Douglas Jacoby Podcast

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This is the sixth lesson (14 minutes) in our Romans series.

Some of the passages referred to in the podcast are Psalm 138:2; Romans 9:4-5; 15:4; and Hebrews 8:8.

Suggested for memory: "As it is written, "None is righteous, no, not one'" (Romans 3:10).

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Romans E (18 minutes) continues the study of the typical weaknesses of religious people, particularly hypocrisy and condescension.

Isaiah 52:5 -- God's people often misrepresent him through unholy living. And yet sometimes those who are not the people of God in fact are following the spirit of God's Word -- we mustn't be smug in our salvation, or look down on the outsider.

Principal O.T. passages on "uncircumcision": Deuteronomy 10:16, 30; Jeremiah 4:4, 9:2.

Are we tempted to look down on those who have not been baptized correctly? Do you know anyone who is:

• Godly, though without a complete understanding of biblical truth?
• Christlike, though with some technical misunderstandings?
• Showing signs of Holy Spirit, even if confused about how one is meant to receive the Spirit.
• For more on this, please watch the Friend or Foe? DVD (and listen to the lessons in the Who Is My Brother? conference). The DVD (2 hours) and the audio CD (7 hours) are available here, at the IPI site.

Suggested for memory: "You then who teach others, do you not teach yourself?..." (Romans 2:21).

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Listen to the fourth podcast in the series (15 minutes).

Referred to in the lesson: The Last Things series (including the podcast on Those Who Haven't Heard the Word); God's word coming in multiple ways (see Hebrews 1:1):

• Scripture (3:2)
• Nature (1:19-20)
• Social sciences (as in Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, etc)
• Conscience (2:14)
• The history of Israel (9-11)
• Christ – the gospel message, the incarnation, the Lord's life, his resurrection (1-16)

Suggested for memory: "... God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance" (Romans 2:4).

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In our third podcast (21 minutes), we will tackle Romans 1:18-32.
For more background on this passage, listen to the Fall of Rome podcast.

This lesson refers to many biblical passages, such as Psalm 7:11 and Jeremiah 2:19. It also references Pseudo-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 20, c.300 AD: "In the beginning... human life... obeyed the laws made by nature; and men, linking themselves to women... became fathers of children. But gradually the passing years degenerated from such nobility to the lowest depths of hedonism... The same-sex entered the same bed. Though they saw themselves embracing each other, they were ashamed neither at what they did nor at what they had done to them. And sowing their seed on barren rocks, to quote the proverb, they bought a little pleasure at the cost of great disgrace."

Suggested for memory: "... they are without excuse" (Romans 1:20).

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This is the 2nd lesson in a series of 26 on Romans. Here we cover the theme passage, Romans 1:16-17 (22 minutes).

• Recommended: study Habakkuk 2:4.
• Ponder: "From faith to faith" most likely refers to the faith (fidelity, allegiance) of Jesus to our own faith (faithfulness, fidelity, allegiance). There is a perfect literary parallel (in the Greek) in 3:22.
• Listen to the podcast on Sound doctrine.

Suggested for memory: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek" (1:16).

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This is the opening podcast in the series Romans A-Z. In 26 daily lessons, we will explore Paul's longest letter.

First, we set the stage, by reading through chapter 1, verse 1-15 (24 minutes). Paul has a missionary purpose in visiting Rome (1:12; 15:23-25,28) as well as a theological purpose (preventing the debate about Torah from making its way to Rome and potentially splitting the Christian movement).

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Sermon done by Douglas Jacoby on June 26, 2011.

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This is one of the keynote messages at a 2011 conference on the Paranormal -- aboard the Queen Mary, a "haunted ship." If you would like the entire conference, you can order here through IPI.

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Scriptures

• Ezekiel 37
• Luke 15
• Ephesians 2

Conclusions

The zombie scene is not just about survival, but about community and trust and beauty.

1. We were dead in sins.
2. In a sense we’re not fully alive until connected with our Creator.
3. The villains aren’t the zombies. They’re us!

Further

• White Zombie (1932)
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)
• The Thriller (1983)
• I Am Legend (2007)
• There are also many interesting articles and blogs out there, for example this one.

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Outline

• Witchcraft is unbiblical.
• Witchcraft has no true power.
• Witchcraft must be totally rejected, not partially rejected.

Scriptures referred to

• 1 Samuel 28
• Galatians 5:20
• 2 Chronicles 33:6
• Malachi 3:5
• Deuteronomy 18:10, 17-22
• Acts 8, 13, 16, 19
• Colossians 2:13-15
• Jeremiah 7:18, 44:17-19,25
• Acts 19:19 -- listen to the sermon "The Bonfire" (scroll down)
• Revelation 21:8
• See also Leviticus 20:1-5, which tells us that conniving at child sacrifice is also culpable. So if we are aware of such immoral practices underway in our community yet remain silent, we are guilty.
• Finally, consider the following article on Child Witches.