Inherent Union With God | Crash Course on Progressive Christianity

Progressive Christianity starts from the belief that humans are not born disconnected from God, and that nothing can separate us from God. Today, lead pastor Josh Scott begins a new series where we’ll unpack some of the key factors that set progressive Christianity apart from more conservative theologies. He explains where the doctrine of original sin came from and why it falls short, and then spends time talking with our community about what it looks like to approach sin and the Bible from a progressive lens.

Episode Recap:

• Many of us know what we don’t believe, but what are the things we do embrace? (0:10)
• Progressive Christianity begins with the idea that we’re born united with God (2:48)
• The original sin doctrine didn’t exist until 400 years into the Jesus movement (8:38)
• Adam and Eve weren’t separated from God, but shame made them think they were (11:52)
• Christianity should be an antidote to shame, not the cause of it (20:57)
• Sin does not have the power to separate us from God (27:09)
• The story of Adam and Eve was a means of making sense of the world (32:50)
• The Bible is more concerned with collective sin than individual sin (38:44)
• It’s possible to hold onto the good while rejecting the bad (40:58)
• What does it look like to approach the Bible from a progressive lens? (45:17)

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