Show Notes
You found faith. Now you’re trying to figure out what to do with it.
The feeling that got you here was real — but a few months in, it’s quieter. The questions are louder. You’re not sure what you actually believe versus what you felt in a moment. You’re trying to read the Bible and it’s a lot. You’re in a church and everyone seems like they’ve been doing this forever. And there’s no shortage of podcasts and teachers and opinions telling you where to start.
Hosted by Pastor Angel Garcia III and Marlon Gutierrez, Faith that Stands is for that season. Each episode takes one question from the early years of following Jesus and works through it honestly - the gospel, the theology, and what it actually looks like in your life.
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If God is good, why does He allow innocent people to suffer? And when life brings pain, loss, or tragedy, how can you continue trusting a God whose plans you don't fully understand? Pastor Angel Garcia III and Marlon Gutierrez wrestle with one of Christianity's hardest questions: why a loving God allows suffering. Through the stories of Job, Jesus healing a blind man, and the suffering of Christ Himself, they explore why the Bible doesn't offer a simple explanation for every tragedy, but gives us reasons to trust God even when answers are missing. You'll Hear: • Why suffering doesn't necessarily mean God is punishing you, has abandoned you, or doesn't love you. • What the story of Job teaches us about trusting God's wisdom when we don't understand our circumstances. • How Jesus reveals that God can bring good out of suffering without making the suffering itself good. • Why Jesus' own suffering, death, and resurrection offer Christians a foundation for hope in the middle of pain. This conversation is for anyone questioning God's goodness because of personal suffering, struggling to understand why bad things happen to good people, or learning how to hold on to their Christian faith when life doesn't make sense. If this episode was helpful, you can find more resources to help you build a faith that stands at https://faiththatstandspod.com.
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What if believing in God isn't supposed to mean turning off your brain? How do we actually know there is a God? And how do we know who that God is?Pastor Angel Garcia III and Marlon Gutierrez explore the difference between general revelation and special revelation, looking at the ways creation, design, morality, and human longing point toward God. They then turn to the evidence surrounding Jesus, the apostles, His brothers James and Jude, and the early growth of Christianity.You’ll Hear: • How the cosmological, teleological, moral, and longing arguments point toward the existence of God.• Why general revelation can point to a Creator but doesn't fully answer who God is.• How the lives and suffering of the apostles, James, and Jude are presented as evidence for the truth of the resurrection.• Why a Christian faith grounded in truth can move beyond emotion and tradition toward a faith that stands.This conversation is for anyone following Jesus who has questions about whether Christianity is actually true and wants a faith built on more than emotion or personal experience.If this episode was helpful, you can find more resources to help you build a faith that stands at faiththatstandspod.com.