It's not an uncommon Q: can Christians be demon possessed? Along the same lines—deep conflict and spiritual disconnect—can a person be a Christian but continue to live and operate inside the Matrix? In this episode, my good friend Mark and I discuss: what is the Matrix? What does it do and why does it do it? How does it manifest? What are some daily, and recently in-yer-face, examples of the Matrix? We offer different analogies for how the Matrix operates in the minds of believers. Then we mix in the element of trust. Why do you trust whom you do? Should we all operate in a hermeneutic of suspicion? Is it non-charitable for believers to ask questions for and from leaders when the Bible teaches that all people are sinful? And then we get even more particular: what anthem did Pink Floyd sing that is today a bit farcical given Roger Waters' public disposition? What's the difference between the deceived and the deceitful? Finally, on what basis, or by what grid, should we trust people? Come and think and laugh with me and Mark as we work through and around the critical topic of trust.
