Welcome to Season 5 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In Season 5 of the show we're celebrating 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea by going through the Nicene Creed line by line. Each episode we'll be talking about what the creed affirms, where those truths are found in Scripture, and how they play out in the life and mission of the church.

In this episode, we discuss our Creator God. What does the creed affirm about God as Creator? Where does this come from in Scripture, and why does it matter for the life and mission of the church?

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S5 Episode 4 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• Thinking Through Creation: Genesis 1 and 2 as Tools of Cultural Critique by Christopher Watkin
• Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God's Plan for the World by Ian K. Smith
• The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom by Andrew Peterson

Welcome to Season 5 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In Season 5 of the show we're celebrating 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea by going through the Nicene Creed line by line. Each episode we'll be talking about what the creed affirms, where those truths are found in Scripture, and how they play out in the life and mission of the church.

In this episode, we discuss the nature of God as a Triune God. What does the creed affirm about the Trinity, where is this in the Bible, and how does is impact the life and mission of the church?

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S5 Episode 3 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• The Trinity: An Introduction (Short Studies in Systematic Theology) by Scott Swain
• The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything by Fred Sanders

Welcome to Season 5 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In Season 5 of the show we're celebrating 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea by going through the Nicene Creed line by line. Each episode we'll be talking about what the creed affirms, where those truths are found in Scripture, and how they play out in the life and mission of the church.

In this episode, we discuss what it means to believe in One Almighty God.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S5 Episode 2 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• 12 Things God Can't Do...and How They Can Help You Sleep at Night by Nick Tucker
• Knowing God by J. I. Packer

Welcome to Season 5 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In Season 5 of the show we're celebrating 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea by going through the Nicene Creed line by line. Each episode we'll be talking about what the creed affirms, where those truths are found in Scripture, and how they play out in the life and mission of the church.

In this episode, we introduce the Nicene Creed and talk about the importance of creeds and confessions.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S5 Episode 1 - Show Notes

• DUT S4 E4: The Council of Nicaea

Recommended Resources -

• The Creedal Imperative by Carl R. Trueman (out of print - the updated version is now titled, Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity)
• The Nicene Creed: An Introduction by Phillip Carry
• The Story of Creeds and Confessions: Tracing the Development of the Christian Faith by Donald Fairbairn and Ryan M. Reeves (Koorong link)

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this bonus episode, Cam and Murray and joined by Dr John V. Fesko to talk about his book, "The Giver of Life: The Biblical Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and Salvation", the newest work in the "We Believe" series produced by Lexham press and edited by Murray Smith and John McClean.

Dr John V. Fesko is the Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith
• John V. Fesko

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Bonus Episode 3 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• The Giver of Life: The Biblical Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and Salvation by John V. Fesko

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this episode, we're joined by John Wilson to talk about Australian Presbyterian Church History. We go over the arrival of the gospel to Australia, Presbyterianism coming to Australia, and then discuss several key moments in the history of the Presbyterian Church in Australia including federation, church union, and subsequent debates.

Rev. Dr John Wilson is Lecturer in Church History & Practical Theology at the Presbyterian Theological College, Victoria. He has served as the Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, and the Moderator of the PCA in Victoria.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith
• John Wilson

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 15 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• Australian Christian Life from 1788 by Iain Murray
• Burning or Bushed: The Presbyterian Church of Australia 40 Years On edited by Paul F. Cooper and David A. Burke (available at Eider Books)
• Principle and Principal: the other side of the Rev. Dr Peter Cameron Heresy Trial edited by Paul F. Cooper and David A. Burke (available at Eider Books)

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this episode, we tell the story of the "conversion" of Charles and John Wesley and the rise of evangelicalism. We explore the marks of evangelicalism and its impact on the church including things like the 19th century missions movement. We also discuss how this renewal movement has had an impact on the church today.

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 14 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• The Expulsive Power of a New Affection by Thomas Chalmers
• Tethered to the Cross: The Life and Preaching of Charles H. Spurgeon by Thomas Breimaier
• The Evangelical Quadrilateral: Characterizing the British Gospel Movement by David W. Bebbington
• AFES Doctrinal Basis vs Westminster Confession of Faith

Welcome to Season 4 of Down Under Theology, a podcast equipping and encouraging Australian Christians to get down and under the theology impacting the life and mission of the church.

In this episode, we're joined by Rev. Dr John McClean to talk about the Westminster Assembly and all to come out of it. We discuss the Westminster Confession of Faith, the other Assembly Documents (Shorter and Larger Catechisms, Form of Church Government, Directory of Public Worship), how the Assembly came about, and its impact on the church going forward.

Rev. Dr John McClean is the Vice Principal and Lecturer is Systematic Theology at Christ College, and co-editor (alongside Murray Smith) of the 'We Believe' series (Lexham Press).

Thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch with us at downundertheology@gmail.com.

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Episode Hosts:

• Allister Lum Mow (@allisterlm)
• Cameron Clausing (@cam_clausing)
• Murray Smith
• John McClean

Producer:

• Nick Rabe

Episode Sponsor:

• Christ College, Sydney

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S4 Episode 13 - Show Notes

Recommended Resources -

• Confessing the Faith: A Reader's Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn
• The Westminster Assembly: Reading its Theology in Historical Context by Robert Letham
• Fair Sunshine: Character Studies of the Scottish Covenanters by Jock Purves