Mark Clark, Pastor of Village Church in Vancouver and author of the new book, The Problem With Jesus: Answering A Skeptic’s Challenges to the Scandal of Jesus, joins us to challenge skeptics and Jesus’ followers—There is not a toe Mark won’t step on. :)  So, first Mark shares his journey from atheism to following Jesus as a teenager. 

Then Mark shares how his book is for the skeptic, but also to challenge the Jesus follower. Next, we talk about reasons we can trust what the bible says about Jesus. 

Then Mark frames discipleship as being de-programmed from the world’s system and then reprogramed in the ways of Jesus.  Next, we wrestle with these words of Jesus: “If anyone would follow me, you must deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me.”  Then, we talk about what keeps people from following Jesus.  Next, we talk about why Christians want to create an imaginary Jesus.  Then, we talk about why we’ll never become like Jesus if our *main focus* is on becoming like Jesus.  Next Jesus always offends religious people.  Then, if salvation is a free gift, why do we keep trying to earn it?  Finally, the big difference between the American Jesus and the real Jesus.  Please share!

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