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We asked for questions and you delivered some really good ones, so here are the first three of eight questions all from you our audience. Here are the questions we cover; When it comes to judgment day, will God accept us into heaven by our chosen religion or by our personal beliefs of God? Elizabeth Bell Whats are appropriate activities to do on the Sabbath without it becoming Legalistic? Bex Magele Does God ignore our prayers if we don't say " in Jesus name"? Michael Dobesch

What happens to babies when they pass away? It is tragic question far too many of us are forced to ask. I hope if you are asking yourself this question, this episode helps with finding some sort of peace. This is a question that really hits home for us too. 

Welcome to part two of our 10 Questions episode Here are the questions we cover in this episode… Will there be Marriage and Children in Heaven? What has helped you stay sane during Covid? Is there any legitimacy to UFO Claims? Are Martial Arts ok for Christians? Why does God make us wait?

In this episode we return to our 10 Questions episodes its been a long time since we have done one of these only this time, we don’t limit ourselves to one minute per question. Here are the questions we cover… How many bibles do you own/ What is your favourite translation? Why were there books kept out of the bible (like Enoch, the Gospel of Thomas etc) Who was Melchizedek? What is another podcast you would recommend? Should we swear on the bible in court?Don’t miss Part Two next week

As Christians do, we endanger ourselves by having friends outside of our faith and therefore should only have friends that believe the same as we do? Or on the other hand do people of other beliefs enhance our beliefs by challenging them so we shake off what’s false and understand better what is true?

In this episode we look at God’s jealousy and it goes in an interesting direction. God: fierce jealousy coupled with unadulterated freedom. Would we want it any other way? So come along as we look at the hidden half of God’s jealousy.

Does our picture of God shape who we are, or do we select our picture of God that matches our desires and likes? And if it is the second does that mean we are making God into our own image? After all our life experiences shape how we see the world and how we interpret it, a good example of this is the change in how we see things now to how we saw them 10 years ago. As such does this limit of experience limit how much of God we understand or what aspects of God we understand?

Will suicide victims go to heaven? It is a sobering question that comes up in the lives of those that believe in an afterlife. Traditionally this question has been answered with a no but is that truly the biblical answer to this question? Would a loving God truly condemn distressed and suffering people for one mistake?

How often do we not examine what we believe as human beings? No matter our walk in life there are certainly points where we don’t. We also talk about if we had a motto in life what would it be, so if your curious check that out at the start of this episode. So come along as we ask Is Christianity a Crutch?

Should there be a separation between church and state? And to what extent? In this episode we look a bit into the history of this question as well look at its implications in the modern world. Should we as Christians be involved in politics at all? To understand the history of this question I would highly recommend looking up Roger Williams and the founding of Rhode Island its an interesting read for any history enthusiast.

Have you ever asked the question why couldn’t God just forgive? Or why did Jesus have to die and suffer? In this episode we investigate penal substitution or Christ’s sacrifice in our place; while we ask the question why couldn’t God just forgive us without Christ suffering for us?

This episode we explore the story of Jesus visiting Nazareth, found in Mark 6:1-6. We discuss how it's interesting that those we grew up around often look at us as, the way we were a few years ago rather than where we are in our walk now, and Jesus’ experience was no different to that. We also made an unexpected application regarding how the great commission to go to the world is about freeing us from our slavery in sin and how like the Israelites of old we mistake it for another form of slavery

Kaleb Eisele and Tim Baumgarten are BACK to talk about what graceful succession from boomer to millennials looks like in the church, why is it so thorny and how can we do it rightIf you want to hear Tim or Kaleb's first episodes. you can find them here:Bridges over walls with Kaleb EiseleHow to Revive a Dead church with Tim BaumgartenAnd if you want to follow these amazing guyshttps://www.facebook.com/humansofadventism/https://www.facebook.com/tim.baumgartensr.1 

When we started recording this episode, we intended to do a No-Agenda episode however little did we know that on of Kaleb Eisele questions would totally derailed this episode and take it in another direction. So join us for an episode where we start talking about our internal dialogue and finish with talking about how although we can be content in God yet we can in fact be discontent as well

Is the church still relevant post Covid19? In this episode we discuss what we have learnt from the new way we are doing church during covid, as well as what is important from the way we have traditionally done church and ask the question; Is there a better way we can be doing church?

How does essentialism help our faith and walk with God? In this episode we talk about getting more out of life by focusing on what is truly important to us. We all live such busy lives these days and its so hard to fit everything in, and because of this it’s important to find out if we have things in our lives that are not as important as others, so if we do have to cut back on something we know what is most important. I know we at ATT are guilty when it comes to over committing in life so come along as we struggle with this principle

Even before covid-19 there has been a loneliness epidemic in our community; In this episode we explore what it means to be connected to the people around us, because being connected is important for our health and wellbeing, being social is the way God made us. Loneliness is not being seen

We find ourselves caught in a world of competing narratives about race. "Black lives matter!" "All lives matter!" "Calm down, let's just preach the gospel." "Advocating for social justice IS the Gospel!". With all of this going on it is easy to miss the point, It is also easy to stick your head in the sand and keep living your own life.We have crafted this as a "listening" episode, we all took some time to read, learn, listen and pray our way through these complicated issues (as well as organise guests who have experienced racism first hand) and this episode is the result.No matter where you stand on the issue, we implore you to listen, and if you are willing, start with this episode.Many thanks to our contributorsHeather Thompson DayBenjamin Amoah (The Auricle Podcast)Kelly JackmanEric Jean-Baptiste (Youth Ministry & Mentorship 101)Eva Liao

Leaders impact our lives in so many ways but often we forget that they are human too and can fail just like anyone else. We don’t have to agree with 100% of what they are teaching to learn and grow from them and if they fail, we can continue the ideas that they teach if we follow the message rather than the cult of personality leaders have. Even if they don’t fail sometimes the lives of our leaders are tragically cut short but if we have learnt their message and internalised it, their legacy can continue even after they are gone. While re-listening and editing this episode, I was thinking about the impact of the movements that both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr were the catalysts for. Luther and the protestant movement brought about religious freedom to believe what our conscious dictates shifting the western world from one of oppression to the freedom renaissance and our modern world. King pushed forward the movement that no matter our skin colour and racial background we are all equal under God an

Is hospitality important in our Christian walk? With us all in isolation we have a chance to reflect on this question and explore how it fits in to our Christianity. Finally, If it is as vital as we think it is, how do we then make the most of it?