Inverted Orthodoxy 436 -AER missed prophecies, how prayer works and letting people get beat up
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1. question for episode 434 - at one point in this episode Doug points out that often god is choosing to work in specific areas of our lives and "ignoring" others for the time being and that it's between each of us and god. why would this concept not apply to lgbtq+ believers? even if you believe that homosexuality is a sin, what if god is addressing other things in their lives and we're trying to prioritize what we think is their biggest issue when maybe its just not the priority for god right now. shouldn't that also be between them and god? and if so, then why would that impact their ability to serve anymore than the sins the rest of us are carrying?
2. AER- Thankful for your thoughtful answer to my question. It truly helped my wrestling. One part I would like a little more clarification on is how do we use critical thinking skills appropriately in our relationship with YHWH so we don’t get swept up in thoughts and feelings that may not actually be from YHWH. I ask because part of my suffering has come from thinking I heard YHWH say something and it didn’t work out the way I thought he spoke to me. Kinda similar to our church family thinking Jayden would be healed. Again, I’m not trying to be insensitive in my question, Thank you for Your grace in my wrestling.
3. AER: Kyle mentioned discussing how our faith and prayers interact with the will of God. Could you all please expand on that statement?
4. AER! Please.....
First off, I want to say that I love each and everyone of you and what you are doing with this podcast. It means a great deal me and I'm glad I can tune in each week and listen and open my mind to other possibilities whether I agree with it or not.
That being said, this AER is specially for kyle, though anyone can jump in and give there thoughts. It goes back to the last two episodes where kyle is speaking about "Christian Non-Violence." Kyle can you explain a little more depth about what this means? I agree that we should be coming from a place a love and imaging christ in all things that we do, but in a reality where the world can present itself in an evil way, i cant wrap my head around this concept. I mean, if i was walking down the street, sitting in church or playing with my children at the park and someone came up to them or anyone for that matter and started punching, kicking, stabbing, etc. them I would not be able to just stand by and watch in a "Pacifist or Non-Violence" kind of way. Kyle is this what your saying? would you just stand back and let it happen? or would you act? Or am I completely out to lunch and missing the whole point. Thanks in advance.
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