NT Wright is correct, it took me until my later years to discover that God the Father truly loves me because I equated God the Father to my own abusive father. Also as a small child I remembered the blood & thunder sermons of the 1950s which first put the fear of God into me. It wasn't really until 7 years ago when I first read the Old Testament for the first time that I finally came to understand that God so loved the world.... Finally I was able to embrace God the Father as my LOVING, HEAVENLY FATHER!!

Come let us reason together! Love the way Professor Wright "reasons". What a tremendous blessing.

ROMANS 8:28 IS THE VERSE THEY ARE DISCUSSING. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I HAD TO SEARCH THROUGH 25 COMMENTS TO FIND IT.

This Russell Moore interview of NT Wright is based on the 2023 NT Wright book, “Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive Into Paul’s Greatest Letter.” The book is about one chapter: Romans 8. The verse under consideration is Romans 8:28. A traditional translation of Rom 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (ESV). Or in the KJV: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” NT Wright argues that in the original Greek, in Rom 8:28, “God is the subject of the main verb.” The subject is not “all things.” So he prefers the RSV translation: “We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose” (see p. 158). What's the significance? It is in the word, WITH. "God works all things together for good WITH those who love him.” Not “for those” or “to them.” And this is why this video title has the phrase “the most misunderstood verse in the Bible.” One of the main results of this view is that salvation is less about “being saved FROM the world” and more about “being saved FOR the world.” This represents a paradigm shift concerning our vocation as the people of God. There are massive implications for our theology and practice. In his book, Wright spells all this out in a verse-by-verse exegesis of the Greek. The Russell Moore interview with Wright offers tip-of-the iceberg highlights. (Written by Werner Mischke, VP, Mission ONE)

Thank You for hosting this great conversation…and giving us opportunity to see and hear the amazing voice, insight and experience of NT Wright!

In many many places in the old testament and it's also stated in at least one place in the new testament." The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ". Now yes without a doubt God loves us and even came down from heaven and suffered a horrible death to reestablish our relationship with him. Modern people continually want to only emphasize The God of mercy and love ....and want to ignore the dignity and power and majesty...the one whom we owe our reverential love, obedience and worship. God isn't to be reduced to our slave by his love for us! We are to be conformed to him ....not him accepting our sin and him being forced by his love for us to ignore our stubborn obstinate life of sin!

Thank you for this interview, both to Prof Wright for his knowledge, and to Russell Moore for his insightful questions.

Thank you for this interview. It’s a very long time since I was a student at Wycliffe Hall and N T Wright was Chaplain of Worcester College and a visiting lecturer on NT studies at Wycliffe! I’ve had an on/off relationship with his works over the years, partly because some people whose theology I didn’t get on with thought he was the bee’s leg-joints, so as I didn’t trust them theologically, I didn’t trust him. This interview reminded me of what I liked about him when I did hear him speaking, and that his theology is a generous orthodoxy with room for people to disagree without having to be disagreeable about it. His emphasis on covenant is refreshing in contrast to the mediaeval Latin-legalism that often marks discussion of atonement on the Calvinist side of the aisle, without giving way to those who dismiss penal, substitutionary atonement as barbaric and sub-Christian, throwing out the atoning baby with the theological bathwater. I loved his way of saying that we and some of those with whom we disagree may be either side of a dividing line between two ways of thinking, but yet be closer together than we are to the extremes on our side of the dividing line. The Bible does not place us with Cicero in the Roman Forum, nor with Greta Thunberg on the climate protest, but with Jesus by the sea, in the temple and on the cross. The mediaeval church and Christians in that day were in their own time, we are in ours, and we need to pass on the message of God’s love in Christ and how it works out, in the context in which we now are, linking the world of the Bible with the world of today.

I love N.T. Wright ❤❤❤ he so knowledgeable and I love his way of teaching Thanks for sharing. ❤

Thank you. This is a wonderful conversation.

You know I'm so blessed by NTS depth and love of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the scriptures I was hearing that Russell Brand a fellow Brit who is a large cultural force in his own right and has embraced Buddhism in the past but is now exploring Christianity and was reading CS Lewis's the problem of pain and I was wondering if Professor Wright reads this, if he would be able to reach out to Russell Brand to perhaps discuss these matters, noting that to me NT wright is probably the inheritor of the legacy of CS Lewis and therefore able to answer Brands questions about the Faith, in depth .

