Dr. Matthew Bates: Faith is Allegiance
Matthew Bates
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28 April 2026
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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Matthew Bates for a conversation about gospel, allegiance, grace, and what it means to confess Jesus not simply as Savior, but as King.
We talk about the royal framework of the gospel, why “Christ” is not Jesus’ last name, and how faith in the New Testament carries the weight of loyalty, fidelity, and embodied allegiance. Dr. Bates helps us think through salvation beyond shallow categories, showing how allegiance to King Jesus reshapes the way we understand obedience, doubt, assurance, grace, and the life of the Church.
As the conversation unfolds, we discuss the difference between mental agreement and faithful loyalty, the tension between Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox frameworks, and why the gospel is bigger than many of the systems we use to explain it. We also explore how allegiance can steady believers who are walking through doubt, deconstruction, or disappointment with church leadership.
This episode invites listeners to reconsider the gospel as a royal announcement and faith as a whole-life response to the risen Christ. It is a conversation about King Jesus, the unity of the Church, and the kind of loyalty that holds even when certainty feels thin.
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