In this episode, we address the tension between God’s transcendence and immanence as it unfolds throughout Scripture, using Ezekiel and Isaiah as key examples— a tension ultimately resolved and clarified in the coming of Christ. We argue that the incarnation, humility, and sacrificial death of Christ reveal God’s true nature—not as a break from divinity, but its fullest display. Across the New Testament, this high Christology shines through Christ’s lowliness, culminating at the Cross.

This episode traces the story of sin—how it spreads, corrodes, and reshapes humanity from the very beginning. We explore how the incarnation and the life of Jesus enter that broken story to redeem and restore what sin has taken, offering hope where corruption once reigned.

In this episode, we dig into what makes Christian ethics different from other worldviews—starting with the belief that our worth comes from being made by God himself. That truth shapes how we see human dignity, moral absolutes, and what it really means to live well. We also talk about what happens when people try to build lives, laws, and nations as though God doesn’t exist—and as though humans aren’t made in His image.

Returning to Genesis again, we explore the biblical theme of Eden as humanity’s original mission—to extend the boundaries of God’s garden-temple into the whole world. We trace how that calling was fractured through the fall, yet continually echoed throughout Scripture as God’s plan for restoration unfolds. Ultimately, we consider how this purpose is reclaimed through the church—practically lived out in local communities on mission and in the ordinary, faithful obedience of everyday life.

The Archway Bible Podcast begins where the Bible begins — with Genesis. Episode one takes us into the Garden of Eden, a place that’s more like a temple than we often realize. We talk about rivers, worship, the image of God, and why the tripartite structure of creation has so much to teach us about the presence of God. Starting here helps us see how the big story of Scripture holds together, and why it still matters for us today.