With over 35,000 different flavors of Christianity out there to choose from, how do we know what makes us a Christian? Is our faith based on what we believe? Or is it more about who we trust in and how we live our lives? What about good people who do wonderfully selfless things even though they’re not “Christians”? Is Gandhi burning in hell? Is Mother Theresa doomed for being a Catholic who prayed to Mary? What if everything we think we know about being a Christian is wrong? This episode explores all this and more.

Show Notes

  • 00:19 – Keith introduces the podcast
  • 01:37 – Heretic of the Week: Rob Bell
  • 04:04 – Heretic Hotline: (240) 3 HERESY or (240) 343-7379
  • 07:50 – What is a Christian?
  • 10:05 – The myth of a unified early Church
  • 12:57 – Keith tells a story about the baggage of the term “Christian”
  • 15:45 – Jamal asks the question “What if there is no such thing as Christianity?”
  • 18:54 – What is “the Way?”
  • 21:50 – Keith talks about how he changed his mind
  • 24:19 – What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
  • 26:59 – Jesus asks us to follow him
  • 29:18 – Matt asks if Jesus was ever a Christian
  • 32:38 – John 14:6
  • 33:56 – Jamal tells a story about a trip to Morocco
  • 35:43 – Narrow gate vs. wide gate
  • 38:30 – Jamal mentions Sufism
  • 39:28 – Keith and Jamal have a bit of disagreement
  • 45:26 – Christ wasn’t Jesus’ last name
  • 47:01 – Keith drops a bomb
  • 48:40 – Jesus would rather go to the cross than bring violence to his enemies
  • 50:08 – We have eternity to explore the love of Christ
  • 52:12 – What do we call ourselves if not “Christian?”
  • 53:34 – What’s coming up in the next episode?
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