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b'In your faith journey, when did you notice the Bible\\u2019s inaccuracies and contradictions? Did this somehow challenge your faith? Today we answer a question from a Patreon supporter who wonders \\u201cHow does one keep one’s faith when the gospels are so discrepant?\\u201d\\xa0\\nThen, we queer the text from Romans that is very timely with the pandemic and how some are acting in selfish ways. It also reminds us to step into, and even celebrate, freedom where we have it rather than focusing on the fear of losing it. Embrace the fear and use it to motivate you to continue to do the work.\\nThings we talked about:\\n\\nNew fellowship for Fr. Shay [1:10]\\nBrian\\u2019s Danish language learning adventure [2:32]\\nListener question from Patreon [6:12]\\nChristianity of conservative Evangelicalism = house of cards [9:12]\\nWhen and why the idea that \\u201cthe Bible is inerrant\\u201d was created [11:16]\\nWe queer the lectionary text from Romans 8:12-25 [14:37]\\nWhat is our communal obligation? [17:15]\\nHow fear manifests itself [18:53]\\nChoose liberation over fear [21:13]\\n\\nMentioned in this episode\\n\\nSanctuary Collective\\nLast week\\u2019s episode: queertheology.com/337\\nA Guide To Recovering From Fundamentalism\\n\\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology\\nIf you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com\\xa0\\nRomans 8:12-25\\nSo then, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but it isn\\u2019t an obligation to ourselves to live our lives on the basis of selfishness. If you live on the basis of selfishness, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the actions of the body, you will live. All who are led by God\\u2019s Spirit are God\\u2019s sons and daughters. You didn\\u2019t receive a spirit of slavery to lead you back again into fear, but you received a Spirit that shows you are adopted as his children. With this Spirit, we cry, \\u201cAbba, Father.\\u201d The same Spirit agrees with our spirit, that we are God\\u2019s children. But if we are children, we are also heirs. We are God\\u2019s heirs and fellow heirs with Christ, if we really suffer with him so that we can also be glorified with him.\\nI believe that the present suffering is nothing compared to the coming glory that is going to be revealed to us. The whole creation waits breathless with anticipation for the revelation of God\\u2019s sons and daughters. Creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice\\u2014it was the choice of the one who subjected it\\u2014but in the hope that the creation itself will be set free from slavery to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of God\\u2019s children. We know that the whole creation is groaning together and suffering labor pains up until now. And it\\u2019s not only the creation. We ourselves who have the Spirit as the first crop of the harvest also groan inside as we wait to be adopted and for our bodies to be set free. We were saved in hope. If we see what we hope for, that isn\\u2019t hope. Who hopes for what they already see? But if we hope for what we don\\u2019t see, we wait for it with patience.\\n\\n \\nPhoto by\\xa0Sammie Vasquez\\nThe post Step Into Fear, Be Brave – Romans 8:12-25 appeared first on Queer Theology.'