During the month of December Rick and Svea turn the microphone around and answer your questions on the podcast. Do you have a questions you'd like them to address? Email your questions to podcast@autumnridge.church.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:15 QUESTION 1: The discussion on not being able to lose one's salvation was new to me and in the end I still didn't understand.
• 03:58 John 3:16-18 It's indispensable to see Jesus as the King, the Authority, the One who is rightly holding us accountable.
• 05:41 The moment of salvation and receiving forgiveness of sin from God (justification) and living with growing into sinning less often and becoming more like Jesus (sanctification) are similar to a marriage. You are married when you say "I do" but you have the daily process of choosing your spouse.
• 08:02 QUESTION 2: What drew us to a non-denominational church such as Autumn Ridge?
• 11:45 Some of the benefits of being a non-denominational church.
• 14:04 Potential drawbacks to being a non-denominational church.
• 16:07 QUESTION 3: How do we address the fraud happening in MN as a church family?
• 17:41 All ethnicities and cultures are batting 1.000 when it comes to crime.
• 21:43 Let's remember that ALL people are made in the image of God and ALL people are flawed.
• 23:46 QUESTION 4: Mary wasn't given a choice was she? Gabriel just tells her, "You will conceive and give birth to a son and you will call him Jesus."
• 26:25 Where and when does God need permission to do something in your life?
• 29:39 Mary's response shows not only was she willing, but she was honored to be chosen.
• 32:20 QUESTION 5: Can you explain the Trinity?
• 34:39 There are a number of verses that talk about the Trinity, but the term "Trinity" never appears in Scripture. God is one being that exists in three persons. "Person" and "Being" are not synonyms. 
• 40:08 QUESTION 5B: How do you know which person of the Trinity to pray to?