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In this episode of Ask A Christian Podcast, we tackle two questions that trip people up constantly.

First, the manuscript question: Is Codex Sinaiticus our best evidence, and it's from 400 AD—so how can scholars date the Gospels to the 100s AD? Even non-religious, atheist, and critical scholars typically date Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John to the first century, not the fourth. We explain the evidence they use—early fragments like P52, quotations from early church writers, and internal clues—and why "late" doesn't mean "unreliable."

Second, the Job question: Does Job 1:6 actually say God commanded the sons of God to present themselves before Him? Does it say God summoned Satan and told him to go mess with Job? Read the verse. It says the sons of God came to present themselves—no command, no summons. And Satan? The Hebrew says he also came among them. He tagged along. He showed up. He wasn't ordered to be there. Yet somehow this text gets twisted into "God commanded Satan to go destroy Job's life," which is not what the verse says. We break down the Hebrew, look at what the text actually states (and doesn't state), and ask why people keep adding commands and summons that aren't in the text. If you've ever heard someone say "God told Satan to go after Job," this episode is for you.

Serious about Scripture, honest about the hard questions, and occasionally a little cheeky about how badly some interpretations miss the plain reading of the text.

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What should a Christian actually look for in a future spouse—and can you trust your own heart to choose? In this episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast, host Nate and a panel of believers get practical about biblical marriage: why you shouldn't marry a lukewarm Christian, what Ephesians 5 really says about husbands and wives, and why "we fell out of love" isn't a biblical reason for divorce. One caller asks if it's even possible to choose a partner using logic and the leading of your heart—and the answer gets blunt: if you're not a Christian, your heart is deceitful above all things, so don't listen to it. The crew also tackles the bigger questions a former believer brings to the table, from the problem of evil to whether God chooses us before the foundation of the world. Whether you're single, dating, or already married and cringing, this one's for you.

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In this intense and deeply personal episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast, host Nate and guest Faith dive into the reality of spiritual warfare from a biblical perspective. Faith shares her powerful testimony of being born into witchcraft, experiencing religious trauma, and facing terrifying demonic nightmares where entities claimed "legal authority" over her due to generational covenants. We examine the critical question: Can a Christian be demon-possessed or cursed? Nate explains why the Bible says no, highlighting the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

We also tackle the controversial topic of theistic Satanism, exploring why some in elite circles might genuinely believe in and serve Satan, and whether Christians and Satanists can ever be friends. The conversation turns to the heartbreaking question of praying for a reprobate loved one, specifically Faith's mother, and whether prayers can open doors to spiritual attack. Nate provides a compassionate but firm biblical answer on God's sovereignty, the power of the name of Jesus, and the hope that no one is beyond redemption. Plus, a practical discussion on the Bible's strict stance on divorce, abuse, and remarriage.

Key Questions Discussed:

Can a Christian be possessed by demons or subject to generational curses?

What does the Bible say about praying for someone with a reprobate mind?

Is it possible to break free from spiritual legal agreements made by ancestors?

What is the biblical perspective on divorce and remarriage in cases of abuse?

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On this episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast, host Nate and the panel tackle one of the most searched questions in Christian dream interpretation: does God speak through dreams? A caller shares a bizarre, vivid dream involving his brother, a masked Jesus, and a mysterious branding — and the panel wrestles with how (and whether) to interpret it biblically.

Later, a Jewish caller drops the biggest curveball of the episode: he says he had prophetic visions weeks before the October 7th attack, and nobody believed him until it happened.

Along the way, the crew also gets into: an Episcopal priest's viral sermon claiming Jesus was trans (heresy fact Friday strikes again), why some Old Testament laws — like the ban on shellfish — no longer apply while others do, what the Bible actually says about slavery in the ancient Near East versus American chattel slavery, how Jesus can be both God and the Son of God, and how the virgin birth and Joseph's adoption solve a genealogical prophecy problem nobody could've engineered on their own.

Whether you're wondering how to know if a dream is from God, curious about the Trinity, or just here for the heresy of the week — this one's got it all.

