#015: A Wretch Like Me? (HOTW: Benjamin L. Corey)

Does God see us as miserable worms? What if our view of ourselves is totally wrong? Plus, our Heretic of the Week: Benjamin L. Corey

Show Notes

• 00:20 – Introduction and word from show sponsor Unfundamentalists.
• 3:40 – Call to the hotline. “Jesus had boners.”
• 4:30 – Text to the hotline. “As a gay christian….”
• 5:47 – Introduction to special guest and heretic of the week Benjamin Corey.
• 6:10 – Benjamin on the word heretic and why he is one. Marcion. Interpreting the Old testament and a Jesus hermeneutic.
• 9:10 – Benjamin explains his deconstruction process. Eschatology. Similarities in other faith traditions.
• 14:01 – Seminary and confirmation bias.
• 15:48 – Deconstructing evangelicalism and what things Benjamin has kept. The death and resurrection of Jesus. Virgin birth. High view of scripture.
• 18:34 – Universalism in the early church. Hopeful universalism. Annihilationism.
• 21:47 – Ben Corey’s new book Unafraid: moving beyond fear-based faith.
• 24:40 – The process of deconstruction and reconstruction.
• 29:30 – Dark night of the soul.
• 32:20 – Topic, “Are we worthless sinners?” Identity crisis.
• 34:30 – Original sin.
• 36:01 – Is there a fundamental flaw in humans?
• 38:07 – Humanity created in the image and likeness of God. The voice of accusation. The lie that we are not like God already.
• 41:30 – The lie of lack and false desire.
• 42:35 – When are we like God?
• 44:25 – Essence and action.
• 46:41 – Sin in Genesis. Cain and Abel. God is non-violent.
• 48:35 – Terminology with Christianity and sin.
• 50:42 – Identity as the word, “Sinner.”
• 53:18 – Confusion in the Bible.
• 54:45 – Paul using the word, “Flesh” and the works of the flesh.
• 58:07 – God as the grounding of all being. Flesh and spirit.
• 1:01:01 – Sin as sickness. False beliefs of identity.
• 1:04:05 – Acceptance in Christ.
• 1:07:40 – Everyone is in Christ. The expression of God.
• 1:11:11 – Forgiveness from God before we’ve done anything.