Russell, you need some crooked lamp shades in your background to really get your scholar vibe going!

1. The verse is Romans 8 : 28 2. The part about it started at 31:53

The fear of God's wrath as an unbeliever and the love of God with full assurance as a believer are flip sides of the same coin. Wright and Moore are kneejerking against the first side of the coin. It's a legitimate pastoral matter for individuals, but balance is needed.

Love the energy of Wright and his theological acumen

I stumbled on this vide today. Truly blessed by it . Thank you Russell and thank you Mr NT wright

NT Wright dropping the mic on our fits in the West!

Just finished listening again, “for by its’ light, I can see all things,” Thank you, Tom, for that gem of thought. Amen

I saw "N.T. Wright" in the title of this video and had to watch! The beginning of the pandemic in 2020 coincided with Lent, and I decided to get off social media for 40 days and nights EXCEPT for videos by Bible scholars and teachers. I discovered N.T. Wright and watched just about every lecture and sermon of his that I could find on KZfaq. His book "Surprised By Hope" is not a surprise given what I heard in those lectures...so hopeful! I was an Episcopalian at the time, and have now become a Catholic...but I still love to listen to him speak. Through him I have learned what the Christian hope *is*, and what Christians are called to *be*. I've sometimes mused that perhaps Tom Wright is an apostle of hope.

People can’t live by parts of Scripture, those that fit in to today’s societal expectations or ones own desires, , rather, one needs to prescribe and live by the WHOLE Word of God, no matter how much it might hurt for some. Paul made this topic of women speaking out in churches and ministering very, VERY clear; and not just in some small, single verse but, rather, multiple passages and Books within Scripture. Blessings 🙏🏼❤ OnlyJesuSaves ✝👑📖👍🏼🙏🏼❤

Thank you Dr. Moore for having the wisdom to talk to and respect those who may not agree with you on every point. I always learn something from you and your guests. And it's always a joy to hear Dr. Wright expound on scripture. I would like to make a comment about egalitarianism and the differences between men and women (by the way, I'm a female teacher and preacher and relatively conservative in my Christian beliefs). I don't believe that philosophically, egalitarianism implies that men and women are identical and interchangeable. It implies that first, men and woman are of equal value in the sight of God and should be so in human eyes as well. Both deserve the equal right to pursue their callings and their interests without being forced to conform to other people's interpretations of God's will for their lives, and finally, both partners need to be willing and able to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of being a partner and a parent. And yes, it's obvious that there are biological differences between the sexes. However, whatever our perceived differences between the sexes may be, it's impossible to predict how our maleness or femaleness will affect our personalities. Case in point: "women are more emotional then men," "men are the natural leaders," "women like to feel protected," "men are better decision-makers." All of those may be true in many cases, but they're not true in all cases, and better not to jump to hasty conclusions about people, especially since women seem to bear the brunt and suffer the limitations when aspiration conflicts with stereotype.

This is one of the reasons I advocate for Christians to spend some time learning to read Biblical Greek. The more comfortable we become with reading the original biblical text, the better able we are to cut through the nonsense and read the text as it truly is.

Nowhere in Romans 8:28 does it say that God works for those that love Him. It says And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Thank God for N.T. Wright!

So interesting and so much to absorb. Thank you gentlemen, I'll be listening again and probably again!.

Two of my favourite thinkers on the same show. If the rest of the church could emulate the theological hospitality shown by these two, we’d be in a much better place.

The simplest thing is the hardest thing... Love God. Love people. Christ embodied that. He died for that. He rose again for that. Now we GET to do the same thing as a collective Body with different expressions of parts working throughout time as a mysterious unity aimed at restoring all things back to the Good from which it was made. This is Good News indeed! Thank you for this remarkable discussion which offers confirmation of our blessed vocation as followers of Christ.

I've read several of NT Wright's books, notably 'The Resurrection of Jesus Christ' and 'Book of Revelation'. It was a delight to hear him in person. He sounds as reasonable as he writes. We don't agree on everything, but I love his heart for God.

When you practice the teaching of Yeshua for long enough it becomes second nature. But when the Law of God is written upon your heart it becomes a natural part of your character. It becomes first nature. And you cannot break it.

