Academics of the Heart w/ Dr. Nijay Gupta

The Quiet Reformation

PART 2 / 2

[0:05] Jumping back in with Dr. Nijay Gupta

• https://www.seminary.edu/faculty/nijay-gupta/

• https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cruxsola/

• Sin and Its Remedy in Paul (Contours of Pauline Theology)

[0:50] Growing up in a Christian environment that was serious, but also very sterile.

[2:45] God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:8)

[4:40] Love involves wrapping our whole self around someone. Hate involves creating a distance or barriers between yourself and another. To love your enemies, means to actually care about them.

[8:25] “I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

[9:05] Miroslav Volf - Religion and Ethics Newsweekly

[10:53] The mechanisms are important regarding atonement, but what is more important is the motivation.

[13:15] "The most profound thought I have ever known is the simple truth: Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." Karth Barth

[13:50] The problem with pastors today is their over familiarity with the Bible.

[15:40] Bible Reading should not be about just information but about formation with a disposition that expects to hear from God.

[18:40] May God turn our hearts to Him in faith, hope, and love.

Music Contributions to the Podcast

• Aaron Strumpel

• Poor Bishop Hooper

• Kings Canyon

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