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From Naked to Fig Leaves

Season 5, Episode 1: From Naked to Fig Leaves — Who Told You to Hide? Before shame, there was nakedness. Before fear, there was freedom. Before humanity learned to hide, there was a God who called His creation good. So what happened? Season 5 begins with one of the most important questions in Scripture: God’s question to Adam and Eve after the fall. “Who told you that you were naked?” What if shame didn’t begin with God? What if some of the beliefs we’ve carried about our bodies, our worth, our desires, and even holiness have more in common with fig leaves than freedom? From Eden to the teachings of Jesus, this episode traces the origins of shame, examines how fear learned to speak in God’s name, and challenges listeners to reconsider the voices that have shaped the way they see themselves. Season 5 begins with one question: Who told you that? Follow Faith Always First and join the conversation on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube @faithalwaysfirstpodcast.

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Jesus was repeatedly asked when the end would come. He refused to answer. In this episode, we examine why Jesus declined to give timelines, how prediction distorts responsibility, and why Christian faith was never meant to depend on knowing what comes next. This episode explores: •Why Jesus rejected end-time prediction •How timelines shift attention away from responsibility •Why faithfulness does not require certainty •What it means to live without guarantees Jesus did not give a schedule. He gave a way of life.

Creation’s Comeback — Why God Restores What He Made

Many Christians were taught that God will eventually destroy the world and rescue a few people in it. Scripture presents a different vision. In this episode, we examine resurrection as renewal rather than replacement, why destruction-based theology misreads biblical imagery, and how Christian hope has always been grounded in restoration. This episode explores: • What resurrection affirms about creation • Why fire imagery was misunderstood • How Scripture’s story moves toward renewal, not rupture • Why faith demands participation rather than withdrawal God is not ending the world. God is committed to healing it.

Why Christians Fear Judgment (and Shouldn’t) — What We Got Wrong About Judgment Day

Judgment has often been taught as the moment God runs out of patience. Scripture presents something very different. In this episode of Faith AF, we examine how judgment functions in the Bible, why Jesus directed judgment toward unjust power rather than vulnerable people, and how fear-based interpretations distorted its purpose. This episode explores: * What judgment actually means in Scripture * Why judgment is necessary for justice * How fear reshaped Christian teaching * Why accountability rooted in love is not a threat Judgment is not about rejection. It is about commitment to what is right.

“Soon” Didn’t Mean Someday — Why the End Was Never Delayed

Jesus and the early church spoke of the end as “near” and “soon.” For many, that language has felt like a failed deadline. But what if “soon” was never about speed? In this episode of Faith AF: The End Without Fear, we examine how impatience with God reshapes faith, how urgency can become coercion, and why Revelation’s language was a summons to allegiance — not a countdown to collapse. This episode explores: • What happens when believers assume God is late • How impatience can produce authoritarian faith • Why “soon” signals decision, not scheduling • What it means to live inside a shift already underway The end was not delayed. It was declared. The question is not when it happens. The question is who you become because of it.