Tower of Babel and the god of your own universe
The metaverse arc closes theologically: building your own universe is Tower of Babel territory, the coming philosophy is man becoming his own god, and the virtual self-improvement is a placebo — the best humanity can come up with never sustains joy, which is why Christ is the only way that holds.
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Evaluating the event: Elijah, Josiah, the sign of Jonah, the donuts test
- How do we tell whether a church element has become the thing itself rather than pointing to Jesus?
The hosts work through evaluation tools for curated experiences: Elijah didn't ask God to repeat the fire, and Jesus refused to repeat signs for the Pharisees ('you get the sign…
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Does God affirm our struggles or call us to repent of them?
- Does God affirm our struggles or call us to repent of them?
Mike frames two camps: one that says God affirms our struggles as-is, another that says He calls us to repent of what is in our control.
From No. 534 · The Antagonistic Bison
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Is it wrong to keep a potty mouth and chew tobacco?
- Is it wrong to love and follow Jesus while keeping a slight potty mouth and continuing to chew tobacco?
- Does the Bible call gambling a sin?
Third 'is this wrong?' case: can a host love and follow Jesus all his days while keeping a slight potty mouth and chewing tobacco?
From No. 524 · Handshakes and Wrongness
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Ask the pastor: the queen of heaven in Jeremiah 7:18
- What is the 'queen of heaven' in Jeremiah 7:18?
Boova's ask-the-pastor comes from his Jeremiah read-through: the 'queen of heaven' in Jeremiah 7:18 (cakes baked, drink offerings poured 'to provoke me to anger').
From No. 508 · The Caduce