0400

In this episode, Dr. Scott Aniol explores the profound influence of charismatic theology on modern evangelical worship. From the rise of contemporary worship music to the integration of charismatic worship expectations, this video uncovers how these theological trends have reshaped worship styles in evangelical churches today.

Scott Aniol examines key charismatic theology and practice and their impact on worship music, liturgy, and expectations about worship. Whether you’re a church leader, worship pastor, or simply curious about the evolution of worship in the evangelical world, this video provides essential insights into the ongoing debate about theology and worship.

👉 Key Topics Covered:

• The origins of charismatic theology in modern worship
• How charismatic practices have shaped worship music
• The theological implications for evangelical worship
• Biblical perspectives on charismatic influence

Join the conversation as we discuss how these charismatic elements align or contrast with traditional biblical doctrine. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to stay updated on more theological discussions from Scott Aniol.

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Suffering Before Glory

Dr. Scott Aniol — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:03:18 -0400

Christians need to prepare for what’s coming… In this podcast, Scott Aniol discusses how Christians can be long-suffering and have endurance in an increasingly anti-Christian culture.

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Worship the Spirit

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Worship and the Word

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Be Filled with … Emotion?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Decently and in Order: The Spirit’s Work in Corporate Worship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Often when Christians today think of the Holy Spirit’s work in worship, they anticipate that if he is working, then there will be high euphoria, and surprising, spontaneous outbursts of praise. But is that really how we ought to expect the Spirit to work in corporate worship?

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Gifting for Service: How the Spirit Gifts Today

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 28 May 2024 02:00:00 -0400

How does the Holy Spirit gift believers today?

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How Do You Know the Spirit Is Working in Your Life?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 21 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400

To walk by the Spirit is to let him fill us with his Word, and so we must read his Word. To walk by the Spirit is to pursue those qualities that characterize the Spirit, and so we must meditate upon Scripture and actively work to pursue those things. To walk by the Spirit is to allow the Spirit to lead us through his Word, and so we must meditate upon and memorize Scripture so that when we come to decisions in our lives, we will choose that which aligns with God’s moral will as he has articulated in in Scripture.

Let us actively walk by the Spirit, so that we will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

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What Does Spirit-filling Mean?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 14 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Likely the most important truth about the Holy Spirit’s active work that we must remember is that the Holy Spirit always works through his Word. Through his illuminating power, the Spirit opens our minds and hearts to accept and submit to the authority of the Word that he inspired. And thus it is through such submission to the Word that the Spirit sanctifies us. This is critically important to recognize: the Holy Spirit will not sanctify us apart from his Word.

In fact, this is exactly what is indicated when Paul commands us to “be filled with the Spirit” (Eph 5:18). Like Spirit baptism and illumination, Spirit filling is another work of the Spirit that has been significantly confused in by errant teaching, but careful attention to the biblical text will give us clarity as to the exact nature of this work of the Spirit.

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The Indwelling and Illumination of the Holy Spirit

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 07 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Praise be to God for his Spirit’s supernatural work of illumination in our hearts. Without it, we would not be able to accept the things of the Spirit of God, we would not recognize them as the truthful, authoritative revelation of God that they are, and we would not willingly submit ourselves to them.

But because at the moment of our conversion, our hearts were enlightened to the truths of God, we accept his inscripturated Word as God’s revelation, and we work diligently to apply the truths therein, for it is God who works in us, both to will and to work for his good pleasure (Phil 2:13).

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What Is Spirit Baptism?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Through the Spirit, we who believe are united to Christ and to one another in Christ’s body. Through the Spirit, we who believe enjoy a special communion with Christ and with the Father, along with everyone else who believes (2 Cor 13:14). As Paul clearly states, “For through [Christ] we both have access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph 2:18). This is why Jesus had promised that in the day he would send his Spirit, “you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you” (Jn 14:20).

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The Holy Spirit's Most Supernatural Work

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Without the work of the Holy Spirit, there would be no salvation. God the Spirit completes and perfects the plan of God the Father and the atonement of God the Son in the lives of God’s elect. The Spirit brings order to disordered souls. And he accomplishes all that he does through his sufficient Word.

Don’t ever think that because the Holy Spirit no longer empowers individuals in extraordinary ways or gives direct revelation that he is no longer active in his divine work. No—without the Holy Spirit, no one would come to Christ in saving faith.

We ought to marvel daily in the Spirit’s incredible supernatural works in which he orders the souls of his elect and brings to completion Christ’s saving work on their behalf. In fact, when we desperately long for other extraordinary works of the Spirit, that actually causes us to miss the wondrous ways he is at work in the saving of souls. Praise the Holy Spirit for his amazing works in saving his people.

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Testifying of Christ: The Holy Spirit’s Ordering of God’s People

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0400

When we truly understand the Holy Spirit’s purpose in empowering individuals throughout history, it ought to lead us to one unmistakable conclusion: the Holy Spirit of God wants us to trust in Christ. Everything he has done to order God’s plan through special empowerment led to the Anointed One, Jesus the Messiah.

The fact that the Holy Spirit empowered certain individuals in history ought not cause us to long for the same kind of empowerment; to do so is evidence that we misunderstand the Spirit’s purpose. Rather, trust in the One who came in the line of Spirit-anointed kings, the One Spirit-empowered prophets foretold, the One for whom the Spirit filled John the Baptist to prepare, the one of whom the apostles were empowered to witness: Jesus Christ.

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God-Breathed: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Revelation

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Spirit-inspired revelation is both for the purpose of order and produced in an orderly fashion.

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Beauty and Harmony: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Creation

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400

In ordering God’s creation, beautifying Israel’s tabernacle, and bringing life to the First Adam and the Last Adam, the Spirit perfects and completes God’s eternal plan in history.

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Holy Spirit: God of Order

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400

We should expect the Spirit to normally work today in ways that bring order and completion to the plan and people of God.

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The Tongues of Angels? The Pentecostalization of Spiritual Gifts in Evangelicalism

Dr. Scott Aniol — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:37:49 -0500

Contemporary evangelicalism has been thoroughly Pentecostalized with the expectation that if the Holy Spirit is active and working, then we will witness extraordinary effects ranging from direct revelation, special gifting, and emotional euphoria. In addition to receiving new revelation from the Holy Spirit, many professing Christians today also believe that the Holy Spirit continues to gift believers with special abilities like healing and speaking in tongues.

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God Told Me: The Pentecostalization of Evangelical Theology of Revelation

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500

One significant way the Pentecostalization of Evangelicalism reveals itself even among those who would claim to be cessationists is in common evangelical expectations regarding how God speaks to us and how he reveals his will to us. It is very common in modern evangelicalism, for example, to hear Christians talk about how God “spoke” to them, revealing his will in mystical ways outside his Word. Listen as Scott Aniol assesses this trend.

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Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here: The Pentecostalization of Evangelical Worship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:08:57 -0500

If you were to ask the average Christian today what our expectation should be regarding how the Holy Spirit works, I believe most Christians would answer something like this: If the Holy Spirit is actively working, his work will be evidenced by some sort of extraordinary experience—intense feelings, inner promptings, miraculous gifts, or even visible manifestations. Listen as Scott Aniol explains where this expectation comes from.

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The Lord Reigns

Dr. Scott Aniol — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0500

One key reason Christians shy away from some of the psalms is the sometimes violent imprecatory language found in them. In this article, Scott Aniol explains that psalms like these are deeply rooted in confidence that God is the Sovereign King of Kings, and therefore to sing them helps form within us a hope-filled longing for the Return of the King.

