Thinking to Believe Podcast
1) 201: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers? 1-N-Done
To even ask the question is heretical to feminism and an affront to some very recent Christian traditions, but the question is not what we think should be true or would like to be true. It's what Scri...Show More
2) 200: Answering God's Critics pt 29 - Divine Sins pt 10 - Is God Sexist & Misogynistic? pt 3 - OT pt 2 NT pt 1
I finish up my examination of difficult OT passages and start with the NT teaching that women are "weaker vessels" and should submit to their husbands as unto Christ. In the process, I show why the do...Show More
3) 199: Answering God's Critics pt 28 - Divine Sins pt 9 - Is God Sexist & Misogynistic? pt 2 - OT pt 1
After looking at a variety of texts where women are given important roles and spoken of favorably, I looked at a number of difficult OT texts: --God's word to Eve that her husband would rule over her ...Show More
4) 198: Answering God's Critics pt 27 - Divine Sins pt 8 - Is God Sexist & Misogynistic? pt 1 - Intro
Is the God of the Bible sexist and misogynistic? No, He’s no feminist either. After critiquing feminist ideology, I demonstrate that the Bible teaches women are equal to men in dignity and spiritual s...Show More
5) 197: Answering God's Critics pt 26 - Divine Sins pt 7 - Slavery in the Bible pt 3
I look at the NT data regarding slavery to wrap up my discussion on the Biblical view of slavery. The NT teaches that our spiritual status is more important than our earthly social status. In Christ, ...Show More
6) 196: Answering God's Critics pt 25 - Divine Sins pt 6 - Slavery in the Bible pt 2
There are really two institutions of slavery in the OT: one for Israelites, and one for foreigners. The last episode explained the former institution, while this podcast explains the latter. I explain...Show More
7) 195: Answering God's Critics pt 24 - Divine Sins pt 5 - Slavery in the Bible pt 1
Did you know the Bible regulates slavery rather than condemn it? How can a good God allow something as immoral as slavery? In this episode, I look at the OT data, specifically the OT teaching regardin...Show More
8) 194: Answering God's Critics pt 23 - Divine Sins pt 4 - Conquest of Canaan pt 2
I demonstrate that the commands to devote the Canaanites to destruction are hyperbolic rather than literal, explain why God can (but we cannot) kill anyone He wants, ask whether women and children wer...Show More
9) 193: Answering God's Critics pt 22 - Divine Sins pt 3 - Conquest of Canaan pt 1
Critics have claimed the Conquest of Canaan is an example of divinely commanded genocide or ethnic cleansing. I argue that the rationale for the Conquest had nothing to do with race or ethnicity, and ...Show More
10) 192: Answering God's Critics pt 21 - Divine Sins pt 2 - Is the God of the OT different than the God of the NT?
Many think the God of the OT is harsh and judgmental, while the God of the NT is gracious and loving. Is the God of the OT different than the God of the NT? Did God reform Himself between the testamen...Show More