Exploring unexpected pathways to faith, motives, and doubts in Christianity. Discussing the challenges of faith and sexuality, embracing doubt, and navigating religious differences. Delving into the transformative power of Christianity and the importance of personal interactions in the faith journey.
The faith journey is full of twists and turns, embracing doubts and engaging in honest conversations is crucial.
Embodying love in relationships and interactions with others is central to understanding Christian faith and reforming justice systems.
Deep dives
The importance of loving God and our neighbors as ourselves
The podcast discusses how Jesus stated that the entire Old Testament's law can be summarized in the commands to love God and love our neighbors. This emphasizes the importance of embodying love in our relationships and interactions with others.
Scripture's guidance for criminal justice and love of neighbor
Attorney Matthew T. Martins explores how Scripture provides guidance for loving our neighbors within the context of criminal justice. By understanding how our current criminal justice system operates, we can engage in true Christian reform of the justice system.
Indirect journeys of belief and the role of doubt
Randy Newman's book, 'Questioning Faith', delves into the complex and often varied motives that lead individuals to embrace or question their Christian faith. Newman argues that doubt is a natural part of the faith journey and admits that all individuals possess a mix of motives. He encourages Christians to embrace their doubts and engage in honest conversations with non-believers about faith and spirituality.
Plausibility and certainty in Christian belief
Newman explores the concepts of plausibility and certainty in Christian belief. He argues that while absolute certainty may be elusive, it is plausible to believe in a personal God and a created world, especially when considering the complexity and beauty of the universe. Newman also highlights the importance of engaging in conversations about different belief systems, acknowledging the differences between religions, and finding common ground while sharing the unique aspects of Christianity.
You probably consider yourself a Christian, if you listen to this podcast. But I can bet that you have questions about Christianity. You might even doubt aspects of Christianity. If not, then you definitely know someone who does. And maybe you’ll want to share this podcast with them.
Whether you’ve believed for as long as you can remember, or you’re doubting right now, it can be comforting to know that the faith journey rarely looks simple. The journey is full of twists and turns. Politics, sexuality, family, and religious experience all push us to and fro, especially in the critical years of maturation in adolescence and early adulthood.
Over 40 years, Randy Newman has heard hundreds of stories about people coming to faith. He brings that experience to bear in his new book, Questioning Faith: Indirect Journeys of Belief through Terrains of Doubt, published by Crossway with The Gospel Coalition. Randy is senior fellow for apologetics and evangelism at the C. S. Lewis Institute. He was formerly on staff with Cru, ministering in and near Washington, DC. He joined me on Gospelbound to discuss motives, plausibility, certainty, and doubt, among other topics.
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