Philanthropos Media

Aug 25 2024 58 ep. 66 mins 16
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Philanthropos Media, whose name comes from the ancient Christian title for Christ, “The Lover of Mankind,” lit. Philanthropos, exists to help others encounter the love of the Trinitarian God in the person of Jesus Christ and His Church.

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Catholicism, Locke and the Philosophy of Liberalism

Aug 25 2024 156 mins  
On the inaugural episode of the Philanthropos Media podcast, Jack is joined by Fr. Peyton Plessala and Ryan D. to discuss the contrast between the political philosophy of liberalism and Christianity by critiquing the "father of liberalism" and the most influential figure in America's founding, the English Protestant philosopher John Locke (c. 1632-1704). Check out Fr. Peyton's podc

56: JESUS Did NOT Have Biological Siblings - Debunking the "Brothers of the Lord" Objection to Mary's Perpetual Virginity

May 13 2024 85 mins  
Who are the "brothers of the Lord" mentioned in Matthew 13:55? In today's video, Nico joins the podcast again to show that the "brothers" of Jesus were not actually his biological siblings.Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH" at checkout: https://tanbooks.com/?rfsn=7031065.cf6efa1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkz9M06qR_vjVS8k9oEkiSQInstagram: https://www.instagram.

55: Is Baptizing Babies BIBLICAL?

Feb 22 2024 63 mins  
Join the WIT team as we explore the biblical roots of baptizing infants, grounded in the connection between Baptism being the New Circumcision of the New Covenant. Get your exegetical hats on: we're going deep!Get 15% Off TAN Books using code "TRUTH" at checkout: https://tanbooks.com/?rfsn=7031065.cf6efa1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkz9M06qR_vjVS8k9oEkiSQInstagram: h

54: Why Baptism SAVES us (It's NOT Just a Symbol)

Jan 16 2024 93 mins  
In this episode of the pod, Jack and Nico discuss significant biblical passages on baptism to show that the "reformed" doctrine that baptism is "just a symbol of salvation already received through faith" is not found in Scripture. Instead, a careful textual analysis of the New Testament's baptismal references reveals that baptism SAVES us by truly washing away our sins and giving t

53: Nine *BIBLICAL* Reasons MARY is the New ARK of the Covenant

Jan 09 2024 10 mins  
Today, on this SHORTER episode of the show, Nico lays out the cumulative case for why Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant according to Scripture. This episode was originally made for the WIT Instagram @WhatIsTruthPod and Nico's TikTok @TheArmchairExegete as two separate posts. It was later combined into a full-length version for our Podcast youtube channel @PhilanthroposMedia. If y

52: Statues of Saints are *BIBLICAL!*

Nov 24 2023 15 mins  
Don't Statues of Saints violate the "2nd Commandment" against GRAVEN IMAGES? How can Catholics justify BOWING and OFFERING INCENSE to the statues/icons of saints? Shouldn't all glory go to GOD and not SAINTS? Aren't these IDOLS? Today on the Pod, the Armchair Exegete (Nico) fleshes out the biblical theology behind making images/statues/icons of saints and giving forms of honor to t

51: Prayer to the Saints is *BIBLICAL*

Oct 18 2023 68 mins  
What are saints? Should we pray to them? Do they have a role to play with our prayers? Does praying to saints violate the 1st Commandment? Can we honor the saints? Isn't Jesus the only mediator between God and men (1 Timothy 2:5)?In this standalone special episode of What Is Truth, Nico's breaks down some the KEY places in the Bible that support the doctrine that we can and should

50: Deuterocanon Pt. 6 - Why The BOOK OF ENOCH is *Not* Scripture

Aug 08 2023 45 mins  
The Apostle Jude in the New Testament cites the Book of Enoch and the Assumption of Moses as "prophecy" and sacred history respectively. The author of Hebrews references the Ascension of Isaiah in chapter eleven's "hall of heroes." So... why aren't these 3 apocryphal works in the canon of Protestants or Catholics? How do we exclude them without being inconsistent? What was the way

49: Deuterocanon Pt. 5 - "Cessation of Prophecy" Theory DEBUNKED

Aug 01 2023 70 mins  
Did the Jews believe that ALL prophecy, inspiration, and divine Scripture COMPLETELY CEASED to be produced for 500 years before Christ? Today, Jack and Nico DEBUNK a common "slam-dunk" argument against the idea that any Jews couldn't have accepted the 7 Deutercanonical books as inspired, because it was allegedly "written too late" during a time when Jews believed that all inspired

48: Deuterocanon Pt. 4 - The "Apocrypha" in the NEW TESTAMENT!?

Jul 25 2023 90 mins  
Are there any places in the NT where a deuterocanonical book is cited, alluded to, or borrowed from? What does it mean if a sacred writer uses or builds his theology off a deuterocanonical book? How do you identify that? What do we make of the apocryphal texts that some passages of NT Scripture refer to that Catholics and Protestants agree are NOT in Scripture? Is being mentioned i