What About Other Religions? with Afshin Ziafat

The Family Discipleship Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family

5.0 • 597 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Afshin Ziafat to discuss what sets Christianity apart from other religions and how discussing that with our kids helps reinforce the gospel.Questions Covered in This Episode:

Can you walk us through some of your story of coming to Christ?
Why do you think it’s important for parents to teach their kids about what other people believe?
How can parents help their kids to respect people who don’t believe the same thing we do while standing firm on what we believe?
What really sets Christianity apart from so many other religions and worldviews?
Can you see how teaching kids what other people believe might be a chance to reinforce what we believe over and over again?
How can parents help kids develop the ability to distinguish what is orthodox from what is false?
What role should the church play in equipping parents to understand and address different worldviews and religions?
What role can parents play in preparing their kids to enter a society that thinks of Christianity as a bias and atheism as neutral or even open-minded?

Guest Bio:Afshin Ziafat is the lead pastor and an elder of Providence Church. Afshin serves as a council member for The Gospel Coalition and has written for numerous outlets, including Desiring God.Afshin received his undergraduate degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin. He went on to receive his Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages degree from Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He and his wife, Meredith, have three children.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

1 Peter 3:15
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“Window on the World” by Operation World

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Family Discipleship Podcast, a podcast of Training the Church.
0:13.9	Hey, this is Adam Griffin, and I'm here without my lovely wife, Chelsea Griffin, who could not make it today.
0:19.6	She literally just went to bed after a long night shift at the hospital.
0:23.7	But I am here with my fantastic co-host.
0:27.1	A lady who could definitely, if she wanted to, I think Cassie could start a cult.
0:31.1	I think that's how much leadership she's got.
0:34.0	Cassie Bryant.
0:34.8	How you doing today, Cassie?
0:35.7	That's scary.
0:36.9	I'm alarmed at my capacity for
0:38.9	cult starting. But luckily, you know, I have a story of salvation. And I belong to Jesus. So no
0:47.0	cult's here. No cults here. You don't want to buy some chickens, move out to the country and
0:51.5	just get things. That's fun. You're really, like you just kind of threw some. Well, you can have chickens and not be in a cult. Yeah, thank you. I don't know if you can be in a cold and not have chickens, you know. That's true. All right. Today, we are honored by the presence of the revered reverend, pastor of Providence, the gospel coalition council member, ladies and gentlemen, Afshin's EFAT is with us today.
1:13.2	Pastor Afshin, how you doing?
1:15.1	I'm doing great, man.
1:16.3	Thanks for having me on, man.
1:17.9	It's awesome.
1:18.8	Great.
1:19.1	We're so excited for this conversation.
1:21.2	We're grateful for you, a fellow Metroplex pastor, a man whose church is dear to our heart and certainly has done some great ministry.
1:29.1	Afshin, we're so glad you're here for the conversation. Thanks, brother. I'm honored to be on. All right. Well, before we jump in, Afshin, can you tell us just a little bit about yourself, your family, your ministry, maybe for the listener who's less familiar with Afshin Ziafad? Tell us a little bit about you. Yeah, I'm married to Meredith, my
1:45.4	lovely bride. I've been married to her for 15, going on 16 years. We have three kids.
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