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Episode 26: Carl Mosser on the Beatific Vision in Reformed Thought

November 11, 2020 by wagraham Leave a Comment

Carl Mosser and Wyatt Graham discuss the beatific vision and the doctrine of deification in reformed thought. I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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Episode 25: Owen Strachan on Anthropology

November 6, 2020 by wagraham Leave a Comment

Owen Strachan and Wyatt Graham discuss anthropology in this episode. I hope you enjoy the conversation.

Why Reflect on Creation? Answer: Because God Made Everything to Reflect Himself

November 4, 2020 by wagraham 2 Comments

Why reflect on creation? Answer: because God made everything to reflect himself—and he is our beatitude. So pursue medicine, arts, nature, and crafts for the sake of happiness, eudaimonia, makarios, or whatever term you prefer.

Human culture can cultivate the goodness of creation which itself shares in the goodness of God. Or it can vitiate what is good and descend into non-being.

One promises beatitude; the other non-being.

So build well. Love what you create. Enjoy God’s gifts.

Is Jeremiah 29:11 a Promise for Us Today?

November 3, 2020 by wagraham Leave a Comment

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope (Jer 29:11).

The words Jeremiah 29:11 often encourages believers who experience difficulty, and they in turn share the verse with others to give hope when much in this world seems hopeless. While almost everyone recognizes the good desire here to share a promise from God’s word, some criticize Christians for doing so.

The argument goes something like this. Jeremiah 29 is a letter from Jerusalem to exiles, and the promise relates to God’s plan to return the exiles back to Judea after 70 years (Jer 29:10). So, as the argument goes, Christians should not share this as a promise for them. It is for Israel, not us. We may learn some principal lesson here about God fulfilling his promises, but we should not claim for ourselves.

I disagree.

Not because I think it wise to ignore the historical context of Jeremiah 29 nor because I am unaware of the land promise to Israel. Rather, I am persuaded that the whole Scripture addresses Christians, including Jeremiah 29:11.

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