Cogitations

Based on a couple of articles I have read recently, this podcast is on how one views the authority o the Bible. Do you think the Bible allows everything it doesn't expressly forbid? This dangerous way of thinking is showing up more and more in sound congregations and then causing them to be unsound.

In today's fast paced world of instant gratification it seems that impulsivity is rewarded.This is not how God would have us to be. We are to be swift to hear and slow to speak. This episode of Cogitations considers this issue.

This episode was kind of different. It was just me...cogitating on some things. Hopefully you will be blessed. Thanks.

Have you ever heard someone say, I don't like to use that passage to teach that because folk use it all the time?" Why would frequency of use dictate whether or not we use a passage? Is the Word of God limited in power so we can only use certain passages a finite number of times? Hopefully you will enjoy this episode of Cogitations. Let me know what you think.

There seems to be an epidemic of vitriol and adversarial interactions between folk who should be brethren. The remedy for this is empathy. This is taught in Scripture. Sometimes when one is fallen instead of taking the time to restore we simply destroy. We shoot our wounded. take a listen to this episode of Cogitations and see if you feel the same way. Also, if you like what we do and want to help out consider becoming a patron www.patreon.com/nearchurches

Today's episode is from a question from a listener. When does something become gossip? In light of that we take a look at gossip as a whole. We also look at the damage it can do and why it is such an egregious sin.

Disfellowshipping is not church discipline nor is the principle scriptural. What is scriptural? Does the Bible tell us what church discipline is and looks like? Do we have a scriptural term that adequately conveys what happens in church discipline? These questions are answered in this extra episode of Cogitations.

Yesterday I made a mistake in my podcast. Today we are talking about imputed righteousness because of my mistake. What is imputed righteousness? Are Christians today imputed righteousness? Take a listen and let me know what you think.

In this episode I talk a little about the Pharisees. Namely, about their legalism or self-righteousness. Were they actually legalist? They were certainly self-righteous as Paul, the apostle, said. Hopefully you will enjoy this episode. Also, I make a mistake in this episode. Normally I leave the mistakes in there but this time was different. I actually just get something wrong. It happens, I am human and not inspired. Anyway, I hope you will forgive the janky edit and correction. Tomorrow's episode will be about the mistake I made and offering some more explanation.

Many times Christians think about sin with the idea of an acceptable margin of error. How does God think about sin? Do you think He allows for an acceptable margin of error? Take a listen to this episode of Cogitations and let me know what you think.