I so very much love N.T. Wright's wisdom and historical insights. Yet, I do struggle with his answers about the larger framing on "how to be saved" as a solution to passages like Romans 8 on glorification and its place in salvation. It just seems that the "this worldly" correction of the resurrection as the true ultimate destiny of those that are saved (as opposed to the "going to heaven" shorthand), does not alter or set aside the very important question of how one is saved. Or that glorification is about being conformed to the person of Christ which is the end goal of salvation (both of unmerited justification and the outworking of a living faith in sanctification). I would summarize my confusion as "that is an odd disjunction," or "the original love of God is a good wider framing, but how does that change the substance of the traditional answer"? There was a point where God being "disappointed" in us as sinners was put on the table or framed as a potentially bad thing by Moore. Or as a kind of "moralism" by Wright (4:50). But how is that a bad thing? Of course, God is disappointed in our disobedience. How is that a problem? The problem is not the "moral standard," but the trivialization of sin as misdemeanor rule breaking rather than a decisive wholistic turning against God from the heart. One need not even hold the view that Adam was trying to positively merit eternal life in the garden for God to be disappointed. One need only believe that Adam was supposed to maintain his original innocence by not turning against God's moral authority. For us to do this was a disappointment, and it wounded God. It was our unjust betrayal of God, who was innocent of any wrong toward us. God has every reason to have been disappointed in us. The amazing thing about mercy is that he was willing to put his just demands aside and to take our offense and the justice due him and cancel them by his own loving death and obedience on our behalf (Col. 2:14). Why must we downplay God's disappointment at our sin, and the drama of his overcoming this disappointment for the sake of his great love--the journey of God into the far country on our behalf? By eliminating the disappointment, we eliminate the great drama of his merciful lovingkindness! This is a strange way to approach the sinful person who might be offended by God's "moral" disappointment. Are we so fragile that we can't understand that God's disappointment is justified? Is not this possible offense an essential element of the gospel? When Wright presents the love of God and his presence pursuant to Romans 8, to the one who is saying "I'm fearful of judgment" or "what must I do to be saved" (21:00), it just seems he is insisting upon God's love already being with the person. But that seems to miss the question. True, the love of God can't be separated from those that are in Christ (Rom. 8). But that presumes that one is IN CHRIST! And that is the very heart of the uncertainty behind the question. So the answer to the question of the person who is looking for assurance about their future resurrected life with God (to rightly incorporate the larger framework, as Wright would say), is not just that "God is love and is FOR you," but "turn from trusting in yourself and cast yourself upon him," and believe that God suffered for your sin in Jesus Christ, and has cancelled your debt of obligation to his justice (Col. 2:14). If you turn to Christ and believe this, you shall know the Son, and the Son shall know you, and those who are united to the Son are known of God. Sure, we can address questions about the unevangelized and all that, but this is not a classroom, but a death bed question. Why should it be watered down to less than this? Absolutely, simply saying "God loves you, and love God back," should be enough, because perfect love casts out fear, but this person is fearful because they suspect that they did not love God as they should have, so this "love" is clearly not enough. The mercy in God's love, and trust in it, if at all possible, should be spelled out.

Russell, a marvellous job as interviewer!

Thank you for preaching a more compassionate empathetic and loving Jesus. Thank you that I do not have to be a Republican or a Democrat to be a born-again believer in Christ. Thank you that all I have to do is trust Jesus Christ his finished work his death his blood his resurrection. Thank you that there will be no political parties in the Kingdom of heaven

A conversation between two brilliant Christians. Wonderful.

Well! If this guy had been teaching in the 70's, I could have stayed. (But I'm not coming back; Zen is awesome.) Glad I listened.

An outstanding interview! Thank you very much.

Great interview. However, NT Wright is incorrect about Roman's 8:28: the King James Version has the verse expressed correctly.

My uncle Livingston Blauvelt did a wonderful new translation and commentary on Romans, calling it, rightly so, Pauls Magnum Opus. I will have to find this new NT Wright book at a local library.

With all due respect, Christianity can make sense of a number of things, but not everything that can clearly be understood in its own right fits within a solidly Christian worldview, and sometimes there are things that are Christian that, although very appealing to believe, seem unlikely to be true. I am not here to argue it, and people are certainly free to disagree. At the same time, if anyone else is starting to think the way I do, please know that you are not alone. Maybe I am wrong, but for those who wish to correct me, please take comfort in knowing this: I may know less than you, but we are all at different places in our understanding. Maybe someday I will see things the same way as you. I wish everyone here the best.

