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Truths From The TextEp. 27 - Q&A on Trinity, Metaphysics, & MoreBook Recommendations on Beginner Metaphysics:
1. Man's Knowledge of Reality: An Introduction to Thomistic Epistemology by Frederick D Wilhelmsen https://a.co/d/c1wP9UZ
2. The One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysics by W. Norris Clarke https://a.co/d/d61BFWo
3. An Elementary Christian Metaphysics by Joseph Owens https://a.co/d/aLjL6Dc
2024-10-2250 minTruths From The TextEp. 26 - Vestiges of the Trinity, and Filioque (Trinity Part 7)For more on Filioque see St. Thomas here: https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~QDePot.Q10.A4
2024-10-1557 minTruths From The TextEp. 25 - Appropriations & Bad Perichoresis (Trinity Part 6)2024-10-0854 minTruths From The TextEp. 24 - Unique Personal Names, Autotheos, Eternal Subordination & More (Trinity Part 5)In this episode we introduce the unique names for the trinitarian persons, and then field some of the more controversial questions regarding "Whether the Son is autotheos?" And the eternal subordination debate.
2024-10-011h 02Truths From The TextEp. 23 - Essence & Relations (Trinity Part 4)2024-09-2331 minTruths From The TextEp. 22 - Why Interpret Metaphors At All? (Theology Conference Follow-Up)You can find the audio from our Centralia Theology Conference at the link here: https://subsplash.com/christcovenantchurch-wa/media/ms/+h44crt3
2024-09-1746 minTruths From The TextEp. 21 - Only Opposed Relations Make Real Distinction (Trinity Part 3)For further study, consult the following sections in St. Thomas:
https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.I.Q28
https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~CT.BookI.C50
2024-08-2045 minTruths From The TextEp. 20 - Why We Lowercase "father," "son," and "holy spirit"We continue our introduction to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Ryan reminds us of some of the basics of divine naming, and the important of first treating "father," "son," and "holy spirit" as predicates before proceeding to use them as proper or personal names.
Key Takeaways:
1. In God, all are one except where relation of opposition intervenes.
2. Relations make the Trinity.
3. Relations are a certain "towardness."
4. The father is toward the son. The son is toward the father. The father and son are together toward the holy spirit...2024-08-0549 minTruths From The TextEp. 19 - How We Know The Holy TrinityIn this episode we begin a new series on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. We focus especially on how we come to know that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in contrast to how we might come to know other truths about God (that He exists, is incorporeal, etc.).
2024-07-2933 minTruths From The TextEp. 18 - Relative Names Pt. 3 (Creator, Lord, etc.)In this episode we review and explore some of the more challenging aspects of saying relative names of God.
2024-07-2344 minTruths From The TextEp. 17 - Relative Names Pt. 2 (Creator, Lord, etc.)In this episode we continue our study of "relations" and how to say relative names of God (Creator, Lord, etc.).
2024-07-1756 minTruths From The TextEp. 16 - Introduction to Relative Names (Creator, Lord, etc.)In this episode we begin a new topic of how to say certain Relative Names of God, such as "God is Creator," "God is Lord," and so forth.
2024-07-0841 minTruths From The TextEp. 15 - Adam, Seth, and Spiritual GenerationWe conclude our study of Moses Maimonides treatment of metaphorical names by looking at "Begetting" and "Abiding."
2024-07-0151 minTruths From The TextEp. 14 - God is a "Rock," and God "Approaches"We continue to work through Moses Maimonides treatment of common Hebrew metaphors as they are said of God.
2024-06-2451 minTruths From The TextEp. 13 - God's "Place," "Throne," and "Ascends/Descends"We continue to work through Moses Maimonides treatment of common Hebrew predicates and their diverse senses, remembering always that God does not have a body.
2024-06-171h 04Truths From The TextEp. 12 - God "Sits," "Stands," and "Arises"Holy Scripture frequently speaks of God under the metaphors of sitting, standing, and arising. What do these different bodily postures mean when we say them of the incorporeal God?
2024-06-1046 minTruths From The TextEp. 11 - Q&A on Angels, Evil, Sons of God, and ThomismIn this episode we pause to answer a handful of listener questions. You can send your questions to aaron@christcovenantcentralia.com and we may answer them when we do our next Q&A episode.
