The Fourth Way

We continue our discussion of incarnation by looking at the third type of incarnation - experiential incarnation.

We continue our discussion of incarnation by looking at the second type of incarnation - positional incarnation.

We continue our discussion of incarnation by looking at the first type of incarnation - proximate incarnation.

We continue our discussion of incarnation by looking at the importance of the call for incarnation in our lives.

The incarnation is a foundational Christian doctrine, not only in regard to the incarnation of the God-man, but also as a calling for how Christians are to live their lives. Incarnation is foundational to the Christian life and is an important idea to understand when building a life which seeks to love others - including enemies.

I came across an article awhile back discussing how we need to teach our kids how to be violent so they won't be bullied. The author of the article quotes from Matt Walsh on the need to fight back. I evaluate that article here through the lens of the life and message of Jesus.

I retract one of the pieces of evidence used in episode 53 for bad Christian arguments against abortion. The retraction deals specifically with Numbers 5 and the interpretation that an abortion is condoned for adultery.

Reformed theology and nonviolence don't tend to go hand in hand. In this episode I evaluate how Reformed theology and documents can provide us with some very deep roots from which to build a nonviolent life.

September 11 on the Jewish calendar is Tishrei 1 and had some seriously significant meaning. It is one possibility in Jewish tradition as being the birthday of Noah, and it may very well be the birthday of Jesus. Check out the notes for a link. Regardless of whether any of that is true, we're using today as an excuse to remember Noah and Jesus together and provide a long overdue rebuttal against Christian nonviolence which comes from the Noahic covenant.

I take a look at an article which discusses the importance of training our children to be peacemakers through our discipline and example. While such an approach might sound commonsense, I think this article highlights something very important. If you haven't listened to the spanking episodes, make sure you go back and do that first.

If means are concomitant with their ends, then how can a surgeon's scalpel and an attacker's knife lead to two morally different outcomes? While I don't claim to solve the issue in this episode, I do discuss some important nuances to consider as we address questions like this.

Just War Theory has, as one of its components, the notion that to wage a just war, the cause must be achievable. This episode explores how this moral reasoning damns Jesus on many Christian systems, as Jesus fails his mission both in terms of numbers and value achieved by the cross. Just War Theory makes Jesus both a quantitative and qualitative failure.

We explore whether or not a possible world could exist where Jesus didn't die to save sinners. If there is such a world, then is enemy love an immutable characteristic of God and an intrinsic component of what it means to love?

I explore the role of Jesus and the gospel in motivating Christians out of complacency and into the radical Kingdom life.

If we recognize the progression of society over time, why is looking back to the early church so important for Christians, and why is it such an emphasis of the nonviolent community?