Inverted Orthodoxy

Q&A #178 Love and respect in marriage, women as the "weaker" sex, Satan's offspring and embracing solitude. 1. When I study Ephesians 5:22-33 on marriage, I often feel confused about what these verses are actually trying to communicate in a society that hasn't really taught what it means for a wife to respect her husband. Could you please share practical examples of what that would mean? Also in a...

Q&A #177 Parable in Matthew 22, wrong opinions. 1. Could you guys please explain the parable in Matthew 22:1-14 I do not understand why the man without wedding garments was punished and I do not understand the verse that speaks about "many are called but few are chosen." 2. I know we can have differences in opinion but what if that person has an opinion that does not line up with what the Bible sa...

Q&A #176 Matthew 10:42, struggling with anxiety. 1. In Matthew 10:42 he promises that of we give a cup of cold water, we will not lose our reward. What is the reward spoken of here? Eternal salvation or something else? 2. I struggle a lot with anxiety and I try submitting my fears to God. I have tried a lot of methods to help with anxiety but still feel swallowed up by it so often. Any thoughts on...

Q&A #175 Forgiveness, books by Aimee Byrd. 1. Can you define the mindset of forgiveness and does it mean we hold no anger or sadness? Can we have anger and forgiveness at the same time? 2. I wondered if you knew or have read works by Aimee Byrd such as "Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood" and "Why Can't We Be Friends" amongst others and what you thought of them? I wonder also if it is...

Q&A #174 Voting 1. Why should I vote? When I look at everything going on in Canada and America, I'm more and more discouraged from voting because I can't seem to vote with my conscience. I'm always torn between the lesser of two evils and don't see how I can vote and not participate in evil one way or another. I feel like my kingdom citizenship urges me not to vote but to participate in change on...

Q&A #173 Repentance with instantaneous change 1. On Sunday's Q&A about repentance, it was said that instantaneous change is not the norm and it is usually a process of transformation. My question is, when it comes to praying for others, should we always ask God for the instantaneous change for that person, or should we ask Him to continue in the process of transformation because this is more likel...

Q&A #172 Sons or descendants of Korah 1. In some translations, some Psalms are written by the sons of Korah and others say descendants of Korah. Is is possible that some of these Psalms are written by daughters of Korah? Some of them seem to have a clear female slant.

Q&A #171 The Holy Trinity, Jesus and depression. 1. I'm curious for an explanation of the Holy Trinity. More specifically, how is it understood that God and Jesus are the same person or that Jesus is the embodiment of God. I grew up with the understanding that God and Jesus are separate entities How is it that Jesus would have a conversation with God if they were the same person/being. 2. Mark 14:...

Q&A #170 - Hell, women in ministry, inerrancy, LGBTQ+ people fullness of church and relationships. The hills we should theologically die on and why? I’m curious where to draw theological boundary lines. We seem okay with abandoning historically central beliefs to the church (Hell, women in ministry, inerrancy for example) and yet we don’t allow LGBTQ+ people to enjoy the fullness of church and rel...

Q&A #169 - Canada, heaven's location, what God is saying, dream church, and previous pastor coming out 1. Since today is Canada Day, what is your favourite and least favourite part of being Canadian? 2. Finley has a question for the Q&A tomorrow. He would like to know if heaven is in space 3. What is God currently speaking to you about? 4. If there were no constraints, what would you want ‘church’...

Q&A #168 - 1) a. Could you explain the Baptism in the Holy Spirit please? How does this differ from what the other Evangelical churches believe about the Holy Spirit? Example: The Alliance or The Baptists.

Q&A #167 Learning from Christians of Colour, Woke Church, Is Living Springs Opening? 1. I've never attended a segregated church. Yet every Pastor I have ever had has been white. 95% of the images I've seen of biblical figures have been white. The Christian college I went to had an all white staff. Even at Living Springs I don't recall ever seeing a person of color sitting in the center two section...

Q&A #166 Supporting Israel, BLM Riots, Changing our white minds, protesting, combating racism in Canada 1. Does Living Springs support Israel....and if so...how? 2. General intro question - What are your reflections on the events of the past weeks, and the uprising that has occurred.  Would this have even happened to the same extent had we not been in lockdown (ie. Are they in anyway connected?) 3...

