Van City Church Audio Intimacy Beyond the Fracture
May 7, 2023
Exploring the impact of the Bible on beliefs, navigating inner turmoil of faith, uncomfortable conversations, personal encounters with the Bible, complexities of biblical authority, and the importance of vulnerability in relationships and Scripture.
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Childhood Bible That Confused More Than Comforted
- Josh Porter recounts receiving a King James hotel Bible as a child and feeling both proud and completely unable to understand it.
- That early experience shaped his lifelong struggle to reconcile sentimental Sunday school images of Jesus with confusing, archaic biblical language.
A Single Verse That Started A Crisis
- Porter describes finding Deuteronomy 22:5 and confronting his parents about the word "detests," which sparked deep existential turmoil.
- Their uneasy response showed him the Bible could unsettle families and begin long wrestling with scripture.
When Scripture Became A Weapon At Dinner
- Porter shares a dinner argument where he boasted he'd "destroy" someone in a Bible contest, then later felt convicted and called to apologize to everyone.
- The incident revealed he'd used the Bible as a weapon—thevery tactic previously used against him.