In this episode of Faith & Clarity, Dr. Mark Turman, Dr. Jim Denison, and Dr. Ryan Denison sit down to tackle some of the big questions on our listeners’ minds. Together, they explore how to seek God’s will in life’s major decisions, why “manifesting” has become popular among teenagers and how it differs from a biblical worldview, and what it means to deconstruct faith.
They also talk through topics like the age of accountability, the reality of hell, polyamorous relationships, and how God’s unconditional love relates to his conditional blessings. This conversation offers honest, biblical insight and practical wisdom to help you live out your faith with clarity and confidence.
Topics
- (01:32): Discerning God's will for major life decisions
- (06:57): The concept of manifesting vs. biblical teachings
- (13:16): Deconstructing and reconstructing faith
- (17:52): Understanding the age of accountability
- (27:13): Understanding the nature of hell
- (29:39): The urgency of sharing the gospel
- (34:29): The importance of choices and faith
- (36:43): Defining God's agape love
- (40:22): God's conditional blessings and unconditional love
- (42:07): Biblical perspective on polyamorous relationships
- (46:44): Advocating for equal rights as Christians
- (51:22): Conclusion
Resources
- Ask Us Anything: info@denisonforum.org
- How has Denison Forum impacted your faith?
- The lost art of civility • Denison Forum
- "Couple to Throuple" normalizes polyamory: Responding with secular evidence for biblical morality
- Massachusetts city legalizes polyamory: J. I. Packer and the privilege of standing for biblical truth
- Polyamorous “weddings” and the claim that affairs can “strengthen a marriage”
- 'I have a fiancé, a girlfriend and two boyfriends'
- What is God's design for sex and relationships?
- Ariana Grande, "manifesting," and the path to a transformational Thanksgiving
- What is the New Thought movement?
- Dining with pandas: Reframing isolation as an opportunity to manifest the life of Jesus
- Is hell real? How could a loving God send anyone there? • Denison Forum
- Did Jesus go to hell? • Denison Forum
- Ask Jim: Jesus in hell, salvation after death, and “God made me this way”
- Pastor responds to columnist on reality of hell
- An Unconditional Love | First15
- What does the Bible say about love? • Denison Forum
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