Kingdom of Heaven vs. Secular Humanism; How to brush up on Greek, and should we pray to the Holy Spirit?

Ask NT Wright Anything

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Is building God’s kingdom basically the same thing as secular humanism? Should Christians pray directly to the Holy Spirit? And how do you relearn biblical Greek after years away from it?In this episode, Tom Wright and Mike Bird explore the deep difference between Christian hope and secular progress, giving practical advice for recovering New Testament Greek, and explain how the Trinity shapes Christian prayer.A thoughtful conversation about theology, language, and the presence of God.Support & Subscribe👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡❓Got a question for Tom? Go to askntwright.com👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber → They can get 10% off by clicking hereFollow usInstagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievableFacebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievableTik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievableX: https://x.com/UnbelievableFE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.5	the program where we try to answer your questions about Jesus, the Bible and the life of faith.
0:34.6	I'm Mike Bird from Melbourne, Australia, joined by...
0:38.3	And I'm Tom Wright from Whitcliffe Hall in Oxford.
0:42.6	Tom, have you ever misdressed yourself like got dressed in the dark and realized you'd made an
0:48.8	absolute hash of it? From time to time that has happened, yes, trying not to wake up my beloved wife
0:56.5	when I have to get up early, sometimes my mistake to get made. Even long, long, long time ago
1:03.4	when I was at theological college and was worried about getting to the early morning service,
1:08.8	sometimes I would actually get up in my sleep and be half dressed and then
1:14.0	look at the clock and realize it was only 2.30. What am I doing? And then would look at myself in the
1:18.9	mirror and see I just grabbed any clothes in my sleep. Fortunately, that hasn't happened more recently.
1:24.6	But yeah, you just never know. Yeah, I grabbed a pair of shoes in the
1:29.0	dark this morning and I got a left foot and a right foot, but for different shoes. It was a little bit
1:36.2	strange. Thankfully, that was only my jogging shoes. So yes, people may have seen me jogging with two
1:40.8	different sets of shoes. Well, glad to know I'm not alone. And we're not
1:44.5	alone, Tom, because we've got some great listeners who keep sending us terrific questions.
1:49.7	Today, we've got questions about the kingdom of heaven versus secular humanism, how to
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