Ep. 73: Theology Proper (Pt 8) Impassibility w/ Dr. Samuel Renihan // Tasting Angel's Envy Bourbon Whiskey

Distilling Theology

Eric is back this week, and so is one of our favorite guests - Dr. Samuel Renihan! Sam joins us as we sip Angel's Envy Bourbon and discuss the doctrine of divine impassibility, which teaches that God is without passions. This is an oft misunderstood and misrepresented doctrine which we hope to expose our listeners to this week in some detail. We hope you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it -- also be sure to check out the extended version of this episode which is available in full exclusively at http://www.Patreon.com/DistillingTheology !
Next week, we'll be joined by Dr. Adonis Vidu to discuss the doctrine of Inseparable Operations in Trinitarian Theology.
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Κεφάλαια

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. What's in our glass tonight? (Angel's Envy Bourbon) (00:02:51)

3. Tasting Notes (00:09:01)

4. Valley of Vision Prayer (00:14:41)

5. Intro to Divine Impassibility (00:16:53)

6. What is "Divine Impassibility" (00:18:50)

7. How can we speak of the passion of the Christ if God is Impassible? (00:24:55)

8. Caricatures and objections to this doctrine (00:26:22)

9. Does God repent? (00:35:07)

10. Historical Theology and Impassibility (00:37:34)

11. Sponsor: Logos 9 (00:45:00)

12. Confessions and Classical Theism (00:45:40)

13. How do we read / understand passages which speak of God in emotional terms? (00:50:06)

14. Recommendations for further reading (01:01:53)

15. "So What?" The practical/pastoral application of Impassibility (01:04:32)

16. Society of Reformed Podcasters, Social Media, and Patreon (01:11:48)

17. Outro + Patreon Teaser (01:15:20)