When I Began Asking Again | A three-part journey through God’s character, the work of Christ and the meaning of judgment.
When I Began Asking Again Reconsidering what I believed about God, judgment and the reach of grace. In 2010, I began teaching a series through Romans called “The Wrath of God Is Fully Satisfied.” I had taught through Romans before but this series had a new title. At the time, I believed God’s wrath had been satisfied because He had poured His fury onto Jesus instead of us. Jesus stood between us and the anger I believed we deserved. If Jesus weren’t in the way, we would be in trouble. Almost as soon as I began the series, I sensed God asking me a question. “Are you sure of this?” I knew the answer. “No. Teach me.” That was the beginning of my freedom to ask questions I had carried for as long as I could remember. I grew up Catholic. I had questions then but challenging a priest felt like stepping into territory that didn’t belong to me. Who was I to ask? And somewhere in my understanding of faith, fearing God seemed like a healthy thing to do. I’m smiling as I write that. But the...