The Holy Spirit is sometimes referred to as the 3rd member of the Godhead, is this correct? It is fine to refer to the Holy Spirit using this description so long as we appreciate that He is equally God along with the Father and the Son. All three members of the Godhead are fully God and worthy of our everything and deserve to be treated as Divine!

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Books referenced:

• Christopher Watkin, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture (2022): https://amzn.to/4mZ70f2
• Rex A. Turner, Biblical Theology: Fundamentals of the Faith (2010): https://amzn.to/3VAXsKV
• Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity: A Introduction to the Christian Faith (2012): https://amzn.to/429jTKU
• Fred Sanders, The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything (2017): https://amzn.to/4gbMqFi

Relevant Passages: Deuteronomy 6:4; Job 11:7; Ephesians 3:3-5; Romans 1:17; Genesis 1:1, 1:31; John 20:28; John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:1-3; John 2:24-25; Matthew 28:20; Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 40:13-14; Job 33:4; Matthew 3:16-17; Acts 1:1-3; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 4:4-6; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6;

Is the church of Christ a denomination? How do we respond to those who say we are members of a denomination based on the Restoration Movement? Jesus promised to build his church and prayed for unity among his followers. As long as we are seeking to practice Christianity based on the instructions he left us in the New Testament and uniting on the basis of his word we can give him what he desires.

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Passages Referenced: Matthew 16L16-18; John 17:17, 17:20-21; Acts 2:38-47; 1 Corinthians 1:10, 4:17; Romans 12:4-8; Galatians 1:6-9; Jude 3; 1 Timothy 4:1-5; Ephesians 1:20-23, 2:11-18, 3:5-8, 4:4, 5:23; Luke 8:11; Nehemiah 8:8; 2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 29-31

This episode seeks to define what the Bible means by sanctification and what it means for the Christian today. How do we know we are sanctified and what does it look like in our everyday lives?

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Relevant Passages: Genesis 2:1-3, Leviticus 11:44-45, Exodus 19:5-6; Hebrews 2:11-15, Hebrews 10:14; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 5:19-21, 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:22-32; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Peter 1:15-16