Old Paths Podcast

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Women & Modesty

Michael & Cody take up the topic of women and modesty. First, they define woman; second, they define and distinguish modesty; third, they consider some examples of immodesty and applications of modesty, including motives for modesty; and fourth and finally, they wrap up with objections and submitted questions. Highlights: Nature, experience, and Scripture on woman —Social and aesthetic power of woman —Personal & sensual modesty / immodesty —What is the relation of modesty to the law of God? —Other principles, like charity and loyalty —What place do women have in social media? —Loud, argumentative, unruly women —Women in male spaces: why a problem? —What constitutes sensual immodesty? —How have modesty standards regressed? —The magistrate & public immodesty —Rosaria Butterfield, Chris Gordon, Anthony Diehl —Should pastors preach on women's modesty? —The use of "whore" and immodesty —Women weaponizing sexuality —The refreshing, enriching power of modesty —For whom are the sensual treats? —Is modesty objective or subjective? —What is the relationship between modesty in dress and behavior? —Must women hide their figure to be modest? —Are pants immodest? What about makeup? Showing hair? —The red dress controversy —Must modesty be boring? Resources: David Silversides' sermon on modesty Manuscript of Silversides Free book:Christian Modesty & the Public Undressing of America by Jeff Pollard

Marrow 8: Providence

S2E15—Marrow 8: Providence Michael & Cody continue through ⁠The Marrow of Theology⁠, by William Ames, with particular focus upon Providence. Highlights: What is providence? its etymology? its parts? and how is it distinct from the decree, counsel, and creation? How should we consider God's attributes (e.g. justice, wisdom, holiness) in relation to providence? Primary and secondary causes: what are they, why should we care, what can we learn and apply? Participation in the divine. Should this doctrine beget activity or passivity in us? The abuse of providence. Ordinary & extraordinary providence; Hurricane Helene and Western North Carolina. What is God's incarnate justice and comfort? How do they relate to providence? Donald Trump & the bullet: extraordinary providence? Fear and thanks. Conservation and government: what are they? how can we see them today? what can we learn? Paul, Titus, and the imitation of God's conservation and government. Common government vs. special government. How does God cause secondary causes? How can we draw comfort from the seeming conflict of secondary causes? Thomas Cartwright's applications. Romans 8:28 & providence. If God causes all things, does he cause sin? If not, do we have hope? How should Christians think this through?

Haitian Crusaders with Matt Marino

S2E14: Haitian Crusaders w/ Matt Marino Cody, Michael, & returning guest, Matt Marino, engage in discussion on two chief topics: the dynamics of immigration and the metaphysics of historiography. Inspired by Matt's two articles: Who is the Sojourner? and The Lost Tools of Learning from History. Highlights: Sojourner—defined and abused. Is America being deliberately destroyed through illegals? Abuses of Scripture to justify demographic warfare. Can we love humanity in general? Who is a neighbor?—can Wolfgang Musculus help us here? The imago Dei and immigration. How is our compassion exploited? Is the government required by God's law to remove illegals? Who is a native? Is C. Jay Engel's "Heritage American" helpful? Can Aristotle help? What place does race play? Culture? The "Anglo-Saxon supremacy" demanded by the VA Senate in 1905 + the NC and SC demands of immigrants of Celtic, Teutonic, and Saxon origins. Is America facing an identity crisis? Has the 1965 Hart-Celler Act radically redefined America? The failure of Blacks to assimilate into White America—real, important? Discussing race & politics without lighting our hair on fire. The reality of race as expressed in voting patterns. Hostiles vs. Hospitables. If the "immigrants" are in need, why are they all military-aged males? Natural law—does it require distinct nations and borders? The place of voting in these things. Political liars and gaslighters. Is the invasion of illegals a judgment of God? Gideon & Samson as lesser saviors of God's people while God was yet judging his people. The prophets on strangers as a judgment. Passivity and pacifism—besetting sins of our age and church? Is it a matter of natural law to defend your own people and place, even using violence if need be? How John Piper & James White fail here. Metaphysical thinking and the Crusades, the Civil War, and WW2. What place should the Civil War have in our thinking today? The South as one of the last holdouts of Christian orthodoxy; as a real opponent against egalitarianism, including upholding slavery; and as upholding racial superiority and inferiority. Are things that are not the gospel important? "Not the gospel" is deployed against political interests. Apolitical posture—idolatry? The punch right, kiss left spirit. Should "metaphysical thinking" be applied to WW2? The failure of piecemeal facts vs. the narrative. The place of shotgun facts in destroying the narrative. Proxy battles vs. substance, e.g. Romanists vs Protestants, the Crusades, etc. Can a syllogism convert the masses? The place of vibes and memes in sociopolitical renewal. The Holodomor, 10M Germans starved, Adolf Hitler & Christianity. Righteous deconstruction. Stephen Wolfe as a brilliant Twitter troll. Historiography as self-loathing and damning heroes. Dabney & Secession; Crusades & the present invasion of the West by Islam. The difference between how Crusades may have been used by Romanists in the past vs. how they are abused today against us. Responding effectively to the shibboleths and struggle sessions of words like racist, Nazi, white supremacist, and events like WW2, the Civil War, and Civil Rights. The danger of friendly fire & undue fear. Do not play the disavowal game. Purity spiraling & the failure of the Right to unite against a common enemy. Struggle sessions as opportunity for victory. The rationality of becoming white supremacist.

Marrow 7: Creation

S2E13—Marrow 7: Creation Benjamin, Michael, & Cody continue through The Marrow of Theology, by William Ames, with particular focus upon Creation. Highlights: Creation ex nihilo. What is the creator-creature distinction? Is macro-evolution compatible with Christianity? What about micro-evolution, speciation, & natural selection? Will earth or heaven be our final home? The 3rd heaven and annihilation of earth. What are angels, and why is the idea of angel-human hybrids stupid? 1 Enoch, Jude, Nephilim, sons of God & daughters of men. Fanciful speculation about the angelic and spiritual world. Pit bulls—utter abomination or useful destroyer of creatures? "Grace restores nature"—what does this mean and why should we care? Is it crucial? Ames & Paul: modern sexists. Do ladies need to get out of politics? Beth Moore & Rosaria Butterfield. Men need to restrain their women. Dominion—what is it? How should it factor into our thinking and ethics?