134: Martin Luther - Abstain from Speculating about the Nature of God

What’s The Harm in a Good Theory?

In this episode, we discuss the problem with atonement theories, unleashing the Gospel, and the danger in speculating about God.

Text: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535)

Show Notes:

Bill Burr - F is for Family Peterson Documentary: A Glitch in the Matrix (David Fuller production) Funny Farm Jonathan Frakes (wiki) Moral influence theory (Abelard) Satisfaction theory (Anselm) Christus Victor theory (Aulén) EPIC 2014 (Googlezon) Dichotomy of Leadership - Jocko

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