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Understanding Perspectives
by Paul Mussell
This show is dedicated to analyzing controversies within and related to Christianity and presenting all sides as fairly as possible. One of the primary focuses of the show will be to interview people of differing opinions to collect a variety of perspectives in one place.
Episodes
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Episode 35: Ep 35 All That's Wrong With The Bible: A Book Review
Introduction to the book and my approach.
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Episode 34: Ep 34 protecting people under your leadership from bad ideas (faith)
The truth has nothing to fear. I explore this idea in the latest episode about faith. You can download the audio, video, and slides from the Understanding Perspectives website at the link below. You can find relevant links to other resources and any the scripture references from all the episodes...
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Episode 33: Ep 33 My reasons for approaching these issues like I do
In this episode I talk about some of my motivations for doing the podcast in the way I do.
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Episode 32: Ep 32 outsiders test for faith
Should we question our inherited beliefs?
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Episode 31: Ep 31 Truth and Faith
Thinking about the origin of our beliefs, if we should re examine them, and if so how we should do it.
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Episode 30: Ep 30 What is Faith?
In this episode I share some of my own experience including some of the side effects I suffered because of having a misconception about what faith is. I also explore the question of whether faith is mere belief or if there more to it than that?
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Episode 29: Ep 29 Immanuel God with us
Verses discussed in this video Matthew 1:22-23 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Isaiah 7:14 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you…
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Episode 28: Ep 28 Jesus has a God?
Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so...
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Episode 27: Ep 27 God only shares His glory with Jesus?
Verses discussed in this video: Isaiah 42:8 I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. Isaiah 48:11 For my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another. Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac…
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Episode 25: Ep 25 incarnation and pre-existence in Philippians 2:6 6 views
You may visit my website and view the playlist at this link: https://understandingperspectives.com/home/who-is-jesus/ You can watch it on youtube here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7n--rTeOA Verses discussed in this video: Philippians 2:6-8 “Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider...
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Episode 24: Ep 24 6 views of the pre-existence of Jesus in John 17:5
This is a presentation of 6 views of when Jesus began to exist focused primarily on John 17:5. The 6 views considered in this episode are Trinitarian, Binitarian, Modalist/Oneness, Mormon, Arian, and Biblical Unitarian.
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Episode 21: Ep 21 6 Views of Jesus in Hebrews 1:8-9
Is Jesus the one true God? When did he begin to exist? Is he the creator in Genesis? This video considers these questions from 6 different perspectives in relation to the first chapter of Hebrews with a special focus on verses 8-9. You can download this video, the audio, and the slides as well as...
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Episode 20: Ep 20 6 Views of Jesus in Hebrews 1:1-2
Is Jesus the one true God? When did he begin to exist? Is he the creator in Genesis 1? And, what does Hebrews 1 tell us about these questions. A discussion of 6 views of these 3 questions.
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Episode 19: Ep 19 Origin of the Universe? 5 views
In this video I explore 5 categories of explanations for the existence of the universe including: Atheism Monotheism Polytheism Pantheism/Panentheism Virtual Reality You can download this video, audio, slides, text, and find links to the scriptures cited in this video at my website...
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Episode 18: Ep 18 Is the universe eternal or did it have a beginning
First episode in a series about the origin of the Universe
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Episode 17: Ep 17 5 Views of Predestination
Discussion of predestination related to 5 views of divine foreknowledge, focusing on Ephesians 1:1-11 and Romans 8:29-30
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Episode 16: Ep 16 What is the Trinity?
This is an introduction to the Trinity and an exploration into a few of its defining characteristics. Download the video, audio, and slides from this video from my website at UnderstandingPerspectives.com. You can find useful links, other videos, and the scriptures cited in each video there as...
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Episode 14: Ep-14-12-views-of-Jesus
Mormon scriptures discussed in this video: Doctrine and Covenants 14:9 “Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who created the heavens and the earth, a light which cannot be hid in darkness” D&C 38:1-3 “Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and…
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Ep 13 Immortality of the Soul
Do we have immortal souls inherently, does God give immortality to everyone, or does God only give immortality to those who make Jesus the lord of their life through faith and repentance?
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Ep 11 Thomas Jay Oord Open Theism Process Theology Divine Foreknowledge Interview
In this episode I discuss the differences between open theism and process theology and some of their distinctives with Dr Thomas Jay Oord.
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Ep 10 The Smoke of Their Torment 2 Views Compared
These passages are considered in this video. Revelation 14:10-11, Isaiah 34:9-14, Isaiah 30:14, Psalm 1:4, Luke 3:17, Psalm 37:20, Psalm 58:8, Obadiah 1:16, Psalm 73:20, Malachi 4:1 You can see all these verses at this link....
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Ep 9 Four words translated as hell in the Bible
Four different words in the original languages are sometimes translated as hell in many English bibles. This often causes confusion because not all of these words refer to the same place. The purpose of this episode is to help eliminate some of that confusion. The words under consideration are...
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Ep 7 Better to have your eyes gouged out?
In this video I talk about Mark 9:47-48 and Isaiah 66:24 from the perspective of eternal conscious torture and conditional immortality aka annihilation. You can see these verses at this link. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+9%3A47-48%2C+isaiah+66%3A24&version=ESV
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Ep 8 Eternal Punishment 2 Perspectives of Hell
In this episode I talk about 2 perspectives of Matthew 25:46, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 14:10-11, Hebrews 9:12, and Psalm 139:8. You can read all these verses at this link....
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Ep 6 Two views of eternal fire
I discuss 2 perspectives hell and how the understand the phrase eternal fire and how it relates to Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10-15, Jude 1:7, and Genesis 19:27-28 You can read these verses at this link....
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Ep 5 Four Views of Hell and Purgatory
This is an introductory video that just explains what the different views are.
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Ep 3 Why are There Difference of Opinion about Divine Foreknowledge
Verses considered in this video. James 3:1, Ephesians 1:11, Isaiah 46:10, Job 42:7, Jeremiah 18:1-12, 1 Peter 1:1-2, Matthew 11:23, Psalm 36:7 This link will take you to all these verses...
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Ep. 4 Different ways of Thinking and Talking about Divine Foreknowledge
A look at Romans 8:29-30, 1 Peter 1:1-2, and Acts 26:5 from 5 different perspectives of divine foreknowledge.
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Ep 2 Introduction to 5 Views of Divine Foreknowledge
5 views of divine foreknowledge explained, including divine determinism (aka Calvinism), middle foreknowledge (aka Molinism), simple foreknowledge (aka Arminianism), open theism, and process theology.
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Understanding Perspectives Ep. 1 Introduction to the Purpose of the Show
Introduction to the purpose of this podcast.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This show is dedicated to analyzing controversies within and related to Christianity and presenting all sides as fairly as possible. One of the primary focuses of the show will be to interview people of differing opinions to collect a variety of perspectives in one place.
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Paul Mussell
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This show is dedicated to analyzing controversies within and related to Christianity and presenting all sides as fairly as possible. One of the primary focuses of the show will be to interview people of differing opinions to collect a variety of perspectives in one place.
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