Reasonable Christianity?
Reasonable Christianity is a weekly podcast where ordinary people have thought-provoking conversations about an extraordinary God. Each week we take a look at the truth claims of Christianity, the teachings of the bible as well as the practices of the saints in order to evaluate and affirm the truthfulness of our faith and ultimately preserve the power of the gospel. Hosted by Roland Albertus
Reasonable Christianity?
MONOTHEISM: Why there can only be ONE GOD!
MONOTHEISM
Why there can only be one God
INTRODUCTION:
In the previous episodes we looked at three arguments for the existence of God. They are:
The Cosmological Argument which goes like this:
1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause.
2. The universe began to exist.
3. Therefore, the universe has a cause.
The Teleological Argument which goes like this:
1. Every design had a designer
2. The universe has highly complex design
3. Therefore, the universe had a designer
The moral Argument which goes like this:
1. Every law has a lawgiver
2. There is a moral law
3. Therefore, there is a moral lawgiver
THE PRIME REALITY
The attributes of God:
1. God must be uncaused
2. God must be timeless, spaceless and Immaterial
3. God must be powerful
4. God must be intelligent:
5. God must be personal.
6. God must be moral.
WORLDVIEWS:
1. Atheism
2. Agnosticism
3. Pantheism
4. Panentheism
5. Deism
6. Polytheism
7. Monotheism
CONCLUSION:
Alright, that’s all from me today. Let’s recap. In today’s episode we learned that for any being to be God they must be timeless, spaceless, immaterial, personal, powerful, moral and infinite. We also consider the different world views and confirmed that monotheism is most compatible with these characteristics of God.
Now, we know that Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the major monotheistic religions, but they contradict each other in terms of their understanding if the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Christians believe that Jesus is God while Muslims and Jews deny this claim. Therefore, if Christianity is true then Judaism and Islam is false.
FORECAST:
In the next episode I will present the evidence for the reliability of the New Testament. Why? If the New Testament is reliable then we can consider Jesus’s claims to be God objectively. And if Jesus’ claims to be God is true then Christianity is true. And if Christianity is true then every other religion that contradicts Christianity is false.
