Timeless Questions & Gospel Insights Lecture 2: Mind & Matter | Truman G. Madsen

Eight insightful lectures from philosopher, theologian, and intellectual heavyweight Truman G. Madsen. These lectures shed gospel light on age-old questions such as: What makes us who we are? What is man's relationship with God? What is the nature of the Universe? Am I free to choose? What is God's role in man's suffering? This is lecture #2: Mind & Matter Truth, Beauty, & Goodness Essence, Form, & Substance To be(come) or not to be(come) @0:20 A debate between Truman & the Jesuit Priests - Why did God create mankind? @3:00 What type of God is most deserving of our love? @5:50 As the Son of God is, man may become. @9:00 What does it mean to inherit a throne? At what point in development do children understand this process? @10:45 John explains this process in 1 John 3:2. Christendom considers John’s teaching a heresy. @12:30 Instances of I AM vs YOU ARE in the Bible. Light, Salt, Living Bread, etc. @16:20 Do we comprehend Christ’s commandment in Matthew 5:48? Be Ye Perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect. Is this also a heretical statement akin to John’s? @17:50 Logical positivism @21:00 Thomas Aquinas changes perceive to conceive since we cannot rely strictly on sensory experience for spiritual matters @22:00 C.S. Lewis using analogy of blind people who use the same descriptive words as those with sight, despite the inability to see. The next generation of blind people would not possess the ability to remember being able to see. This is the current state of Christendom. Jesus experienced this first hand...with those who actually saw Him themselves. @25:00 Existentialism (The phenomenological method) @28:44 Genesis speaks of Adam as a generic name for both Adam & Eve. This is how it’s written in the Hebrew. @30:00 Bible says Moses spoke to God face to face. Book of Mormon counts 12 prophets that saw God. @32:00 Do we take Anthropomorphism too far? Consider Christ’s own words. @35:00 Transformation requires the power of Christ. Without it we can do, “nothing.” @36:30 Hugh B. Brown, “God is the Gardener” We must be fruitful @40:10 Did Adam and Eve sin in fulfilling their mission, foreordained before the world? The fall was the beginning of our opportunity. Produced in 1998 (eleven years before his death), these lectures were his “summa philosophica,” a mixture of his “last lecture” and a summation of his understanding of Christian philosophy. Please check out the Sunday School Playlist for videos that discuss items of spiritual significance. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truman G. Madsen was a philosopher, essayist, teacher and biographer. He was an emeritus Professor of Philosophy and was Director of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in Jerusalem. He has been guest professor at Northeastern University, Haifa, and Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Among his volumes are: Eternal Man Christ and the Inner Life Four Essays on Love The Highest in Us The Radiant Life. Disclaimer: I do not own this content nor am I affiliated with those who do.