God’s Word, Human Words, and Political Idols

Ask NT Wright Anything

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, History

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🗓️ 20 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Is Christian nationalism compatible with the teachings of Jesus? Is the Bible purely divine, or also human? And how should Christians understand atonement and explain it to children?In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle the controversial topic of Christian nationalism, reflect on the complex relationship between Jesus and the Bible, and unpack what penal substitutionary atonement really means within the bigger story of salvation. They also share wisdom on how and why to talk about deep theology with children.Support us: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donateGot a question for Tom? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠askntwright.com⁠⁠⁠Start going deeper in the Bible with a free trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠logos.com/NT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 If you’re enjoying this exclusive series, leave us a comment or share what you’re learning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.5	Hello and welcome to the Ask Antirite Anything podcast, the show where we look at Jesus,
1:19.5	the Bible and the Life of Faith, answering your questions on those areas.
1:24.4	I'm Mike Bird from Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, and of course, I'm joined by
1:28.4	I'm Tom Wright from Oxford in England. Tom, we've got the questions coming. This week we have a
1:35.5	plethora of questions in the areas of Christian nationalism. Man, that keeps coming up. Christian
1:41.6	nationalism. Question about the Bible. How could it be the
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