# The Void, Choice, and the Luciferian Mind

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Podcast: [Anabaptist Theological Perspectives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/anabaptist-theological-perspectives-7015144)
Published: 2026-02-28T14:17:29+00:00
Episode link: https://JerryEicher.podbean.com/e/hovering-over-the-void-%e2%80%94-why-doing-good-can-go-wrong/
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## Resource

Host Jerry Eicher explores Jonathan Pageau's “Reflections on the Void” and conversations with Jordan Peterson and John Lennox to ask why doing good can be misunderstood and why sacrifice remains central. Guests and references include Jonathan Pageau's (podcast), Peterson and Lennox (conversation), and a critique of themes in King’s North’s Against the Machine. The episode unpacks Genesis 1’s “without form and void,” the Spirit hovering over the waters, and the idea that creation presents multiple options to God. Key philosophical anchors include Plato, Aristotle, Heidegger, and a quantum-analogy for the void; core themes are performative contradiction, the Luciferian mind (autonomous will), God’s will vs. reason, and why sacrifice—God breaking open to display himself—defines true goodness. Practical takeaways: live by presenting real options to God, avoid claiming credit for good works, and embrace the New Testament call to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice. The episode weaves theology, scripture (Genesis and Romans 12), cultural critique, and concrete church examples (ordination) to help listeners think differently about goodness, choice, and worship.

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