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In this episode of the podcast, Tommy and Stephen interview Rev. Randy Greenwald, Senior Pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Oviedo, FL. They discuss Questions 37 and 38 of the Shorter Catechism concerning the benefits that christians received from Christ at death and the resurrection. Randy Greenwald is author of Something Worth Living For: God, the World, Yourself, and the Shorter Catechism.
Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?
A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection.
Q. 38. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
A. At the resurrection, believers, being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoying of God to all eternity.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Something Worth Living For by Randall Greenwald (Randy's new book on the Shorter Catechism)
The Bible and the Future by Anthony Hoekema
The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis
Grounded in Heaven by Michael Allen
We are thankful to Christian Focus Publications for gifting us with great copies of the Shorter Catechism.
Thanks to Andy Zipf and Yellowhammer Hymns for our intro music and Bruce Benedict for our exit music. You can find their music on platforms like Amazon Music and Spotify. You can learn more about these talented musicians here:
Andy Zipf and Yellowhammer Hymns at https://www.yellowhammerhymns.com
Bruce Benedict at https://cardiphonia.org/
Tommy Park can be found at www.unf.ruf.org and Stephen Spinnenweber at https://www.wpcajax.us
