Living as a “Living Sacrifice” — Anabaptist Reflections
Jerry Eicher concludes his Romans series by focusing on Romans 12:1–2 and the central theme of sacrifice woven throughout Paul’s letter. He argues that sacrifice is the foundational posture of the new life in Christ — presenting our bodies as a living, holy, acceptable service and being transformed by the renewing of the mind.
Drawing on Anabaptist and Amish cultural examples, personal anecdotes (including family stories and a dramatic refugee bus journey), and practical concerns about gifts, obligation, and putting family first, Eicher explores how sacrificial service looks in ordinary congregational life and warns against lukewarm compromises.
He also surveys historical missionaries and revival movements — from Hudson Taylor’s faith-based endurance to Amy Carmichael’s lifelong service — to show how sacrifice has driven mass spiritual change. The episode invites listeners to rethink sacrifice as the core expression of post‑baptismal Christian living and to consider how that commitment might be recovered today.
26 Sept 2026
Predestination and Human Will: Unpacking Romans 9–11
Jerry Eicher (Anabaptist Theological Perspectives) walks listeners through Romans 8–11, focusing on the thorny passages in chapters 9–11 often cited in Calvinist debates. He examines key examples Paul uses—Isaac’s twins (Esau and Jacob), Pharaoh, and the potter and clay—asking what Paul means by foreknowledge, predestination, and election.Eicher contrasts deterministic Calvinist readings with an approach that sees God foreknowing types of people God can work with, not detailed individual destinies. He explores biblical examples (Abraham’s intercession, Moses, Sodom and Gomorrah), the role of human will and surrender, and how God can incorporate the ‘unknown’ into his purposes. Practical application emphasizes surrender and participation with God’s shaping work.
26 Sept 2026
Romans 7 Unmasked: Wrestling with Law, Flesh, and Freedom
Jerry Eicher of Anabaptist Theological Perspectives tackles the difficult passages in Romans 7, setting them against Romans 6 and 8 to clarify Paul’s message about law, sin, and new life in Christ. He focuses on key verses (e.g., Romans 7:15), the baptism imagery of being "alive from the dead," and the marriage metaphor that explains freedom from the law through Christ’s death.
The episode explores the struggle between flesh and mind: how engaging the law with our flesh leads to condemnation and spiritual death, while acknowledging God’s law with the inward mind and offering sacrificial surrender allows the Spirit to work. Practical points include using reason to discern God’s will, the role of sacrificial surrender over performance-based obedience, and how the Spirit enables victory.
Listeners can expect a clear, pastoral unpacking of doctrine and application for everyday Christian living—honest wrestling with failure, steps toward surrender, and the hopeful transition into Romans 8’s promise of no condemnation and Spirit-led obedience.
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