What in the World? EPISODE 2: The Image of God with Vinoth Ramachandra

The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

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🗓️ 12 August 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to see others as image-bearers of God? How is this warped by American individualism? And what happens to justice when we abandon God for idols—false images of God? Based on the book Inalienable by Eric Costanzo, Daniel Yang, and Matthew Soerens, in this episode Skye Jethani (co-host of The Holy Post) talks to Sri Lankan Christian leader Vinoth Ramachandra about the intersection of idolatry and mission. He explains how what we worship shapes us and our work in the world in unexpected ways, and that he believes the American church needs to admit to and repent of its idols.

“Inalienable: How Marginalized Kingdom Voices Can Help Save the American Church” by Eric Costanzo, Daniel Yang, and Matthew Soerens - https://amzn.to/3RyObjc

0:00 - Theme song and intro
Interview with Vinoth Ramachandra
2:19 - Idolatry
5:35 - Idol of individualism
12:42 - Idolatry and injustice
18:25 - Idolatry’s appeal and antidote
24:45 - Confronting idolatry faithfully
29:49 - Sponsor - World Relief
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Debrief with Eric Costanzo and Daniel Yang
31:45 - Debrief start and recognizing our idols
36:58 - Moving beyond fear of pushback
41:13 - Engaging outside of our contexts
46:45 - The idol of Christian nationalism
54:42 - Credits

Other resources mentioned:
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students - https://ifesworld.org“Gods That Fail: Modern Idolatry and Christian Mission” by Vinoth Ramachandra - https://amzn.to/3dssPV2

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0:00.0	What in the world can help the Church wear in the world to be start to search?
0:06.0	Why in the world are we prone to learn?
0:08.0	Back and forth from urge to purge?
0:10.0	What in the world can give us hope to widen our vision and run in our soul?
0:14.0	When we're at the end of our rope and suddenly to wallow and wither and both?
0:18.0	What in the world?
0:20.0	Who in the world?
0:22.0	What in the world can help the Church?
0:25.0	Hi Holy posters and welcome to the second episode of our special series based on the book Inalienable.
0:31.0	How marginalized kingdom voices can help save the American Church.
0:35.0	Co-authored by Eric Costanzo, Daniel Yang and Matthew Sorens.
0:39.0	In this episode of What in the World, we're exploring part two of the book about the image of God.
0:45.0	What does it mean for us to see one another as image bears?
0:49.0	How does that impact our view of non-believers, our enemies and even the poor?
0:53.0	And what happens when we exchange the true God for an idol, a false image of God?
0:59.0	My guest today is Venoth Ramachandra from Colombo Sri Lanka.
1:03.0	Before entering ministry, Ramachandra earned a doctorate in nuclear engineering from the University of London.
1:10.0	But in 1980, he returned to Sri Lanka to develop a Christian university ministry.
1:15.0	He currently serves on the senior leadership team of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students.
1:21.0	His multifaceted international ministry includes promoting among students and professors a holistic,
1:28.0	dialogical engagement with the world of the university and helping Christian graduates act with Christian integrity
1:35.0	in the face of the social, cultural and political challenges where they are in their national contexts throughout the world.
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