Thinking to Believe

In this miscellany episode, I address:

• Justin Welby's recent comments as to why he changed his view on homosex and same-sex relationships
• Who is authorized to baptize people, and where should baptisms take place?
• What is proper church attire? Should it be formal, casual, or somewhere in between? 
• The difference between the Bible and theology
• Ministerial bios

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In recent days, N. T. Wright made some remarks on the morality of abortion and the necessity of believing in the bodily resurrection of Jesus. Regarding abortion, he essentially articulated the view that early abortions are morally acceptable, particularly in the cases of rape, incest, and physical deformity. 

Regarding the resurrection, while Write believes that Jesus was raised bodily from the dead and this should be a normative belief for Christians, he does not think a denial of this doctrine necessarily makes one a heretic who is bereft of salvation. I think he is wrong on both counts, and explain why.

I end the episode with a Pet the Peeve segment about driving. 

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I demonstrate that while Jesus was God incarnate, He functioned as an ordinary human being, which meant that He was anointed by the Holy Spirit for ministry. To equip His followers to continue His ministry after His ascension, Jesus transferred the Holy Spirit to them on the Day of Pentecost.

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Jesus’ ascension into heaven not only signaled a major transition of Jesus’ ministry, but also a major transition for His disciples. It meant their training was over, and now it was time to pick up Jesus’ mantle and carry on His ministry. In this episode, I begin to connect the dots between Jesus’ ascension into heaven and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, showing how the latter was required to equip Jesus’ followers to carry on His earthly ministry and fulfill God’s plan to save humanity. In doing so, I'll explore Luke's theology of the Holy Spirit. 

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I finished up my discussion of the significance of Jesus' ascension, arguing that it was when Jesus was fully glorified, and it includes a promise of His return to Earth. Then, I reviewed five things Jesus is doing right now in heaven:

1. He's with His church

2. He's preparing a place for us

3. He's building His church

4. He's dispensing the Holy Spirit

5. He's functioning as our high priest, interceding on our behalf

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We don't talk much about Jesus' ascension into heaven, but historically, this was always recognized as a significant event in Jesus' life. And it is! I discuss the practical and theological significance of the ascension.

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In this final episode on the resurrection, look at some of the NT promises regarding our own future resurrection from the dead, explore what our resurrection body will be like, and explain the theological and practical implications of the general resurrection.

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I share some post-Easter thoughts (including a “pet the peeve” segment) and begin a discussion on our own future resurrection from the dead. 

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In this final episode on the Shroud of Turin, I talk about art based on the shroud, reasons to doubt the Shroud is authentic, and where the Shroud shows up in the historical record. 

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I look at various attempts to recreate the Shroud image through naturalistic means before moving on to other ways we can know the Shroud is older than what the carbon dating suggests. 

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