The truth has nothing to fear. I explore this idea in the latest episode about faith. You can download the audio, video, and slides from the Understanding Perspectives website at the link below. You can find relevant links to other resources and any the scripture references from all the episodes there as well. https://understandingperspectives.com/…

In this episode I talk about some of my motivations for doing the podcast in the way I do.

Should we question our inherited beliefs?

Thinking about the origin of our beliefs, if we should re examine them, and if so how we should do it.

In this episode I share some of my own experience including some of the side effects I suffered because of having a misconception about what faith is. I also explore the question of whether faith is mere belief or if there more to it than that?

Verses discussed in this video Matthew 1:22-23 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Isaiah 7:14 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a …

Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. Romans 15:6 so that wit…

Verses discussed in this video: Isaiah 42:8 I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. Isaiah 48:11 For my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another. Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorifie…

You may visit my website and view the playlist at this link: https://understandingperspectives.com/home/who-is-jesus/ You can watch it on youtube here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7n--rTeOA Verses discussed in this video: Philippians 2:6-8 “Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but empti…

This is a presentation of 6 views of when Jesus began to exist focused primarily on John 17:5. The 6 views considered in this episode are Trinitarian, Binitarian, Modalist/Oneness, Mormon, Arian, and Biblical Unitarian.

Is Jesus the one true God? When did he begin to exist? Is he the creator in Genesis? This video considers these questions from 6 different perspectives in relation to the first chapter of Hebrews with a special focus on verses 8-9. You can download this video, the audio, and the slides as well as find links to other valuable resources on my website…

Is Jesus the one true God? When did he begin to exist? Is he the creator in Genesis 1? And, what does Hebrews 1 tell us about these questions. A discussion of 6 views of these 3 questions.

In this video I explore 5 categories of explanations for the existence of the universe including: Atheism Monotheism Polytheism Pantheism/Panentheism Virtual Reality You can download this video, audio, slides, text, and find links to the scriptures cited in this video at my website UnderstandingPerspectives.com SHOW LESS…

First episode in a series about the origin of the Universe

Discussion of predestination related to 5 views of divine foreknowledge, focusing on Ephesians 1:1-11 and Romans 8:29-30

This is an introduction to the Trinity and an exploration into a few of its defining characteristics. Download the video, audio, and slides from this video from my website at UnderstandingPerspectives.com. You can find useful links, other videos, and the scriptures cited in each video there as well. Verses cited in this video: Matthew 24:36 “But ab…

Mormon scriptures discussed in this video: Doctrine and Covenants 14:9 “Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who created the heavens and the earth, a light which cannot be hid in darkness” D&C 38:1-3 “Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked u…

Do we have immortal souls inherently, does God give immortality to everyone, or does God only give immortality to those who make Jesus the lord of their life through faith and repentance?

In this episode I discuss the differences between open theism and process theology and some of their distinctives with Dr Thomas Jay Oord.

These passages are considered in this video. Revelation 14:10-11, Isaiah 34:9-14, Isaiah 30:14, Psalm 1:4, Luke 3:17, Psalm 37:20, Psalm 58:8, Obadiah 1:16, Psalm 73:20, Malachi 4:1 You can see all these verses at this link. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+14%3A10-11%2C+Isaiah+34%3A9-14%2C+Isaiah+30%3A14%2C+Psalm+1%3A4%2C+lu…

Four different words in the original languages are sometimes translated as hell in many English bibles. This often causes confusion because not all of these words refer to the same place. The purpose of this episode is to help eliminate some of that confusion. The words under consideration are Sheol from the Hebrew old testament as well as Hades, G…

In this video I talk about Mark 9:47-48 and Isaiah 66:24 from the perspective of eternal conscious torture and conditional immortality aka annihilation. You can see these verses at this link. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+9%3A47-48%2C+isaiah+66%3A24&version=ESV

In this episode I talk about 2 perspectives of Matthew 25:46, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 14:10-11, Hebrews 9:12, and Psalm 139:8. You can read all these verses at this link. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+25%3A46%2C+2+thes+1%3A9%2C+heb+9%3A12%2C+revelation+14%3A10-11%2C+Psalm+139%3A8&version=ESV…

I discuss 2 perspectives hell and how the understand the phrase eternal fire and how it relates to Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10-15, Jude 1:7, and Genesis 19:27-28 You can read these verses at this link. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A41%2C+Revelation+20%3A10-15%2C+Jude+1%3A7%2C+Genesis+19%3A27-28&version=ESV…

This is an introductory video that just explains what the different views are.

Verses considered in this video. James 3:1, Ephesians 1:11, Isaiah 46:10, Job 42:7, Jeremiah 18:1-12, 1 Peter 1:1-2, Matthew 11:23, Psalm 36:7 This link will take you to all these verses https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james+3%3A1%2C+Ephesians+1%3A11%2C+Isaiah+46%3A10%2C+Job+42%3A7%2C+Jeremiah+18%3A1-12%2C+1+Peter+1%3A1-2%2C+Matthew+11…

A look at Romans 8:29-30, 1 Peter 1:1-2, and Acts 26:5 from 5 different perspectives of divine foreknowledge.

5 views of divine foreknowledge explained, including divine determinism (aka Calvinism), middle foreknowledge (aka Molinism), simple foreknowledge (aka Arminianism), open theism, and process theology.

Introduction to the purpose of this podcast.