48 min
Make Christianity Confusing Again VB Fellows Podcast
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Today’s episode is a talk that was originally released on the Mere Sanity Podcast. You can find the transcript at MereSanity.com. Please let us know what you think!
Why doesn't God just show himself? Why is he so un-straightforward? Why would Jesus say, "Ask and you shall receive?" if he didn't mean it in a straightforward way? Why did God tell Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Didn't they at least deserve a clear explanation before they ruined the world? And besides, wouldn't he have wanted their eyes to be opened?
Is Christianity a religion of clarity or of confusion?
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic "Your sins are forgiven," or "Get up and walk." Who do you trust when a loved one is sick, God or the doctor? Which is better, to pour out your life savings on the ground in worship or to give it all to the poor? If God is real, why do we suffer? If Jesus came 2000 years ago to save us, why does the world still seem so un-saved? If Jesus had the power to feed thousands with a couple of loaves and fish, why did he only do it once or twice and then never again? Is Jesus not the ultimate example of the man who found the cure to cancer and then flushed it down the drain?
Is Christianity a religion of heaven or of earth?
VB Fellows is a faith-based leadership development and apprenticeship program for recent college grads in Virginia Beach, VA. We're now taking applications for next year's class.
Today’s episode is a talk that was originally released on the Mere Sanity Podcast. You can find the transcript at MereSanity.com. Please let us know what you think!
Why doesn't God just show himself? Why is he so un-straightforward? Why would Jesus say, "Ask and you shall receive?" if he didn't mean it in a straightforward way? Why did God tell Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Didn't they at least deserve a clear explanation before they ruined the world? And besides, wouldn't he have wanted their eyes to be opened?
Is Christianity a religion of clarity or of confusion?
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic "Your sins are forgiven," or "Get up and walk." Who do you trust when a loved one is sick, God or the doctor? Which is better, to pour out your life savings on the ground in worship or to give it all to the poor? If God is real, why do we suffer? If Jesus came 2000 years ago to save us, why does the world still seem so un-saved? If Jesus had the power to feed thousands with a couple of loaves and fish, why did he only do it once or twice and then never again? Is Jesus not the ultimate example of the man who found the cure to cancer and then flushed it down the drain?
Is Christianity a religion of heaven or of earth?
VB Fellows is a faith-based leadership development and apprenticeship program for recent college grads in Virginia Beach, VA. We're now taking applications for next year's class.
48 min