Theology In Pieces

87 - Your Own Personal Jesus

• Slim and Malcolm • Season 4 • Episode 87

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Obama's Cheesecake Factory joke, spurs the guys to share their deep thoughts on this very important chain restaurant. 

Manly Maga's Mustang Jesus is Full of Testosterone.  Christian Youtuber Gabe Poirot tells tales of heaven from his 18 day coma and reveals this habit of creating a “personal Jesus” who fits our tribe and our timeline.

From there we talk about “Jersey Christianity,” after Megachurch pastor Josh Howerton tweeted, "That is not a pastor, that is a Biblically-defined false teacher and historically-defined heretic that (it saddens me to say) we had to excommunicate and remove from our church planting network. He currently walks as an enemy of the faith, and I pray he comes back to Jesus Christ."  And how different that was from his reception of infamous racist Bo French as described here. 

Then we get to the heart of the Nicene Creed and why its Christology still matters. This is not abstract trivia. The word homoousios guards the claim that Jesus is fully God, not a creature and not a lesser deity. That protects Christian worship, anchors biblical interpretation, and keeps salvation from collapsing into wishful thinking. If you’ve ever wondered why creeds matter, why Arianism was such a big deal, or how to stop projecting your own image onto Jesus, this episode is for you.

Nicene Creed : 

We believe in one God,
      the Father almighty,
      maker of heaven and earth,
      of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
      the only Son of God,
      begotten from the Father before all ages,
           God from God,
           Light from Light,
           true God from true God,
      begotten, not made;
      of the same essence as the Father.
      Through him all things were made.
      For us and for our salvation
           he came down from heaven;
           he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
           and was made human.
           He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
           he suffered and was buried.
           The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
           He ascended to heaven
           and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
           He will come again with glory
           to judge the living and the dead.
           His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,
      the Lord, the giver of life.
      He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
      and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
      He spoke through the prophets.
      We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
      We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
      We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
      and to life in the world to come. Amen.

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