Riverview Conversations

Phil and Jason talk about paganism in Christian holidays and how to tell the difference between what is syncretism (adopting other religious practices into Christianity) and what is innocent culture.

Phil and Jason discuss the "Loving Relationships" section of a church health survey the Pasco Riverview Church recently completed. Among the subjects they explore are the need for grace and forgiveness, the problem with gossip, and how a church can become a safe place for people to be who they really are.

Phil and Jason talk about trusting God and how problems and even pain aren't the enemy. Our biggest difficulty is with our own hearts and how we struggle to trust God. Listen as Phil shares some of his own journey in learning to trust God.

Phil and Jason talk about how the theology of a soon-coming Jesus can lead to fanatic urgency, and how the reaction to Jesus not coming in the urgent timeframe we set up can sometimes lead apathy. They also discuss the theology of the secret rapture and the seven years of tribulation that some churches teach. Note, Jason misspoke when talking about "Stephen" from Amazing Discoveries. It should have been Walter Veith.

Carol E tells her story of faith and family and how she found herself interpreting sign language for the Riverview Adventist church.

The church today seems to be at two extremes when it comes to the miraculous gifts of the spirit like prophecy—they either believe these gifts have ceased in the early church or that everyone must have some miraculous gift or they're not really walking with God. Phil and Jason discuss the nature of inspiration and explore some additional details about modern prophets. For context, watch Jason's message called, Does God Still Lead? https://share.descript.com/view/0gf4Ef6N7mw

In this conversation Phil and Jason fill in the gaps after Jason's sermon called "Is There Anything We Can Trust?" about the authenticity, inspiration and authority of the Bible. They consider some aspects of translations, talk about archeology, and explore a few more points of interest about how God inspired and preserved scripture. Corrections on the source material for the Tyndale translation: he used Erasmus's annotated Latin/Greek New Testament, the vulgate and some Hebrew documents.

After Hannah Morrison's sermon on the history of the Sabbath Phil and Jason explore the history of the Sabbath during the time of the patriarchs and the early christian church. Phil also introduces a "Riverview Conversations" theme song that he had AI write and perform.

Let's start a conversation with our Riverview church community. We'll talk about doctrine, christian principles, discipleship, church activities, and stories. It's going to be a fun ride that promises rich blessings. Join us each week for a new conversation from the Riverview church.