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00:00 - Intro

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Should Christianity be taught in schools? And if God created everything, including your desire for that candy bar, do you really have free will? On this episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast, "Should Christianity Be Taught in Schools? Free Will vs Determinism Debate Gets Heated," Nate takes live callers after TikTok decided a 10-second video clip was a crime against originality.

A caller from Britain asks whether the Bible belongs in the classroom. Nate wrestles with who would actually teach it, whether it should be every religion or none, and why "let the church do its job" might be the better answer. That leads into a look at Christianity's decline in the UK and what secularism does to a culture.

Then comes the main event: the free will debate. A caller brings the "luck objection" to argue that free will can't survive a sovereign God. Nate walks through libertarian free will, hard determinism, and compatibilism, and explains why he thinks Christians spend far too much energy on the "how" and not enough on whether someone can repent and believe the gospel.

Also in this episode:

James Talarico's pastor and the claim that Jesus never literally rose from the dead. Can you deny the resurrection and still be a Christian?

Serious questions, respectful answers, and a few jokes about ranch dressing and warm beer.

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00:00 - Intro

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Welcome to the Ask A Christian Podcast with host Nate. In this episode, we take on some of the most common—and misunderstood—questions about theology, scripture, and culture. Highlighting key questions raised in the conversation with Lynx (Styx), we address the core identity of Christ: How can Jesus be fully God while also being called the Son of God? We also examine whether Christians are required to show respect to every modern ideology or movement, including why political and ideological Satanism gets called out for what it is.   

Along the way, Nate breaks down the biological science behind when life begins, unpacks tricky passages like John 17:3 and Matthew 19, explains how the Church received the biblical canon, reads through the historic Nicene and Athanasian Creeds, and addresses why bad actions by self-proclaimed Christians should never obscure the truth of Jesus Christ.   For more content, visit: https://www.askachristianpodcast.com   (Do you have any additional show notes, links to articles, news stories, or resources discussed in this episode to include?)   

00:00 - Intro & Trump's Speech at the UN

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What kind of Christian are you, really? Nate kicks off this episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast with that question before diving into the callers — and it's a marathon one.

The first half is a deep dive into Old Testament slavery laws, the Amalekite conquest, and why the Canaanites weren't offered peace (spoiler: child sacrifice). As always, Nate makes the point that if you want standing to critique these laws, you have to understand how the Israelites themselves applied them — which means going to the Talmud, not just a surface reading of the text. He walks through the rabbinic nuance behind the "rebellious son" law in Deuteronomy 21 and why the rabbis themselves say it was never actually carried out.

Then the show pivots to a question a lot of Christians quietly wonder about: can you actually trust your Bible? Nate and callers dig into KJV vs NIV vs NASB vs ESV, why some translations footnote or omit verses like Matthew 17:21 and the longer ending of Mark 9–20, what the Queen James Bible is (and why it's not a real translation), and how manuscripts like Codex Sinaiticus factor into the debate.

From there: are atheists condemned to hell if belief isn't a choice, does the Bible support misogyny by restricting the pastorate to men, and — yes — a caller asks whether Jesus was transgender. Nate closes out with a fun (if slightly unconventional) illustration of the Trinity using H2O and a tesseract.

Buckle up — it's a long one, but there's something for everyone: skeptics, seekers, and Bible nerds alike. New here? Check out the Ask A Christian Podcast live every week for unscripted Q&A on faith, apologetics, and the Bible.

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00:00 - Intro & "What Kind of Christian Are You?"

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Catholic news roundup gone wrong: the Catholic Biblical Association just elected Amy-Jill Levine — an openly Orthodox Jewish New Testament scholar — as its president. She's on record saying she's "not a literalist," doesn't worship Jesus as Lord and Savior, and doesn't read the Gospels as recording exactly what happened. Nate breaks down why an organization founded to promote "scholarly study of scripture in a context of faith" handing the keys to someone who rejects that faith is less diversity win and more institutional identity crisis.

