What is the most basic aspect of God’s identity? What do we know Him as first? One potential answer to those questions is God as Creator. Repeat Mere Fidelity guest, Peter Leithart, has written a book that sets out to examine the idea of God as Creator as found in Genesis 1. But this is not without controversy. Matt, Derek, and Alastair push back hard in this very fruitful discussion.
Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com.
Timestamps:
Alastair’s Boss [0:00]
What’s the problem with Genesis 1? [2:27]
God’s First Name [6:11]
God’s Dependence [11:42]
God’s Freedom [16:38]
Language and Accommodation [22:50]
Negation, Affirmation, and Progress [27:06]
Self-Revelation [42:28]
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