Q&A #165 - Does God give up on people? Do my sins Ruin God's plan for my life? 1. Although we don’t rejoice in the demise of others do you believe there’s a point when God throws his hands in the air so to speak and gives up on Osama, Hitler or a Jeffrey Dommer 2. Do my sins ruin God's plan for my life?

Q&A #164 How should we live, conspiracy, hearing other opinions, leaning on God and I think you guys were wrong... 1. Paul argues that we should be living as foreigners and exiles here in this life. Does that set a precedent that we should not be active politically as Christians and instead just focus on caring for orphans and widows, the poor, etc? 2. I love myself a good conspiracy theory. But I...

Q&A #163 - Follow up, heaven healing the nations, knowing what is right, civil worship, end times, leaning on God, our stories, sharing the faith with kids 1) I’ve never heard of the idea of what heaven would be like quite like you all discussed it last week. Where are some of the Biblical references that would lead to those theories? I’d be interested in looking into it more.  Also, along those l...

Q&A #162 - Sex in heaven, meat offered to idols, Isaac a BIG rabbit trail, prayers of non-christians, soul/spirit/heart/mind 1) I’ve never heard of the idea of what heaven would be like quite like you all discussed it last week. Where are some of the Biblical references that would lead to those theories? I’d be interested in looking into it more.  Also, along those lines of heaven being a place wh...

Q&A #161 - Early Jewish/Christian Practice, What to do in Heaven and rage towards our kids... 1) In Acts 2:46 it says that every day the believers continued to meet together in the temple courts. Was meeting in the temple courts everyday a normal practice for a jew? Considering they were now under a new covenant, why did they keep meeting at the Jewish temple? 2) Q&A from my 15 yr old... What does...

Q&A #160 - Love thy Gay Neighbour, Pain, Rage, Self-care, Addiction, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Jesus Destroying Satan and Ishmael 1) I often listen to several podcasts a pastor was asked will being gay send you to hell he said no being gay will not send you to hell being self righteous and rejection of the gospel will send you to hell . My wife works with several gays and my neighbour’s are gay they are g...

1) With all the layoffs at church, what will happen with kids ministry when church starts back up? 2) I’m working with a Muslim we often share our belief s he was questioning if the prophet Mohamed was mentioned in the bible? 3) In reading Hebrews 5:15-16 it talks about how Jesus was faced with the same temptations we are but didn’t sin - do you think he never sinned because of the God part of him...

1) is Melissa coming back to the podcast soon? We miss her! 2) I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. - Revelation 22:...

1. Do you sometimes feel like the closer you get to GOD the more you are misunderstood by man? If so isn’t this kind of weird as one would think that becoming more like Christ should make us more loving, gentle and meek so then in turn we should be easier to understand? 2. Leviticus 16:29 says: “And it shall be a statute to you FOREVER that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you...

Q&A #156 - Jesus Healing in COVID 19, Fear Not and Does John 6:65 imply predestination 1. I also saw the discussion regarding my question about Jesus and what he would do today during COVID. I have a follow up question. If Jesus would continue to heal and lay hands on the sick IE Lepers what are the ramifications for us? Should we be doing this as well as we have are supposed to be able to do the...

Q&A #155 Sin or Foolishness, Are we supposed to be alone, Rich young ruler and Jesus in covid 19 1. The more I read the Bible the more I see the common themes of wisdom VS foolishness and holiness VS sin. My question is, is there a difference between foolishness and sin or are they just different perspectives in the same thing? 2. In Genesis God creates a women after seeing it is not good for man...

Q&A #154 Apprenticing Jesus, is Eternal Fire a real place?, dying twice and does God have seven spirits? 1. (1:40) I would like to ask that if you had one book to suggest on how to best apprentice JESUS, what would it be? 2. (11:30) In Matthew 25:41 Jesus talks about being cast into an eternal fire. Is that a real place or is that a story telling mechanism? 3. I understood that it was appointed th...