Introduction to the Natures of Sin and Man - Mr. P Talks Theology - Ep. 04

 

About two weeks ago I posted a video discussion regarding a Reddit post that was all sorts of garbage and was a deliberate attack on the Christian faith. I began the discussion by not only reading from the thread but also by beginning a discussion of several key Christian doctrines starting with the nature of God. There, we got into a brief overview of who God is and some of His attributes, including His righteousness and justice against sin.

This week, we're covering the doctrines of sin (harmartiology) and man (anthropology). These two doctrines flow nicely from the biblical view of God since it helps us to understand what sin is and then the consequences sin has had on humanity. How does it affect us? Exactly how extensive is the problem? Is there anything we can do? As before, this is not an exhaustive study, but serves to introduce or remediate on core aspects of the Christian faith, all with the ultimate purpose of providing a thorough and meaningful response to the post on Reddit that will address the underlying presuppositions and show how it does not even begin to address a biblical view of sin, salvation, and even eternity.

Introduction to the Nature of God - Mr. P Talks Theology - Ep. 03

 Browsing Reddit is a good way to come up with channel content for just about anything. No matter what subreddit you go into, somebody is bound to say something inflammatory or ridiculous that can be used for show-prep. In this case, it's the r/twosentencehorror subreddit. There was a show made about "Two Sentence Horror Stories", but I never have watched it.

The impetus for what is going to be a series of videos on a theme, was one particular short story, namely this one:

Upon my request the heavenly scribe told me: "Your husband is here because he died as a Christian, your daughter is not for she lost her faith because of what your husband did to her." I wanted to protest, but then the eternal bliss of being in God's presence washed over me and nothing else mattered anymore.

The story alone is ripe with misunderstandings of eternity and the nature of heaven, but on a deeper level there is a misunderstanding of salvation, who God is, who man is, and what sin is. All of these things come into play when learning how to deal with these sorts of emotional attacks against the faith. That doesn't mean they're impossible to deal with. Far from it. However, if you don't know what you believe or what the Bible says about these issues, you'll be hard pressed to come up with a valid response to any of it.

So, for my Christian followers, I hope the coming series will be of benefit to you. If you're not, hopefully you'll learn something too, if nothing else than how to accurately represent the other side.