The Bible plainly teaches that Jesus is God, and John 1 v1-3 makes it impossible to deny. Tom and Asher walk through the Word, answer Jehovah's Witness and Arian objections, and show why Jesus can only belong in the category of the uncreated.

• (00:00:00) - Introduction and Episode Topic
• (00:01:07) - Why John's Gospel Starts Differently
• (00:04:10) - John 1:1 - In the Beginning Was the Word
• (00:05:03) - Why 'Word' Instead of 'Son'?
• (00:09:50) - Gnosticism, Greek Philosophy, and the Logos
• (00:11:49) - Genesis Echoes and the Eternality of Jesus
• (00:14:15) - Devil's Advocate: Is the Word Truly God or a Lesser God?
• (00:15:12) - Arianism and the Nicene Creed
• (00:17:48) - Eternal, With God, and Is God - Building the Case
• (00:22:14) - Philosophy, Theology, and Defending the Faith
• (00:24:35) - Answering Muslims: Where Does Jesus Claim to Be God?
• (00:26:55) - Apostolic Authority and Red Letter Christianity
• (00:29:40) - Thomas's Confession: My Lord and My God
• (00:32:05) - Is 'God' Literal or Just Representative?
• (00:36:21) - Jehovah's Witnesses Mistranslation and 'a God'
• (00:40:21) - Verse 3: Jesus as Creator of All Things
• (00:45:03) - The Serviette Illustration: Made vs Not Made
• (00:50:09) - Confidence in Christ's Divinity and Countering Heresy
• (00:52:04) - Person vs Nature in Trinitarian Theology
• (00:56:43) - Closing Remarks and Sign Off

God's saving grace does not merely offer salvation. It actually saves by giving a new heart that freely comes to Christ. Tom and Asher walk through irresistible grace, compatibilism, John 6, Romans 9, and why grace alone only holds if God effectually calls.

In this episode Pastor Tom Foord and Pastor James Mackenzie are joined by Edward Schuller to discuss how Christians should approach politics, distinguishing the church’s primary task of word and sacrament from the responsibility of individual believers to seek the good of their nation while keeping the gospel first.

• (00:00:00) - Edward Schuler
• (00:01:53) - Should We Talk Politics?
• (00:03:04) - Should Christians Be Involved in the Political?
• (00:07:03) - Edward Sharpton on Christians and Politics
• (00:13:27) - Separation of Church and State
• (00:15:21) - The Task of the Church in the World
• (00:20:17) - Deacon versus Political Commentator
• (00:26:26) - The First and Most Important Thing
• (00:34:02) - Don't Choose the Less of Two evils
• (00:39:13) - Australia's importance as a Christian country
• (00:43:20) - What is a good way for Christians to get involved in politics?
• (00:48:49) - Don't get involved in politics
• (00:55:31) - Australia's political philosophy
• (01:00:18) - Top 5 books about Australia