Month: January 2021

We are continuing a series of episodes comparing Jesus to superheroes. This series will tackle wrong ideas about Jesus from church history in chronological order. A superhero will represent each of these ideas.Is Jesus Like Thor?Is He a created Son of God Who had a beginning and is a separate lesser being from the Father?This episode covers the following aspects of history:The council of Nicea in 325 A.D. (what it wasn’t about and what it was about)Athanasius early life and role as deacon at the CouncilThe return and death of AriusThe rise of semi-Arianism against the Nicene faithConstantine’s death and the divided empire under his three sons and nephewAthanasius’ five exilesSources Cited:Christian History Institute, “#109: Council of Nicea“Wisconsin Lutheran College,

We are continuing a series of episodes comparing Jesus to superheroes. This series will tackle wrong ideas about Jesus from church history in chronological order. A superhero will represent each of these ideas.Is Jesus Like Thor?We answer this question by answering the following:Who is Thor?What are things that Jesus and Thor seem to have in common?What does it mean for Jesus to be the “Son of God”?What is Arianism and Subordinationism?This episode is part 1 of answering this question because there is a lot of history to cover. This episode discusses the following:The major Christian persecutions from the first through the fourth centuriesThe rise of Constantine as emperor of the whole Roman empireConstantine’s victory over Maxentius at the Battle of

My wife Chelsea came up with the idea to record a discussion about how to stay encouraged when the world seems to be falling to pieces.We discuss ideas such asTake a step back and look at the big picture.Turn off the news and social media for a bit.Take time to read the Bible and pray.Look at examples in the Bible of how people handled suffering.Remember that God is on the throne.Put your trust in God, not human government.*****Like what you hear? Donate to Truthspresso and give a shot of support!*****

We are continuing a series of episodes comparing Jesus to superheroes. This series will tackle wrong ideas about Jesus from church history in chronological order. A superhero will represent each of these ideas.Is Jesus Like Ant-Man?We answer this question by answering the following:Who is Ant-Man?What are things that Jesus and Ant-Man seem to have in common?How does Ant-Man’s different sizes reflect the way people view the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?What is Modalism?Who was Sabellius?How does Oneness Pentecostalism continue modalism today?How does modalism differ from the doctrine of the Trinity?What are problems with modalism/Sabellianism/Oneness?If Jesus is not distinct from the Father, to whom was he praying?If Jesus is not distinct from the Father, to whom did he submit?If we have

We are continuing a series of episodes comparing Jesus to superheroes. This series will tackle wrong ideas about Jesus from church history in chronological order. A superhero will represent each of these ideas.Is Jesus Like BatmanWe answer this question by answering the following:Who is Batman?What are things that Jesus and Batman somewhat have in common?Is Batman divine or human?Does he have any superpowers?What did the Ebionites believe about Jesus?What do the Socinians believe about Jesus?Why does Jesus have to be fully divine as well as fully human?What are problems with Ebionism/Socinianism?A great human teacher cannot be our substitute (Gal 4:1-5).A human who is merely subject to the law cannot be our substitute (Mat 12:8; 9:6).A human-only Jesus cannot bear the