Apr 28, 2023
In Chapter 12 of "A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful Gospel," Bradley Jersak tackles the traditional understanding of the crucifixion of Jesus and the implications of divine wrath in relation to the cross. He aims to dispel misconceptions about the crucifixion, primarily the idea that it represents God's...
Apr 22, 2023
In Chapter 11 of "A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful Gospel," author Bradley Jersak examines the concept of divine wrath and how it is often misunderstood. He argues that this misunderstanding has led to a distorted perception of God, characterized by anger, punishment, and vengeance. Jersak challenges this image...
Apr 14, 2023
In this episode, we begin to tackle the issue of the "wrath of God". We can't deny that "wrath" is all over the Bible. Even more, there are times in the Old Testament when it seems that God is asking people to do horrific things. How do we attempt to understand all of this in the light of Jesus? We begin looking at...
Apr 7, 2023
In this episode we return to Brad Jersak's book and cover Chp 9. Chp 9 deal with the issue of evil and why God allows bad things to happen. How do we process bad things in life in light of the revelation of Jesus? We talk about that today.
Apr 1, 2023
Before we look into Chp 9 of Brad Jersak's book (which deals with the problem of evil), I thought we would first step back and hear a preliminary reframing of the question. So on today's show, we listen to N.T. Wright discuss this issue and then next week we will discuss this along with Brad Jersak's chapter on the topic.