It’s Mailbag Friday! What is sinful anxiety? Wretched Radio | Air Date: August 02, 2024 https://media-wretched.org/Radio/Podcast/WR2024-0802.mp3 It’s Mailbag Friday! You have questions. We have answers. If you have any questions, comments, conundrums, snarks, or ideas send them to idea@wretched.org. Segment 1 I’m 20 years old and love fishing with my dad. Unfortunately, he’s an unbeliever and often mocks me for being a Christian, remaining very hard-hearted toward the Gospel. One of the few times I see a softening in his heart is when we do father-son activities like fishing. I always have my fishing license, but my dad refuses to get one. Am I sinning by fishing with my dad since he doesn’t have a fishing license? Could I be encouraging him to sin? -Ethan The Church I attend has a band that plays at the beginning and end of service. Lately, I have felt like I attend a 32 minute concert and then preaching and a finale. The songs don’t seem to be very Christian. What are your thoughts? -Timothy I take Matthew 6:18 to indicate that when we’re fasting, we should keep it to ourselves. I was wondering, if you’re married, if it’s ok to tell your spouse. I’m thinking it probably is whereas we are in a one flesh relationship. Also for practical purposes, it would make dinner time less awkward. -Nate Segment 2 Ok, you’ve made your point that A.I. can write a top 40 worship song – but here’s the real test – can it write a traditional hymn with a pipe organ? -Peter What are your thoughts on dating apps? -Timothy Segment 3 What are your thoughts on if Christians have the right to self-defense? -Anonymous I do various forms of craftwork and I like to use Christian imagery in my work. Lately I’ve been wondering though, could the use of symbols like lions, lambs, shamrocks, trinity knots, etc. be breaking the second commandment or be considered “golden calves”? -Sean If we are commanded to not make any images of God (I would presume that includes Jesus) why are Christians so upset about the mockery of a painting that depicts Jesus at the last supper? Wouldn’t the painting itself be a violation? -Anonymous What is “sinful anxiety”? Never heard of it. Why would being anxious be a sin? – Anonymous Segment 4 I am a Christian teacher in a public school. Recently I have been feeling quite pressured to join the teachers’ union. My question is should Christians join unions? -Judith My husband and I have been discussing how busy is “too busy” and what the Bible says about it. We both are involved in a lot. I organize a homeschool coop of moms, I homeschool, teach Wednesday evening kids at church, sing with the worship team, manage the church nursery schedule. Additionally, my husband has significant roles at church and church camp. Is sacrificing in these ways part of the Christian life, or could it be that God doesn’t necessarily want us to take on so much? – Jocelyn Close friends of mine would like to join our church — becoming members — but disagree in some key doctrines such as complementarianism and credo baptism. Should a church require that a potential member agree on all doctrines the church holds or is being a committed, submitted follower of Christ enough? -Mel ___ Download Now (right click and save) Subscribe to Wretched Radio to receive every new episode directly to your device by selecting your device type or by copying the RSS feed link and pasting it into your podcast application. Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Feed ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED. If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!   The post ANXIETY VS SINFUL ANXIETY appeared first on Wretched.