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EPISODE 41: Q&A

Date: 8/11/2020

Questions

  1. I had a friend tell me that she didn’t want to go to church because she didn’t want her daughter to grow up somewhere where she couldn’t be a leader if she wanted to. How would I go about responding to this?
    1. Complementarian vs Egalitarian
    2. Laura’s experience. 
  1. What does it mean to “suffer” for God? The Bible seems to use this word having multiple meanings that can be interpreted in both positive and painful ways.
    1. Theologically and practically
      1. Theologically, being in Christ, his suffering is our suffering. We will never suffer for our sins.
      2. Practically:
        1. Acts 5:40-42 — (background: Peter and the apostles had just been arrested and put in jail; miraculously rescued; then beaten) “they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. 41 So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. 42 And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.”
        2. Hebrews 10:32-36 and 11 — “But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened. 33 At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and afflictions, and at other times you came to share with others who were treated in that way. 34 For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession. 35 So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward. 36 For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.”
  1. As saved Christians we have eternal security. In Revelation it tells us if we take the mark of the Beast we will be eternally damned. Will God protect us from taking the mark of the Beast or will we already be Raptured?
    1. It’s not just about receiving the mark (whatever that means), but about worshipping the beast (instead of worshipping God). Who or what we worship is ultimately what eternally saves or eternally condemns us.