The Westminster Podcast

Christ died and rose again. But how do we come to share in what he accomplished? What does Paul actually mean when he says that believers are “in Christ”?

In this episode of Westminster Radio, Richard Gaffin explores union with Christ and why it matters for everything from our justification to our bodily resurrection. Drawing on Scripture, Calvin, and the Westminster catechisms, he explains how the Holy Spirit unites us to the Savior through faith, and why Christ’s benefits can never be separated from Christ himself. We receive the whole Christ: the priest who saves us, the prophet we listen to, and the king we obey. And his hold on us extends even to the grave.

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Matt Jones of Empower One joins Nate Shannon to discuss church planting, theological education, and the work of making disciples in some of the hardest places in Africa. From South Sudan and Darfur to refugee camps and unreached communities, Jones explains why slow, indigenous, deeply rooted ministry often bears more lasting fruit than strategies built around speed and numbers—and what Christians in the West can learn from pastors who remain faithful when there is nowhere else to go.

Learn more about Matt's ministry at empower-one.org.

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How do we come to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, and what role does the Holy Spirit play in that conviction? In this archival lecture, John Frame explores the Spirit’s work in inspiring Scripture and opening our hearts to receive its truth, showing how his inward testimony works together with evidence, argument, and careful study. Frame calls us to approach God’s Word with intellectual seriousness and prayerful dependence on the Spirit who enables us to understand, believe, and obey it.

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Why are we so fascinated by superheroes? In this episode of the Westminster Podcast, Nate Shannon talks with Ransom Poythress about superheroes, science, storytelling, and the Christian worldview. Drawing from a course he teaches at Houghton University, Poythress explores what characters like Superman and Batman reveal about our understanding of human nature, our longing to transcend our limitations, and our desire for someone powerful enough to save us.

The conversation moves from the science behind superpowers to the deeper structure of superhero stories themselves. Why do stories of sacrifice, salvation, good and evil, and ultimate victory resonate so deeply with us? Poythress argues that our attraction to these stories reflects something far greater: the world really is broken, we really do need a Savior, and the fictional heroes we create can offer faint echoes of the true story fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Nate and Ransom also discuss how these stories can provide natural points of contact for evangelism and a distinctly Van Tilian approach to apologetics.

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What happens to the church when confidence in the Bible gives way to human judgment? In this archival address, James Montgomery Boice makes the case for biblical inerrancy, showing why the truthfulness of Scripture is essential to the church’s authority, reformation, and preaching. Drawing on his own encounters with challenges to the Bible, Boice calls Christians to face difficult questions honestly while standing firmly on the trustworthy Word of God.

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