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Why Christian Faithfulness?

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 01:22:00 -0500

Why is it so important to have our motivation right about how we live in society? Why is it important that we don’t try to motivate ourselves and others with grand ambitions of societal transformation?

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Creation Is God's Temple

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0500

When the prophet Isaiah “saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up,” what he saw was the reality of God’s heavenly temple: “and the train of his robe filled the temple.” Heaven is a royal palace from which God sovereignly rules, but it is also a holy temple, filled with God’s glory.

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Decent and Orderly Corporate Worship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0400

“Our church’s worship is pretty formal, but I prefer Holy Spirit-led worship.” Such was the comment I overheard recently by a young evangelical describing his church’s worship service, illustrating a very common perception by many evangelicals today—if the Holy Spirit actively works in worship, the results will be something extraordinary, an experience “quenched” by too much form and order. A common perception, to be sure, but how grounded in Scripture is this expectation concerning the nature and purpose of corporate worship?

My goal in this presentation is to assess this common expectation, measuring it against what is perhaps the single most important text in the New Testament regarding the nature and purpose of corporate worship. In fact, 1 Corinthians 14 is really the only chapter in the New Testament that gives direct and specific focus to the subject of corporate worship.

However, Paul addresses the subject of corporate worship not exactly directly, but rather indirectly by addressing a problem within the Corinthian church. But in addressing that problem, Paul highlights the central nature and purpose of corporate worship in cultivating our relationship with God.

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Worship Regulated by Scripture

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400

In order for worship to properly form God’s people as God has intended, every aspect of our worship—including our worship aesthetics, must be formed and shaped by the Word of God.

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Baptists and Biblical Authority

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400

In contrast to the Reformed understanding of the regulative principle, Baptists have historically and theologically insisted upon New Testament warrant for both the substance and forms of church practice.

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The Reformation of Worship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400

The immediate causes for Reformation in various regions, as well as what caused divisions among various Reformation figures, are diverse. However, much of what lay at the core of what both unified Reformers in their reaction against the Roman Catholic Church and what ended up dividing them in the end, involved theology and practice of worship.

Yet what is remarkable is that some of the very same problems with worship that the Reformers criticized with medieval worship have appeared again in contemporary worship. No, the contemporary church has not denied the five Solas or submitted once again to Rome; rather, the practices of contemporary worship suffer from some of the same fundamental problems that Rome’s worship did at the start of the sixteenth century.

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A Theology of Christian Worship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Believers from the earliest years of Christianity—especially those coming out of Judaism—struggled with how to understand the relationship between Israel’s worship, Christian worship, and the real worship of heaven. In fact, the confusion escalated to such a point that some apostatized from Christianity in favor of returning to the worship of their Jewish heritage.

The book of Hebrews functions as the New Testament’s supreme answer to this fundamental problem, which was written specifically to warn those Christian converts tempted to return to Jewish worship. And in particular, what the book of Hebrews reveals is that the proper relationship between worship as it was in the beginning and worship as it is now is found in our present relationship to the worship of world without end.

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Foundations of Biblical Worship

Dr. Scott Aniol — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:17:00 -0400

"Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”

This ancient hymn captures three eras of worship: as it was in the beginning—the worship of Old Testament Israel, as it is now—the worship of New Testament Christianity, and worship in the world without end—the worship of heaven. In one sense separating worship into these three eras emphasizes their discontinuity; yet, while there are certainly discontinuities between the worship of Israel and the New Testament church, for example, there are also important continuities, and where we find an emphasis on the continuity is in that little phrase, “and ever shall be.”

Yet Christians have long wrestled with the continuities and discontinuities of worship, and confusion in this area has often led to problems with theology and practice of worship. The solution is found in a proper understanding of the foundations of biblical worship.

Understanding properly how worship as it was in the beginning and worship as it is now relate to worship in the world without end helps us to recognize what shall ever be, the center of true worship and, consequently, the purpose of what we do as we gather for worship now.

Scripture presents us with two extended descriptions of the worship of the world without end that provide the foundation for our discussion, notably one set in the context of worship in the Old Testament and the other set in the context of worship in the New Testament. In both cases, these descriptions of heavenly worship were presented during a time of problems with earthly worship, revealing the fact that problems with our worship now are corrected when we bring our worship into proper relationship with the worship of the world without end.

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Christ's Commission to His Church

Dr. Scott Aniol — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:31:15 -0400

Churches as formal, local institutions have been given a very specific, singular mission in this age, best articulated in the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19–20. You can read this article here.

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Christ's Authority over His Church

Dr. Scott Aniol — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 02:00:00 -0400

It is very important that we carefully consider the central mission that Christ has given through his apostles for gathered New Testament churches. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses this topic. You can read an article version here.

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If the Foundations Are Destroyed

G3 Ministries — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:00:44 -0400

Do you ever feel like everything around us is crumbling? You look around and wickedness seems to be everywhere, and you wonder: where is God in all this? And not only that, they're prospering!

One of the core purposes of the psalms is to help us navigate this kind of reality, which has indeed been a reality for all of human history.

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Ordaining Female Pastors Harms the Mission: A Response to Rick Warren

G3 Ministries — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 01:00:51 -0400

Rick Warren is pushing the SBC to stop "bickering about secondary issues" like women pastors and focus on our mission. Is this a fair argument? Listen as Scott Aniol refutes Warren. You can read this essay here.

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No, Women Can't Preach

G3 Ministries — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 01:00:38 -0400

When it comes to the issue of whether or not women may preach and/or hold the office of pastor, it has become common to argue in favor of women preachers or women pastors on the basis of unclear texts of Scripture.

However, several texts regarding the nature of pastoral ministry are clear. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.

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All of Christ for All of Life

G3 Ministries — Wed, 10 May 2023 01:00:04 -0400

What does it really mean to serve the Lord?

Unfortunately, there is actually a lot of confusion about the proper answer to that question among evangelicals today. Some Christians believe that the only way to really serve the purposes and plans of God is what is sometimes referred to as “full time Christian service.” All other vocations are just “secular” and therefore are of lesser value. If you’re a farmer or a firefighter or a contractor or a computer programmer, those jobs are not really service to the Lord. If you really want to serve Christ, then you should pursue being a pastor or missionary. And women—well, you’re out of luck. You can’t really serve Christ full time because you can’t be a pastor and you’re stuck at home with the kids.

Others believe true service to Christ is going to entail massive cultural change, bringing whole nations to adopt legal systems that acknowledge Jesus as Lord. Anything less is "loser theology."

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Christian Faithfulness: The Biblical Alternative to Christian Nationalism

G3 Ministries — Wed, 03 May 2023 01:56:53 -0400

Where in the New Testament do we find anything like building Christendom? Where do we find anything like pursuing full nations explicitly referring to themselves as Christian? Where do we find anything like pursuing a civil order modeled after Old Testament Israel? Where do you see anything like the pursuit of establishing Christianity as the established religion of a nation? Surely if this were God's intent for us, we would see even a hint of it in the New Testament epistles.

Put simply, the New Testament prescribes Christian Faithfulness, not Christian Nationalism. As I noted at the beginning, Christian Nationalists want Christian Faithfulness, but they want more than that.

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The Mixed Blessings of a Christian Nation

G3 Ministries — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:27:45 -0400

Discussions of "Christian nationalism" are on the rise among evangelicals in recent months. We've seen an uptick of books, podcasts, conferences, and evangelical ministries promoting the idea of a "Christian nation." What would it mean for a nation to be Christian? Would that be a good or bad thing? Listen as Scott Aniol considers this important question.

