Dan Sherman, National Field Strategy Director for Power to Change-Students, talks about his journey as a Christian and his interest in Bitcoin. They discuss parallels between Bitcoin and biblical stories, their frustration with current content, and their upcoming book. They also explore the differences between Christian and Islamic beliefs on forgiveness.
Bitcoin highlights the contrast between God's scarcity and the fiat system's attempt to replicate it.
The gospel is a cosmic child pays for parent transaction, illustrating Jesus' sacrificial work to redeem humanity.
Deep dives
The Scarcity of God
The chapter explores the concept of scarcity and how it relates to the value of Bitcoin. It highlights the contrast between God's scarcity and the fiat system's attempt to replicate it, and emphasizes the beauty of God's sacrificial love demonstrated through Jesus' sacrifice. The chapter draws parallels between the scarcity of Bitcoin and the scarcity of God, highlighting the profoundness of God's power and love.
The Cosmic Child Pays for Parent Transaction
This chapter explores the idea of the gospel as a cosmic child pays for parent transaction. It uses the concept of child pays for parent transactions in Bitcoin to illustrate how Jesus sacrificed his life to redeem humanity. The chapter emphasizes the parallel between the proof of work in Bitcoin and the sacrificial work of Jesus, showcasing the deep connection between the principles of Bitcoin and the gospel message.
Dan Sherman is the National Field Strategy Director for Power to Change-Students, an evangelistic ministry in Canada. He went down the Bitcoin rabbit hole in 2020 and loves to help people understand and appreciate the connections between Christianity and Bitcoin. Find Dan on Twitter @hodlingj
Jordan Bush is the founder and the Head of Content and Education at TGFB Media and host of the Thank God for Bitcoin Podcast. Find Jordan on Twitter @jmbushwrites.
The Thank For Bitcoin Podcast is a TGFB Media production. TGFB Media exists to educate and equip Christians to understand Bitcoin and use it for the glory of God and the good of people everywhere.
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