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This is part 11 of the One God Over All class. Who or what is the spirit of God? It won't do to read later tradition back into the scriptures. Rather, we need to see how the bible itself talks about the holy spirit. To get at that answer we'll take a look at a couple of bible dictionaries along with dozens of texts. Next we'll explore how the spirit solves the problem of a God who is both transcendent and immanent. Lastly, we'll briefly examine three commonly misunderstood texts, including lying to the spirit in Acts 5.3, blaspheming the spirit in Matthew 12.31, and how Jesus talks about the spirit in the upper room discourse (John 14-16). Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrN8EX8lLs —— Links —— Link to Blinkist wish list to up-vote Christ before Creeds More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea.” Check out the video Is God a Trinity? If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

This is part 10 of the One God Over All class. We've looked at Jesus' identity as Messiah, his relationship to God throughout his ministry, his crucifixion, and his resurrection. Repeatedly we've asked the question, if Jesus is not the one God over all, then how should we interpret him? Today we delve into his exaltation and priestly ministry in heaven. We'll explore a little about what it means to be at God's right hand before spending a good deal of time working through Colossians 1.15-20. Lastly, we'll cover how Jesus' humanity uniquely equips him to sympathize with us in his role as our high priest. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://youtu.be/kdKv52WkI5Q —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea.” Check out the video Is God a Trinity? If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

This is part 9 of the One God Over All class. If Jesus is not the one God over all, then how should we interpret his death and resurrection? How does his death pay for our sins? What does the resurrection tell us about Jesus? Unlike medieval Christianity that taught God the Son united himself to impersonal human nature, the bible portrays a whole person, a second Adam, who died for our sins. When the Almighty raised Jesus from the dead, that marked him out as God’s true messiah.  In this episode, we’ll also briefly consider Thomas’ statement in John 20.28 when he called Jesus, “my Lord and my God.” Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea.” Check out the video Is God a Trinity? If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

This is part 8 of the One God Over All class. Does the bible call Jesus God? If so, how many times? This seems like such a straightforward question, but it's pretty hard to answer. We'll examine three types of texts in which Jesus might be called God, including those with manuscript issues, translation issues, and interpretation issues. In each case we'll see that, in fact, the text in question doesn't have to be taken in that way.Texts covered include: 1 Timothy 3.16; 1 John 5.7-8; John 1.18; Acts 20.28; Romans 9.5; Titus 2.13 (2 Peter 1.1; 2 Thessalonians 1.12); and 1 John 5.20. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvQ32LLM9cU&list=PLN9jFDsS3QV0lS6ELFoLnZovP0NKxqTGG&index=8 —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea." Check out the video Is God a Trinity? If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

This is part 7 of the One God Over All class. In the bible we encounter a strange phenomenon. Sometimes beings other than Yahweh are called Gods. How can we square that with monotheism–the idea that the Father is the only true God? Although most Christians are aware that the bible calls Jesus God a couple of times, most have never noticed that the scriptures also use the term for Moses, angels, judges of Israel, the divine council, and the king of Israel. What do all of these individuals have in common? They are all agents commissioned to do God’s will on earth. In this episode we’ll explore the principle of agency so we can better understand Jesus’ role as God’s supreme representative. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea“ and If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

This is part 6 of the One God Over All class. The bible routinely recognizes the subordination of the Son to his Father. Throughout his ministry on earth, Jesus repeatedly and unapologetically taught, "The Father is greater than I" (John 14.28). Further, after his exaltation, Jesus remains dependent on the Father as his superior (1 Cor 11.3). Then, even once the age to come arrives, the Son will remain in subjection to the Father forever (1 Cor 15.28). In addition to covering many of these subordination texts, we'll also consider what Jesus meant when he said "I and my Father are one" in John 10.30 and overview some of the possibilities for interpreting John 1.1. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://youtu.be/zsCh3iIGDaI The Father planned salvation, commissioned his Son, authorized him as his agent, empowered him with miraculous powers, guided him in his ministry, provided him the words to speak, instructed him to give his life, raised him from the dead, elevated him to his right hand, poured out the spirit through him, appointed him a priest to intercede in his heavenly ministry, and will one day send him back to restore our world. Then, when the end comes, he will turn everything back over to his Father so that God may be all in all. The Father is the supreme authority who directs his subordinate Son to do the work of salvation. From the Son we see a loyal and loving heart, willing to heroically obey his Father even when it costs everything. He provides the quintessential model for what humanity can be when totally dependent on God. —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea“ If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.  

This is part 5 of the One God Over All class. Last time we looked at what Jesus taught about God. Although this class is called "One God Over All," it's also important for us to talk about Jesus. If the Father alone is the one God over all, then what does that mean about Jesus? Who is he? We're going to take the next few sessions to explore what the bible teaches about Jesus. Today our focus is on his primary title--Messiah. In addition we'll briefly look at John 8.58 and whether or not Jesus claimed to be "The Great I AM." Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQbyTyKpuJc&list=PLN9jFDsS3QV0lS6ELFoLnZovP0NKxqTGG&index=5 —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea“ If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.      

This is part 4 of the One God Over All class. Today we enter the New Testament and ask the question, “What did Jesus believe about God?” After all, whatever Jesus said on the matter is primary for us as Christ-followers, right? As it turns out, Jesus not only believed the Shema, but strongly endorsed it as his core understanding of what’s most important! Furthermore, he repeatedly spoke of the Father as “my God.”  We’ll also engage with the ideas of “compound unity” as well as “splitting the Shema.” Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea“ If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

This is part 3 of the One God Over All class. Yahweh is particularly sensitive about fidelity.  He wants his people to be solely devoted to him; he’s not content to share them with other gods. Century after century, when Israel strayed from him, Yahweh sent prophets to confront his people.  Eventually, he could not abide their treachery and he took drastic measures, removing them from the land. We’ll cover this tragic history and how God cured his people from their idolatry addiction.  Lastly, we’ll cover Isaiah 7.14 and 9.6–two texts that some allege teach that a coming child would be God. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including “Five Major Problems with the Trinity” and “The Trinity before Nicea“ If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.

This is part 2 of the One God Over All class. This class is all about who God is. That Yahweh is our God and that Yahweh is one are truths we must take to heart if we want to think biblically about God. Today we'll continue our march through the Hebrew Bible, stopping to see how God reveals himself through his ten commandments, the golden calf incident, and the Shema creed. Although the Shema teaches that "Yahweh is one," some have interpreted the Hebrew word "echad" (translated "one") to mean "compound unity." Fortunately, we can easily dispel this misunderstanding by consulting a standard Hebrew lexicon (HALOT). Not only will this episode introduce you to the Shema, but you'll also learn about the remarkable Jewish legacy of integrating this creed into their daily lives. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://youtu.be/heWcstW7oeI —— Links —— More one God resources and posts available here, including "Five Major Problems with the Trinity" and "The Trinity before Nicea" If you’d like to support Restitutio, you can donate here or designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here.