The Return of Jesus: Deconstructed with Keith Giles & Abby Cleckner

Keith Giles was once a pastor, but then he met Jesus. Now, he’s a theologian spreading the Gospel of love through several podcasts, including Heretic Happy Hour, Second Cup with Keith, and Threads, as well as numerous blog posts, and many books. In this episode of the Bad Roman podcast, Craig is once again joined by our beloved contributor, and Keith Giles fan, Abby Cleckner for a deep dive into the question that titles one of his articles, “What if Jesus isn’t Coming Back”? The Church’s Christianity isn’t very Christ-like. The way Christians behave is often influenced by their beliefs about the end of time. Keith joins us to talk through a blog post he wrote about the second coming of Christ, which led him to later pen the book called Jesus Unexpected. Jesus never intended for us to live in fear or anxiety, isn’t it time we start acting like Christians again, let’s turn the world on its head and be a force of love, peace, and joy once more.   Starting Points: 1:55 Deconstruction 6:10 Research Revelations 9:38 Craig waiting for Jesus 11:15 The trauma of Left Behind 15:39 We can anticipate Christ’s return 18:17 Pharisitical mindset 21:39 Is it really about the end of the world? 31:10 Coasting 33:42 John 14 34:37 New Covenant 38:06 Movie metaphor 43:07 Jesus Unarmed 50:17 Flat Bible Theory 55:27 Our foundation 57:31 Civil resistance 1:08:56 Introducing people to Jesus 1:18:15 Don’t send hate mail - WE LOVE THE BIBLE!! For Full Show Notes: https://www.thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-58   Blog submissions: thebadroman.com/contribute-to-the-blog   Connect with us on social: thebadroman.com/social-links   Want to get more involved? Request to join the private discussion group on Facebook (Bad Romans Only!!)   No King but Christ Network: nokingbutchristnetwork.com