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Chasing Shadows

G3 Ministries — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 01:22:20 -0400

What is the relationship between this eternal worship of the world without end and the worship taking place here on earth, both as it was in the beginning (OT worship) and as it is now (NT worship)? This is critical for us to understand since throughout church history, many of the errors that have crept into Christian worship resulted from a mistaken understanding of the proper biblical relationship between worship as it was in the beginning, as it is now, and the true worship of the world without end.

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Worship on Earth as it Is in Heaven

G3 Ministries — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 01:18:43 -0400

Christians have long wrestled with the continuities and discontinuities of worship, and confusion in this area has often led to problems with theology and practice of worship. The solution is found in our focus in this essay: worship in the world without end. Understanding properly how worship as it was in the beginning and worship as it is now relate to worship in the world without end helps us to recognize what shall ever be, the center of true worship and, consequently, the purpose of what we do as we gather for worship now.

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The Aesthetic Nature of Truth

G3 Ministries — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 01:00:06 -0400

Listen as Scott Aniol explains why for biblical truth, form and content are not so easily separable. You can read this essay here.

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Sing a New Song

G3 Ministries — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:17:07 -0400

What do the psalms mean when they say to sing a new song? Listen as Scott Aniol explains.

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Christ or Chords? The Manipulated Emotionalism of Hillsong, Asbury, and Pentecostalized Evangelical Worship

G3 Ministries — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:39:32 -0400

True religion does consist in the religious affections, and music is a wonderful gift from God that helps to give expression to the affections created by the Spirit through his Word.

But we must be careful to define spiritual affections biblically and put music in its proper place. Otherwise, we risk worshiping chords instead of Christ.

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Unbiblical Expectations of Revival

G3 Ministries — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:52:08 -0500

Is what has been happening at Asbury University true revival? Is the kind revival they are claiming even promised in the New Testament? Should we be expecting or seeking a fresh "outpouring of the Spirit" today?

Listen as Scott Aniol examines the biblical data. You can read this essay here.

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Forming Hearts of Praise with the Psalms

G3 Ministries — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:00:10 -0500

Listen as Scott Aniol explains how psalms help to form hearts of praise. You can read this essay here.

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Christian Nationalism, Instruments in Worship, Lord's Table Frequency, and "White" Music

G3 Ministries — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 07:56:26 -0500

In this episode, Scott Aniol answers common questions concerning Christian nationalism, what instruments are appropriate for worship, how often we ought to observe the Lord's Table, and whether imposing "white" music is a problem.

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Responding to the Lord's Blessings

G3 Ministries — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:00:11 -0500

Listen as Scott Aniol explains the power of singing to respond to the Lord's blessings. You can read this essay here.

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If the Foundations are Destroyed

G3 Ministries — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:00:35 -0500

What image of reality does God wants us to have of life under his rule in the midst of a wicked world. What are we to do? How can we praise the Lord when this is the reality? Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.

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Psalm 130: A Gospel Song

G3 Ministries — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:00:45 -0500

When Martin Luther was asked what his favorite psalms were, he answered that his favorite psalms were the “Pauline Psalms.” And when he was asked which psalms those were, he answered Psalm 32, Psalm 51, Psalm 130, and Psalm 143. Four penitential psalms—four songs of repentance. Luther said that he believed that these four penitential psalms contained truths that best reflected the gospel as Paul articulated it in his New Testament epistles. These songs clearly express and form within us the reality of our sin, God’s judgment of sin, and the forgiveness that is possible for those who repent and believe, forgiveness that is based upon the sacrificial atonement of the Son of God.

Psalm 130 is a gospel song. You can read an article version of this episode here.

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Does Revelation 5:9 prove that all kinds of cultural expressions will be in heaven?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 01:00:07 -0500

en cited by evangelicals to prove that every cultural expression is legitimate since people from every nation will be admitted into heaven is Revelation 5:9. Listen as Scott Aniol explains this passage. You can read this essay here.

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Gospel Formation Through Psalm Singing

G3 Ministries — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:00:13 -0500

As the New Testament’s treatment of the Psalms makes clear, ultimately the Psalms point to the true Blessed Man, the King of Glory who opened the gates of heaven to all who put their trust in him and stands as their mediator and intercessor.

In other words, the Psalms encompass the gospel. But the Psalms don’t just describe the gospel, they form the gospel into our hearts, shaping our imagination of what a truly blessed life will be in willing submission to the King of Glory.

Listen as Scott Aniol explains how the psalms can form the gospel in our hearts.

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Forming Hearts of Thanks with the Psalms

G3 Ministries — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:00:36 -0500

Before we can express praise to God, we must express thanks. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.

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Song of the Anointed

G3 Ministries — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 01:00:41 -0500

Central to a proper image of blessedness as expressed in the Psalms is a conception of God’s rule as that which brings flourishing, rather than conceiving it as burdensome. God pronounced a blessing upon Adam in Genesis 1:28 that gave him the right to rule as God’s chosen representative under God’s ultimate authority. God made man “to have dominion over the works of [his] hands;” he “put all things under his feet” (Ps 8:6). Adam, however, failed. He conceived of God’s rule as bonds to be broken, and he disobeyed the command of God. Adam forfeited his right to rule as God’s regal representative.

Yet God’s intent to bless man by giving him rule over all things under his ultimate rule did not end with Adam’s failure. God still intends to bless humankind through the mediatorial rule of an Anointed One, and this is a critical element of a proper image of blessedness, one first introduced in Psalm 2 and developed throughout the Psalter. An ungodly conception of blessedness that casts off the rule of God also rejected “his Anointed,” as Psalm 2:2 states. The term translated “Anointed” in the psalms and throughout Scripture is the word “Messiah,” and refers to God’s chosen kingly representative. Therefore, we must understand the nature of this Anointed One and how he plays into a proper conception of blessedness in submission to God’s rule.

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Is It Wrong to Separate from other Christians?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 03:20:17 -0400

Agreement on the gospel creates minimal Christian unity, whereas maximal Christian unity happens the more Christians agree on the whole counsel of God. Listen as Scott Aniol explains the biblical doctrine of separation.

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What should we do when the government tells us to do something that contradicts Scripture?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 01:00:42 -0400

Listen as Scott Aniol explains what Christians should do when the commands of God and men conflict.

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What does government have the right to do?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:00:31 -0400

Listen as Scott Aniol explains the biblical role God designed for government to have.

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What Is an Apostle?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:00:37 -0400

Many people claim to be an apostle today? What is an apostle? Scott Aniol answers from Scripture.

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God of Order: The Holy Spirit's Work Today

G3 Ministries — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 01:00:59 -0400

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How the Holy Spirit Works Today

G3 Ministries — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:00:01 -0400

God has given us his sufficient Word, and we should not expect for the Holy Spirit to give us revelation, including "a still small voice" or impressions. What does the Holy Spirit do today, then? Scott Aniol Explains.

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God's Music

G3 Ministries — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 01:00:10 -0400

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Delight in the Torah

G3 Ministries — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 01:15:58 -0400

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Illumination—I do not think it means what you think it means

G3 Ministries — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 21:16:47 -0400

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Blessedness in a Wicked World

G3 Ministries — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:00:42 -0400

The first word of Psalm 1 tells us what the goal of the whole collection of psalms is: blessedness. Listen as Scott Aniol explains this unifying feature of the psalms. You can read this essay here: https://g3min.org/blessedness-in-a-wicked-world

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Did Baptist Theology Cause Transgenderism?—A Friendly Response to CrossPolitic

G3 Ministries — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:39:00 -0400

guest on the CrossPolitic podcast asserted that it is the fault of Baptist individualism that transgenderism has risen in our culture. Listen as Scott Aniol responds. You can read this essay here: https://g3min.org/did-baptist-theology-cause-transgenderism-a-friendly-response-to-crosspolitic/

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Don't Hide God from Your Children

G3 Ministries — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 01:00:18 -0400

Scott Aniol discusses ways we might unintentionally hide God from our children. You can read this blog post here.