Is anyone else impressed by all the books in the background? Id love to look through that treasure trove!

Love how all these people just have to film themselves in front of their bookshelves - to show everyone how 'educated' they are.

Climate change: spring summer fall and winter

how are these confusing times? these are the most obvious times we have ever had; clear lines are drawn; satan is loved on one side and rejected on the other; what could be confusing about that?

I met “NT” when he was Tom and spoke in Thunder Bay ON 🇨🇦

Hearing this dialogue the first verse that came to mind was this "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36

So, 20:58 NT Wright's spiritual advice to someone on his deathbed worried about looming judgement is not to talk about confession of sin and repentance and faith in the cross of Christ, but to reassure the person of God's love. That's all I needed to hear to know the man is not biblical. He's a well-spoken wolf. Compare his message to what the apostles preached !

How does a show have a clickbait title like that and then not even reveal what the verse in question is in the notes?

Use the Psalms as a prayer guide to directing your own words.

Don't give in to your enemies Bibi, they are consumed by envy and hatred. You are the strongest leader in the world and truly the most admired. If you compromise or bend to the ICC you will have handed victory to those who want Israel destroyed. May the Lord bless you and keep you safe.

Great Conversation! So many pearls of wisdom to guide us deeper into life and godliness in Christ

I must say, as someone who believes in PSA, I didn't recognise a lot of the "very medieval angry" version of it, perhaps because God in love is taking it to himself. Its like putting up a version to shoot down. Also I would have thought the book of Hebrews would have to be reckoned in.

Tom being wonderful as usual, The Fox thing is common to me as a fellow chap from Northern England and I laughed out loud...

15 mins in, what verse are they talking about?

Love the wonky lampshades and stacks of books everywhere😂

Luckily I gave up long ago trying to make sense of the Bible so there is no longer any misunderstanding of verses.

Brilliant!

God isn’t “restoring” mankind to anything. God’s purpose for man is to create His character in him (Matthew 5:48; 1 John 3:3). Man never fell from the character of God. He simply disobeyed God and brought on himself the penalty of eternal death. Christ death only paid that penalty. Man is not saved by Christ’s death. He is saved by His life(Romans 5:10).

Hansel and Gretel is a story, Charles Dickens wrote stories. The Holy Scriptures are "TESTIMONIES" of what the Lord has planned.

The comment N T made about The Lord's Prayer around minute 44 got to the heart of everything he tried to and did say here. (for me)

Indeed, nothing can separate us from the love of God (see Romans 8:35-39); for "God is love" (1 John 4:8b). However, our behavior can remove us from the life of God in us (see Romans 8:12-14).

Charles Spurgeon said discernment isn’t about discerning right from wrong but right from almost right. Wright is almost right and as a result he is also dangerous. His misunderstanding of the gospel borders on the heretical.

If salvation is the bigger picture and vocation the lesser, why doesn't NT Wright focus on the bigger picture?

I am done with fear mongering Christianity, the beauty of the gospel is what I'm drawn to

Professor Wright is a tremendously brilliant and helpful man who needs to straighten those lampshades.......

Man always makes God in their image, therefore, He is angry and judgmental. But Isa. 55 points out His ways are higher then ours, in that He freely forgives by His Grace. Hence we are called to come eat and drink without any ability to pay for it. The spirit of deceit specializes in a religious, old covenant perspective, that we have to do to earn!!!!

Amen. Thank you for this!

If that's the case why didn't Christ select a woman as one of his 12 disciple if NT wright wants to use Mary in Matthew 20, as an example to ordain a woman. How can anyone knowledgeable as NT Wright use that as an example. Please think people...

ok, I give up.....I dont have a clue as to the message here....

The arguments I hear against most 'environmentalism' is that the solutions are vague, expensive, unlikely to make a meaningful impact, and will only hurt poorer countries by taking away their most efficient means of producing energy. Jordan Peterson does a great job of summing up these arguments.

So important to know the whole Bible and the context of the Biblical story leading up to Jesus. My understanding of the cross and the gospel of Jesus was made so much more rich when I read through the Torah and especially when I came to the book of Leviticus.

