Watch my full conversation with NT Wright:
Part one: https://youtu.be/jROpQsOvFiM
Part two: https://youtu.be/e7LiwHnIojM
Part three: https://youtu.be/xICbsfop5PA
Part four: https://youtu.be/A97OdxRyjQw
Scripture can become a weapon in the hands of the ultra-certain. As if every pain or suffering is part of “God’s divine plan.” So how should we understand and apply the Bible to our real lives with our real-life problems?
NT Wright, a New Testament scholar, is a trusted expert to help us understand what truths resound across time and circumstance and which don’t. In this conversation, Kate and Tom dig in especially on Romans 8:28 which is the Pauline version of EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. Is that what Paul intended to say? Is there maybe another, more life-giving way to interpret it instead?
Kate and NT Wright also discuss:
* The importance of lament as a response to the human condition
* Why we have such a low tolerance for uncertainty
* Which scripture to turn to when life comes apart (and which to avoid)
* What our response should be to others who are in pain or experiencing tragedy
This is a bit of a Bible-nerd out, but I would trust no one else to help us better make sense of where is God when we’re suffering than NT Wright.
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