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#25 When Christians lose their faith

19 Nov 2019
36:20

In the wake of two high profile Christians who have renounced their faith, Tom responds to listener questions on what defines being a Christian, whether we can lose our salvation, and what to do when a loved one cannot respond to the Gospel because ....

#24 The New Testament In Its World

6 Nov 2019
36:55

In a one–year anniversary special of the show, Justin and Tom are joined by Australian Bible scholar Mike Bird to talk about their major new collaborative book ‘The New Testament in its World: An introduction to the history, literature and theology ....

#23 Tom talks about life, faith and atonement

16 Oct 2019
31:20

In this interview with NT Wright from The Profile podcast, Justin Brierley interviews Tom about his life and faith, as well as his theology of atonement in his book The Day The Revolution Began. For the newsletter, bonus content, prize draws and to a...

#22 Am I unequally yoked? What about singleness? What’s the point? Puzzled and pastoral questions.

24 Sep 2019
32:49

Am I unequally yoked to my wife? What’s the biblical view of singleness? Was Jesus at my mother’s deathbed? What’s the point of it all? Tom answers the personal, pastoral and puzzled questions of listeners. For the newsletter, bonus content, prize dr...

#21 Free will and the problem of evil

11 Sep 2019
34:09

An atheist listener asks a question about free will and the problem of evil. Will it be possible for there to be another ‘fall’ in the new creation? And the hosts of the Libertarian Christian Podcast have some questions for Tom about living as Christ...

#20 Israel, Christian Zionism and the return of Jesus

27 Aug 2019
36:00

How should Christians think about the place of Israel today? Do the Jewish people still have a distinct role in God’s purposes? The Bible says Jesus will return ‘soon’, so why hasn’t he? These and more listener questions get addressed by Tom Wright i...

#19 Doctrine questions about the Trinity and Baptism

30 Jul 2019
36:53

How does the doctrine of the Trinity work? Do you have to believe it to be a Christian? Where do you find it in the Bible? What does Tom think about the doctrine of baptism? These and more listener questions get addressed by Tom Wright in this episod...

#18 Hell and Heaven

18 Jul 2019
36:05

What is the nature of hell and what does Tom believe about it? What about annihilationist or universalist views? Can we be happy in heaven if we know that loved ones won’t be there? These and more listener questions get addressed by Tom Wright in thi...

#17 Other religions, the New Age and Islam

2 Jul 2019
36:02

What happens to those who don’t believe in Jesus? What can I say to my New Age sister? My Muslim friend gets so much comfort from her faith... do I need to evangelise her?   These and more listener questions get addressed by Tom Wright in this episod...

#16 Tom answers questions on prayer

18 Jun 2019
34:25

What’s the point of prayer if God knows our needs? Can we claim ‘anything’ by faith in Jesus name? What do Tom’s prayer habits look like? These and more listener questions get addressed by Tom Wright in this episode. For the newsletter, bonus content...

#15 A pastor losing his faith writes in. Tom responds to personal questions

7 Jun 2019
42:55

In a special pastoral Q&A edition Tom responds to various questions on difficult family situations, unforgiveness and a church pastor who doesn’t know if he believes any more.  Plus,Tom whips out the guitar again for a Leonard Cohen classic. For...

#14 The Church, worship and unity

21 May 2019
27:54

Do you have to go to church to be a Christian? What should our theology of worship be? How do we know we are in the ‘correct’ denomination? Tom Wright answers these and more questions from listeners, and chats with host Justin about Christian unity....

#13 Christian sexual ethics, homosexuality and transgender

10 May 2019
31:44

In this edition of the podcast Tom answers listener questions on how to have better conversations on sexuality in the church, co-habitation, whether the New Testament understanding of homosexuality was different to today and his thoughts on Transgend...

#12 Genesis, evolution, Adam and Eve and The Fall

24 Apr 2019
35:20

Tom Wright joins Justin to answer listener questions on how to interpret the early chapters of Genesis, what he believes about the nature of Adam and Eve, whether suffering and death existed before the fall and much more… He also pulls out the guitar...

#11 Easter, the resurrection and thoughts on Jordan Peterson

9 Apr 2019
33:45

As Easter approaches Tom answers a variety of listener questions on the Biblical resurrection accounts, the nature of the resurrection body, why Jesus didn’t stay with us, and also shares his thoughts on popular psychology professor Jordan B Peterson...