Author: Daniel Mynyk

My wife Chelsea returns to Truthspresso to discuss COVID vaccines and related political and Biblical issues.Rather than taking a hard-line approach, we try to present some information we could gather. We encourage weighing all factors according to the Bible and Christian conscience.Questions we address includeTo what degree do the various COVID vaccines rely on fetal cell lines?How are the new mRNA vaccines different from traditional vaccines?Are there concerns with rushing the new vaccines?What are possible side-effects of the COVID vaccines?Should Christians favor making vaccines mandatory?Chelsea has worked as a Registered Nurse (R.N.) in Pediatrics and in labor and delivery. She also holds a post-Master’s certificate in Certified Nurse Midwifery (C.N.M.) and has delivered about 100 babies.Sources Referenced:David Prentice, Ph.D., “Update:

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 the Incredible Hulk?Who is the Incredible Hulk?The first issue was in 1962.The Incredible Hulk comics underwent quite a few changes and series.Dr, Banner was exposed to gamma radiation that released the Hulk whenever he gets angry.How is Jesus like the Incredible Hulk?Both Dr. Banner and Jesus are intelligent humans.Both represent two natures: divine and human.How is Jesus not like the Incredible Hulk?Dr. Banner and the Incredible Hulk are different persons.Two persons share the one body.This makes Dr. Banner essentially schizophrenic.Jesus is not two persons. He

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 the Green Lantern?Who is the Green Lantern?There are 7200 Green Lanterns in the intergalactic corps.They each have a ring that gives them their power.Hal Jordan was the first human being from earth to become a Green Lantern.The 2011 DC film wasn’t successful.What is Adoptionism (or Dynamic Monarchianism)?Monarchianism is unitarianism–only one God Who is only one PersonDynamic monarchianism allows for this divinity to change (adopt a Son).Modalistic monarchianism is God manifesting in three modes.Adoptionism teaches that Jesus became divine either at his baptismWho were the early

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 Iron Man?How are Jesus and Iron Man (Tony Stark) similar?They are both fully human.They are both highly intelligent.They both sacrificed the wealth they have to save the world.How are Jesus and Iron Man different?Iron Man is a human person driving a super (“divine”) suit.Jesus is a divine person driving a human suit…or, wait…is that right?Who was Apollinaris the Younger and what is Apollinarianism?Apollinaris let his philosophy define his theology.Apollinaris fought Arianism so hard that he sacrificed the full humanity of Jesus.He basically believed that Jesus

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

We are beginning 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 Superman?We answer this question by answering the following:Who is Superman?Is Superman or Clark Kent human?What is Gnosticism and Docetism?What are three flavors of Docetism?The Phantom theoryThe Alien Body theoryThe Divine Blood theoryWhat are problems with Docetism?It denies substitutionary atonementIt denies the eschatology of Jesus’ reign on earthWhat are some verses against Docetism?Sources Cited:The Gnostic Society Library, “The Acts of John.”Phillip R. Johnson, “What’s All the Controversy About John MacArthur and the Blood of Christ?” romans45.org, 2000.Scriptures Referenced:Matthew 9:4Luke 11:17Galatians 3:16Hebrews 2:16Acts 2:29-30Romans 1:32 Timothy 2:8Hebrews