EP 51: Wanna Bet God Exists? Blaise Pascal and the Wager Argument
Classical Theology with Dr. Brian Huffling
Release Date: 06/24/2024
Classical Theology with Dr. Brian Huffling
What if we discovered beyone any doubt that extraterrestrial intelligent life existeed? What would that mean for Christianity, in particular in terms of Christology? Would Jesus need to die for them, supposing they needed saving? Let's explore that question!
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I thought it was appropriate to offer a Christian response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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The doctrine of the Trinity is a very difficult one to understand. Many misunderstand the orthodox teaching. There are many bad examples and models. In this episode I answer questions from the Classical Theology community on the Trinity. Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4cTpHuQ Decision Making and the Will of God (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4eSEiZo
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What is the Word Faith movement and why did I leave it? Word Faith teachers such as Kenneth Copeland have made some of the most heretical and outlandish statements regarding God, Jesus, and man. Check out this episode to hear some of those statements and see what the problem with the Word Faith movement is. Affiliate Links to Books A Different Gospel: The Word-Faith Controversy: The Seduction of Christianity:
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How should Christians think about the presidential debate, the candidates, and the issues? This episode examines some of the issues that were brought up in the debate from a Christian perspective.
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Molinism, while not new, has become a popular theological position which tries to show how God can be soveriegn and omniscient while also allowing man to have free will. In this episode I explain what Molinism is and offer 4 obejctions to it. Affiliate Links to Books "On Divine Foreknowledge: Part 4 of the Concordia" by Louis de Molina: "The Only Wise God": "Human Freedom, Divine Sovereignty, and Mere Molinism": "Divine Providence: The Molinist Account":
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Is it possible for God to exist given all of the evil in the world? This episode discuss a book debate between Michael Shermer, Gary Whittenberger, and Brian Huffling. God, Evil, and Morality: A Debate: (Affiliate Link) Discussion with Michael Shermer:
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The moral argument is a good argument, but we cannot make this often made mistake.
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What did C. S. Lewis say about God? He was a prolific writer and made several interesting and good arguments for God's existence and Christianity. Classic Christian Thinkers (affiliate link): Mere Christianity (affiliate link):
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Blaise Pascal made a wager for God's existence. Check out what he has to say about that in this episode.
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