Philosophy

Are We Claiming to Know the Unknowable?

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Published on 06/09/2023

Greg corrects some of his speculations about Neanderthals from the previous episode, then he answers questions about what “weeping and gnashing of teeth” indicates, the influence of the Jesus Movement, advice for finding a church, and claiming to know the unknowable.

Topics

  • Commentary: Greg corrects some of his speculations about Neanderthals from the previous episode. (00:00)
  • Do the verses that talk about weeping and gnashing of teeth in Hell indicate the people there will still be in open defiance against God, or are those verses referring to suffering? Why would non-believers, who have rejected God, want to go to Heaven? And does the fact that “every knee will bow” indicate those in Hell will have a change of heart? (12:00)
  • How has the American church been affected for the good and the bad by the Jesus Movement of the ’70s, and what’s your advice for finding a new church that’s biblically sound? (25:00)
  • How can we claim to know the unknowable? (48:00)