SGIG E342 Atonement: God’s Plan For Your Healing (Final)

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This conversation, co-hosted by Paul Golf, explores Douglas Campbell and Jon DePue’s book, Beyond Justification: Liberating Paul’s Gospel. The guys discuss the practical implications of their theological perspective and its impact on the church and society. The relational nature of God’s revelation and the transformative power of understanding God’s kindness and reconciliation are central themes.

This conversation delves into the concept of Christian Universalism, the impact of theological beliefs on individuals, and the importance of rethinking traditional perspectives. The conversation also touches on the significance of understanding God’s love and the practical implications of our beliefs in everyday life.

SGIG E332 Hell: A Better ‘Hope-Filled’ Perspective’ Pt9 (Evangelism & Cliches On The Fear Of Hell)

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SGIG E333 Hell: A Better ‘Hope-Filled’ Perspective’ Pt10 (Dispelling ‘Blood On Our Hands’ Myth)

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SGIG E334 ‘Atonement: Unpacking What It Is’ Pt 1

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People argue that there is no reason for faith, and thus it is unreasonable. And yet, there are all sorts of things for which we can find no reason, especially not with the scientific method. They’re all around us. Here are a few:

1. 1. Love… At least not real love or the logic of love: self-sacrifice.
2. 2. Beauty, what the Bible calls “the Good” or the “Glorious.” You can’t reason your way to Beauty.
3. 3. Light. For light, there can be no temporal reason, but perhaps it is the reason for temporality.
4. 4. Life. Darwin did not explain life, but death. Life is a communion of self-sacrifice.
5. 5. Persons, Consciousness, Spirit. Even physicists will tell you that matter doesn’t matter, but you, the observer, do. That’s the “I” that observes “me.”
6. 6. Existence. Not things in existence, but existence. Philosophers refer to God as the Uncaused Cause or Necessary Beingness (“ousias” in Greek). Yahweh’s name is “I Am that I Am.”
7. 7. Reason. There is no reason for Reason. How could there be?

All creation is the manifestation of a Love (God) Song, the Logos (logic) of God. Music is not illogical but more “logic” than we can comprehend. And so, to appreciate Music, the Music, the Logos, must comprehend us. Physicists argue that all elementary particles are different ‘notes’ on a fundamental string, such that “The universe… is akin to a cosmic symphony,” (Brian Green). Aslan sings Narnia into existence. In Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, God through angels sings creation into existence, and when a fallen angel sings discordant notes, God Himself sings those discordant notes into a deeper harmony. The dissonance creates a longing for consonance and ecstatic delight in a deeper resonance. In the Revelation, a slaughtered lamb stands on the throne (the top of the ark) and sings meaning into the Seven Sealed Scroll as all creation worships. Reality is a dance, and if you’re not dancing to the Logos of Love, perhaps you don’t actually exist. When you nail the Logos to a tree, what do you get? Sheet music, dance steps, science, and technology — it has its place, but it’s not the same as feeling happy or dancing in the moonlight.

“The Logos became flesh and we have seen his glory—grace.” Jesus lived gracefully; He lived His life like a dance. The dance fulfilled the law, although it was not at all what we expected. We had the sheet music; we had the knowledge of good and evil; we had the law in a coffin in a stone temple. We had the dance steps, but we were all surprised by the Dancer and His Dance.

In this episode of Across All Worlds, we tackle one of the biggest questions in Christianity, Have we already been saved… or is salvation something we still need to receive?

Through a powerful conversation around Romans 10, the finished work of Jesus, and the reality of union with Christ, Jason and Baxter explore a radically different way of understanding the gospel. Together they explore the question what if salvation isn’t about getting God to come close… but awakening to the truth that He’s already within you?

What is faith, really? Is it something we try to produce… or something that’s awakened within us? 

In this episode, Baxter and Jason explore how faith comes from hearing the voice of Christ in you. Faith isn’t about striving harder or getting everything right, but discovering that the Holy Spirit is already at work, creating understanding, awakening response, and drawing you into a deeper awareness of not only what it means to be included in Christ but participating in the very life of the Father, Son and Spirit. 

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Richard Murray: https://thegoodnessofgod.com/

Bill Thrasher: https://www.facebook.com/groups/444411502587439

Fred Young: https://eschurch.com/

Randy Elstrott: https://www.randyelstrott.com/

Mike Zenker: www.hopefellowshipycc.com

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Panelist & Guest Info And Links

Richard Murray: https://thegoodnessofgod.com/

Bill Thrasher: https://www.facebook.com/groups/444411502587439

Fred Young: https://eschurch.com/

Randy Elstrott: https://www.randyelstrott.com/

Mike Zenker: www.hopefellowshipycc.com

To Donate:

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Panelist & Guest Info And Links

Richard Murray: https://thegoodnessofgod.com/

Bill Thrasher: https://www.facebook.com/groups/444411502587439

Fred Young: https://eschurch.com/

Randy Elstrott: https://www.randyelstrott.com/

Mike Zenker: www.hopefellowshipycc.com