There are so many points of contention in what has been said I don’t know where to start. Sinners prayer never got anyone saved -it’s just words read out - it’s the conviction that one is a sinner, confession of that to God and then repentance - turning from sinful life. Leadership is male - women are helpmates to men. Isaiah 3:12 sums things up - women ruling over men is a judgement - desires of heart and leanness in soul. None can snatch us from Gods hand but we can take our hand from his.

Excellent discussion! I am writing my first Biblical commentary, The Emerald Hexameron, about Gn 1-2 (I guess the title gives that away). Who knew N. T. Wright, of all people, would use Ps 8 to create a fascinating bridge between Rom 8:18-28 and Gn 1-2 by defining glorification as that which obtains by fulfillment of our standing as the Imago Dei. It's not heavenly pie in the sky, it's about regaining that which we lost through stupidity, going our own way, forgetting the imperatives of Gn 1:28-30 and 2:5-15. I don't know that I will even comment (in my book) on the misinterpretation of Genesis by New Testament scholars and preachers across the ideological spectrum, but Prof. Wright gives me a good starting place for any such exegesis. I conducted a cursory search of commentaries on my shelf and found no mention of Ps 8 in relation to Rom 8:18-28. N. T. Wright's connection of the two seems audacious, but his is an audacity I trust, and I trust particularly the way he defends his contention in the interview with you. He attacks the Enlightenment, as I will do in my commentary, since I believe (apparently with Prof. Wright!) that the Enlightenment caused a severe misunderstanding of Genesis to permeate theological thought over the last 300 years, and again across the entire ideological spectrum. He used one of my trigger words, 'Wisdom', but on second listening I found he implied wisdom was something obtained collaboratively, so I won't accuse him of lapsing into Siecle de lumiere reasoning. I have contended for some time that our true identity is not Homo sapiens (wise man) but rather Fabricator universalis, because Genesis does not speak of wisdom or rational thinking or logical syllogism or any other such nonsense. Genesis is about Creation, about the initial (transformative--per Prof. John Walton) acts of Creator God, and therefore, if we are to image God, we do so, in the lexicon of Genesis, as reflections of the Creator/Architect, and thus we image God as Builders, since builders reflect or carry out the instructions of the architect. Carl Linnaeus, that misguided child of the Enlightenment, performed one of the great disservices of science when he named us Homo sapiens, in effect distinguishing us, separating us from the Cosmos, placing us above Creation, and everyone--even those of us who profess faith--bought into his self-serving nonsense. Perhaps we (believers) don't consider ourselves owners of Creation, but we call ourselves 'stewards' and in a too patronizing, too paternalistic way. We put on our tweed jackets and break out our pipes to cogitate over the matter when instead we should don bib overalls and work gloves because there's work to do. Great interview! Pearson Moore 2023

so just what is the most misunderstood verse,,,,,,,,where did i miss it......

I'd love to hear NT Wrights comment on Romans 13:4 (Dutch Statenbible) about State Authority being God's servant working for our good. In Dutch history this verse has been used by theologians to condemn every action against government authority, even under nazi-occupation...How does this verse relate to the idea of 'good people disobey bad laws', because the whole Reformation would not have happened if Luther had just sat there and obeyed government authority of that day, quoting Romans 13:4...

Jude 1:20-21 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, KEEPING YOURSELVES in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Taken together, these scriptures suggest that: 1. If you Abide In Christ you will have access to the love of God. 2. Nothing external can remove you from the love of God, should you choose to remain in Him. 3. All the promises of God are 'Yes' and 'Amen' to those find themselves "IN HIM". 4. I John 3:24 The one who keeps His commandments remains in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He remains in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. 5. I John 4:16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

N. T. Wright, I am just one of your many admirers. - - - Thanks for all you have done for Christianity and the people of the world. After being a Christian for 75 years, I am still troubled by two points most Christians seem to believe. On one hand, Jesus has forgiven our sins and is our savior. On the other hand, a person can't get into Heaven without believing in Jesus. These points are at least inconsistent, if not outright contradictory. I believe that God's love for us is unlimited and unconditional. Indeed, 1 Timothy 4:10 says, "For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, specially of those that believe." It says "specially". It doesn't say "only" those who believe or "only" those who repent. In my mind, any judgement that we may have to endure after we die will go something like this: Jesus meets us, throws his arm around our shoulders, and says, "You could have done better, but welcome to Heaven." N. T. Wright and Russel Moore - Could you please share your thoughts on this?

