5th Gospel Podcast
The 5th Gospel Podcast reexamines the teachings of Jesus through Scripture, history, and the lens of Agapē—self-giving love. Matthew and Ritah challenge familiar assumptions and explore what it means to genuinely believe, live, and reflect the way of God.
5th Gospel Podcast
Latest Episodes
5th Gospel Ep. 11 - "The Parables: Judgment Seen Through Agape"
How will we be judged? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, the Parable of the Talents, and Matthew 7, Matthew and Ritah explore how conscience shapes our lives, why God judges with our circumstances in view, and what it really means to be bo...
5th Gospel Ep. 10 — What Does It Mean to Believe?
Is belief about what we confess or how we live? We start with why critical thinking protects faith from manipulation, then turn to Jesus' Parable of the Sower. The path, the rocky ground, the thorns, and the good soil reveal that genuine bel...
5th Gospel Ep. 9 — Divine Identity: One God, the Father and the Son
If the Father is God and the Son is God, is that two Gods? Matthew and Ritah dig into John's Gospel, including monogenēs, the prologue of John 1, and John 5, to explore how the Father and Son can be distinct yet perfectly united. The conclus...
5G Podcast Ep. 8 — Who Is Jesus? The Son of Man and the Authority of the King
If human interpretation is limited, what makes Jesus different? We trace how the New Testament presents Him: Psalm 110, the Son of Man in Daniel 7, the King and Judge of Matthew 25, and the self-emptying Christ of Philippians 2. We also touc...
5th Gospel Ep. 7 — Interpretive Authority (Part 4): The Perfect Song, Imperfect Musicians
The Gospel writers were witnesses and interpreters, not stenographers. We look at first-century apocalyptic expectations and the differing resurrection and ascension accounts, and ask how much confidence each claim deserves. Matthew offers a...