The Blessed Hope Podcast -- with Dr. Kim Riddlebarger

Interested in taking a deep dive into the biblical text? Join host Dr. Kim Riddlebarger for each episode of the Blessed Hope Podcast as we explore the Letters of the Apostle Paul. In each episode, we work our way through Paul’s letters, focusing upon Paul’s life and times, the gospel he preaches, the law/gospel distinction, the doctrine of justification sola fide, Paul’s two-age eschatology, and a whole lot more. So get out your Bible and join us! Oh, and expect a few bad jokes and surprise episodes along the way.

Podcasting since 2022 • 97 episodes

The Blessed Hope Podcast -- with Dr. Kim Riddlebarger

Latest Episodes

"True Circumcision" Season Five/Episode Ten (Romans 2:17-29)

Episode Synopsis:Gentiles had a difficult time understanding why Jews would circumcise their male children. There was no Gentile heritage or memory of Abraham. Further complicating the situation was the fact that, among Jews in Ro...

September 28, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 10 • 46:04

"Doers of the Law" Season Five/Episode Nine (Part Two of a Deep Dive Into Romans 2:1-16)

Episode Synopsis:Paul’s words in Romans 2:13 come as quite a shock to the Christian ear of those who have grown up with a theology that God is all-loving, but not holy in the sense described by Paul: “For it is not the heare...

September 14, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 9 • 41:19

"Storing Up Wrath" Season Five/Episode Eight ( Romans 2:1-11)

Episode Synopsis:The church in Rome was predominately Gentile–made up of recent converts from Greco-Roman paganism to Christianity. Such Gentiles knew little if anything about the Old Testament, nor its central figures, Abra...

August 31, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 8 • 41:38

"God Gave Them Over" (Part 2) Season Five/Episode Seven (Romans 1:18-32)

Episode Synopsis:What happens to those who know right from wrong but choose to follow their own path even though their conscience and the Word of God warn them not to go that way? No, lightning does not strike them, nor does...

August 17, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 7 • 41:10

"Without Excuse" (Part 1) Season Five/Episode Six (Romans 1:19-20)

Episode Synopsis:I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first? I gave you a hint about the good news in the previous episode, in which we took a look at the thesis statement of Romans—Romans 1:16–17. Th...

August 03, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 6 • 32:32

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