When we consider that God sent Himself to be made man and to die for our sins, what does the verse "my God my God why have You foresaken me?" mean?

But you would never understand the incredible love HE has for us if you didnt realize that it was YOUR/OUR sins... not HIS sins that HE bore on the cross if you arent made aware of the penalty of sin being death of the soul.

I agree it isn't that God is condemning Jesus. But y'all make "sin" to be too mysterious. A swirling "dark force?" Let's be real. Where and when was sin identified? What is it? Exactly what was the sin Paul is talking about being condemned in Christ? Then how was it condemned? (Hint: It's all played out in the biblical story.)

Psalms are good to read to practice prayer.

I don't like Wrights goat and flea analogy. In it the goat alleviates his own discomfort by cleverly ridding himself of fleas. But this minimizes the horror of the cross that Jesus could not avoid. He had to suffer the full torment of his "fleas" until He was proven righteous.

How do I know it is true? Because he lives in my heart! I think this is what Dr. Wright is saying in elaborate words.

What's up with the lamps? Just curious. They seem to have been on purpose made to be crooked.

The main thing for Christians need to realize is THEY ARE GOING TO HEAVEN. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit have guaranteed it.

I absolutely love this man!

In Christianity , the most misunderstood/controversial doctrine is validity of the SABBATH COMMANDMENT!

Wonderful interview… so glad CT has you, Russel Moore, to help bring a fresh look to Christianity.

P.P.S.: I support Christianity. --I am Jewish: My co- host was with Campus Crusades ( now : CRU) for years. Jacob Farrar. **

[Spoiler Alert] The answer to the last question (how do you know it’s true?) says it all - Because Jesus is raised from the dead. Adding on with CS Lewis' quote 'I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not because I can see it clearly but by its light, I can see everything else’. Putting the resurrection of Jesus in the middle of the worldview picture, everything in the world makes sense. Amen.

Thank you for finally having a video that is not forcing Israeli propaganda

The very statement that is “the most misunderstood bible verse” is the sign that people shall not rely on the bible alone to understand the bible. What if you come upon one verse that your finite mind cannot understand? What do you do? Do you ask NT Wright? But😮 NT Wright himself says, this is the most misunderstood verse. Would you trust him of his understanding? Why does he understands and you don’t?

If you try to become the image bearer of God, the first thing you are going to find out is that All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. I hope I quoted that right. Did God stutter? Ah, the modern seminarians and their influence above God and the Bible. If you don't understand that, you delude yourself. It's kind of like the prevalent teaching, that has been out there for decades (at least since Hef and Playboy), is that YOU don't have to worry, your sins have been paid for so go out and have some fun husbands and wives and those that aren't married. It's all good!

A wonderful dialogue, as one would expect.

Wait...so Jesus sending Mary on an errand is supposed to invalidate Jesus' message to the church about women in ministry and their roles in marriage in the New Testament? Do you hear yourself? It is not hard to find PhDs who will tell you the Bible says what you want it to say. The question is, do you believe what the Bible says, even if it goes against your culture's current regardless of how strong the current?

Thank you. Will listen to it again

Anyone still monitoring questions on this video page? Does N.T. Wright have any home or work on returning to God's plans and explicit set times/Feast Days for clarifying view across all Scripture? While God never ordained Easter, He clearly established Pesach/Passover. (This is one clearly visible part of the immense iceberg of distortions of Scripture, doctrine and practice that remains the Roman Catholic church. - How do Catholics "calculate" the day to celebrate Jesus' resurrection? How is designated, clearly, in Scripture?) This only one key example of this continuing problem in Evangelism and doctrine and assumptions and ignorance of Christianity. The historic, continuing failure of both Protestantism (and the latest count of some 20,000 denominations) and Catholicism (with its 1 or 2 major branches) all have failed to coherently, respectfully return to the invaluable Hebrew roots, of language, culture and Scriptural interpretation, and to accept and teach the Jewisvhness eternally, of the Messiah Yeshua/Jesus.

I'm so glad you invited him!!

Ecclesiastes 12:7🎉 "Then shall the Dust return to the earth as it was: and the Spirit return unto God who gave it"..... We were God's, are God's and will Remain God's 🎉

I’ve heard great things about N.T. Wright.

I do not see anything about covenant in Romans 5:17

listening to NTWright is like trying to find your way through a maze....