Real Life Theology Podcast
Real Life Theology Podcast
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Resist the World: Pursue Full Discipleship to Jesus | Jonathan Storment
16 minutes Posted Apr 21, 2026 at 8:00 am.
Intro & Episode Overview
Opening Remarks & Background
Atlantic Article — ’Christology vs. Sociology’
Personal Journey: Conservative to Progressive
The Haunting Photo: One Man at a Nazi Rally
Karl Barth & Theological Resistance
Hitler’s Jesus vs. The True Jesus — Choosing Which Jesus to Follow
Matthew as a Manual for Discipleship
Following, Not Rewriting, Jesus (Peter Episode)
Why Early Christianity Grew — Five Distinctions
No Political Party Fully Represents the Gospel Vision
On Progress and the Apostolic Vision
Bonhoeffer & ’Schools of Death’ — Spiritual Training vs. Cultural Formation
Love Makes You Uncool — Personal Conviction
Call to Fall Deeply in Love with Jesus — Conclusion
Outro & Renew Mission
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Jonathan Storment challenges Christians to resist cultural formation by returning to wholehearted discipleship to Jesus. Drawing on examples from Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer and lessons from the Gospel of Matthew, he warns against inventing a convenient Jesus and urges a life marked by nonviolence, generosity, racial inclusion, and sacrificial love.
This episode calls listeners to fall deeply in love with the true Jesus, embrace radical obedience, and prioritize disciple-making over political or cultural alignment.