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Why There are More Than Two Church Ordinances

G3 Ministries — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 01:00:02 -0400

It is quite common for Baptists today to claim that the church has been given only two ordinances—baptism and the Lord's Supper. Baptists today sort of take this for granted; pastors often say from the pulpit that we have been given only two ordinances, and if you were to ask the average Baptist, they would agree. However, this language has not always been so among Baptists. In fact, it's rather recent. Listen as Scott Aniol explain. You can read this essay at G3Min.org.

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Coming of Age Ceremonies Can Help Your Adolescent Children Become Adults

G3 Ministries — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 01:00:23 -0400

“Coming of age” ceremonies are not unique in the history of humankind, of course. Various communities around the world and throughout time have marked the transition of a child into an adult with rituals and ceremonies, possibly the most well-known of these being the bar mitzvah in Jewish communities. Historically, age thirteen is when a child comes of age and enters a period of training for adulthood. For Christians, this can be a wonderful opportunity to stimulate a young man or woman toward Christian maturity. Listen as Scott Aniol explains what he and his wife have done with their adolescent children. Scott Aniol's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/ Article, audio, itinerary: https://www.scottaniol.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/scottaniol Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottmaniol Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottAniol Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottmaniol/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Corporate Worship's Essence: Spiritual Response

G3 Ministries — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:00:07 -0400

One of the clearest ways you can determine someone’s fundamental theology of worship is to ask them the following question: “How do you know that you have worshiped?” If our goal in worship is to commune with God, how do we know we have accomplished our goal? How do we know we have worshiped? Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this essay here.

This episode is an excerpt from Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship (Free Grace Press, 2022).

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Lifting Hands Isn't Something You Just Do When You're "Really Moved"

G3 Ministries — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:00:20 -0400

Do a Google Image search for "worship," and the dominant image you'll find is a group of people, hands raised, eyes closed, faces scrunched. That's the dominant image today of evangelical worship. But is it the biblical image. Listen as Scott Aniol addresses this topic.

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Observing the Lord's Supper Weekly Makes It Routine—And That's a Good Thing

G3 Ministries — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 01:00:06 -0400

Weekly observance does make the Supper seem routine. And that's a good thing. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this post here.

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Ask Me Anything: The Chosen, nativity scenes, unsaved children singing in worship, vaccines, physical expressiveness, traditional hymnody

G3 Ministries — Fri, 27 May 2022 02:00:11 -0400

In this edition of "Ask Me Anything," Scott Aniol answers questions concerning why you should not watch The Chosen, whether nativity scenes break the Second Commandment, whether unsaved children should be allowed to sing in a church choir, whether we should void vaccines that use fetal cells, the place of physical expressiveness in corporate worship, and what characterizes traditional hymnody.

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The Biblical Roles of Elders, Deacons, and the Congregation

G3 Ministries — Fri, 13 May 2022 02:00:26 -0400

What does the Bible teach about church offices (elder, pastor, overseer, deacon) and the responsibilities of each office? Scott Aniol explains.

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From Integration to Segregation: Why We Stopped Letting the Little Children Come

G3 Ministries — Fri, 06 May 2022 02:00:09 -0400

The biblical and historical precent for welcoming children into church gatherings is clear—why do most churches today segregate children into their own gatherings? Scott Aniol examines the biblical and historic evidence.

Purchase Scott's book, Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sunday (and the Other Six Days, Too).

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Why you should not watch "The Chosen"

G3 Ministries — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 02:15:38 -0400

Don't give in and watch The Chosen. Your imagination will forever be shaped by the visceral potency of a cinematic interpretation of Bible narratives, and it will therefore be much more difficult to allow the words of Scripture to shape your imagination. God gave us words.

Scott Aniol explains why using any visual images of the triune God is harmful to truly knowing and loving God.

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Unified Worship of One New Ethnicity—A Response to Dwight McKissic and Jackie Hill Perry

G3 Ministries — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 02:00:49 -0400

Scott Aniol uses recent comments by Dwight McKissic and Jackie Hill Perry to clarify important biblical category differences between ethnicity and culture.

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Psalms and the Davidic Covenant

G3 Ministries — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:00:00 -0400

Did you know that understanding the nature and circumstances of the Davidic Covenant is important for understanding the intentional arrangement and purpose of the Psalms? Listen as Scott Aniol explains.

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Why has psalm singing declined?

G3 Ministries — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:00:00 -0400

It is no secret that among evangelicals today the psalms are mostly ignored in corporate worship. Listen as Scott Aniol explains four reasons.

The Conservative Church: Preserving and Transmitting Biblical Christianity | David de Bruyn

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Emotion Is a Sign of Nothing

G3 Ministries — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:00:00 -0400

Christians today have a significant misunderstanding of the nature of our relationship with God, including the role of emotions. Using Scripture and the writings of Jonathan Edwards, Scott Aniol explains why physical feelings are signs of nothing. The only way to measure our relationship with God is long-term, progressive spiritual growth.

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Should worship be boring?

G3 Ministries — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 02:00:00 -0400

Scott responds to critics who claim that he wants worship to be boring. This is in response to Scott's recent article, "Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation."

Upcoming events mentioned in this episode:

Books/articles mentioned in this episode:

Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship
Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith
Why Are You Afraid? by Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker
How We May Read Scriptures with Most Spiritual Profit by Thomas Watson
The Conservative Church: Preserving and Transmitting Biblical Christianity by David de Bruyn
What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse
"Understanding Affections in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards: 'The High Exercises of Divine Love'" by Ryan Martin
"Violent Motions of Carnal Affections" by Ryan Martin
From Passions to Emotions: The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category by Thomas Dixon

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Two Kinds of Worship Music

G3 Ministries — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0500

Scott Aniol explains the difference between a covenant-renewal theology of worship and a sacramental theology of worship and the two different kinds of music that embody these two theologies.

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How Music Embodies Theology

G3 Ministries — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:57:14 -0500

Scott Aniol explains what he meant by "music embodies theology" in his article/podcast on why Reformed Christians should not sing music from groups whose music embodies Pentecostal theology.

Original article: https://g3min.org/stop-singing-hillsong-bethel-jesus-culture-and-elevation

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Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation

G3 Ministries — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 02:00:00 -0500

There's no question about it—Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation have become a global phenomenon. And you should stop singing their music. Scott Aniol explains why.

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Problems with Late Medieval Worship

G3 Ministries — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:24:44 -0500

By the end of the fifteenth century, worship (along with many other aspects of theology) was in desperate need of Reform. Scott Aniol explains what problems existed and how they were formed.

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The Universal and Unifying Gospel

G3 Ministries — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:07:06 -0500

The record of the salvation of three individuals in Phillip (Acts 16) serves a greater purpose than simply to provide interesting conversion stories. The fact that Luke, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, chose to record the conversions of these three specific individuals was to teach us some important truths regarding the power of the gospel and Christ's plan in building his church. Comparing and contrasting these three individuals help us to draw some conclusions regarding the nature of the gospel and the purpose of the church.