2024-04-291h 18Truths From The TextEp. 10 - Superlative Names2024-04-2245 minTruths From The TextEp. 9 - Mixed Perfections & God's LaughterSt. Thomas Aquinas (De ver q 2 a 1 ad 4):
What is in God without imperfection is found with some defect in creatures. Hence, if we attribute to God something found in creatures, we must entirely remove everything that smacks of imperfection so that only what is perfect will remain; for it is only according to its perfection that a creature imitates God. I point out, therefore, that our scientific knowledge contains both some perfection and some imperfection. Its certitude pertains to its perfection, for what is known scientifically is known with certainty. To its imperfection belongs its progression...2024-04-1539 minTruths From The TextEp. 8 - Simple and Mixed PerfectionsKey Takeaway
When it comes to positive divine names, we can distinguish between:
1) Simple Perfections (no negation needed)
2) Mixed Perfections (some negation needed, remove the aspect of imperfection and retain the perfection)
3) Metaphorical/Symbolic Names (total negation of predicate, ie. "God is a rock, lion, wrath, other passions, etc..")
2024-04-0845 minTruths From The TextEp. 7 - God's Passions (Part 2)2024-03-0451 minTruths From The TextEp. 6 - God's Passions (Part 1)Key Takeaway:
Just as Scripture makes us to say that God is not a body (John 4:24), and therefore hands, feet, nose, ears, eyes, etc. are to be understood metaphorically, so also bodily passions/emotions are said of God metaphorically, such as wrath, sorrow, anger, fear, joy, pity, compassion, mercy, etc.
Genesis 6:5-7
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved...2024-02-2046 minTruths From The TextEp. 5 - God's Body PartsOverview: If God is not a body (He is incorporeal/spirit), then what does it mean when Scripture attributes body parts to God? That is the question we tackle in this episode.
Aquinas on incorporeality: https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.I.Q3.A1
Aquinas on Psalm 8: https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~Psalm.Ps8.n54.4
St. John of Damascus (On the Orthodox Faith, Chapter 11):
Since we find many terms used symbolically in the Scriptures concerning God which are more applicable to that which has body, we should recognize that it is...2024-02-0542 minTruths From The TextEp. 4 - Positive & Negative Divine NamesQuotation:
John 4:24
"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
St. Thomas, On Separate Substances (De substantiis) c 19.
“Scripture habitually designates something [to be] incorporeal through the name spirit.”
Key Takeaways:
1. Holy Scripture makes us to say many names/predicates about God. The first and most fundamental distinction that organizes all divine names is whether we affirm or negate these predicates of God, saying either "God is [insert predicate]" or "God is not [insert predicate]."
2. A Positive Divine Name...2024-01-3046 minTruths From The TextEp. 3 - Introduction to Divine NamesRomans 1:19-20
That which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead…
ST I q 39 a 8 resp
Our intellect, which from creatures is led by the hand into knowledge of God, must consider God insofar as it usurps from creatures.”
ST.I.Q12.A12, response to the question,
Whether God can be known...2024-01-2349 minTruths From The TextEp. 2 - Dogmatics Vs. SystematicsQuotation (paraphrased from: https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~QIV.Q9.A3)
From St. Thomas Aquinas, Quod. IV.Q9.A3.response to the question:
“Whether a master by determining theological questions ought more to use reason or authority?
A disputation can be ordered to a twofold end.
1. When it is ordered towards removing a doubt, authorities much be used with whom those disputing will accept. For example, if when it is disputed with Jews, it is necessary to introduce authorities of the Old Testament; if with Manichees, who reject the Old Testament, it...2024-01-1547 minTruths From The TextEp. 1 - Scholastic Theology & Bible ReadingProverbs 4:5-7
"Get wisdom, get understanding: Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: Love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding."
Overview
In this inaugural episode of Truths From The Text, we give some personal introductions and an overview of what we hope to accomplish in future episodes.
2024-01-0835 min
Ten Year TownEpisode 25: Aaron EshuisAaron Eshuis is a songwriter and producer originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan currently signed to Concord Music Publishing. Aaron has written songs for Rascall Flats, Joe Nichols, Cole Swindell, Ryan Hurd, and Scotty McCreery. He had his first No. 1, “this is it”, with McCreery in 2018. In addition to his songwriting career, Aaron has produced records for Ryan Hurd, Scotty McCreery and others. In this episode Aaron talks about his journey from Michigan to Nashville, how he got started in the music industry, and his philosophy on being an asset in the writer room. Aaron Eshuis is a songwriter and p...2023-12-1249 min