When Our Assumptions Unravel (#1032)

About this episode

The episode discusses the unraveling of assumptions about the church and emphasizes finding security in God's love rather than institutional structures.

After a quick discussion about the false self and how what we value can be opposed to what God values, Kyle invites Wayne to process an email he received from a close friend documenting his growing concerns about how he has viewed the church. They discuss how modern churches evolved from a community-based model to an institutional structure with a single leader as the face of the organization, and how that can easily lead to corruption and abuse of power. As our lifelong assumptions begin to unravel, we will do well to find our security not in systems, doctrines, or religious requirements but in our experience of God's love in daily life. Podcast Notes: The video version of this podcast Get your copy of Just Love   The post When Our Assumptions Unravel (#1032) first appeared on The God Journey .

People in this episode

Host: Wayne Jacobsen

Guest: Kyle

Topics covered

• false self
• church evolution
• institutional structure
• corruption
• God's love
• assumptions

Keywords

• false self
• church
• assumptions
• corruption
• God's love
• spirituality
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: the church

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