Your Fellow Christians Don't Share Your Theological Convictions. Now What?

Published: July 15, 2020, 1:27 p.m.

Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\nAs Quick to Listen listeners are probably well aware,\xa0Christians rarely agree on everything.\nTake an issue like communion. On the one hand, it would be hard to find a Christian who doesn\u2019t believe participating in Communion is a key part of what it means to practice one\u2019s faith.\xa0But for some Christians, this is the focal point of weekly gatherings. Others can go months without partaking. For some, using whatever food and drink is around the house counts as the body and blood of Christ. Others need their priests to have blessed the physical products. And of course, COVID-19\u2019s interruption of church services has introduced other questions about digital v. physical options.\xa0\nSo how can Christians\xa0better connect with each other and work each other across real theological diversity? One recent look at how the church might do this better is outlined in Gavin Ortlund\u2019s new book\xa0Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage which asks when doctrine should divide and when unity should prevail.\nOrtlund joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss whether evangelicals care too much or too little about theology, how debates about culture have changed how Christians relate to each other and how\xa0Christians can both stay true to their convictions and better serve the entirety of the body of Christ overall.\xa0\nWhat is Quick to Listen?\xa0Read more\nRate Quick to Listen on\xa0Apple Podcasts\nFollow the podcast on\xa0Twitter\nFollow our hosts on Twitter:\xa0Morgan Lee\xa0and\xa0Ted Olsen\nFollow our guest on Twitter:\xa0Gavin Ortlund\nMusic by\xa0Sweeps\nQuick to Listen is produced by\xa0Morgan Lee\xa0and\xa0Matt Linder\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices