Alex Bernardo

Alex Bernardo is the host of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast, a weekly show that explores the relationship between Biblical studies, theology, politics, and economics.

Author: Alex Bernardo

Ep 265: Did the Apostle Paul Actually Kill Believers Before Damascus?

Podcast

In this episode I address the popular misconception that the apostle Paul, formerly Saul, was personally responsible for the killing of Christians before his Damascus Road experience. In popular Christian ...

Ep 264: God, Israel, and the Suzerain-Vassal Treaty

Podcast

In this episode I discuss how the covenant God made with Israel in the Old Testament was a form of an ancient Near Eastern suzerain-vassal treaty. Building from the fantastic ...

Ep 263: The Torah, the Old Testament, and Christian Politics with Dru Johnson

Podcast

In this episode I talk once again with Old Testament scholar Dru Johnson, who recently hosted a conference about Christianity and politics entitled “Bible First”. I ask him a wide ...

Ep 262: Thomas Massie vs. Ed Gallrein: America First or the Swamp?

Podcast

DO NOT CONVERT THIS BOX TO WORDPRESS Social Campaign instructions ATTN Host! We want to take advantage of the automation feature with the Social Campaigns below. However, we believe that ...

Ep 261: The Christology of Romans and Romans 13

Podcast

In this episode I explore the Christology of Romans and explain how it must condition our reading of Romans 13:1-7. I discuss how many interpreters correctly read Romans 13 within ...

Ep 260: Wealth and the New Testament | A Response to John Barclay

Podcast

DO NOT CONVERT THIS BOX TO WORDPRESS Social Campaign instructions ATTN Host! We want to take advantage of the automation feature with the Social Campaigns below. However, we believe that ...

Ep 259: God Will Judge the Rulers of Heaven and Earth | Isaiah 24:21 and Ephesians 1:21

Podcast

In this episode I explore how Christ defeats all powers who are opposed to God, both in heaven and on earth. I recently finished Michael Heiser’s book The Unseen Real, ...

Ep 258: How to Read and Interpret the New Testament with Max Botner

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Max Botner about his brand-new book How Then Shall We Read? A Students Guide to Interpreting the New Testament, out now on Eerdmans. In ...

Ep 257: The Rulers Of This Age Are Passing Away | 1 Corinthians 2:6-8

Podcast

In this episode I discuss Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 2:6-8 that “the rulers of this age…are passing away”. I explain how the Corinthians were Paul’s problem church and that ...

Ep 256: Christians and Collateral Damage

Podcast

In this episode I discuss how Christians need to think critically about collateral damage in war. Inspired by the recent outbreak of war in Iran, in which many believers flippantly ...

Ep 255: Philippians 2:5-11 and Christology, Politics, and Ethics

Podcast

In this episode I take a first extended look at Philippians 2:5-11, the famous Christ hymn in which Paul exhorts his audience to embody the “attitude of Christ” by emulating ...

Ep 254: “My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” | Mark 15 and Psalm 22

Podcast

In this Easter special, I explore Jesus’ enigmatic final words in Mark 15:34, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me”, a direct quotation of Psalm 22:1. Far from ...

Ep 253: Christian Life in the Greco-Roman City with Jason Borges

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Dr. Jason Borges, associate director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey. He lives in Turkey and has traveled extensively throughout the ...

Ep 252: Government Officials Advancing the Gospel with Christopher Chen

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Christopher Chen, author of the brand-new book Evil Empire? Government Officials as Proponents of the Gospel in Luke-Acts and Beyond, out now on Wipf and ...

Ep 251: Beyond Deconstruction and Rebuilding Your Faith with James McGrath

Podcast

In this episode I talk once again with the great Dr. James McGrath, who has authored the brand-new Beyond Deconstruction: Building a More Expansive Faith, out now on Eerdmans, where he ...

Ep 250: Lent, Spiritual Growth, and Taming the Tongue | Ephesians 4:29

Podcast

In this episode I talk about my goal for lent of taming my tongue. I discuss the controversy surrounding Lent and why sincere spiritual development should not be a cause ...

Ep 249: Eschatology and Economics with Gary DeMar

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Gary DeMar, a Biblical scholar, long-time president of American Vision, and host of the Gary DeMar show. Gary discusses eschatology and economics. He explains ...

Ep 248: Far Above All Rule and Authority | Ephesians 1:15-23

Podcast

I had the flu and Streamyard defaulted to my computer microphone, so I apologize for my voice! In this episode I discuss Paul’s comments in Ephesians 1:15-23, particularly 1:20-22, that ...

Ep 247: History and Theology in Biblical Interpretation Debate with Jacob Winograd

Hermeneutics

This episode is a recording of a debate I had with Jacob Winograd in the fall of 2025 about whether history or theology should take priority in Biblical interpretation. I ...

Ep 246: Wicked Shepards and Lost Sheep: Luke 15, Jeremiah 23, and Ezekiel 34

Podcast

In this episode I explore the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15:1-7 in which Jesus, directly responding to his critics, explains how his audience would leave ninety-nine sheep ...

Ep 245: Galatians 4:1-7 and Deliverance from this Evil Age with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Cody Cook about his new book Delivered from This Present Evil Age where he argues that Galatians 4:1-7 portrays Christ defeating the spiritual powers which ...

Ep 244: Mark 10 Wrecks Modern Economic and Political Assumptions

Economics

In this episode I explore the economic and political consequences of two passages in Mark 10. I explain how modern progressive and conservative Christians implicitly assume the nineteenth-century nation state ...

Ep 243: Government is God’s Servant? Romans 13, Isaiah 10, and Jeremiah 25

Podcast

In this episode I discuss Paul’s statements in Romans 13:1-7 that governing authorities “are established by God” (Rm. 13:1) and that “rulers are servants of God” (13:6). I explain the ...

Ep 242: Is Libertarianism Right-Wing or Left-Wing?

Podcast

This episode features a debate I had with Cody Cook on LCI’s Greenroom, moderated by Jacob Winograd, where Cody and I debate whether libertarianism is compatible a right-wing or left-wing ...

Ep 241: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism with Cody Libolt

Christian Worldview

In this episode I talk with Cody Libolt, writer, podcaster, and co-author of the new book Redeeming the West: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism. Cody defines both ‘reason’ and ...

Ep 240: Could the Swiss Canton Model Solve the Israel/Palestine Conflict? with David Beito and Phil Saunders vs. Walter Block

Podcast

In this episode David Beito and Phil Saunders debate Walter Block on the Israel/Palestine conflict. David and Phil defend the proposition that a Swiss-style canton model of government could resolve ...

Ep 239: Understanding Biblical Law with Dru Johnson

Podcast

In this episode Dr. Dru Johnson returns to discuss his new book Understanding Biblical Law: Skills for Thinking Through and With the Torah, out now on Baker. Dr. Johnson explains ...

Ep 238: Hell Yes or Hell No? Annihilationism vs. ECT with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I am joined once again by the great Cody Cook, this time to discuss the recent controversy regarding Kirk Cameron’s changing views of hell. Cameron defended the ...

Ep 237: The Antichrists

Podcast

In this episode I discuss the antichrists” a group of people who appear exclusively in 1 and 2 John. John describes “the antichrists” in 1 John 2:18-25, 4:1-6, and 2 ...

Ep 236: Six Essential Books of 2025

Podcast

In this fourth edition of my annual Christmas series I discuss six of the most important books I read in 2025. The list includes: FDR: A New Political Life by ...

Showing Slide 1 of 31

Join our Mailing list!

Sign up and receive updates any day we publish a new article or podcast episode!

Join Our Mailing List

Name(Required)
Email(Required)