What is Holding You Back?
Description
We all have things in common and things that make us different. One thing we all share, despite our denial, is a sin nature. We don't have to be taught to be mean, selfish, manipulative, or prideful. We do however need to be taught, and re-taught to be kind, generous, giving and selfless. It is not our natural state. Humanity hasn't changed in the entirety of history. From creation to grave we remain lost but aimless, curious but never satisfied. The world however, changes constantly, bending to the wills of loudest, the most prideful, rarely the kindest. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Christianity has changed too. The Reformation, the Enlightenment, Fundamentalism, the Social Gospel, Revival, Purity Culture, the Prosperity Gospel, Progressive Christianity, Christian Nationalism and so many more beliefs have had their say and taken their toll on Christians and non-Christians alike. This episode I ask, how can Christianity continue to be relevant in a world and culture that keeps changing? The answer I come up with may surprise you.
References
Craig, William Lane; “YouTube Apologists React!”; Reasonable Faith Podcast
Reasonable Faith Podcast - YouTube Apologists React! (google.com)
Reasonable Faith Podcast - Jordan Peterson's Message to the Christian Church (google.com)
Donnelly, Marisa; “9 Things That Are Holding You Back From A Deeper Relationship
With God” Thought Catalog; https://thoughtcatalog.com/marisa-donnelly/2017/11/9-things-that-are-holding-you-back-from-a-deeper-relationship-with-god/
Sproul, RC; “God’s Law is a Mirror” Ultimately Podcast
Ultimately with R.C. Sproul - God’s Law as a Mirror (google.com)








