{"id":39530,"date":"2017-09-25T14:19:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T18:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=39530"},"modified":"2017-09-25T14:19:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T18:19:10","slug":"podcast-195-dr-randal-rauser-on-whats-so-confusing-about-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-195-dr-randal-rauser-on-whats-so-confusing-about-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 195 &#8211; Dr. Randal Rauser on What&#8217;s So Confusing About Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8097\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-39530-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities195.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities195.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities195.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities195.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=39530-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities195.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities195.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Whats-So-Confusing-About-Grace-ebook\/dp\/B074BRYMFP\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506350277&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=rauser%2C+what%27s+so\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-39531\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/whats-so-confusing-about-grace.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a>In Dr. Randal Rauser&#8217;s latest book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Whats-So-Confusing-About-Grace-ebook\/dp\/B074BRYMFP\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506350277&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=rauser%2C+what%27s+so\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>What&#8217;s So Confusing About Grace?<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, he relates how as a boy, his understanding of Christian faith was simply <strong>becoming a friend of Jesus<\/strong> by inviting him into his heart. But as he grew up in evangelical churches, matters became more complicated. Surely, one must also boldly witness to unbelievers, and one must also avoid blaspheming the Holy Spirit. And surely, one must avoid all secular music. Surely, a clear, standard list of things is to believed, while many others must not be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Surely? As Dr. Rauser grew, so did his <strong>understanding of the Bible<\/strong>, and his understanding of God&#8217;s grace. He became more careful in what he was sure about.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview we discuss growing up evangelical, legalism, <strong>protest atheism<\/strong>, and our avoidance of difficult, violent biblical texts, resulting in a &#8220;<strong>Disneyfied Bible<\/strong>.&#8221; Also, we discuss whether there is a <strong>bare minimum<\/strong> of belief that all people must have to be saved, and whether or not this includes belief in the Trinity.<\/p>\n<p>[spp-tweet tweet=&#8221;Have you Disneyfied the Bible?&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1775046206\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1775046206&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwrandalraus-20&amp;linkId=82f93aee1a776ce93da4882acad29ac4\"><em><strong>What&#8217;s So Confusing About Grace?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><a title=\"podcast 103 \u2013 Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 1\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-103-dr-randal-rauser-is-the-atheist-my-neighbor-part-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39534 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/you-to-be-saved.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/randalrauser.com\/\">randalrauser.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hBPpQBWChMo\">John W. Loftus vs Randal Rauser Debate the Existence of God<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TMp-GQYIXGs\">&#8220;I Just Believe In One Less God Than You&#8221; &#8211; Randal Rauser vs. Ralph Jones &#8211; Unbelievable?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"podcast 103 \u2013 Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 1\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-103-dr-randal-rauser-is-the-atheist-my-neighbor-part-1\/\">podcast 103 \u2013 Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"podcast 104 \u2013 Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 2\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-104-dr-randal-rauser-is-the-atheist-my-neighbor-part-2\/\">podcast 104 \u2013 Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1eo1ctL3GHk\">Faith Life Lecture: Is the Atheist our Neighbour?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Psalm 137; Joshua 6:21-22.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-85-heretic-four-approaches-to-dropping-h-bombs\/\"><strong>podcast 85 \u2013 Heretic! Four Approaches to Dropping H-Bombs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/what-is-essential-to-the-gospel-according-to-luke-part-1\/\">What is essential to the gospel, according to Luke? 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