Saints of Little Knowing: Recent Episodes
Noah Prater
We are a group of college students who are pursuing a deeper and further knowledge in our present world. We endeavour together to understand and comprehend better our God, politics, philosophy, or any other topic that we deem as interesting.
Today we discuss if countries should be responsible for the dealings of another nation specifically if they become more on the grim side.
The guys today talk about how we as Christians ought to handle if a moment were to arise to use force, specifically when it comes towards government rather than as we've previously discussed for private protection.
Today we decide to speak of how attached it seems most Christians have become attached with their identity in Christ to that of their political alignment and how this is starting to make people try and put God into a box.
Today the guys go into a few theological ideas based around the topic of nature versus nurture, with looking at what some theologians believe about the children of Seth to what we see in modern day as well as with those who here the Gospel.
Today we decide to look at how group behavior is in the church and maybe how we should change ourselves to be more like the church which was founded by Peter and the other apostles.
Today we decide to speak on the general welfare that is inside of America and the healthcare that exists as well. Then relating that to what should we maybe change it to with comparisons to our brother countries.
Today the guys decided to go through some various philosophical ideals that differ a bit from each other but tend to have a common trend through them all.
The guys just cover some basic politics that have occurred recently and maybe ideas to how one should look at voting if at all this election.
Today the guys decide to cover a relatively different topic that is first given to us from the older Jewish scholars. Weather a conclusion was made is yet to be seen.
Today we decided to take a look at the theological aspects of what could be surrounding the present natural disasters that have been sweeping America as well as delving into some ideas that pertain to the human contribution to them.
This time we decide to cover or look into how close does one have to be to a cause to be supporting it as well as how to treat things more on a local level when it comes to handling different causes we may or may not agree with.
Today we decide to cover the newer discoveries and usages in the health industry today and where we might be going in the future. Then taking this into how should we consider it in our Christian life.
In this episode the guys go over music in everyday life and how it should be handled. To the extent of when is it too much or what balance should exist inside of music through daily use of music. Sorry about the audio glitches we're still working on a better setup.
Today the guys decided to take on the topic of worship and what that should possibly look like. With a larger portion of the discussion being focused on what music should we select for our worship and if the usage of some songs is a bad idea.
Today we cover the idea of the laws and how we should approach the law in the modern era of grace.
Apologize for the late episode, we're moving things around for covid ramping back up. Today the guys cover statues and the idea of it being a redemption for the past and changing what happened in the past.
The guys go into how wealth affects the daily walk with Christ as well as our outlook on life. This is done on a personal level as well as on a larger more mega-church level. Coming to a idea of how things are with wealth in the world and how we should maybe consider our own wealth.
The guys decide to take on the idea of morality existing in government as well as when we should or shouldn't use a moral compass in government, that is if they conclude any at all.
The guys decide to take on the topic of things we as Christians should uphold to the most importance when in a Theological debate or conversation with someone. Through this episode we narrow what we should care most about and ensure that we are protecting and pushing as our single most important narrative to either sinners or the saved.
The guys decide to take on the idea of sarcasm as it's used within the Bible as well as in the English language. Delving into the correct and questionable areas we commonly use it today with questioning those.
Sorry for missing last week some things came up that prevented the episode from being posted. In this episode the guys cover a comparison of Jesus in the wilderness to that of Adam and Eve in the garden.
The guys decide to delve into the abyss known as Calvinism and Arminianism with the differences that are between them as well as how can we apply this to our daily lives.
With George Floyd protests occurring all around the country the guys cover how we should handle this controversy and exactly how one should probably respond. As well as why the present method is not the best and most helpful.
The guys cover the recent appeals towards and against online censorship as well how we should handle it as Christians.
The guys talk about how to deal with a enemy or someone you have something against, and areas we may fail in that section.
The guys look at some recent statements from the Pope and other sources over environmentalism.
The guys talk about the recent uprising in protests due to the measures enforced by the government.
The guys decide to look into arguments on the existence of God and what can we say towards counter-arguments and other ideas that emerge from this.
The guys tackle the current measures imposed on the populace of being quarantined and the relevant information to the corona that may result from it or occur during it.
The guys go back to the topic of if we as Christians should delve into violence at all, where this stopping point is and if a stopping point event exists at that.
I was joking about the paid time off part. We don't even make money for this. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Path-Loneliness-Finding-Through-Wilderness/dp/0800732065 https://www.tvcresources.net/resource-library/sermons/by-series/only-the-lonely https://biblehub.com/sermons/auth/nolloth/the_loneliness_of_christ_in_his_sufferings.htm http://articles.ochristian.com/article11489.shtml https://mercaba.org/SANLUIS/Filosofia/autores/Contempor%c3%a1nea/Tillich/The%20eternal%20now.pdf
The guys today attempt to analyze the newest fad in culture, the Coronavirus and how it relates to the common Christian. As well as covering how we should handle disease and pain in general finally with why these things might occur.
The guys tackle the newest world obsession, fake news and how it impacts every faucet of life finally coming to a point of how we as Christians are to respond to this and act towards it.
The guys take on current issues surrounding evangelism and how we can improve our evangelistic approach. With looking at personal experiences and others advice towards this topic.
The guys tackle the idea of Christians being violent or holding any violence if anything occurs to them or towards them.
The guys tackle a question on the growth of Christ while he walked the earth. Specifically targeting the verse mentioned in Isaiah.
The guys and gal focus on the newer movements in faith in the world and if they're actually as sound as they want to be.
The guys and girl talk about heart and mind theology, and where should we fall on that spectrum.
The guys talk about Gnosticism and how it relates to knowing church history and furthering our studies today.
The guys tackle Postmodernism specifically in literature but reach beyond into how we see it in modern culture.
We apologize for the audio quality in this episode we didn't know until after the recording. The guys go into conversation about what apostasy is and relating to how it is shown through the Bible. While also discussing it with the movie "Silence" in mind and how what is potrayed in the movie may not be entirely accurate.