#110 I feel guilty about evangelism

Ask NT Wright Anything

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🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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How far should Christians seek to impose their moral beliefs on a secular society? How do I evangelise without being a 'Bible Basher'? I've been made to feel guilty about evangelism - so how do we fulfill the great commission? Tom answers practical questions on outreach and evangelism.· Support the show – give from the USA or UK & Rest of the world· For Premier Unbelievable? live events & conference: www.unbelievable.live · For bonus content, the newsletter, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com · Exclusive podcast offers on Tom’s books and videos from SPCK & NT Wright Online· Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via your preferred podcast platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to the show bringing you the Thornton theology of NT Write to Senior
0:22.5	Research Fellow at Wickliffe Hall, Oxford and brought you in partnership with NT Write
0:26.8	online, SBCK Tom's UK publisher and of course premier unbelievable, I'm head of theology
0:32.3	and apologetics for premier. So today we're looking at your questions about feeling guilty
0:38.8	about evangelism. How far should Christians seek to impose their moral belief for instance
0:43.5	on a secular society? Can we evangelise without being Bible bashes? How do we fulfil the great
0:48.4	commission and not feel constantly guilty about how little we're doing? Tom's going to
0:52.9	be answering your questions today. Kim from New Zealand got in touch as well to say,
0:57.2	sensitive, broad, honest and makes you think. This podcast isn't someone who tells you what's
1:02.1	right and what's wrong and what you should think. I've learned so much not just from the
1:06.0	podcast but also from other works by Tom Wright. A refreshing view, challenging content,
1:10.6	I'm very grateful. It's refreshed my lifelong interest in theology and studying the Bible with
1:15.7	renewed zest. Thank you Tom. Thank you for leaving a review Kim over on Apple Podcasts.
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2:01.9	speak with grace and truth in divided times. It's called God unmuted, how to take God off mute.
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