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Welcome back to the Bitcoin Reformation Podcast—this week it’s two pastors as we share life updates and then dig into the biblical theme of trust. We explore how Scripture calls us to trust in the Lord—not as a “naked command,” but grounded in God’s proven track record as Creator and Redeemer (Proverbs 3, Psalms, Jeremiah 17, Exodus 20). From there we contrast trusting God with how modern society increasingly entrusts government and institutions with more authority than Scripture assigns (Romans 13, 1 Peter 2), noting how trust erodes when broken people overreach. We then connect trust to money, contrasting gold-backed currency with today’s “full faith and credit” fiat system, arguing inflation exposes the costs of forced trust. We explain why Bitcoin, while not an idol, can reduce the need to trust fallible rulers by constraining money creation.

07:19 Biblical Trust and Gods Track Record

12:33 Why Trust Is Not a Naked Command

19:13 Katrina Rescue Illustration of Amen

23:09 Trust God Not Princes Government Role

23:59 What We Expect Government to Do

27:49 Biblical Limits of Government Power

29:24 Family as Authority

31:53 Government and Trust

38:08 Trust Collapse Everywhere

44:01 Gold to Fiat Dollars

54:04 Bitcoin as Constraint

57:00 Trust God Not Money

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