Roots of Faith: Recent Episodes

Wesley and Haley Scott

We look at the roots of the Judeo-Christian faith in order to know what we believe and why we believe it!

As we conclude the book of Ruth how has our views on biblical characters and the Narrative changed? Where Do you see yourself in this story and how can you grow? Leave your comments below and as always don't forget to like and share this Video! Feel free to email me as well at wesd.wscott@gmail.com

The book of Ruth is one of the most beautiful poetic books in the Bible chalked full of theology and sometimes oversimplified. In this series we take a step back, change our angle and dive into this scripture. Today we look at how Ruth in her action finds redemption.

Join me as we continue in the book of Ruth picking up from the abandonment and the struggle to find meaning. See how in in our struggle we find God and grace.

Have you ever studied the book of Ruth? Do you feel sometimes all the studies are the same? Could something be missing? Join me for a fresh look on this book of the Bible! In today's study we look on being an outsider and how sometimes it seems like God has stacked the deck against us.

Have You seen the meme out there that is a Leaf of the Babylonian Goddess Ishtar that tells us that her name is actually pronounced Easter? Have you ever heard that Christianity just took over all the local religions and sprinkled a little Jesus? What do Bunny's and eggs have to do with a resurrected Christ. Join us in discerning facts from fiction!

Check out some other blogs and sources on the subject:

https://artandlifenotes.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/well-easter-is-over-did-you-accidentally-worship-satan-this-year/

https://mariacusumano.medium.com/bad-history-for-the-love-of-god-easter-does-not-come-from-ishtar-bba052bd853d

https://www.christianbook.com/the-case-for-the-resurrection-jesus/gary-habermas/9780825427886/pd/427886?event=AFF&p=1011693&

https://anchor.fm/roots-of-faith/episodes/The-Church-and-Our-History-Constantine-and-the-Holy-Roman-Empire-ellmq9/a-a3j2il7

https://bellejar.ca/2013/03/28/easter-is-not-named-after-ishtar-and-other-truths-i-have-to-tell-you/

https://historyforatheists.com/2017/04/easter-ishtar-eostre-and-eggs/

https://blog.logos.com/say-easter-pagan-really/

http://www.unamsanctamcatholicam.com/apologetics/528-eostre-easter-pagan.html

https://arcapologetics.org/easter-is-not-pagan/

Here is a teaching I did during Holy week 2020 that to this day causes me to pause and take good self reflection. Since it is good friday I wanted to re release it on this platform as a challenge for you this Easter season.

Passover has 4 cups and the last supper was a Passover meal so what can we learn from this tradition? Join me for 4 cups and a sacrifice!

for further reading:

https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Pesachim.10.1?lang=bi

https://www.chosenpeople.com/site/jesus-the-messiah-in-the-four-cups-of-passover/

https://jewsforjesus.org/newsletter-mar-2002/the-mystery-of-the-passover-cup

https://saintjohnneumann.org/documents/2020/4/THE%20FOUR%20CUPS%20OF%20THE%20PASSOVER.pdf

https://fatherconlin.com/2014/04/17/the-fourth-cup-by-scott-hahn/

Who was St. Patrick and why was he so important to the Christian Faith? Learn about what he did and why his work was so crucial to the Christian Faith.

So what is baptism? What do we mean by being baptized? Is i significant? Join us as we embark on understanding the ordinance.

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What can we learn from Esther that we may not have seen before? Here are a few things that I saw!

What is fasting and how can we do it? Join me in this video as we seek to understand fasting and how it draws us closer to God. #fasting #rootsoffaith #bible #Lent2021 #purim2021

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Mardi Gra, Ash Wednesday, and Lent what do these all mean to us and should we make them apart of our lives? #mardigras2021 #AshWednesday2021 #lent #history #culture #faith #celebrate

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How do we see the shadows of Messiah and memorialize what he did. Find out in this second part of this discussion.

How did we get our understanding of Baptism? What does the Hebrew scriptures reveal about baptism and how it pictures our messiah? Join Wesley and Rob on seeking out these roots. We apologize for some audio issues that did occur due to technical difficulties. and don't forget to subscribe and follow.

Continuing our conversation on the ordinances of the church we discuss why protestant churches only have 2 sacraments

reference:

https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/two-sacraments/

http://www.prca.org/.../cr-news/item/825-two-sacraments

https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi...

Join me for a critical look at how many sacraments should we observe and discuss the 7 sacramental view

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What are ordinances/sacraments and how do they relate to our relationship with God?

References:

https://www.gotquestions.org/ordinances-sacraments.html

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/.../the-ordinances-of.../

https://www.vatican.va/.../ccc.../archive/catechism/p2s2.htm

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Join me for a look at the turns that have happen within evangelical Christianity and an examination of the path we are heading down.

For further reading check out these links: https://slate.com/.../trump-capitol-riot-evangelical...

https://bible.org/.../lesson-88-government-and-you-romans...

https://www.theatlantic.com/.../evangelicals.../617591/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/.../cult-christian.../

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A child, wandering astronomers, and a star: How should we understand this significance?

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Resources:https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/epiphany.shtml

https://www.crossway.org/articles/what-is-epiphany/...

https://www1.cbn.com/.../what-is-epiphany-and-when-do-we...

https://www.newadvent.org/summa/4036.htm

https://www.catholicculture.org/.../activities/view.cfm...

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As Advent moves into the Christmas season we reflect on the kingdom character of God and how love brings forth the greatest of all miracles,

As we continue our Advent series we take last weeks character of hope and put it into action! What is Biblical Faith and how do we own it?1

Join us as we start the advent season by studying out the aspects of our messiah and the character that he instills unto us. This week we look at living out Hope!

Is it possible to worship the creator of the universe accidentally? What about the Devil? Is worship so fluid or does it require and intentional action? Find all this out and more in today's podcast

What has this election taught us about our country, and the Christian Faith?

Check out these articles:

https://rts.edu/resources/what-happens-when-politics-drive-our-faith/?fbclid=IwAR0ycsuXQ-r0JCvh4R2QgzBC8hqN2-v-4Ix4wY7TagCV-ZMFeRyN4hHwX5A

https://www.9marks.org/article/the-sunday-after-an-election-dont-demonize-but-show-honor/

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We look at the Protestant Reformation and what brought it about. We theologically deal with Justification by faith and how this has been misunderstood in both Protestant and Catholic Christianity. We also look to the question what have we gained and what have we lost since 1517 and is there any reconciliation.

For more on this topic here are some great sources:

http://www.thecounciloftrent.com/ch6.htm

https://reformationbiblecollege.org/blog/the-five-solas

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/renaissance-and-reformation/protestant-reformation/a/an-introduction-to-the-protestant-reformation

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/five-key-concepts-in-the-reformation-understanding-of-justification/

https://www.catholic.com/tract/myths-about-indulgences

https://www.ligonier.org/blog/reformation-and-men-behind-it/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/luther-ninety-five-theses-what-you-may-not-know-why-they-matter-today/

We take a look at the beginning of the church and how it spread from a Jewish sect into a persecutes gentile movement of a Hebrew Rabbi.

We dive into the myths, legends, facts and fiction of who Emperor Constantine was and how Christianity became part of the Roman empire.

We look at the roots of Halloween and All Saints Day along side the Celtic Festival of Samhain. What do we historically know, and how should believers approach this day?