In this episode, we tackle a portion of a very thorny and heavily debated topic of free will by first establishing a transcendental framework as a reference point, explaining some of the purposes of free will, defining a few limitations, and capping it off with a few consequences that freewill has.

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00:00 Limitations - Natural Law

04:01 Limitations - Spiritual Law

06:24 Limitations - Human Limitations

09:20 Consequences - Natural

13:31 Consequences - Spiritual

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In this episode, we tackle a portion of a very thorny and heavily debated topic of free will by first establishing a transcendental framework as a reference point, explaining some of the purposes of free will, defining a few limitations, and capping it off with a few consequences that freewill has.

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00:00 Intro

02:50 Transcendental Framework

04:33 Purpose - To Experience Reality

10:16 Purpose - To Worship God

12:08 Purpose - To Have Relationships

12:34 Purpose - To Be Creative

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Have you ever wondered why do Jews get circumcised? Have you ever wondered if Christians have to get circumcised? Well, those are exactly the questions we cover in this episode by talking about the origins of circumcision and walking through the symbology behind it, the purpose for it, and how it impacts a person's identity as a Jew first and also as a Christian.

Symbol of the cutting away of the flesh - https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/smith_chuck/StudyGuides_Genesis/Genesis.cfm#%20&Chuck&Smith

Circumcision is a symbol that stands for the whole law - https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/4862/Circumcision-Symbolism-Behind.htm

Choosing the New Man (Part Two) by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Forerunner, March-April 2003 - https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/ARTB/k/797/choosing-new-man-part-two.htm

Was God's Law Nailed to the Cross? by Earl L. Henn (1934-1997) Forerunner, "Ready Answer," June 1995 - https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/RA/k/532/was-gods-law-nailed-to-cross.htm

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00:00 Purpose - Father of Faith

01:10 Purpose - To be set apart

03:51 Identity

10:24 Circumcision of the Heart

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Have you ever wondered why do Jews get circumcised? Have you ever wondered if Christians have to get circumcised? Well, those are exactly the questions we cover in this episode by talking about the origins of circumcision and walking through the symbology behind it, the purpose for it, and how it impacts a person's identity as a Jew first and also as a Christian.

Symbol of the cutting away of the flesh - https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/smith_chuck/StudyGuides_Genesis/Genesis.cfm#%20&Chuck&Smith

Circumcision is a symbol that stands for the whole law - https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/4862/Circumcision-Symbolism-Behind.htm

Choosing the New Man (Part Two) by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Forerunner, March-April 2003 - https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/ARTB/k/797/choosing-new-man-part-two.htm

Was God's Law Nailed to the Cross? by Earl L. Henn (1934-1997) Forerunner, "Ready Answer," June 1995 - https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/RA/k/532/was-gods-law-nailed-to-cross.htm

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00:00 Intro

01:47 Origins

05:57 Symbology - Removal of Sin

07:07 Symbology - The Law

08:21 Symbology - The Pain of Sin

10:43 Symbology - New Man

12:47 Symbology - Baptism

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In this episode, we take a look at the logical case for God. As we walk through some of the more common logical arguments we also present some uncommon arguments that point towards the existence of God. If you're having doubts that God exists then this is the episode you want to pay attention to.

Reasonable Faith with William Lane Craig - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/

Leibniz’ Contingency Argument - https://youtu.be/FPCzEP0oD7I

The Kalam Cosmological Argument - Part 1: Scientific - https://youtu.be/6CulBuMCLg0

The Kalam Cosmological Argument - Part 2: Philosophical - https://youtu.be/vybNvc6mxMo

The Fine-Tuning of the Universe - https://youtu.be/EE76nwimuT0

The Mathematical Argument - https://youtu.be/QJBOiZXkKu8

The Moral Argument - https://youtu.be/OxiAikEk2vU

The Ontological Argument - https://youtu.be/xBmAKCvWl74

Suffering and Evil Argument: The Logical Problem - https://youtu.be/k64YJYBUFLM

Suffering and Evil Argument: The Probability Version - https://youtu.be/cxj8ag8Ntd4

The Irreducibility of Complex Systems Argument - https://youtu.be/NaVoGfSSSV8

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00:00 Suffering and Evil - Probability

03:48 Complex Systems Argument

12:23 The Case for Faith & Closing

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In this episode, we take a look at the logical case for God. As we walk through some of the more common logical arguments we also present some uncommon arguments that point towards the existence of God. If you're having doubts that God exists then this is the episode you want to pay attention to.

Reasonable Faith with William Lane Craig - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/

Leibniz’ Contingency Argument - https://youtu.be/FPCzEP0oD7I

The Kalam Cosmological Argument - Part 1: Scientific - https://youtu.be/6CulBuMCLg0

The Kalam Cosmological Argument - Part 2: Philosophical - https://youtu.be/vybNvc6mxMo

The Fine-Tuning of the Universe - https://youtu.be/EE76nwimuT0

The Mathematical Argument - https://youtu.be/QJBOiZXkKu8

The Moral Argument - https://youtu.be/OxiAikEk2vU

The Ontological Argument - https://youtu.be/xBmAKCvWl74

Suffering and Evil Argument: The Logical Problem - https://youtu.be/k64YJYBUFLM

Suffering and Evil Argument: The Probability Version - https://youtu.be/cxj8ag8Ntd4

The Irreducibility of Complex Systems Argument - https://youtu.be/NaVoGfSSSV8

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00:00 Intro

03:07 Contingency Argument

06:06 Cosmological Argument - Scientific

08:11 Fine-Tuning Argument

11:02 Moral Argument

13:15 Suffering and Evil - Logical

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In this episode, we talk about the origins of sin by introducing the transcendental framework, then walking all the way through Genesis chapter 3, and capping it off with an analogy for God's redemptive plan by using an eviction model.

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00:00 Genesis 3

15:18 Redemption Plan

19:07 Conclusion

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In this episode, we talk about the origins of sin by introducing the transcendental framework, then walking all the way through Genesis chapter 3, and capping it off with an analogy for God's redemptive plan by using an eviction model.

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00:00 Intro

02:43 Transcendental Framework

05:41 Genesis 3

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