Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of the Bible-based series Chosen person offers his most in-depth commentary on Mormonism and its theology in a new podcast, saying he “didn’t do the best job” speaking on the subject years ago, and that his latest remarks make the nation’s I hope it helps you understand his position.
“The comment that started it all was taken out of context, and I contributed to some of it,” Jenkins told host Cody Fields. Westminster Effect Doxology Podcast.
Although Jenkins and Fields acknowledged their disagreements over Jenkins’ nuanced beliefs about his Mormon friends, the podcast serves as a model for others on how to discuss issues charitably. I hope that.
Field asked Chosen person The creator will appear on the podcast to discuss Jenkins’ claims that some of his Mormon friends serve “the same Jesus” as he does. Jenkins is an evangelical.
“I’m not speaking on behalf of the LDS Church,” Jenkins told Fields. …But what I wanted to say is that I have some LDS friends – close, close, close friends, actually people that I work with, have been for years. These are people who have spent time in Israel, people who have gone to Israel with them, and people who have prayed with them. I visited their homes and discussed these issues in depth. All I’m saying is…these people I’m referring to love the same Jesus that I do. ”
Furthermore, he added: “I asked all the hard questions. They asked questions and we went back and forth and dug deep into it. And speaking especially on their behalf, we love the same Jesus. I believe that I am, and I’m not going to surface it, I’m going to say it publicly.”
Fields then delved further into Latter-day Saint theology and Jenkins’ beliefs.
“You don’t believe that Jesus Christ is a creature, do you?” Fields asked.
“That’s right,” Jenkins replied.
“So He is the eternal God, the eternally begotten Son of the Father. He has no beginning. Right?” Fields asked.
“Yes,” Jenkins said.
The LDS Church argued, Fields argued. believe “As man is so, so was God; and as God is, so may man be.”
“I’ve said those words before to some Latter-day Saint friends,” Jenkins said. “Their interpretation of what it meant was different than what I thought it meant.”
Jenkins later added, “I feel more comfortable than I did 10 years ago in claiming that I fully understand the doctrines of the LDS Church as a whole and their individual doctrines.”
But Jenkins said the “historical and ongoing presence” within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is “much more problematic to me than the Roman Catholic Church, and I think that some evangelicals “There are far more problems than sects.”
Jenkins said he considers himself a “Reformed” and “4.5 point Calvinist.”
He encouraged others to speak directly with members of the LDS Church.
“I came out of the conversation with them with a different understanding of what it means, what they mean, what they believe than when I entered the conversation. And I thought, “Okay, I’m not LDS yet and I never will be.” But I see where you’re coming from, and I understand what you mean. ” Quoting, it’s not as bad as I thought. ”
Chosen personHe said the LDS Church’s influence is “less than 0.1 percent.”
Mr. Fields told Mr. Jenkins that the issue “might be a blind spot.”
“But I also appreciate the fact that you’re actually willing to have a public conversation,” Fields said.
Fields called it a “charitable, fraternal disagreement.”
Jenkins emphasized his evangelical roots and said he attended Northwestern St. Louis University. Paul attended a Christian school, and he still uses the John MacArthur Study Bible when writing screenplays.
“I think what I said five years ago caused some problems and created some challenges that I wish I hadn’t done. And if I had to do it all over again, I would. ” [I would have] “I either said it better, I said it differently, or I just didn’t say it,” he said.
“It was probably more of a distraction than it was worth,” he said.
He added, “I regret that part.”
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Michael Faust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His story was published in Baptist Press. Christianity Today, Christian Poecent, of leaf chronicle, of toronto star and of knoxville news sentinel.
