The Uncultured Saints

In Episode 3 of Season 7 of the Uncultured Saints, Pastors Goodman and Lietzau are tackling Galatians 2:1-10, where Paul addresses the issue of circumcision and the gospel. 

Topics discussed in this episode include:

> Why Paul is always talking about circumcision.
> The larger issue that Paul is addressing (beyond circumcision).
> How strict adherence to circumcision is a danger to the gospel. 
> The problem with introducing a “middle step” between Jesus and our salvation.
> Why Timothy was circumcised as an adult and Titus wasn’t.
> What is adiaphora and how does it relate to this issue?
> When should the conscience be burdened by things that are important to some but indifferent to others?
> When Christians should yield to others and when they shouldn’t.
> How we determine what things are considered stumbling blocks and what’s not.
> How Paul deals with those who are trying to “spy out” their freedom in Christ in order to bring them back under slavery to the law. 
> What Luther says about this section of Galatians.
> The role of the law in salvation and the life of the Christian.
> And more!


Contributor Rev. Harrison Goodman is the Higher Things Executive Director of Missions and Theology.

Contributor Eli Lietzau is the pastor at Wheat Ridge Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wheat Ridge, CO. 

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What is The Uncultured Saints?

We’re told the same thing over and over. Christianity doesn’t fit with today’s culture. The thing is, it isn’t the culture saying it. It’s the church. We’ve done a great job figuring out what we’re not. Sometimes we forget what we are. We’re the saints, washed in the blood of the lamb. We’re sinners Jesus made holy. This defines us. There are places Christianity doesn’t fit with today’s culture because Christianity isn’t bound by culture. We’re free in Christ to be uncultured. Not against it. Not apart from it. Undefined by it, because we’re defined by something greater. Join Pr. Goodman and Pr. Lietzau, the uncultured saints, as we tackle today’s issues through the lens of the Lutheran Confessions and find answers to today’s questions rooted in a timeless truth in Christ.