470 Scripture & Science 10: Biblical Objections to Evolution (Will Barlow)

Posted on November 18, 2022November 21, 2022 by Sean Finnegan

Having looked at what the theory of evolution teaches last time, today we’re going to think through how well evolution fits with the bible. Will Barlow covers two main scriptural objections that young earth creationists bring against evolution before exploring three more issues that arise from the perspective of old earth creationism. How does Genesis Read more about 470 Scripture & Science 10: Biblical Objections to Evolution (Will Barlow)[…]

411 One God 1: Yahweh, the Supreme Creator

Posted on October 1, 2021January 13, 2022 by Sean Finnegan

Today we are starting a brand new class called “One God Over All!” My plan is to work through scripture to build a biblical theology of the one true God and his Son, Jesus the Messiah. This class will cover both texts supporting God’s exclusive oneness as well as misunderstood verses that seem to teach Read more about 411 One God 1: Yahweh, the Supreme Creator[…]

Who Is the “Us” in Genesis 1.26 according to Michael Heiser?

Posted on November 28, 2020September 27, 2021 by Sean Finnegan

Genesis 1.26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” This passage Read more about Who Is the “Us” in Genesis 1.26 according to Michael Heiser?[…]

Theology 10 — Challenging God’s Oneness

Posted on April 4, 2019April 10, 2019 by Sean Finnegan

How many is God? Although the ancient Shema (recorded in Deuteronomy 6) teaches that God is one, Christian theologians have put forward a number of reasons arguing for a plurality within God. We will examine a number of these words, texts, and reasonings in an effort to agree with Jesus who wholeheartedly affirmed the Jewish Read more about Theology 10 — Challenging God’s Oneness[…]

Interview 45 Misunderstood Texts about Jesus 3 (Bill Schlegel)

Posted on November 29, 2018December 1, 2018 by Sean Finnegan

In parts one and two, we examined ten misunderstood verses in the Gospel of John. In part three, we’ll examine seven more texts from the rest of the bible: Genesis 1.26 Isaiah 9.6 Matthew 2.2 Matthew 28.9 Matthew 28.19 (cf. 2 Cor 13.14) Romans 9.5 Acts 20.28 Repeatedly, Bill Schlegel calls us back to understand Read more about Interview 45 Misunderstood Texts about Jesus 3 (Bill Schlegel)[…]

Podcast 23: Let Us Make Man (Sean Finnegan)

Posted on March 19, 2016March 30, 2017 by Sean Finnegan

by Sean Finnegan In Genesis 1.26, God says, “Let us make man in our image.” Since this is the creation of humanity, he couldn’t have been speaking to any humans. So whom was God speaking to? One common interpretation is to say he was speaking to another person within his being–God the Son. But, this Read more about Podcast 23: Let Us Make Man (Sean Finnegan)[…]

Let Us Make Man

Posted on December 15, 2015December 10, 2021 by Sean Finnegan

by Sean Finnegan The word “person” has multiple meanings. In normal conversation, it means simply a human being. However, in theological terminology (thanks to the council of Nicaea in AD 325) “person” means a being that has a mind (an independent consciousness). According to this definition, God is a person because He (note the personal Read more about Let Us Make Man[…]