670: The Nicene Creed is Cool Again & Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard with Dave Ripper
- Phil Vischer
- May 21
- 2 min read
Why are more churches rediscovering and reciting the Nicene Creed? And what can the ancient articulation of Christian belief offer the church in these divided times? Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss the 1700th anniversary of the creed and its place in the modern church. The Bible is critical to our faith, but have we been taught to worship the Bible rather than the God of the Bible? Dave Ripper, the author of “Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus,” explains how Dallas Willard engaged the Bible and how it can become a source of transformation, not just information. Also this week: What qualifies as anti-Christian behavior, an update on Afghan and Afrikaner refugees, and scientists discover auras are real.
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19:30 - Shane Claiborne Arrested
25:20 - The Nicene Creed’s Birthday!
31:30 - Why’s the Creed Popular Right Now?
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54:32 - Interview
56:55 - How Did Ripper First Meet Willard?
1:03:50 - Jesus is a Genius
1:10:20 - Sin Management
1:22:50 - Memorizing Scripture
1:29:38 - End Credits
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People Glow Til They Die!
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Interesting convo about the Nicene Creed. Towards the end Slye said something along the lines of “the question is am I going to treat those I disagree with as apostates or as brothers in Christ I disagree with. Well, the Nicene Creed says nothing about racism. Here’s my question. Would you be able to say the following Skye? “those racist Christian Nationalists are my brothers and sisters in the faith with whom I have a disagreement in a non-essential doctrine”
RE: Ripper's discussion of "knowing" God as an "intimate, interactive, personal relationship," & delineating head knowledge vs. knowledge by acquaintance: it's interesting that the English language gives us a bit of a hurdle to understanding here, as it has one verb, 'to know' where others (ex. Spanish & French, respectively) have saber & savoir = to know facts, know about, head knowledge, vs. conocer & connaître = to know experientially, knowledge by acquaintance. Once we understand there are different ways 'to know,' & add qualifiers to make meaning clear, we can think about 'knowing' in these differing ways.