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Is Affirming Women Pastors a “Made Up Controversy”? A Response to Thabiti Anyabwile

G3 Ministries — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:21:53 -0500

Scott Aniol explains why affirming female elders harms the gospel.

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God's Two Kingdoms

G3 Ministries — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:35:08 -0500

At the heart of our philosophy of the church’s responsibility toward culture is a proper understanding of how God rules sovereignly over all things, how he specifically rules his redeemed people—particularly now the NT church, and how his rule will culminate in the future. Another way of saying this is that central to a biblical philosophy of cultural engagement is how Scripture uses language like “rule,” “reign,” and “kingdom” to describe God’s plan in history, and essential to this understanding is recognition that Scripture uses these kinds of “kingdom” terms to describe a couple different concepts in God’s working out of his sovereign plan.

Listen as Scott Aniol explains.

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The Law of the Lord

G3 Ministries — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 02:00:00 -0500

So God has revealed himself, and he has done so both through his Natural Revelation—what he has made—and through his Special Revelation—what he has said.

Perhaps one of the most succinct and, indeed, beautiful articulations of these two forms of God’s revelation is found in Psalm 19. This psalm describes both God’s natural and special revelation in a strikingly vivid poem. In fact, C. S. Lewis wrote, “I take this to be the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the greatest lyrics in the world.”

Listen as Scott Aniol explores these two forms of God's revelation in Psalm 19.

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Why trying to emulate Edwards may actually be emulating Finney

G3 Ministries — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:23:35 -0500

In most ways, Jonathan Edwards and Charles Finney—their philosophies, theologies, and practices—are polar opposites.

But as I read both of them, I can't help but notice what appear to be similarities in what they said. And the deeper you read, the more apparent it becomes that unless someone really understands the underlying differences between what they were saying, it may be quite possible to actually follow Finney’s example while trying to emulate Edwards.

Listen as Scott Aniol explains, or read here: https://g3min.org/why-trying-to-emulate-edwards-may-actually-be-emulating-finney

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Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 02:00:00 -0500

Christmas—a very mention of the word produces delight and expectation in the hearts of people everywhere. Or does it?

For some Christians, Christmas is a much-anticipated season to celebrate the birth of Christ. For others, it is also a time to encourage family closeness and tradition. But still others refuse to celebrate at all, insisting that the season is rooted in pagan ritual and should be avoided.

Added to this controversy is the growing concern of many Christians to “put Christ back in Christmas” while the expanding secular culture of commercialism is forgetting the babe in the manger altogether. For instance, a national survey indicated that “just over a tenth of Americans today believe Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the focus of Christmas, with almost nine out of ten people saying the holiday has become less religious.” 1

Much of the controversy for Christians, however, is largely due to ignorance and speculation. Add to this varying misinterpretations of Scripture, and this creates a recipe for confusion. For believers on any side of the issue—whether a synthesis of celebrating Christ’s birth and family tradition, an insistence upon focusing on Christ alone, or a rejection of the season altogether—a clear understanding of history and the Bible, plus reasonable common sense, must rule any discussion of Christ and Christmas.

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When Are the Twelve Days of Christmas?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 02:00:00 -0500

Most people (in America, at least) seem to assume that these infamous twelve days describe those leading up to Christmas Day. However, in the Christian tradition, the Twelve Days actually refer to the celebration of Christ’s nativity—also called “Christmastide”—between Christmas (December 25) and Epiphany (January 6), the day that celebrates the visit of the Magi. Scott Aniol explains.

Read this post here: https://g3min.org/when-are-the-twelve-days-of-christmas

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Thanksgiving: The Primary Worship Response

G3 Ministries — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 02:00:00 -0500

The affections of our hearts are central to true worship. Yet while praise, joy, contrition, and love are all important affections for worship, I believe gratitude is the most important worship affection. Listen as Scott Aniol explains.

Read this post here: https://g3min.org/thanksgiving-the-primary-worship-response

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A Conversation with Virgil Walker, Laramie Minga, and Matt Sikes about Biblical Worship Workshops

G3 Ministries — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 02:00:00 -0500

Listen as Scott Aniol, Virgil Walker, Laramie Minga, and Matt Sikes have a conversation about the need to reform worship according to Scripture and why G3 Ministries is launching Biblical Worship Workshops. You can register for the first workshop on February 8–9 at G3Min.org.

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Discipleship: More than Data Transmission

G3 Ministries — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:00:00 -0500

Data transmission is not all there is to discipleship. Listen as Scott Aniol Explains.

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The Influence of Secularism on Culture and the Church

G3 Ministries — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:00:00 -0500

Today we hold assumptions about culture, science, music, worship, and so many other things because of the impact of the Enlightenment and the secularist religion rather than Scripture. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses how the Age of Reason impacted everything about how we think and live.

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The Common Problem with White Supremacy and Multiculturalism

G3 Ministries — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:26:36 -0500

The biblical answer to combating terrible thinking such as is represented in white supremacy is not multiculturalism. Multiculturalism is not the answer because it suffers from the same essential fallacy as white supremacy, namely, that ethnicity and culture are equivalent categories. They are not. Listen as Scott Aniol explains.

You can read this post here: https://g3min.org/the-common-problem-with-white-supremacy-and-multiculturalism.

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Unity and Separation

G3 Ministries — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:56:44 -0400

God clearly wants Christians to be unified, and Christians should pursue unity wherever possible, but what is biblical unity? Scott Aniol explains that there is a boundary and a center to Christian unity.

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Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

G3 Ministries — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:03:42 -0400

A brief reflection on Thomas Kelly's beautiful crucifixion hymn, "Stricken, Smitten, and Afflected" set to O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN.

Download the hymn for free here.

Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,
See Him dying on the tree!
'Tis the Christ by man rejected;
yes, my soul, 'tis He, 'tis He!
'Tis the long-expected Prophet,
David's Son, yet David's Lord;
by His Son God now has spoken:
'tis the true and faithful Word.

Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning,
was there ever grief like His?
Friends thro' fear His cause disowning,
foes insulting His distress;
many hands were raised to wound Him,
none would interpose to save;
but the deepest stroke that pierced Him
was the stroke that Justice gave.

Ye who think of sin but lightly
nor suppose the evil great
here may view its nature rightly,
here its guilt may estimate.
Mark the sacrifice appointed,
see who bears the awful load;
'tis the Word, the Lord's Anointed,
Son of Man and Son of God.

Here we have a firm foundation;
here the refuge of the lost;
Christ, the Rock of our salvation,
His the Name of which we boast.
Lamb of God, for sinners wounded,
sacrifice to cancel guilt!
None shall ever be confounded
who on him their hope have built.

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Worship Reformed According to Scripture

G3 Ministries — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:00:00 -0400

Listen as Scott Aniol discusses Reformation roots of worship reformed according to Scripture, significantly influenced by theologians such as Martin Bucer and John Calvin.

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Is Our Mission the Same as Jesus's Mission?

G3 Ministries — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:54:35 -0400

There is something about the Father sending Jesus on a mission that is a model for Christ sending us on a mission, but the question is, in what way? What is the mission that Christ gave to us, and how is it related to his mission?

This is an important question, because some today argue that Jesus's statement in these two texts means that our mission is the same as Jesus's mission.

In this short essay, Scott Aniol argues that our mission—like Christ's mission—is to do what we have been uniquely commissioned by Christ to do.

You can read this essay at https://g3min.org/is-our-mission-the-same-as-jesuss-mission.

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Who Leads Worship?

