17:17 Podcast

In the midst of an international conflict, the discussion around war is being talked about in every circle. War is a tragic thing that almost always ends with lots of human lives lost. So how should Christians view war? Is it justifiable?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through biblical examples of war along with God's views on war based on Scripture. We talk through different rules of war and the reasons for war. Each war that has happened throughout history is very different from the next, therefore we can't paint with a broad brush, so to speak. By the conclusion of this episode though, our hope is that you have a more biblical perspective of war and how we ought to view it today.

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: Exo. 20:13; Matt. 5:9; Ezek. 33:11; Rom. 12:18-19; 2 Cor. 10:3-4; Ps. 140:1-2; Ps. 68:30; Eccl. 3:1, 8; 2 Sam. 5:19; Prov. 24:5-6; John 18:36; Prov. 31:8-9; Rom. 13:1-4; Josh. 10:5-8; Deut. 20:1-18; Luke 3:14; Gen. 14:14-20; Josh. 12:7-24; Josh. 24:3-5; 1 Sam. 23:1-2; Mal. 3:6; Heb. 13:8; Acts 10:1; Rev. 17:14; Rev. 19:11-21; Exo. 15:3; 2 Sam. 22:32-35; Ps. 144:1; Prov. 21:31; Deut. 20:1; Ps. 27:3; Matt. 24:6-14; Mark 13:7.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

One of the hottest debates in the church (and society) is how we ought to view and respond to homosexuality. For many years, homosexuality has been condemned in the church, but is that what the Bible says? Have things been mistranslated to mean something else than what the original intention was?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through the the design for sex, the purpose of marriage, the definition of sexual immorality, and how modern day homosexuality plays into all of it. We dig into some of the controversial Bible passages about this topic and look into what Jesus says about it. We also walk through many other Scriptures related to this topic and our hope is that this podcast would grow your faith and help you see this issue from a more biblical worldview.

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: 1 Cor. 10:13; Jam. 1:13-15; 1 Pet. 2:11; Col. 3:5-7; Gen. 1:27-28; Gen. 2:24; Heb. 13:4; Song of Sol. 8:4; Prov. 5:15-18; Exo. 20:14; Prov. 6:32; Matt. 5:28; 1 Thess. 4:3-5; 1 Cor. 6:18; 1 Cor. 7:2; Col. 3:5; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3; Gen. 19:5-8; Jude 1:7; Judg. 19:22-23; Lev. 18:22; Lev. 20:13; 1 Tim. 1:10; Rom. 1:26-27; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Cor. 6:11; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Matt. 18:15-17.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

In recent years, over half of the dead have been cremated which has never been seen before. Does what happens to our bodies after death even matter though? Why are so many people choosing cremation and what does the Bible have to say about it?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through the history of cremation and look at Bible verses related to the decision of whether to bury or cremate. Although there are not many prescriptive texts in Scripture about this topic, there are many descriptive ones that we must take into consideration. To take things a step further, we look at the issues of how we interact with the dead, regardless of what happens to their body, and talk through some theological problems with talking to a grave or keeping ashes in an urn. We hope this topic is interesting and helps inform your decision on what you would have done with your body after death.

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: 2 Kings 16:2-3, 17:17-18, 21:6; Amos 2:1; Josh. 7:25; Lev. 10:1-5; 2 Kings 23:16; 1 Sam. 31:12-13; Eccl. 6:3; Isa. 14:18-20; Gen. 23:2-4, 49:29-31; Judg. 8:32; 2 Sam. 2:4-6; 1 Kings 2:10; 2 Chr. 32:33; Acts 5:6, 9-10; Deut. 34:5-6; Gen. 3:19; Psa. 88:4-5; 1 Cor. 15:35-37; Rom. 6:3-4; Col. 2:12; Isa. 26:19; Gen. 50:26; Exo. 13:9; Acts 9:37; John 11:43-44, 19:38-40, 20:6-7; Eccl. 3:20; Gen. 18:27; Jam. 1:5; Rom. 14:23; Phil. 2:4; Deut. 18:9-12.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

