#008: Can We Know God Apart From the Bible?

Can we know God apart from the Bible? How did Christians know Jesus before the scriptures were canonized? What does the Bible say about this?

Show Notes

• 00:20 – Introduction and word from show sponsor Unfundamentalists.
• 01:52 – Heretic of the week Michael Servetus. John Calvin approved of his martyrdom.
• 09:09 – Text to the hotline. Penal substitution.
• 11:41 – Voicemail to the hotline.
• 14:00 – Introduction to, “Can we know God apart from the Bible?”
• 17:12 – Can we know the story of Jesus apart from the writings?
• 17:42 – The Bible as a hindrance to knowing Christ.
• 18:06 – The canonization of the Bible. The reality of Christ within you.
• 20:02 – Different canons from different traditions.
• 22:28 – The way and Christ consciousness.
• 23:01 – Ways to approach the Bible.
• 24:47 – The word of God is a person.
• 25:56 – The indwelling spirit of God.
• 26:58 – Jesus used the scriptures to argue with Pharisees.
• 27:50 – Jesus used parables and stories to talk about the realities of Christ.
• 29:40 – Jesus omitting verses of scripture when speaking about prophecies concerning himself.
• 33:20 – The parables of Jesus. Historical fiction with a deeper truth. Literalism.
• 36:17 – Biblical inerrancy.
• 38:29 – Inspired Disney movies.
• 40:33 – Jesus as the sacrifice to end sacrifices.
• 41:19 – The Way being a transcendent reality. Born again experience.
• 43:54 – Other ways to know God outside of the Bible.
• 50:32 – Losing our attachment to the Bible.
• 51:00 – Jamal tells the worst joke in history.
• 53:24 – Evangelism.
• 55:07 – Biblicism.
• 56:15 – Relationship with Jesus not dependent on the Bible.
• 57:00 – Biblical justification of violence.