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Season three drops May 7th. 

Our theme this season is "The Body of Christ."  

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Episode 2-06- How God Reveals Himself In: People; Tradition; Experiences

All season, we’ve been talking about God’s Revelation

· How He reveals Himself

· Where He reveals Himself

· And what He reveals about Himself – what do we need to know, and were do we find that stuff and how do we know it’s reliable?

This episode we focus on other ways that see where God reveals himself these include:

· People

· Tradition

· Experiences

The big questions for this episode:

How can we support and encourage people when they encounter ideas about God that come through, influential people, long standing traditions, personal experiences?

Links to the books mentioned in this podcast:

Called to Believe: A brief introduction to Christian Doctrine, Edited by Rev Dr Steve Mueller- https://www.amazon.com/Called-Believe-Teach-Confess-Introductions/dp/1597521434/ref=sr_1_5?crid=UCUU4KBUY9C8&dchild=1&keywords=called+to+believe+teach+and+confess&qid=1614903006&sprefix=called+to+believe+teach%2Cstripbooks%2C203&sr=8-5

A Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, Lee Strobel- https://www.amazon.com/Case-Christ-Journalists-Personal-Investigation/dp/0310345863/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OK3OCERZUA81&dchild=1&keywords=a+case+for+christ&qid=1614902955&s=books&sprefix=a+case+for+chri%2Cstripbooks%2C247&sr=1-1

Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis- https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mere+christianity&qid=1614902865&s=books&sr=1-1

Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation, M. Robert Mulholland Jr.-  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830846174/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_fabc_GQX4PVB736K6670Y26DE

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Natural Revelation- What we learn about God from Creation – the natural world.

As our beginning point, we will notice that the Bible itself does say that creation does have something to say to us.

Psalm 19

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.

They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.

Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

Over time the Bible’s statements like these led believers to look at creation in order to see what creation might be saying. These observations are now sometimes categorized as “arguments” for the existence of God.

If you are a Christian, you do not need to stand in opposition to science. Rather, you can embrace science. This is where we learn important and useful stuff about the natural world. We may or may not learn about God, but we can learn about nature. So, please don’t assume that because you are a Christian you have to ignore science or speak against it. If fact, if you think God might be calling you to work in a scientific field, feel free to explore the possibilities.

When it seems that “science” and the Bible are contradicting each other, we as Christians can’t simply ignore that observation AND we can’t automatically conclude that science is always wrong.

It could be that our interpretation of the Bible is incorrect.

It could also be that what we think we “know” from science is incorrect.

“What can we learn about God from the natural world?”

- We can learn that God exists.

- What else can we learn?

And I think there are a few other related – and very important – questions:

- What do we NOT learn about God from nature?

- What do we learn about God from the Bible’s story of creation?

- And again do we NOT learn about God from that story?

Put another way:

- What do we learn – and not learn – about God from His creation?

- What do we learn – and not learn – about God from His account of creation?

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Five Keys to Interpreting the Bible:

1. All Scripture is the inspired, inerrant word of God - not just the stuff we like.

2. All of Scripture is centered on Christ.

3. The mission of God (Missio Dei) is evident in every book of the Bible.

4. All of Scripture's passages have one of two possible messages: Law or Gospel.

5. The best way to understand how to apply that Bible to your life today is to understand what it meant to the first writers/hearers.

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Mark’ s Haiku:

God speaks to people

Who He is How much He loves

His people Good News!

Canon- Technically the word means a set of rules or measures by which something is judged to be authentic.

Also refers to a collection of things which are judged to be authentic.

Link to Video that Seth mentioned about the translators at the UN- https://youtu.be/cXNTArhA0Jg

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If you haven't listened to our episode on Scripture Alone from last season, you might want to listen before you get into this week's episode.  Here is a direct link: https://anchor.fm/theologyontap/episodes/Theology-On-Tap--Episode-1-03-Sola-Scriptura-Scripture-Alone-elfsct/a-a3km05l

What is the Bible?

Actually not a single book, but a library of 66 books

In short, it is God’s revelation about Himself to His people for His people.

It is History

It is Inspired- or breathed out -  by God

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the people of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

It doesn’t just contain the inspired Word of God, It is the Word of God

It is Inerrant- It doesn't contain errors.

It is Living and Active- Not simply ink on a page or pixels on a screen

Genesis 2:7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Ezekiel 37:9 Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

It is Performative- It has the power to do things.

Psalm 29: The voice of the Lord is powerful;  the voice of the Lord is majestic. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon…  The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks  and strips the forests bare.

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Mark's Poem:

From the powerful words of creation

And the prophets’ proclamation

God’s chosen people had great expectation

Of God’s coming salvation

Yahweh had spoken

This is the way

The angels then made declaration

The baby born to a virgin is the incarnation

This infant is the culmination

Of God’s promised salvation

Yahweh has spoken

This is the way

In life this God in flesh found humiliation

But the cross and His rising were God’s manifestation

He brings hope to every nation

For all who believe, He provides salvation

Jesus has spoken

“I am the way”

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Pastor Seth Moorman and Kayleigh Lopez bring some Christmas greetings and get you ready for Season 2 of Theology On Tap.

Episode One of Season Two drops on Friday January 8th.  

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In this episode the Theology on Tap crew discusses the hymn "A Mighty Fortress" and the Psalm behind it, so pour yourself a cold beer, warm cup of milk, hot tea or a bottle of water and enjoy this conversation.

A Mighty Fortress & Psalm 46

Luther wrote words and music between 1527 & 1529.

Ein feste Burg ist unser Got

It became known as the “anthem of the Reformation.”

· Perhaps used to inspire troops in wars against the Ottoman Empire which was pushing into Europe

· Perhaps used as a battle anthem by the Swedes during the 30 years war

· Perhaps an anthem of the Swedish Socialists in the 19th Century

The hymn has a unique metrical pattern – Luther didn’t borrow the tune. He wrote it and it enhances the lyrics. He did not use a bar tune. His tune fits the lyrics.

Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength,

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,

A liturgical psalm

Used is worship services by Ancient Hebrews – a song

        · Psalm of Comfort

                o Describing God’s power

                        § As a refuge during crisis

                                · Very present help

                        § A fortress which is a military image    - but…

Interestingly – It doesn’t describe walls built by humans, or human armaments, chariots, or even horses which make this fortress impregnable. It is the Lord of hosts, who in the past destroyed the enemies of the city of God and who still is able to make wars cease to the end of the earth.

The Psalm has its own “rhythm,” perhaps 2 verses which we can find even in English

Verse 1 (verses 1-6)

Refrain (verse 7) “The Lord of Hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our fortress.”

Verse 2 (verses 8-10)

Refrain (verse 11) “The Lord of Hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our fortress.”