Rethinking the Bible with Jack Pelham
Episode 20: How God Values People
DESCRIPTION: Jack discusses the ideas that “God loves everybody” and how they stack up with the actual words in scripture. Much is made of the “gold and silver” passages, as well as passages about worthiness, usefulness, and so forth.
SHOW NOTES
Jack’s Novel
Introduction to Reality-Based Thinking: https://youtu.be/v3qkk2jA1Jw This is Jack’s video podcast, which only has three episodes, which together comprise a thorough introduction to the concept of Reality-Based Thinking.
The Extraordinary Visit of Benjamin True: The State of the Union as No One Else Would Tell It. This is Jack’s novel that introduces the basics of Reality-Based Thinking as it explores what an angel might say (from his heavenly perspective) about the American government and the political thinking of the American citizen.
TEXTS USED IN THIS EPISODE
John 3:16 for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Psalm 11:5 The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.