God's Faithful Presence

In the great awakening and development of rational thinking through the enlightenment in the western world, one of the ramifications of this philosophical shift is that we largely dismissed God into the heavens where he would never interact with his creation. This understanding of God has shaped a lot of how we understand him and how we read the Bible. While I'm oversimplifying an entire philosophical system which has brought about incredible advancements in so many areas of life (which I highly appreciate), the focus of this podcast is to reorient us to one of the central themes of the Bible. God created us to be in his presence and in his desire for us, he never gave up on finding a way to redeem us back to his presence. This presence is promised to us in the Holy Spirit by Jesus in John 14. This presence is what Moses advocates for in Exodus 33. This presence is what is celebrated in Revelation 21. There are hundreds of other passages to go to. God made his presence especially known in Jesus Christ who made a way for us through his death and resurrection. Because of Jesus, we are invited to live in the reality of the divine community of love found in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.