{"id":42781,"date":"2020-09-21T21:46:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T02:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=42781"},"modified":"2020-09-21T21:46:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T02:46:49","slug":"podcast-304-the-absolute-basics-of-the-christian-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-304-the-absolute-basics-of-the-christian-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 304 &#8211; The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9107\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-42781-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities304.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities304.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities304.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\/trinities304.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=42781-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities304.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities304.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>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are <strong>the &#8220;absolute basics&#8221; of the Christian faith<\/strong>? According to this series of videos produced by a Wesleyan ministry, these include <strong>that God is an eternal relationship of three divine Persons<\/strong>, and that Jesus is both human and divine, a &#8220;<strong>godman<\/strong>.&#8221; In this episode, I weigh the claims of these videos against history and Scripture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trinity-oh-noes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42783\" width=\"359\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trinity-oh-noes.png 671w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trinity-oh-noes-450x354.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;Who is God? God is Trinity&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;What is God Like&#8221;?<\/li><li>&#8220;Who is Jesus Christ?&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topics include the idea that God must be a Trinity because <strong>&#8220;God is love,&#8221;<\/strong> the idea that to reconnect God and humans Jesus the savior must be both human and divine, and the Christian minority report since the Reformation that the one God is the Father, not the Trinity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do you agree<\/strong> that these three videos present the basics of the Christian faith, things which all Christians have always believed? Why or why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith: playlist with the three videos discussed here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cgu2iNZHyEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith: playlist with the three videos discussed here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-302-the-stages-of-trinitarian-commitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"podcast 302 \u2013 The Stages of Trinitarian Commitment (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 302 \u2013 The Stages of Trinitarian Commitment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/trinity\/#ThrSel\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"three-self Trinity theories (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">three-self Trinity theories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"one-self Trinity theories (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/trinity\/#OneSel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">one-self Trinity theories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/divine-simplicity\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"divine simplicity (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">divine simplicity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.what-is-the-trinity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is the Trinity? (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">What is the Trinity?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.what-is-the-trinity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-the-trinity-by-dale-tuggy-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42786\" width=\"317\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-the-trinity-by-dale-tuggy-5.png 485w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-the-trinity-by-dale-tuggy-5-286x450.png 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/23869124\/_Divine_Deception_and_Monotheism_Journal_of_Analytic_Theology_2_186_209_2014\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"&quot;Divine Deception and Monotheism,&quot; Journal of Analytic Theology 2, 186-209, 2014. (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">&#8220;Divine Deception and Monotheism,&#8221; <em>Journal of Analytic Theology<\/em> 2, 186-209, 2014.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_of_Saint_Victor\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Richard of St. Victor (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Richard of St. Victor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-58-we-cant-prove-the-trinity-by-reason-alone\/\">podcast 58 \u2013 We can\u2019t prove the Trinity by reason alone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebens and Tuggy, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.tdl.org\/jat\/index.php\/jat\/article\/view\/228\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dormant Dispositions, Agent Value, and the Trinity (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Dormant Dispositions, Agent Value, and the Trinity<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<a aria-label=\"On the Possibility of a Single Perfect Person (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/2557851\/On_the_Possibility_of_a_Single_Perfect_Person_in_Festschrift_for_Stephen_T_Davis_ed_Colin_Ruloff_published_by_the_University_of_Notre_Dame_Press_forthcoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">On the Possibility of a Single Perfect Person<\/a>&#8220;yo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s6wK-lRZP-k\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Clarifying Catholic Christologies (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Clarifying Catholic Christologies<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-226-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-3-post-biblical-uses-of-biblical-words-and-new-words\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 226 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 3 \u2013 post-biblical uses of biblical words, and new words<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-225-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-2-old-lord-vs-new-lord\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 225 