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06/05/2026

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Romans 12:2

“You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.”

James 4:4

“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”

1 John 2:15-16

“I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.”

John 17:14-16

06/03/2026

Welcome to the series: Casual Theology.

This will be a series going through Systematic Theology casually (bite-sized and not touching on everything).

What you may want to know about this series:

This series comes from a Protestant perspective most closely aligning with what Reformed Baptists would teach. Subsequently, it comes from a high view of scripture.

Everything in this series is simplified and streamlined. If you find yourself seeing a post and wanting more on that topic, consider listening to the Back to Basics (BTB) series that inspired this series on the Christ is the Cure Podcast.

The first episode aired on 3/14/24, with a total of 20 episodes covering Systematic Theology. This series jumps over some of content in the BTB series such as “the meta narrative of scripture” and “discipleship.”

CITC is subscriber-supported; consider joining the team to support and get some perks on top of it including exclusive content and episodes at patreon.com/christisthecure.

06/01/2026

On March 5th, we announced a big update for the podcast: Season 6 will begin airing publicly in August, with the podcast already airing for patrons on Patreon.

This is exciting news. Older episodes continue to perform well, and I’m especially hopeful that the upcoming series on the Gospels (if I can still squeeze it into season 6!) will be particularly helpful for everyday Christians who want to grow in their understanding of Scripture.

If you’ve been following along with CITC, thank you. It really means a lot that you’re here and engaging with the content.

That said, we’ve seen a significant drop in support over the past year. Several longtime “veteran patrons” have had to step away due to life circumstances, and at times, my approach (seeking nuance and pushing back against extremes on multiple sides) has led others to leave as well. Both are understandable. I’m thankful for those veterans, and I remain fully committed to the same approach going forward because that’s what many of you value and why many follow CITC.

If the podcast, the one-on-one conversations, or the resources have been helpful to you, or if you think they would be beneficial for others, prayerfully consider joining the support team for at least the next year as we assess the viability of season 7.

Your support makes a real difference. It allows me to:

* Continue producing thoughtful, Scripture-centered content
* Make more episodes available to the public
* Carve out time for the writing project and Season 7 preparation this summer
* Get back to creating helpful PDFs like we used to
* And behind the scenes work such as discussing with dozens of individuals per week.

In return, as a paid supporter, you’ll get access to exclusive episodes, courses, background discussions, PDFs, and more (the full list is pinned on the Patreon page).

05/27/2026

Reposted due to a significant typo.

Welcome to the series: Casual Theology.

This will be a series going through Systematic Theology casually (bite-sized and not touching on everything).

What you may want to know about this series:

This series comes from a Protestant perspective most closely aligning with what Reformed Baptists would teach. Subsequently, it comes from a high view of scripture.

Everything in this series is simplified and streamlined. If you find yourself seeing a post and wanting more on that topic, consider listening to the Back to Basics (BTB) series that inspired this series on the Christ is the Cure Podcast.

The first episode aired on 3/14/24, with a total of 20 episodes covering Systematic Theology. This series jumps over some of content in the BTB series such as “the meta narrative of scripture” and “discipleship.”

CITC is subscriber-supported; consider joining the team to support and get some perks on top of it including exclusive content and episodes at patreon.com/christisthecure.

05/25/2026

Paul says Jesus took on the form of a slave. While many opt for the less offensive term “servant” here in Philippians, it would be best to retain the term “slave” in translation.

We find that this is the only instance where the term δοῦλος (slave) is used for Christ, making it particularly noteworthy but also relevant to the context. Additionally, the term itself in juxtaposition to the μορφή (form) of Christ prior to emptying himself would have been jarring for the Philippians.

In remembering the Roman social pecking order and placing slaves within it properly, we can understand why “the notion of a Being of equal rank to God willingly ‘taking on the form of a slave’ would have struck residents of Roman Philippi as abject folly” (Hellerman, 115).

Such a folly can be understood in recognizing that slaves were at the bottom of the social order, especially in that they were by law inferior and categorically separate from the individuals who lived in freedom (Gaius, 1.2.8). Harrill puts it vividly, “although they are not biologically dead, slaves in effect are socially dead to the free population” (1125).

The necessary qualification is that Christ did not become a slave in a literal sense but rather “in a relative sense – relative, that is, to his preincarnate status” (Hellerman, 115). As Oakes states, the long drop from God in status to a human being in status was significant (Hellerman, 115) and so much so that it was like taking on the form of a slave.

Learn more about the weight of being described as a ‘slave’ in the latest episode of the CITC podcast. In this episode, we talk about Slavery in the Greco-Roman world, with an underlying point of the beauty of historical background for illuminting the text of scirpture in interpretation. We talk about the institution in the Roman world, a bit about social stratification, and how the prominence/conceptions of slavery in the Roman world helps us see weight in the New Testament.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/158089325?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pJwqYLRfcwErdLAJ72d69?si=pzOb-h5nRNCYD6ersrU2lw

05/21/2026

Throwback post from when hosted a discussion between a complementarian and an egalitarian, the former of which was Michael (). Michael actually did a series on the topic, which led to the discussion, from what I could tell and it led to an interesting conversation that I’m sure you could find on ’ YouTube channel. One thing I noticed in comments across all the posts was questions about the terms, “What does that mean…?” So I figured I’d pop in, not to debate the topic, but to maybe summarize (hopefully well) the terms in question.

05/13/2026

The Bible, especially the wisdom literature, has a good deal to say about the tongue and the power of words, though, this post is but a fraction. When I say “power” I do not mean the power to “manifest” or “create” in the sense that some modern folk twist it, but the power to bring life to another person or to cut them down. To build up or destroy. And within our time, the power to bring the Good news of Jesus Christ.

The proverbs train us in wisdom, the proper application of principles. And the power of our words are primarily relational, but also indicative of our current condition and the state of our heart. What we find when we read through the theology of our words and the tongue is that the tongue is in need of constant training.

In the modern era of the Internet, the ancient wisdom of God on the tongues can instruct us tremendously.

05/12/2026

Latest episode: Kenotic Christologies: the Kenosis Heresy?

In this episode, we talk about “the Kenosis heresy” and working through Kenoticism. We define a couple of types of Kenotic theories and then positively express the traditional view.

Join and listen at Patreon.com/christisthecure or from Spotify “Christ is the Cure for patrons”

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05/08/2026

Welcome to the new series: Casual Theology.

This will be a series going through Systematic Theology casually (bite-sized and not touching on everything).

What you may want to know about this series:

This series comes from a Protestant perspective most closely aligning with what Reformed Baptists would teach. Subsequently, it comes from a high view of scripture.

Everything in this series is simplified and streamlined. If you find yourself seeing a post and wanting more on that topic, consider listening to the Back to Basics (BTB) series that inspired this series on the Christ is the Cure Podcast.

The first episode aired on 3/14/24, with a total of 20 episodes covering Systematic Theology. This series jumps over some of content in the BTB series such as “the meta narrative of scripture” and “discipleship.”

CITC is subscriber-supported; consider joining the team to support and get some perks on top of it including exclusive content and episodes at patreon.com/christisthecure.

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