Questions in this episode: – Why did God confuse the people’s language at the Tower of Babel? – What does it mean when Paul says to the Galatians the Law was put into effect for angels? – How were David’s sons priests in 2 Samuel 8:18 when they were from the tribe of Judah and …
To keep a clear conscience before both God and people, we must serve them with love and sympathy as God defines, not as we or they might prefer.
Our love for God’s people ought to drive us to a purely-motivated loving service and care that goes even beyond what we think is possible.
When there are misunderstandings, hurt, and conflict we must seek to repair the problems without ever compromising our integrity before God.
We must be especially attuned to the state of our conscience, making sure it is rightly calibrated to God’s truth, and then faithfully followed by God’s grace.
The Bible is a “God-breathed” book (2Tim.3:16)—which vividly depicts a set of written words that are so closely associated with the Author that they are to be pictured as though God himself were speaking them with the breath of his own mouth. As such, the written “word of God” is described…
Questions in this episode: – Does God have a soul? – Are you aware of the word musar (chastisement) ever meaning anything other than punitive discipline? Do you know a better way to show the truth of penal substitutionary atonement as it relates to Isa 53? – How do I talk to my grown daughter …
God is at work on us, using a variety of means to bring us into increasing holiness in the Christian life.
As we seek to proclaim the gospel and uphold, defend and establish the truth of God’s word, it is helpful to remember that God has implanted a witness to the truth within each person’s heart. While those who don’t want to hear our message may protest, the reality is that…
As we consider Christ’s hatred of hypocrisy, we should at the same time consider the explicit and implicit benefits that are derived from living a Christlike life of integrity.
Even when all the other criteria are met, God will consider our decisions about gray areas to be sinful if we are conflicted with feelings of guilt or doubt.
Our righteous deeds or righteous environment is tempting to trust in, but doing so is a catastrophic mistake – we must trust in Christ alone!
God expects our lives to be characterized by joyful thanksgiving, because he deserves it and we need it.