G3 Ministries — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:51:35 -0400

Who is qualified to be the "worship leader" within a church service? Listen as Scott Aniol addresses this questions biblically. You can read this article at https://g3min.org/who-leads-worship.

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The Law of the Lord

G3 Ministries — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:32:53 -0400

Listen as Scott Aniol discusses the nature, limits, and strengths of God’s natural and special revelation from Psalm 19.

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Draw Near

G3 Ministries — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, found at https://g3min.org/draw-near.

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How Sweet and Awful Is the Place

G3 Ministries — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on Isaac Watts's beautiful but lesser-known hymn on the doctrine of election, "How Sweet and Awful Is the Place."

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Mission: Make Worshipers

G3 Ministries — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, found at https://g3min.org/mission-make-worshipers.

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Submitting to Government

G3 Ministries — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0400

Implications of living as dual citizens in God’s two kingdoms, submitting to human government, obeying God rather than men, the limited jurisdictions of human government

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People of the Book

G3 Ministries — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:40:57 -0400

What does the sufficiency of Scripture really mean? Listen as Scott Aniol reads his latest blog post, published at https://g3min.org/people-of-the-book.

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Teach Me, My God and King

G3 Ministries — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on John Wesley's adaptation of George Herbert's poem. Download this hymn for free at classichymns.org.

Teach me, my God and King,
in all things Thee to see,
and what I do in anything,
to do it as for Thee.

To scorn the senses’ sway,
while still to Thee I tend;
in all I do be Thou the Way,
in all be Thou the End.

All may of Thee partake;
nothing so small can be,
but draws, when acted for Thy sake,
greatness and worth from Thee.

If done t'obey Thy laws,
e’en servile labors shine;
hallowed is toil, if this the cause,
the meanest work divine.

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By the Waters of Babylon

G3 Ministries — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:44:26 -0400

Why "By the Waters of Babylon"? Does Psalm 137 really have any relevance for Christians today? Listen as Scott Aniol reads his essay posted at https://g3min.org/by-the-waters-of-babylon.

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God's Two Kingdoms

G3 Ministries — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0400

How should Christians respond to the culture around them? Adam’s failure to be the perfect king/priest and Christ’s success. God’s two kingdoms in this present age.

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An Important Announcement

G3 Ministries — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:11:46 -0400

Scott Aniol makes an important announcement about his new position at G3 Ministries.

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God's Universal Natural Revelation

G3 Ministries — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:19 -0400

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/news-reviews/gods-natural-revelation.

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God has revealed himself

G3 Ministries — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:10:05 -0400

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-theology/god-has-revealed-himself.

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Living as Exiles

G3 Ministries — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:02:05 -0400

Christians as exiles in a pagan world, why do we assume new is best?, Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns by T. David Gordon, characteristics of our pagan world, and more!

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Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sunday (and the other Six Days, too)

G3 Ministries — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Hear Scott Aniol talk about his new book on family worship, available now from Free Grace Press. https://freegracepress.com/products/let-the-little-children-come

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Should we expect to experience God's presence in worship?

G3 Ministries — Fri, 07 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Scott Aniol interacts with Glenn Packiam's response to Hans Boersma's article on First Things, "The Liturgical Medium is the Message," and argues that both authors have a similar errant expectation that Christians ought to expect to physically experience God's manifest presence through the liturgy and music. Rather, Christians must draw near to God by faith. Scott then recommends a book that well articulates this corrective to medieval and contemporary experientialism, What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse.

"The Liturgical Medium is the Message" by Hans Boersma: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/05/the-liturgical-medium-is-the-message

"Why Contemporary Worship Isn't Actually Ruining the Church" by Glenn Packiam: https://www.missioalliance.org/why-contemporary-worship-is-not-ruining-the-church

What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse: https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/what-happens-when-we-worship-cruse.html

Full book review: https://artistictheologian.com/2021/04/16/what-happens-when-we-worship-jonathan-landry-cruse/

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The Work of the People

G3 Ministries — Wed, 05 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A biblical understanding of the corporate importance of gathered worship should impact everything we do in corporate worship. Listen as Scott Aniol discusses such implications. Read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-work-of-the-people.

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Jesus Shall Reign

G3 Ministries — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on "Jesus Shall Reign," Isaac Watts's interpretive paraphrase of Psalm 72.

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Sacerdotalism in Contemporary Worship

G3 Ministries — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Unfortunately, while contemporary evangelical churches don’t necessarily suffer from the kind of sacerdotalism that developed in the medieval church, a similar problem has emerged. Listen as Scott Aniol explains. You can read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/sacerdotalism-in-contemporary-worship.

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The Preparation and Participation in Corporate Worship

G3 Ministries — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

In the second half of chapter 6 of Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World, Scott Aniol discusses how to best prepare for and participate in corporate worship each week.

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You Have Come to Heavenly Worship

G3 Ministries — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Two visions of heavenly worship, the Christian's reality now, the necessity of faith, and worship shaped by the worship of heaven

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The Work of Ministry

G3 Ministries — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Every member should be actively involved in corporate worship, for the glory of God, to the benefit of our own individual fellowship with God, and for the building up of the entire body. Posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-work-of-ministry.

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The Priesthood of All Believers

G3 Ministries — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

The worship that takes place in God’s temple is not reserved for ordained clergy who worship on behalf of the congregation as mediators between them and God. All believers are priests who have full access to the presence of God and who offer spiritual sacrifices to him. Listen as Scott Aniol explains in a reading of a post at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-priesthood-of-all-believers.

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The Purpose of Corporate Worship

G3 Ministries — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

How should we think about Sunday morning? Listen as Scott Aniol reads the first part of chapter 6 from his book, Sound Worship, and addresses the issue of the purpose of corporate worship.

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Jesus, Lover of My Soul

G3 Ministries — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by Charles Wesley, set to ABERYSTWYTH. You can download this hymn at https://religiousaffections.org/hymns/jesus-lover-of-my-soul.

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Dialogue with God in Corporate Worship

G3 Ministries — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

How should the dialogical nature of worship impact what we do in corporate gatherings? Listen as Scott Aniol explains.

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The Redemption and Judgment of Beauty

G3 Ministries — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Beauty is sourced in God and has been marred by sin, but as redeemed Christians, we have a responsibility to judge whether things are beauty based on the absolute standard of God's transcendent beauty. Listen as Scott Aniol reads the second half of chapter 5 from his book, Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World.

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The Guiltless Dies for the Guilty: Satisfaction in Bach's St. Matthew Passion

G3 Ministries — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

J. S. Bach masterfully portrays the satisfaction of God's wrath in the death of his Son through how he musically sets the passion narrative from St. Matthew, including other poetry and key chorales. Listen as Scott Aniol explains along with musical examples.

You can (and should!) listen to the whole of Bach's St. Matthew Passion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k4Ph-H5ZO4

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God Speaks, We Respond

G3 Ministries — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Commune with God is a conversation, a dialogue. Posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/god-speaks-we-respond.

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The Source and Marring of Beauty

G3 Ministries — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? In order to answer that question biblically, we first need to determine the source of beauty and recognize the fact that beauty was marred by sin. Scott Aniol addresses this topic in the first half of chapter 5 in his book, Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World.

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This Is My Father's World

G3 Ministries — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on "This Is My Father's World" by Maltbie Babcock, set to TERRA BEATA.

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Dialogue with God

G3 Ministries — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0400

Jesus’s conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4 explains the nature of all-satisfying communion with God. Posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/dialogue-with-god.

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Evaluating Musical Communication

G3 Ministries — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400

An application of principles about musical communication to the Christian's musical choices in life and in corporate worship. A reading of the second half of chapter 4 from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World by Scott Aniol.

