37) "I came down from heaven": Discussion with Kermit Zarley on Metaphors in the Gospel of John, and if Jesus "Pre-existed"

This episode is a discussion with Kermit Zarley, retired professional golfer, and now author of a number of books, including The Restitution of Jesus Christ (see links below).

Formerly a Trinitarian Christian, Zarley briefly describes how he came to understand that the God of the Bible is one, and that Jesus is God’s human Messiah.

Then, we discuss the following topics:

· Did Jesus pre-exist as a person before he was a human being?

· What did Jesus mean when Jesus said that he “came down from heaven” and was “sent from God”?

· The use of figures of speech or metaphorical language in the Gospel of John, and the literary theme that many of Jesus’s listeners did not understand the metaphors.

· The Christological motif in the Gospel of John is not “Incarnational Christology”, i.e., that God became man or took on human flesh) but “Agency Christology”, i.e., that Jesus is God’s human representative agent, who speaks and acts empowered by God and representing God).

· At the end of the discussion, Zarley gives the most important tip for budding, amateur golfers.

Links:

Kermit Zarley Webpage: http://kermitzarley.com/

Zarley’s Books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Kermit-Zarley/e/B001JOUID0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1608329122&sr=8-1

Book: The Restitution of Jesus Christ http://kermitzarley.com/product/the-restitution-of-jesus-christ/

Reviewof The Restitution of Jesus Christ by Bill Schlegel

https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-restitution-of-jesus-christ-signs.html

“My Lord and My God: Trinitarians Get it Wrong” Commentary on John 20:28

https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2019/12/my-lord-and-my-god-trinitarians-get-it.html