#12136 How Do I Read Romans 8–9 Without Falling Into Calvinism? - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Romans 8–9 is often cited in support of Calvinist theology—but is that the only way to read it? We explore a Catholic interpretation of these powerful chapters, along with questions about the priesthood, interfaith prayer, and the role of bishops in setting fasting rules.

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Questions Covered:

1:00 – Why does the office of the priesthood deserve reverence and respect and how is it beautiful?
08:23 – What kind of authority does a bishop have over fasting rules?
14:40 – Will there be a new temple built in Jerusalem?
18:52 – How do I read Romans 8-9 without reading Calvinism into it?
29:28 – Pope Francis inaugurated the Abrahamic house. Is it smart to be praying with Muslims?
36:40 – How do I respond when I don’t know the answers?
47:31 – Where do you see the papacy in the Council of Nicaea?

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0:31.7	I'm Seichael, your host, Joe Heschmeier, our guests for another hour, have asked me anything.
0:35.7	8883187-884, AAA 3187-884, AAA-3187-884. Joe, we had
0:43.2	mass here. The students came with us to mass today and wonderful preaching from Father about
0:48.6	this is the part of Lent, where you realize that you're not perfect.
0:56.2	You're much clearer on the fact that some of these things are really difficult
1:00.5	and you thought it was going to be easy, but it's not easy.
1:04.1	So this is the week where I start saying to myself in Lent,
1:08.2	I'm just going to have a really good holy week.
1:09.9	That's what I say to myself. You know what? I'm going to turn this thing around. I'm going to have a really good holy week. That's what I say to myself.
1:11.0	I'm just going to say, you know what? I'm going to turn this thing around. I'm going to have a
1:13.8	really good holy week. Yeah, it's a I'll get better next week. Yeah. It's for two weeks from now in this
1:20.7	case. I mean, but yeah, we don't want to lose the traditional passion tide that the last two weeks are kind of the intense period to really
1:28.2	to buckle down.
1:30.1	Yeah, yeah, and deepen the paint, you know.
1:31.9	Yeah, okay.
1:32.7	All right.
1:33.4	Also, a great time to remember to pray for those people coming in the church.
1:38.0	We are.
1:39.1	Darren's pointed this out to me, I don't know, maybe a year and a half ago, maybe two years ago.
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