Apologetics Simplified Podcast

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Human Relationships as Evidence for a Trinitarian God

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Outline:

00:22 Introduction - Who is the most overrated character?

08:02 Sayeth What

Human Relationships Point to the Existence of a Trinitarian God

11:52 Physical need of infants for development - Romanian orphans of 1989

14:37 Physical touch & human interaction in a pandemic

17:00 Different kinds of relationships

17:52 Romantic relationships

19:26 "We are clearly made to relate to each other and we are constantly pursuing it"

19:45 Arguing for the Biblical understanding of God's nature

20:11 What do human relationships say about their creator?

20:39 What does it mean for God to be eternal relational?

23:23 What does it mean that God is father?

26:41 God is eternally life giving

27:20 God is eternally loving

28:07 Who did God love before creation?

28:28 Could God be a two-person God rather than a three-person God?

29:20 Review & Conclusion

30:00 Is this an argument for polytheism?

30:13 Polytheistic mythology as a backwards imago dei

32:09 Newsflash

Conclusion

33:58 Human relationships points to a uniquely Christian God rather than God/gods of other religions

34:48 Non-heretical, logically cohesive understanding of the Trinity

37:37 God's relationship with people

In this episode Leah presents an argument that human relationships are evidence for a Trinitarian God. The idea is that a creating, loving God must be eternally life-giving and loving before creating the world as we know it.

The segment breaks feature a bad name misspellings and a celebrity couple.

Leah Chapman is the founder and co-host of the Apologetics Simplified Podcast. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from LaGrange College and a Master of Theology in Apologetics from Dallas Theological Seminary. You can also read her blog at www.leahchapman.org/blog. 

Andrew Foster is the sound engineer and co-host of the Apologetics Simplified Podcast. Andrew earned a Bachelor of Science in Instrumental Music at Liberty University. Andrew works as a worship director and is the founder and builder at Spirit River Music and Woodworks.

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Resources Consulted:

Romanian Infants: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/06/neglect‌

Physical Touch: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/201808‌

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Pandemic and Relationships: https://time.com/5817453/coronavirus-human-touch/

Guests and their recommended resources may or may not reflect the views of Leah or Andrew.

 
Leah Chapman