Ian and Nate finish the discussion on the first clause of the Apostle's Creed and what it means to view God as a father. Here are the show notes.

(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:03:11) Addressing David Hume’s Is / Ought Contention

(0:15:19) Perelandra Passage by CS Lewis

(0:29:38) History of God as Father in the Creed

(0:39:39) Lewis' Priestesses in the Church

(1:01:57) Modernity’s disdain for receiving

(1:07:09) The Gender War?

(1:09:19) Men as feminine in relation to God

(1:13:08) Conclusion

Ian and Nate begin discussing the first clause of the Apostle's Creed and what it means to view God as a father. Here are the show notes.

(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:05:54) The Existance of the Gender Binary

(0:11:40) Gender Stereotypes

(0:17:35) Manifestations of Gender in Human Culture

(0:34:30) Statistical Gender

(0:51:11) Gender for the Continuation of Society

(1:01:50) Categorical Behavior

(1:09:40) Importance of Gender in Creation Narrative

(1:12:55) Conclusion

Ian and Nate discuss the evolution and purpose of creeds in the Christian religion. Here are the show notes.(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:06:00) Purpose of Systemization

(0:12:58) Human Struggles with Memory

(0:35:00) Dangers of Human Forgetfulness

(0:41:08) Importance of Simplicity in Communication

(0:58:38) Importance of Religious Ritual

(1:07:47) Historical Context of the Creeds

(1:23:13) Conclusion

Ian and Nate discuss the contents and canonization of the Christian Old Testament in this second episode on Holy Scripture. ⁠Here⁠ are the show notes.

(0:00:00) Introduction
(0:03:20) The status of the Jewish Canon in the First Century
(0:10:30) Christian Disagreement on OT Canon
(0:15:05) The Old Testament Deuterocanon
(0:21:27) Rejection of OT Deuterocanon in Judaism
(0:40:35) Contents of the OT Deuterocanon
(0:44:30) Back to status of the Jewish Canon in the First Century
(0:57:00) Old Testament Canon in the Early Church
(1:05:45) Christian Codification of the Old Testament and Vulgate Controversy
(1:26:30) Rejection of OT Deuterocanon during the Reformation
(1:32:00) Expulsion of the Deuterocanon by the English and Scottish Bible Societies
(1:38:43) Conclusion

Ian and Nate discuss the uses, contents and canonization of

Ian and Nate complete the discussion on the superiority of the Christian lifestyle in an imperfect and fallen world. ⁠Here⁠ are the show notes.

(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:04:30) Discussing G.K. Chesterton

(0:07:45) Ian's Theory on how to live

(0:18:40) Ian's sermon on Decisions

(0:22:51) Ian's Partitions

(0:40:00) Opa's View on Work

(0:50:35) The Schedule Problem

(0:53:58) Feed My Starving Children Optimization

(0:59:30) Ian Completes Explanation of Partitions

(1:26:26) The Practical Implication of Forgiveness

(1:28:11) Answering the Skeptical Seventeen Year-old

Ian and Nate discuss why the Christian lifestyle is the best as compared to the alternative choices in this difficult world. Here are the show notes.

(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:03:27) The supposed difficulty of the Christian life

(0:20:00) Addressing objections of Al Pacino

(0:26:07) Why does Bill Gates spend billions on clean water?

(0:34:20) Marshmallow Experiment

(0:49:15) Defining Good

(0:55:35) Sacrifice and time preference

(1:11:32) Scriptural examples of Jesus expanding the law

Ian and Nate complete the discussion about the theme of the Kingdom of Jesus in the gospel narratives. Here are the show notes.

(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:01:16) Recap from Previous Episode

(0:05:15) The Transfiguration

(0:13:53) "Reward" for following Jesus

(0:16:35) Jesus prediction about the Temple destruction

(0:18:15) The New Convenant

(0:33:42) The end of Mark's Gospel

(0:43:55) The Gospel of John

(0:56:09) The Holy Spirit in John

Ian and Nate discuss the Roman Imperial Cult and the opposing Kingdom established by Jesus as portrayed in the Gospels. This is the first part of a two part series. Here are the show notes.

(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:03:10) Overview of Synoptic Gospels

(0:06:13) The Roman Empire

(0:07:45) The Imperial Cult

(0:30:00) The Good News According to Mark

(0:54:20) First Century Views of Messiah

(1:06:45) Ceasarea Phillipi Events According to Matthew 16

(1:28:15) Episode Summary

Ian and Nate explore the proposition that Jesus claimed to be God. On the way they cross swords with Bart Ehrman's treatise How Jesus Became God. Here are the show notes.

Introduction [0:01:45]

Review Of Season 1 [0:02:20]

The complexity Of Jesus' Divinity [0:10:50]

Frustration Induced By Dr. Ehrman [0:13:45]

Rejecting The Methodology Of Dr. Ehrman [0:20:05]

Engaging Dr. Ehrman's Arguements [0:29:07]

Jesus' Claims To be God [0:44:18]

Jesus Receiving Worship [0:53:39]

Others Think Jesus Claimed To Be God [1:07:19]

Final Refutation Of Dr. Ehrman [1:35:50]

Wrapping Up [1:50:00]