Forgotten Doctrines of Spiritual Formation

In this conversation, Kyle discusses the forgotten doctrines of spiritual formation and the importance of integrating theology into the conversation. He emphasizes that our beliefs are systematically integrated and cannot be isolated from one another. Kyle explores the doctrine of theosis, which is about sharing in the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4), and how it relates to spiritual formation. He argues that spiritual formation should be centered around God and His action, rather than focusing solely on our own efforts. Kyle also highlights the need to ground the gospel in relational and familial language, such as adoption and marriage.The two articles I have written on this can be found here and here, and I talk about Edwards’s overarching view of salvation here. The article I mentioned where my friend Joanna Leidenhag criticizes me can be found here.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Overview02:28 The Systematic Integration of Beliefs08:10 The Bloated Doctrine of Justification13:19 Exploring the Doctrine of Theosis19:05 Centering Spiritual Formation Around God21:59 Grounding the Gospel in Relational Language25:29 The Temptation to Reduce the Gospel Get full access to Spiritual Formation: A Substack by Kyle Strobel at kylestrobel.substack.com/subscribe