Book Review - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
My review of NYT best seller of 2022. I rarely read current books because most of them are garbage and hate me (#indiepub FTW!). This one was good although there were three big flaws with it.
The women witnesses to the Resurrection are some of the most important witnesses. It is not a people group that 1st century Jews would want to be eyewitnesses - which actually makes them some of the best eyewitnesses.
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The Trinity in Christian metaphysics is also a key component since the nature of God is reflected in the universe.
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Today's short clip comes from episode 211 which can be found here - https://youtu.be/pZ6ZFAe4CJE
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There are 2 possibilities of what makes up all reality. Every worldview tends towards one or the other. And like all worldviews, there are consequences and outcomes that stem from those possible realities.
TIMELINE:
00:00 - The Great Question Confronting Us On What Is Fundamental
03:39 - The Consequences Of Both Views
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Today's short clip comes from episode 210 which can be found here - https://youtu.be/HJh6nzBP7PQ
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Having experts are a good thing. Absolutely. However, we should always figure out that when an expert is talking about a subject to determine if they're just making statements. Are they're backing up statements with reasons why they are making those statements? Or are they just informing you of what they think?
Today's short clip comes from episode 92 which can be found here - https://youtu.be/pqHA8t7aZl0
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John Frame gives props to a book and theodicy he likes. In this answer, God is able to use evil for His purpose. While Frame admits that this is the case, there is still the underlying question of why evil has to exist in the first place.
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Today's short clip comes from episode 228 which can be found here - https://youtu.be/F1E1nUjiF3Y
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Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens all spoke of wanting to mock and end the silly exercise of belief in a God. And yet they enjoy the luxury of 2,000 years of advancement of science due in no small part to the Christian worldview. Donations can be sent to your nearest local church.
Today's short clip comes from episode 74 which can be found here - https://youtu.be/1VwzthnNB-M
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One of the biggest questions that comes from the Greater-Glory Theodicy is this - Was The Fall necessary? Because that's what it seems to imply. Well, that's actually what it comes right out and says. It's nothing to blush at or be embarrassed about. It's the necessary outcome for God's purposes.
To focus on the negative, however, is to miss the "glory" of the Greater-Glory Theodicy. In this episode, we cover four of them and cover what is the purpose of evil as it relates to magnifying and displaying God's glory more fully than if The Fall never occurred.
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
01:05 - Was The Fall Necessary?
05:33 - A Better, Best-Of-All-Possible Worlds Theory
08:44 - 4 Hopes Of The Greater-Glory Theodicy
11:00 - 1) Christ Bears Our Sins
12:43 - 2) Christ Bears Our Sorrows
14:35 - 3) Focus On Future Glory
17:07 - 4) Raising The Banner Of Divine Grace
17:58 - Evil Allows God To Display His Glory More Fully
22:49 - Conclusion
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We provide a summary of Chapter 8 and give a sneak peek of one of the best chapters of the whole book where we discuss is God morally culpable for evil - teaser video.
Today's short clip comes from episode 158 which can be found here - https://youtu.be/iujmkmgBD0k
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One of the most subscribed to answers to theodicy is that as humans we have free will to do evil. It is all our fault and God has nothing to do with it but can work with us in our fallen state to bring about His will. And that's all fine - well, except, there are some issues within Scripture that seem to knock it down and the implications of subscribing to the theory seems to push God a little too far out of the picture.
The next couple of episodes might be on the shorter side as vacations come up so if you like to run while listening to us, you can get your fartleks in!
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
02:10 - Free Will Defense For Evil
09:31 - The Scriptural Issue With Free Will
12:09 - It Always Comes Back To Romans 9
16:58 - Internal Issues With Free Will
20:24 - Conclusion
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