Beyond Belief

Is Jesus God?

Have you ever wondered where Jesus claims to be God in the Bible? Or who else in the Bible claims Jesus is God? In the podcast today, we discuss those two questions! Since we're discussing if Jesus is God, we also discuss what it means to be God. Check out what the scriptures say! Josh's essay on Jesus's role as God and the Father: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13vPF9ehpEFJ7u2ZvSYWRF_LYaOouwbikGB0CXgqKX0Q/edit?usp=drive_link Introduction 0:00 What does being God mean? 2:59 Do you need a body to be God? 9:33 How is God one? 10:47 Our language and understanding is limited 17:00 Thomas refers to Jesus as God 19:50 John calls Jesus God 20:38 Jesus shows He is God 21:36 "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" 22:50 "Before Abraham was, I am" 24:30 Jesus healing leprosy 29:11 "I and My Father are One" 31:22 Paul calls Jesus God 32:42 Jesus claims to be God 3 times in 1 verse 33:40 Would we recognize the Messiah? 38:35 Reading the scriptures is critical 43:27 Hold onto the scriptures 52:28#jesus #god #holyspirit #bible #holybible #bom #bookofmormon #christian #christianity #jesusisgod #iam

Responding to "Anti"

Join us on this week's episode where we discuss how we should respond to "anti-mormon" literature and talking points! We also discuss our specific responses to John 1:18 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=78s] ("No man has seen God at any time" scripture) and Revelation 22:8-9 ("Don't add to or take away from the word of this prophecy" scripture). Intro and small talk 00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=0s] Seeing both sides of the argument 02:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=165s] Turning to good sources 05:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=310s] "No man has seen God" (John 1:18 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=78s]) 07:02 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=422s] Trusting what Jesus said 14:15 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=855s] Trust that God will give an answer 16:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=1005s] Scripture examples of going to the right source 25:21 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=1521s] "The Church is a cult" 29:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=1770s] God has to work with imperfect people 34:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=2040s] Humans are faithful creatures 35:55 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=2155s] "The church is racist" 44:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=2640s] "Add to or take away" (Revelation 22:8-9) 47:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=2830s] Ending 52:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=3140s] Josh's essay on John 1:18 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeapCDCrzf0&t=78s]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk5qbERNZDY4M3N0cnFUaWp4NC1CN3pjTjd1d3xBQ3Jtc0trYmxOOVRXS0h2bUgzM011Z29LQVl5T1hIallXY0VHcFFacXZYVWotUWVTM2hma0JNbHA5c0h3WGc4Z1k5MVhyQzVfTmlELWZ3YjlVLVJIZkN4dVI1enhUbVh0Z3F2Q0VfdU45MzFhMkhVUlk2YmZpRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1wL0fGoBLxZbW4o4bZceUn15bGFnjgrpPAd3LKbKD_Bw%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=EeapCDCrzf0] Josh's essay on Revelation 22:8-9: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkp2Z3RFSVpYbm90TlQyWmJDNWxGVjdLMFE0Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuaEFQS0N3bkFXVVljZHJ3VmE4R1ZnSENPRWR6UlZqWjFwbGxrdWdhbkZtRndYbHpoRDNIOU5hYkNFSlFsOTdza3ZqUWVBX1p3RmJlU0FrNG5kbDlwenhtTjA5YngzcVkyWXNLNVhPaXZyX2F6SFdHTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1YVmVQ49E9DYIUUBmrmoMEQoGu4AtOKQBa-FYFt9En3U%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&v=EeapCDCrzf0]

Agency and The Fall

In this episode, we explore the topics of what agency really means, and how this ties into the fall of Adam and Eve. Was falling the only way?