Ask Anything Sunday: Israel, the Rapture, Alcohol, and Assurance of Faith

Bring your hardest questions and keep your Bible open. We sat down for an unfiltered Ask Anything night and mapped our convictions with theological triage—what Christians must die for, what we might divide over, and what we can debate without breaking fellowship. That clarity became a framework for everything else: assurance and perseverance, the church’s role in recognizing genuine faith, and how to disagree with charity while guarding first-tier truths like the Trinity, the exclusivity of Christ, and justification by faith.From there, we waded into cultural headwinds. We unpacked support for Israel with biblical categories from Galatians 3 and Ephesians 2, argued for loyalty to Christ’s church over any nation-state, and clarified the muddled idea of “Christian nationalism.” We took a pastoral line on alcohol—neither legalism nor license—by prioritizing conscience and neighbor-love. We spoke plainly about sexuality and sanctification, pointing to 1 Corinthians 6:11’s hope: “such were some of you.” On the rapture, we rejected date-setting and explained why the New Testament presents a public, climactic return of Christ, not a secret escape. Practical discipleship stayed close to the ground: building non-negotiable rhythms for prayer and Scripture, quieting a noisy mind, and training children toward Christ with catechisms, songs, and visible parental devotion.We also weighed questions about marriage before church and state, when deception may be morally justified (think Rahab and the Hebrew midwives), God’s sovereignty and human responsibility in salvation, adoption as a living picture of the gospel, and whether Catholics can be Christians while warning about doctrines that obscure grace. We closed with stories of calling to pastoral ministry and a simple aim: for the joy of the city through the good news of Jesus. If this conversation sharpened you or sparked a question, share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review—then tell us the one topic you want us to tackle next.