Unpacking Doubt and Deconstruction: Hell, Trust, and What Faith Really Means (Q&A Special)

Episode • Jun 16, 2017 • 20m

Struggling with trust in the church? Wrestling with the concept of hell? Unsure what "faith" really looks like when life feels messy? This live Q&A episode dives headfirst into your biggest theological questions, exploring the complexity of belief, grace, and what it means to follow Jesus in a world—and a church—full of contradictions.

Mike Erre and Andy Lara gather questions from the Voxology community and Facebook Live to discuss how Christians can make sense of topics like universal reconciliation, annihilationism, the first miracle at Cana, biblical prophecy, and whether faith still counts when it's incomplete, doubtful, or deconstructed.

Key Takeaways: • Trusting the Church While Disillusioned – Why institutional church hurt can lead to skepticism, and how to navigate spaces where love feels conditional. • Multiple Perspectives on Hell – Eternal conscious torment, annihilationism, purgatory, and universal reconciliation... which view actually reflects a loving God? • Faith That Fumbles – How Abraham’s failures reveal that biblical “great faith” doesn’t require perfection, just trust in God’s activity, not our performance. • The Purpose of Jesus Turning Water to Wine – A layered look at joy, shame, and God’s abundance in Jesus’ first miracle, free from our debates over alcohol. • Misreading the End Times – Why fear-based eschatology misses Jesus’ primary message and how Revelation offers a hope-filled call to faithful witness today.

Guest Highlights: Seth Erre – Drops by mid-show for a surprise visit full of joy, laughter, and a reminder of the beauty of everyday faith.

Resources Mentioned: • “Four Views on Hell” edited by Preston Sprinkle – A helpful theological primer on major views of the afterlife. • Vox Community Podcast Archive – Hell Series Episodes • Episodes on Religious Pluralism and Covenant vs. Contractual Faith – Available in the Voxology back catalog

This episode is a powerful reminder that faith doesn’t have to be polished to be real—and that Jesus meets us, questions and all, in the mess of it. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow us @voxologypodcast on social media to be part of the ongoing conversation.

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