From there it's a full episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast: is Reacher star Alan Ritchson's divorce after 20 years of marriage actually biblical, or just co-parenting with extra steps? A caller asks whether Satan or the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. Jennifer works through some genuinely tough Revelation 20 questions — is there more than one way to heaven, and who on earth is Melchizedek? The crew tackles Calvinism, free will, and God's sovereignty with a caller stuck between a Calvinist friend group and an anti-Calvinist husband, then runs a rapid-fire on LGBTQ, abortion, and other religions. Things get spicy when Doc argues Eve was transgender (spoiler: nobody agrees), a caller asks whether you need an ordained preacher to understand the Bible, and it closes out with a listener trying to get the panel to admit the Trinity makes God "a group."

Serious questions, a little chaos, zero boring moments.

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00:00 - Intro

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In this episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast, host Nate fields a Jewish caller who asks why Christians see Jesus as God when He was a Jewish rabbi—then immediately gets labeled “anti-Semitic” for giving the historic, first-century Christian answer. Spoiler: holding the orthodox view that Jesus claimed deity, was crucified for blasphemy according to the Jewish leaders of His day, and that true Israel is ultimately defined by faith in the Messiah (not ethnicity alone) is not hatred of Jews. It’s the same gospel the Jewish apostles preached.

00:00 - Intro

01:35 - Jewish caller: Why do Christians see Jesus as God?

03:51 - “You’re anti-Semitic” accusation begins

05:07 - Steph & Nate on Jews as God’s chosen people and spiritual Israel

12:08 - “Why do 70% of Christians get abortions?” claim

15:04 - Checking the actual abortion statistics (Pew / Guttmacher)

20:18 - Nominal Christianity vs. actual belief that Jesus is God

24:48 - Muslim caller (Truth) asks about the Trinity and Jesus’ role in creation

26:37 - Reading John 1 together

32:29 - Isaiah 45 and “I am the Lord, there is no other”

36:02 - Economic subordination vs. co-equality in the Trinity

1:06:58 - Do the Gospel resurrection accounts contradict each other?

1:07:32 - Different perspectives, not contradictions (women, angels, details)

1:16:12 - Wrapping the resurrection discussion

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In this episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast, host Nate fields live questions that get right into the thick of it: Does John 20:23 mean apostles (or priests) can forgive sins the way Catholics claim, or is it about binding and loosing and church discipline like the guy in 1–2 Corinthians? Then the conversation pivots hard into one of the most-searched Bible sticky spots—why God allowed (or commanded) what looks like incest with Adam and Eve’s kids and Lot’s daughters, and whether that means objective morality actually changes. Nate pushes back with moral realism, God’s unchanging nature, and the difference between pre-Law necessity and post-Law commands, while a caller plays devil’s advocate the whole way. Later an agnostic presses the resurrection: were the apostles just mistaken, or do the minimal facts (Habermas-style), 500 witnesses, and early creed in 1 Corinthians 15 hold up against presuppositions and “mass psychosis”? The chat also swings into abolish-abortion vs. pro-life and why some Christians say IVF keeps the whole system rolling. Serious Scripture, zero fluff, and just enough ironic side-eye at the “no God needed” crowd to keep it lively. For more content, visit: https://www.askachristianpodcast.com

01:45 - John 20:23: Can Apostles Forgive Sins?

04:33 - Binding & Loosing + 1–2 Corinthians Example

08:14 - Lot & His Daughters: Why Did God Allow It?

12:32 - Objective Morality & Incest (Adam & Eve)

15:13 - Does Morality Change If God Commands It?

21:08 - Romans 14, Conscience & Unchanging Standards

25:46 - Aaron: Resurrection Evidence & Minimal Facts

28:07 - Were the Apostles Mistaken or Liars?

30:39 - 500 Witnesses, Paul & “Ha” Appearances

33:13 - Eyewitness Accounts vs. Presuppositions

40:41 - Malik: Early Creed in 1 Corinthians 15

45:11 - Abolish Abortion vs. Pro-Life

48:07 - IVF & Christian Consistency

53:42 - Closing

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