Are You Feeling Lucky? Cross your fingers this episode will be a good one! "Good luck" is a common phrase we all have said one time or another, but is there such thing as "good" luck? Is there even such thing as luck? What about superstition?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through the concept of luck and superstition. Sometimes we deem certain people as lucky or unlucky, but is that supported biblically? We've all engaged in activities, like athletes eating a specific meal before game day or wearing a certain outfit to a new job interview because we believe that we will somehow have increased chances of success. We dig into how faith in God and luck/superstition mesh (or don't) and where we should go with things. We hope you enjoy and have the "luck" of being able to listen to this without distractions!

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: Psa. 103:19; Matt. 10:29-30; Lam. 3:37-38; Jam. 1:17; Rom. 8:28; Gen. 50:20; Ruth 2:3, 19-20; Ruth 4:14; 2 Chr. 18:18-22, 31-34; Job 1&2; Prov. 16:33; Prov. 18:18; Lev. 16:8; Jonah 1:7; Acts 1:26; Matt. 27:35; Psa. 22:18; 1 Tim. 4:7; Deut. 4:19; Col. 2:8, 18-19; Acts 28:3-6.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

Dinosaurs in the Bible?! You better believe it! But how can dinosaurs and the Bible coexist if they came millions of years before humans?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through multiple passages about dinosaurs in the Bible and the vivid description we are given of them. From there, we walk through Scripture to show how humans and dinosaurs would have lived on earth at the same time and the radical impact the Flood would have had on most of the dinosaur species. Check out this episode if you want to know more about how your middle school science books work together with the Bible about these ancient and extinct creatures!

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: Job 40:15-24; Job 41:1-2, 7-8, 12-34; Gen. 1:21; Psa. 91:13; Isa. 27:1; Gen. 3:14; Rev. 12:9; Gen. 1:29-30; Gen. 6:12-13; Gen. 5; Gen. 1:24-25; Exo. 20:11; Gen. 6:17; Gen. 7:21-23; Gen. 6:19-20; Gen. 7:10-14; Psa. 148:7-13; Job 42:1-6.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

Did fallen angels make babies with women to make giants?! You may not be aware of the Nephilim, but these are giant humans mentioned throughout the Old Testament…but where did they come from? Why don’t we see them today?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through the controversial origin story of the Nephilim that is first mentioned in Genesis 6. We spend time looking at a couple different popular schools of thought on the issue, where we land on it, and examples of Nephilim throughout the Bible (hint: they show up more than you think!) 

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: Gen. 6:4; Num. 13:32-33; Job 1:6; Job 2:1; Job 38:4-7; Jude 6-7; Gen. 6:5-7; Gen. 7:21-23; Josh. 11:21-22; Judg. 1:20; 1 Sam. 17:4; 2 Sam. 21:15-22; Deut. 3:11; Deut. 2:10-11.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

Human trafficking, addiction, and one of the largest moneymakers in the world all in one: pornography. We've all heard about it, yet refuse to talk about it because it isn't exactly a dinner conversation. But is it really that big of a deal?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through the impact of pornography on our culture as well as the church. We take a look at why engaging with pornographic material is a sin on many different levels and why we should do everything we can to avoid it. More than that, we give practical steps to help those currently in bondage to pornography with hopes that our listeners may repent of this sin and seek help.

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: Job 31:1; 1 Thess. 4:3-4; Exo. 20:3-4, 17; Matt. 5:28; 1 Cor. 6:13, 19-20; Gen. 1:17; Heb. 13:4; Phil. 2:3; Matt. 22:39; 1 Pet. 2:11; 1 Cor. 6:18; Prov. 6:32-33; 1 Cor. 10:13; 2 Pet. 2:19; Psa. 119:37; Jam. 1:14-15; 1 John 1:9; 2 Tim. 2:22; Gal. 5:16, 24; Rom. 13:14; Psa. 119:9-10; Psa. 101:3; Jam. 5:16; Heb. 10:24-25

