Episode 47 (Dec. 2-8): "God Is Love"

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Who wrote the epistles of John? What is so unique about the epistle of Jude?  If you could use two words to describe God, what would they be?  Has any man seen God?  We discuss all these questions and more in this week's episode. 

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One of the sources I quote heavily in this episode is the New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual.  However many of the quotes I used are not in the fancy online version.  They can only be found in the print or online PDF versions of the manual.  Go figure!  Here's a link to the PDF:
 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/content/ldsorg/manual/seminary/12339_000_Bookmarked.pdf





A favorite picture of mine from Art History, of the archangel Michael kicking booty.  "Saint Michael the Archangel" by Claudio Coello


This week we talk about Michael and Satan fighting over the body of Moses in Jude 9.  Where did that story come from?  Short answer: we don't know.  Longer answer can be found at https://www.gotquestions.org/Michael-Satan-Moses.html






Did you enjoy the clip from TSS Episode 4?  Here's the list of times where man has seen God:

Has anyone seen God?
Genesis 32:30, Jacob "I have seen God face to face"
Exodus 33:11, Moses "And the Lord spake to Moses face to face as a man speaketh to a friend"
Isaiah 6:5, Isaiah "for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts"
Acts 7:55-56, Stephen "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God."
1 Nephi 1:8-11, Lehi "he saw the heavens open, and he thought he saw God sitting upon his throne"
D&C 137:1-3, Joseph Smith "the blazing throne of God, whereon was seated the Fatherand the Son."


In this episode I share one of my favorite songs that 1 John 4:4 reminds me of: Greater by MercyMe.  Here's the lyric video!


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