There are a couple groups that do not favor the classic Christian idea of the Trinity. They say that the Bible teaches no such thing. To maintain and attempt to strengthen their position, they say that the Trinity has Pagan origins. They claim that Babylonian, Egyptian, and Roman paganism has provoked false ideas about the nature of God. This episode explores the claims by examining the early church father statements that pre-date Constantine's influence. Then it examines the deities of Greco-Roman mythology and ancient paganism to show that there is no apparent parallel or influence on the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.

Rather than discuss a single question, this episode addresses several questions. The questions generally surround the topic of the Trinity, especially as it is represented by Jehovah's Witnesses. 
-Why can't the Christian community come to a conclusion regarding the Trinity?
-Why did the Trinitarian church kill masses of people in the middle ages?
-Is Jesus the same value and status as Adam?
-Why did Jesus say, "The Father is greater than I"?
 

This episode explores some of the fundamental attributes of God. Is God a localized spirit? Is the Father the same as the Holy Spirit? Is the Son entirely separate from God? How does the Father-Son dynamic demonstrate God's love for us and accrue salvation to mankind? (That sounds like a lot to cover in 23 minutes!)

Jehovah's Witnesses reject the deity of Christ, yet John 1:1 says that the Word (Jesus) was God.... Or does it? Jehovah's Witnesses say that our Bibles have misinterpreted this term's original meaning. This is a response to the Jehovah's Witness claim and the wording of their New World Translation
 Warning! This is a pretty technical episode since it engages with the original Greek language. If you are familiar with some of the concepts, it might be fine. If you are new to the Greek language and the squabble over John 1:1, do not feel bad if it hard to grasp. Slow down, try to get at least one big idea, or email me for some clarification: [email protected]
 Thanks! 

Locally called the 7 Thunders, the World Mission Society Church of God may sound like the name of a Christian denomination, but they have hijacked a traditionally Christian name. The WMSCOG has been effective at drawing people, now boasting 3 million members in just a few decades This podcast explores their literature and a conversation I had with a promoter of this movement. I examine the claim that reason and the Bible support the Mother-God doctrine, that the Holy Spirit has the name of a former South Korean preacher, and that salvation is through acknowledging this and correctly observing certain days.

There is an active and aggressive movement that is making waves among certain minorities. They claim to be the true Israelites who are due to reap the benefits of the historic biblical promises of God. This generally has two major consequences. It sets up a  superior race and diminishes those of other races. To promote the race and spread the religion, it manipulates biblical truth and the gospel. This is a biblical response and a limited cultural/ philosophical understanding of the Black Hebrew Israelites. 

Morality reveals God's existence. Why? Because morality implies that humans are good and valuable beings. What is the origin of this? Accidental natural forces or an intentional being who is good by nature. 
There are a couple of responses that we may hear from unbelievers in response to the moral argument. First, the Euthyphro dilemma will force us to examine God's relation to goodness. Second, there is the problem of morally bad people possibly going to heaven, which forces us to look at the demands of moral justice in light of an afterlife. 

Evil exists. Everyone seems to believe that. But not everyone draws out the implications of this fact. Moral standards are present in the conscience of people. Moral standards distinguish good from evil. Good and evil are based on value and the expression or reduction of that value. If naturalistic evolution is true, this value is only an illusion. If the difference between good and evil is real, then a value-giver must have deposited value into the system. God is the standard of good and the ultimate value-giver. The existence of God makes sense of the reality of goodness, morality, and value. 

The Bible is a book of several genres. One of those genres is history, which focuses on the journey of the Hebrews toward establishing their nation and readying themselves for the Messiah. 
In numerous places in their history, the Bible records God commanding the people to kill, kill, and kill some more. Are these battles and attacks really warranted? Is God excessively bloodthirsty? Or, as non-theists often claim, are these accounts evidence that God is not great, is not worthy of worship, or is a figment of their imagination.
This episode explains how Old Testament battles were appropriate in their force and frequency. It also gives a few different perspectives on how to interpret these stories--all of which conclude that God is indeed great.       

Some people think that God does not exist, at least nothing like the biblical God, because of the way slavery is mentioned in the Bible. If God is completely good, shouldn't He tell people to completely eradicate slavery? Instead, God seems cool with it. 
The argument is:
 -God is completely good.
 -God, in the Bible, promotes slavery.
 -Slavery is always only bad.
 -Therefore, a God of this description does not exist.
 ... But here is why the argument does not work:
-God does not promote - only permits - slavery.
-Slavery is not always only bad.