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 2 \u2013 Old \u201cLord\u201d vs. New \u201cLord\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-224-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-1-god-and-god-in-the-bible\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 224 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 1 \u2013 God and \u201cGod\u201d in the Bible<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-108-dr-robert-m-bowman-jr-on-triadic-new-testament-passages-part-2\/\">podcast 108 \u2013 Dr. Robert M. Bowman Jr. on triadic New Testament passages \u2013 part 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-107-dr-robert-m-bowman-jr-on-triadic-new-testament-passages-part-1\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 107 \u2013 Dr. Robert M. Bowman Jr. on triadic New Testament passages \u2013 part 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-12-the-apostles-creed\/\">podcast 12 \u2013 the Apostles\u2019 Creed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-248-how-trinity-theories-conflict-with-the-bible\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>podcast 248 \u2013 How Trinity theories conflict with the Bible<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_yR1Sgb7lzw\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Antelm's ontological arguments (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Antelm&#8217;s ontological arguments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"podcast 102 \u2013 Dr. Brian Leftow on perfect being theology (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-102-dr-brian-leftow-on-perfect-being-theology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 102 \u2013 Dr. Brian Leftow on perfect being theology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-227-who-should-christians-worship\/\">podcast 227 \u2013 Who Should Christians Worship?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jesus-Divine-Essential-Christian-Debates\/dp\/1946971804\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=HFX8GV48CGNP&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=is+jesus+human+and+not+divine&amp;qid=1600739948&amp;sprefix=is+jesus+human+and+%2Caps%2C173&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Is Jesus Human and Not Divine? (Essential Christian Debates) (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Is Jesus Human and Not Divine? (Essential Christian Debates)<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c35_uFjEbx8\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Debate - Dr. Dale Tuggy vs. Chris Date | &quot;Is Jesus Human and not Divine?&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Debate &#8211; Dr. Dale Tuggy vs. Chris Date | &#8220;Is Jesus Human and not Divine?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-277-was-christ-tempted-in-every-way\/\">podcast 277 \u2013 Was Christ tempted in every way?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-197-noah-worcester-on-atonement-part-2\/\">podcast 197 \u2013 Noah Worcester on Atonement \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-196-noah-worcester-on-atonement-part-1\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 196 \u2013 Noah Worcester on Atonement \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-92-dr-joshua-thurow-on-objections-to-atonement-theories\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 92 \u2013 Dr. Joshua Thurow on objections to atonement theories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-91-dr-joshua-thurow-on-theories-of-the-atonement\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 91 \u2013 Dr. Joshua Thurow on theories of the atonement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-37-why-did-jesus-have-to-suffer\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 37 \u2013 Why did Jesus have to suffer?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-145-tis-mystery-immortal-dies\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>podcast 145 \u2013 \u2018Tis Mystery All: the Immortal dies!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/the-tuggy-brown-debate-dales-opening-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Tuggy-Brown debate: Dale\u2019s opening statement (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">The Tuggy-Brown debate: Dale\u2019s opening statement<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.21stcr.org\/one-god-over-all-videos\/debate-dr-dale-tuggy-vs-dr-michael-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"full debate (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">full debate<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-189-the-unfinished-business-of-the-reformation\/\">podcast 189 \u2013 The unfinished business of the Reformation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/10-steps-towards-getting-less-confused-about-the-trinity-6-get-a-date-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity \u2013 #6 get a date \u2013 part 2 (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity \u2013 #6 get a date \u2013 part 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-257-a-letter-from-the-lord-jesus-about-god-and-me\/\">podcast 257 \u2013 A letter from the Lord Jesus: About God and Me<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-301-dr-daniel-boyarin-on-john-1\/\">podcast 301 \u2013 Dr. Daniel Boyarin on John 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew 28:16-20; Romans 5:1-21; 1 John 4:7-9; Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 6:5-15; Philippians 2:1-11; Revelation 5:1-14; Genesis 28:10-17; John 1:51; Hebrews 2:5-18; John 8:40; Deuteronomy 18:15; Acts 3:22; Matthew 1:1; Luke 18:38; Psalm 132:11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s thinking music is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Doctor_Turtle\/The_Double-Down_Two-Step\/Ladies_Take_Me_With_You_final\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ladies, Take Me With You (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Ladies, Take Me With You<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Doctor_Turtle\/\">Doctor Turtle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wesleyan ministry tells new Christians about &#8220;The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14,33,38,9,57,77,13,3,43,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christology","category-history","category-incarnation","category-monotheism","category-philosophy","category-podcast","category-protestant","category-theologians","category-theories","category-unitarianism","category-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42781"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42789,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42781\/revisions\/42789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}