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Understanding and Resisting the Secular Religion of our Day

G3 Ministries — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500

How Christian values waned in the West, Scripture as the foundation of human reason, the rise of the religion of secularism, and Christianity’s failure to resist.

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Living Water

G3 Ministries — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4 is text that helps us to see that worship is communion with God. Audio version of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/living-water.

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How Should We Evaluate Musical Communication

G3 Ministries — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Audio of the first half of chapter 4 from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Scott Aniol addresses the issue of musical meaning and urges Christians to ask careful questions about what their music communicates.

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Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

G3 Ministries — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0500

brief reflection on "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise" by Walter Chalmers Smith.

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Covenant Renewal in Corporate Worship

G3 Ministries — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500

The audio version of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/covenant-renewal-in-corporate-worship.

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Why Do We Sing in Church?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0500

An excerpt from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World, Chapter 3: Why Do We Sing in Church?

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Is Our Mission the Same as Christ's Mission?

G3 Ministries — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Are we supposed to complete Christ's mission? What did Jesus mean when we said, "As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you"? Are we supposed to redeem culture?

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Brought Near by the Blood of Christ

G3 Ministries — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/brought-near-by-the-blood-of-christ.

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Sound Worship Chapter 2: Is the Bible Enough?

G3 Ministries — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500

An excerpt from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World by Scott Aniol. Chapter 2: "Is the Bible Enough?"

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God Moves in a Mysterious Way

G3 Ministries — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500

A brief reflection on "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" by William Cowper.

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The Church: God's Temple

G3 Ministries — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-church-gods-temple.

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Sound Worship, Chapter 1: Does Music Matter?

G3 Ministries — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500

A new segment on the By the Waters of Babylon Podcast: Remembering Zion, resources for setting our minds on things above. In this episode, Scott reads the introduction and chapter 1 of his book, Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Chapter 1 is titled, "Does Music Matter?"

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Gospel Renewal in Corporate Worship

G3 Ministries — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

What are we really doing when we gather for corporate worship each week? The church as God’s temple. What Happens When We Worship? by Jonathan Landry Cruse. Corporate worship as covenant renewal.

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The Authority of Worship over the Order of Corporate Worship

G3 Ministries — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-authority-of-scripture-over-the-order-of-corporate-worship.

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Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word

G3 Ministries — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500

A brief reflection on "Blessed Jesus, at the Word" by Tobias Clausnitzer with LIEBSTER JESU by Johann Ahle.

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The Extent of Biblical Authority over Worship

G3 Ministries — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-extent-of-biblical-authority-over-worship.

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Culture and Ethnicity

G3 Ministries — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Is culture the same as ethnicity? What biblical ideas best inform our contemporary understanding of culture?

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Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above

G3 Ministries — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500

A brief reflection on the hymn "Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above" by Johann Jacob Schutz.

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The Traditions of Men

G3 Ministries — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/the-traditions-of-men.

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A Concise Biblical Evaluation of Critical Theory

G3 Ministries — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Extra-biblical ideas as tools, defining critical theory, ethnicity and race, white supremacy and multiculturalism, and resolving division in society and church

Article version of this episode: https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-culture/a-concise-biblical-evaluation-of-critical-theory/

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Episode 63: Start the New Year with our 5 Day Bible Narratives Devotional Resources

G3 Ministries — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500

5 Day Bible Narratives devotional resources available at tunemyheart.org, special thanks to donors (donate at religiousaffections.org/about). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Episode 62: Twelve Hymns of Christmas

G3 Ministries — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500

Brief meditations on twelve Christmas hymns. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Episode 62: Jesus Shall Reign

G3 Ministries — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500

Which advent is in view in Isaac Watt's setting of Psalm 72, "Jesus Shall Reign"? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Episode 62: Advent Hymns

G3 Ministries — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0500

Brief reflections on several Advent hymns. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Episode 61: Should Christians Celebrate Advent and Christmas?

G3 Ministries — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 08:22:48 -0500

When are the 12 Days of Christmas? Does Christmas have pagan roots? Which advent is in view in "Joy to the World"? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

The Foundations Are Not Destroyed

G3 Ministries — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:07:24 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/the-foundations-are-not-destroyed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Lord Jesus, Think on Me

G3 Ministries — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:58:06 -0500

A brief reflection on "Lord Jesus, Think on Me" by Synesius of Cyrene and paraphrased by Allen W. Chatfield. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Responses to Crumbling Foundations

G3 Ministries — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:39:30 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/responses-to-crumbling-foundations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Reinforcing Foundations

G3 Ministries — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 09:07:58 -0500

The foundations of society are crumbling; what can the righteous do? Reaffirm God's foundational principles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

If the Foundations Are Destroyed

G3 Ministries — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 07:50:23 -0500

A reading of an essay posted at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/if-the-foundations-are-destroyed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

"Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee" by Martin Luther

G3 Ministries — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 07:56:42 -0400

A brief reflection of one of Martin Luther's first hymns, "Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee," a paraphrase of Psalm 130. Download this hymn at classichymns.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Torah's Counsel

G3 Ministries — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:46:37 -0400

A reading of a blog post at ReligiousAffections.org by Scott Aniol. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Scripture-Formed Worship

G3 Ministries — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:58:54 -0400

The theologic of biblical worship, Scripture-formed music, aesthetic correspondence --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

God's Response to Wicked Imagination

G3 Ministries — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:56:48 -0400

Read this at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/biblical-studies/gods-response-to-wicked-imagination. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Reformation Hymns

G3 Ministries — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:33:28 -0400

Hymn recommendations for Reformation Sunday. You can read about these hymns and download them for free at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/hymnody/reformation-hymns-2. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Wicked Counsel Enacted in History

G3 Ministries — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:29:05 -0400

Print version posted at ReligiousAffections.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Vote to Save Unborn Lives

G3 Ministries — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:54:49 -0400

The God-ordained purpose of government, the tragedy of abortion, Democratic and Republican policies and record on abortion, responsibility in voting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

The Counsel of the Wicked

G3 Ministries — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Reading of a blog posted October 7, 2020. Read it here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

To Avert from Men God's Wrath

G3 Ministries — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on "To Avert from Men God's Wrath" by John Hus, adapted by Martin Luther. Download free at www.classichymns.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Torah for the Heart

G3 Ministries — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:09:01 -0400

Reading of a blog posted September 23, 2020. Read it here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

The Importance of Beauty for Christian Discipleship

G3 Ministries — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:09:25 -0400

What it means to be a disciple of Christ, shaping hearts, The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis, Scripture’s aesthetic forms, Tune My Heart, and the role of corporate worship in forming disciples --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

'Tis Finished! The Messiah Dies | Songs of Zion, Ep. 22

G3 Ministries — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:28:18 -0400

"'Tis Finished! The Messiah Dies" by Charles Wesley; OLIVE'S BROW by William Bradbury. Download for free at classichymns.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 21 – Why We Need the Psalms

G3 Ministries — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:55:14 -0400

Wickedness around us, “That Man Is Blest Who Fearing God” by Isaac Watts, praise in the Psalms, Singing the Songs of Jesus by Michael LeFabvre, and the nature of true blessedness --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Be Thou My Vision | Songs of Zion, Ep. 21

G3 Ministries — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 07:57:34 -0400

A better way to sing the Old Irish hymn, "Be Thou My Vision." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 20 – The Building Blocks of Worship

G3 Ministries — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Defining worship, foundations at Creation, pagan worship, Moses and Israel, and the significance of Christ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 19 - Lessons from Pandemic

