“the satan” with Michael Hardin and Brad Jersak
Feb.07, 2013 in
Guest Appearances, Podcast Episodes
In this episode Ray is joined by Michael Hardin and Brad Jersak for a discussion on “the satan”. Who is the satan? What is the satan? Does a personal devil exist, or is satan an anthropological entity? These questions and more are addressed in this in-depth conversation on the nature of evil, and it just might be WORSE than you think! Thank you to both Michael and Brad for taking the time to share their hearts and thoughts with us! Check out the book mentioned in this episode Understanding Spiritual Warfare: Four Views to read more about the ongoing debate about the nature of evil.
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February 7th, 2013 at 5:17 pm
No comment, just a question: What does “outside the bounds of institutional religion” mean? Thanks.
February 11th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Thank you so much for having these two speak. As you say, their minds and hearts for Jesus comes through as they work to have us think carefully about what we say we believe. J & J
February 16th, 2013 at 5:34 pm
Jack,
Institutional religion for the most part has a lot of structure with rules, insider information, positional leadership (as opposed to leadership that is recognized by character), special lingo, and lots of extra “stuff” on top of their belief systems. Christianity, at least here in the west but for the most part since the time of Constantine, has been no exception. What is called Christianity in our culture is often just another religion with its structure, hierarchical authority, and external rules that have nothing to do with a heart filled with love.
We, like tens of thousands of others if not more, are living our faith out in our lives, but outside the structure of an institutional expression of religion.
Does that make sense?
March 29th, 2013 at 6:20 am
Hi all. It makes moor sence to me ,that we made the satan up moor than God created him . After all if he rebelled in heaven and he ends up in hell for his crime why did he not go right away .why would a all knowing God give him bail to commit moor crime and lead the human race into six or so thousand years of this hell for us . No we made him up for some one to put the blame on. For our mistakes.the good news is God still loves us .and wants us to know it .to the point where he even enters our crazy world and tells us face to face. Why do we find it so hard to believe this truth . We always want it to be some ones fault . Remember in the garden Adam try’s to blame God and eve try’s bo blame the devil.and we just keep going . Please no moor playing the blame game . god loves us and is not counting our sin against us . Amen rejoice