Resources: https://covenanteyes.com/, https://accountable2you.com/.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

70 million Americans read the daily horoscope, but is there any validity to it? Are you a Leo or Taurus? Can the stars tell us about our personality traits?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through the history of zodiac signs and what astrology can tell us about life and where this practice originated. We dig into what the Bible says about reading the stars (spoiler: there’s a lot of scripture about it!) and try to figure out what the correct approach to these ancient rituals are and if Christians should engage in zodiac signs! This is something that many Americans, and even Christians, engage in so we hope you find this helpful and encouraging for yourself and to start conversation with your friends!

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: Gen. 1:14; Job 38:31-32; Psa. 19:1; Psa 8:3-4; Matt. 2:1-2, 9-10; Luke 21:25-26; Gen. 41:8; Dan. 2:1-10, 27-28; Dan. 4:7; Deut. 4:19; Deut. 18:14; Lev. 19:26; Jer. 10:2-3; Jer. 27:9; Mic. 5:12; Isa. 47:13-14; 1 Chr. 10:13-14; 2 Kings 17:16; Prov. 3:5-7; Psa. 119:105; Psa. 139:16. 

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

The Mayans missed it in 2012, so the world is at loss….when will the world end? Will Christians be raptured beforehand? What about the views regarding the Great Tribulation in Revelation?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and Pastor Jackie talk through exactly what the rapture is and what it is not. We look through the Bible to find Scriptures supporting various views on the Tribulation and whether or not Christians will experience it. We look at common worldviews like Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation, Post-Tribulation, and even Partial-Tribulation. By the end, we believe the Bible points clearly to a worldview we ought to have regarding the rapture, but it may not be what you expect!

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: 1 Thess. 4:15-18; 1 Cor. 15:50-54; 1 John 3:2; John 14:1-3; Matt. 25:6-8; Mark 13:19; Matt. 24:22; Dan. 12:1; Rom. 5:9; Rev. 3:10-11; 1 Pet. 5:10; Rev. 7:9-14; Matt. 24:29-31; 1 Cor. 15:52; Rev. 2:10; Matt. 24:36. 

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach to larger audiences and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected] or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!

Mormons believe the Bible, so that makes them Christians, right? We've all heard a lot of stereotypes about Mormonism, but are any of them actually true? Is Mormonism just another denomination of Christianity?

On today’s podcast, Pastor Derek and a first time guest on the show, Pastor Mike Blahnik, talk through the similarities and differences of Christianity and Mormonism by comparing the scriptures of each to come up with a clear cut answer on how Christians should view Mormonism. We hope that through this episode, you can be better acquainted with the Bible and have the tools to have a meaningful discussion should you engage in a theological conversation with a Mormon.

The 17:17 podcast is a ministry of Roseville Baptist Church (MN) that seeks to tackle cultural issues and societal questions from a biblical worldview so that listeners discover what the Bible has to say about the key issues they face on a daily basis. The 17:17 podcast seeks to teach the truth of God's Word in a way that is glorifying to God and easy to understand with the hope of furthering God's kingdom in Spirit and in Truth. 

Scriptures: Gal. 1:6-9; Heb. 13:8; Deut. 6:4; Isa. 43:10-11; Gen. 1:27; Gal. 3:28; Jam. 2:8-9; 2 Tim 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:19-21; Eph. 2:8-10; Titus 3:5; Matt. 25:46; Rev. 21:1-2.

We quote from past Mormon Presidents, the Book of Mormon, Doctrines and Covenants, Gospel Principles, and The Pearl of the Great Price throughout the episode as well. These are all viewed as authoritative in the Mormon faith.

If you’d like access to our show notes, please visit www.rosevillebaptist.com/1717podcast to see them in Google Drive!

Please listen, subscribe, rate, and review the podcast so that we can reach larger audiences around the world and share the truth of God's Word with them!

Write in your own questions to be answered on the show at [email protected], message us on Facebook, or tweet at us @1717pod on Twitter.  God bless!