G3 Ministries — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 01:00:00 -0400

What can we learn from the pandemic? What should churches do? What should be our goal with COVID-19? Our relationship to government, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

The Day of Resurrection | Songs of Zion, Ep. 20

G3 Ministries — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:11:46 -0400

A brief reflection on "The Day of Resurrection" by John of Damascus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 18 – When the Commands of God and Men Conflict

G3 Ministries — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400

What is the biblical role of government? The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher, and what do we do when the government commands contradict God’s commands? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

The Strife Is O'er | Songs of Zion, Ep. 19

G3 Ministries — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on "The Strife Is O'er." Download the hymn here: https://religiousaffections.org/hymns/strife-is-oer-the/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 17 – Church and Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic

G3 Ministries — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Virtual Lord’s Supper, hymn resources, Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware, and using this time to develop healthy family worship habits --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

My Song Is Love Unknown | Songs of Zion, Ep. 18

G3 Ministries — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on "My Song Is Love Unkown" by Samuel Crossman. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 16 - Out of the Depths

G3 Ministries — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Psalm 130, confession of sin, “Out of the Depths” by Martin Luther, Draw Near: The Heart of Communion with God by Scott Aniol, and what songs do artistically --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

How a church can worship “together” during COVID-19

G3 Ministries — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:56:24 -0400

A special coronavirus episode with resource suggestions for churches forced to worship in small gropus. Full text and resources at https://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-worship/how-a-church-can-worship-together-during-covid-19/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

O Love, How Deep | Songs of Zion, Ep. 17

G3 Ministries — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400

A brief reflection on "O Love, How Deep." Background music from "Wayfaring Stranger" by John Catchings. Used by permission. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 15 – Biblical Worldview

G3 Ministries — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400

What is a worldview? A better way to sing “Be Thou My Vision.” Shaping our worldview by Scripture. Christian worldview in a post-Enlightenment culture. The reasonableness of Christian faith. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ah, Holy Jesus | Songs of Zion, Ep. 16

G3 Ministries — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0500

A brief refleciton on "Ah, Holy Jesus" by Johann Heermann, tr. Robert Bridges. Background music from "Impromptu: Meditative Hymn Improvisations" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission. Visit classichymns.org to download this hymn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 14 – Affections and Feelings

G3 Ministries — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0500

Biblical definition of affection, evolution of the idea of emotions, Jonathan Edwards, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” by Charles Wesley, Understanding Affections in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards by Ryan Martin, and controlling the passions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Come to the Waters | Songs of Zion, Ep. 15

G3 Ministries — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0500

A brief refleciton on "Come to the Waters" by James Montgomery Boice from Hymns for a Modern Reformation. Background music from "Impromptu: Meditative Hymn Improvisations" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission. Visit classichymns.org to download this hymn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 13 – Three Forms of Culture

G3 Ministries — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0500

Biblical definition of culture, “My God, I Love Thee,” pop culture, All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes by Ken Myers, and the church’s use of culture. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus | Songs of Zion Ep. 14

G3 Ministries — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0500

A brief reflection on "O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus." Background music from "Sacre Music for Cello" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 12 - Let the Little Children Come

G3 Ministries — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500

Children in worship, “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” worship formation, Parenting in the Pew, tips for pastors, parents, and parishioners --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

My God, I Love Thee | Songs of Zion Ep. 13

G3 Ministries — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500

A brief reflection on "My God, I Love Thee." Background music from "Impromptu: Meditative Hymn Improvisations" by Paul S. Jones. Used by permission. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 11 - Why We Sing

G3 Ministries — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500

Psalm 96, the formative power of singing, “Father, Most Holy,” Singing and Making Music by Paul Jones --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Behold, the Great Creator | Songs of Zion Ep. 12

G3 Ministries — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "Behold, the Great Creator." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Christians, Awake! Salute the Happy Morn | Songs of Zion Ep. 11

G3 Ministries — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "Christians, Awake! Salute the Happy Morn." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

See Amid the Winter's Snow | Songs of Zion Ep. 10

G3 Ministries — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "See Amid the Winter's Snow." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

All My Heart this Night Rejoices | Songs of Zion Ep. 9

G3 Ministries — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "All My Heart this Night Rejoices." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

In the Bleak Midwinter | Songs of Zion Ep. 8

G3 Ministries — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "In the Bleak Midwinter." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

From Heaven Above to Earth I Come | Songs of Zion Ep. 7

G3 Ministries — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming | Songs of Zion Ep. 6

G3 Ministries — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

How Bright Appears the Morning Star | Songs of Zion Ep. 5

G3 Ministries — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "How Bright Appears the Morning Star." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light | Songs of Zion Ep. 4

G3 Ministries — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Love Came Down at Christmas | Songs of Zion Ep. 3

G3 Ministries — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "Love Came Down at Christmas" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Of the Father's Love Begotten | Songs of Zion Ep. 2

G3 Ministries — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief hymn reflection on "Of the Father's Love Begotten." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence | Songs of Zion Ep. 1

G3 Ministries — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

A brief reflection on the hymn, "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 10 - The Advent of Christ

G3 Ministries — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0500

The 12 Days of Christmas, “Savior of the Nations, Come,” Does Christmas have pagan roots?, and which advent is in view in “Joy to the Word”? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 9 - Thanksgiving: The Primary Worship Response

G3 Ministries — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0500

Gratitude, the nature of spiritual affections, “Father, We Thank Thee,” and Eucharist. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 8 - Diversity and Unity in the Body of Christ

G3 Ministries — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0500

Christian Identity, “My Song Is Love Unknown” by Samuel Crossman, Spiritual Unity, and the Benefits of Functional Diversity --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 7 - The Reformation of Worship

G3 Ministries — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 01:00:00 -0400

The People’s Work, 1 Corinthians 14, “Ah, Holy Jesus” by Johann Heermann, Worship Reformed According to Scripture by Hughes Oliphant Old, and biblical authority. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 6 - The Theo-Logic of Biblical Worship

G3 Ministries — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 01:00:00 -0400

The Pattern of Worship at Mt. Sinai, Fourth-Century Latin Hymn “Holy God, We Praise Your Name,” Recurring Worship Pattern in the Temple, Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell, and the Pattern of Heavenly Worship. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 5 - Christians in Culture

G3 Ministries — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Historic Christian approaches toward culture, “Lord, We Bow Before Your Glory” by Eric Alexander, Worldview without God, Augustine’s City of God, and the Lord’s Day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 4 - Work that Serves Christ

G3 Ministries — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Christian vocation, “How Sad Our State” by Isaac Watts, God’s two kingdoms, What Is Vocation? by Stephen Nichols, and God’s work in the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 3 - Seek the Welfare of the City

G3 Ministries — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 01:00:00 -0400

God's common grace in culture, distinct worship, review of By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture, and the importance of welcoming children into corporate worship. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 2 - Singing the Lord's Song in a Pagan Culture

G3 Ministries — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 01:00:00 -0400

The church as exiles and strangers, a hymn resource, review of A New Song for an Old World by Calvin Stapert, and a biblical definition of culture. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★

Ep. 1 - By the Waters of Babylon

G3 Ministries — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:43:12 -0400

In this episode: Is Psalm 137 relevant for today? Recommendation on The Conservative Church by David de Bruyn Review of To Change the World by James Davison Hunter Review of "Return to the Ordinary Means of Grace" by Sean Nolan What does it mean to be "people of the Book"? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottaniol/support ★ Support this podcast ★