Ask NT Wright Anything

#231 Mental health: Am I failing God by taking medication? (Classic)

31 Oct 2024
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Does taking anti-depressant medication mean I’m failing to trust God? I was told to read the Bible to cure my eating disorder - how do we educate the church? How do I reconcile the Biblical command ‘do not be anxious’ with chronic anxiety? Tom answer...

#230 I can’t shake my sinful addiction (Classic)

24 Oct 2024
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Tom answers personal question from listeners about how to develop spiritual disciplines, escaping the cycle of besetting sin, and how to respond to homeless people with substance addiction and mental health problems. Originally Aired: 13 May 2022 •...

#229 Making sense of Old Testament violence (Classic)

17 Oct 2024
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Tom responds to listener Qs on Andy Stanley ‘unhitching’ Christianity from the Old Testament, the historicity of the Exodus, and the way that Greg Boyd interprets violent portraits of God in ‘The Crucifixion Of The Warrior God’. First broadcast in...

#228 Baptism: What happens? Should we baptise infants? Ask NT Wright Anything (Classic)

10 Oct 2024
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What happens at baptism? How does John's baptism of repentance differ from Christian baptism? And what does Tom think of infant vs believer's baptism? Justin asks the questions and NT Wright responds.  Originally Aired: March 2022 • Subscribe to th...

#227 Why don’t I hear from God any more? (Classic)

3 Oct 2024
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Tom and Justin are back with a fresh batch of questions from listeners who are having trouble hearing from God. Nicole asks why ‘Ask and you shall receive’ doesn’t seem to work in practise? Shelagh says she doesn’t hear from God the way she used to -...

#226 Why bother improving the world? Can Christians attain perfection? (Classic)

8 Aug 2024
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Why bother with earth and not just create heaven? Why try to make the world a better place if God is going to fix it? Is the world getting better or worse because of Christianity? Can Christians achieve perfection in this life, as Wesley claimed? Tom...

#225 Will animals go to heaven? Are NDEs real? Is there 'free will' in heaven? (Classic)

11 Jul 2024
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In this episode, Tom dives into listener questions about heaven and the new creation. Discover whether free will still exists in heaven, what near-death experiences can reveal, and if we’ll be reunited with our loved ones and pets. Tune in for an enl...

#224 Is the world doomed? Global justice and climate change (Classic)

4 Jul 2024
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Tom answers questions from listeners on whether the world is getting better or worse, on poverty and economic justice, and what climate change activism means for the theology of new creation. N.B, This show was recorded before the pandemic. This e...

#223 Pastoral questions on porn, personal tragedy and coming back to faith (Classic)

27 Jun 2024
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Tom answers listener’s pastoral questions including a person racked by guilt over whether his wife’s miscarriages were a judgment on his porn addiction, a family wrestling with the death of a family member, and someone on a journey back to faith but...

#222 What if I’m not really saved? (Classic)

20 Jun 2024
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Can We Lose Our Salvation? Join us this week as Tom addresses common doubts that crop up time and again from our listener's questions. Do you ever question if you can lose your salvation? Feel unworthy to be a disciple of Jesus? Wonder if you might t...

#221 Big Questions for Tom from Children: why did God make mosquitos? why does this world suffer?! did God create hell? (Classic)

13 Jun 2024
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Tom answers children's questions on today's show and tackles some of the ways we talk to children about tricky things like suffering and hell (and mosquitos!) 🦟. Plus, we talk about parenting 🤝 and the role of discipling children and young people....

#220 Understanding the Concept of Satan in the Bible (Classic)

6 Jun 2024
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Tom answers listeners questions on the question of Satan and the powers of evil. Are we supposed to believe in a literal Satan? Explore with Tom Wright in today's episode of Ask NT Wright Anything what the New and Old Testaments say about the devil,...

#219 Why don’t I hear from God any more? (Classic)

30 May 2024
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Join Tom today as he sits down to answer a fresh batch of questions from listeners who are having trouble hearing from God. Nicole asks why 'Ask and you shall receive' doesn't seem to work in practise? Shelagh says she doesn't hear from God the way s...

#217 Dear Tom: I've got questions about Marriage (Classic)

2 May 2024
2416

Tom delves into the complexities of marriage, addressing personal and burning questions from our listeners. From pondering the nature of married relationships in the new creation to offering advice for those on the brink of tying the knot, Tom brings...

#216 Dear Tom: What does the Bible say about the Spiritual Gifts? (Classic)

25 Apr 2024
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Tom discusses the relevance of spiritual gifts like prophecy and speaking in tongues within our modern context, dives into the significance of signs and wonders, and shares his personal encounters with the Holy Spirit. Another intriguing episode delv...