In this episode we look at another way that God is the perfect Parent in how He interacts with us.

Other episodes referenced in this one:

24. The Gospel

109. The perfect Parent, part 1 (What is God like? part 7)

110. The greatness and majesty of God (What is God like? part 8)

Scriptures referenced:

Matthew 6:9-13

Psalm 37:4

James 1:2-4

Hebrews 5:8

2 Corinthians 12:7

Jeremiah 12:5

Proverbs 24:10

Jude 24-25

Psalm 46:10

Psalm 8:3-4

Psalm 39:4-5

Matthew 7:7-11

Proverbs 13:12

1 John 5:14

Lamentations 3:31-33

John 8:44

James 4:6-7

Matthew 26:39

Psalm 34:8-10

Psalm 84:11

John 1:12-13

Psalm 145:14-21

Proverbs 3:5-8

Proverbs 26:12

Proverbs 3:11-12

Psalm 34:19

James 1:5-6

Luke 1:38

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In this episode we talk about a tactic of the enemy that seeks to keep us distracted from the things that actually matter and how the solution is relying on and loving God.

IMPORTANT NOTE: An important companion episode to this one is Episode 68: But what does the Bible say? If you have not listened to that episode, I would recommend listening to it in conjunction with this one.

DISCLAIMER: In this episode there is some occasional background noise, but I didn't think it was significantly disruptive.

Other episodes referenced in this one:

Episode 6: Surrender: a firsthand experience

Episode 21: "I never knew you"

Episode 24: The Gospel

Scriptures referenced:

Nehemiah 6:1-9

Matthew 4:1-11

Luke 4:1-13

Nehemiah 13:4-9

Ecclesiastes 9:7

John 7:17

James 1:5

2 Peter 3:9

Psalm 139:1, 23-24

John 14:15, 21, 23-24

Matthew 7:21-23

1 John 5:3

Matthew 6:13

James 4:7

**CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS**

When reading Nehemiah 13:9, I accidentally said, "and I brought back from there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense." It actually says, "and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense." The point is that Nehemiah returned these items to the house of God.

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In this episode we continue the What is God Like? Series. Specifically, we look at how having an accurate view of God will put our trials and difficulties into the proper perspective.

Scriptures referenced:

1 John 4:19

1 John 2:27

James 1:2-4

Hebrews 12:11

Isaiah 26:3

Psalm 8:3-4

2 Kings 6:8-23

Revelation 4:1-11

Matthew 6:33-34

Exodus 24:1-2, 9-18

Isaiah 66:1-2

Psalm 103:19

Psalm 46:10

Psalm 39:4-5

Colossians 3:2

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In this episode we talk about how God is the perfect Parent and how He disciplines us for our good.

Scriptures referenced:

Proverbs 20:30

James 1:2-4

John 9:1-3

James 5:14-15

Hebrews 5:8

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

James 4:6

Psalm 103:13-14

Proverbs 22:15

Proverbs 13:24

Hebrews 12:5-11

James 1:5-6

Romans 8:28-29

Matthew 6:13

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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We are continuing in the series of learning what God is like. Today we look at how He is gracious.

Other episodes referenced in this one:

Episode 24: The Gospel

Scriptures referenced:

The whole book of Jonah

Ephesians 2:3-4

Exodus 33:18

Exodus 34:6-7

John 14:9

Psalm 86:15

Psalm 103:8

Psalm 111:4

Psalm 145:8-21

1 Peter 5:7

Psalm 55:22

John 3:16

John 14:6

Nehemiah 9:16-21, 30-31

2 Chronicles 30:9

Exodus 22:25-27

Hebrews 4:16

Matthew 23:12

Luke 14:11

James 4:6

Proverbs 3:5-6

Psalm 107:6, 13, 19, 28

2 Chronicles 33:1-13

Joel 2:12-14

Galatians 5:22-23

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In this episode we continue the conversation we began about God's mercy in the previous episode and how it applies to us and our thinking.

Other episodes referenced in this one:

69. Contra legalism

103. Two critical questions we all must answer (What is God like? Part 1)

104. Splagchnizomai (What is God like? Part 2)

105. Sumpatheō (What is God like? Part 3)

106. Rich in mercy (What is God like? Part 4)

Scriptures referenced:

Exodus 33:18

Matthew 11:27

John 14:9

Matthew 9:9-13

Luke 18:9-14

John 3:1

Acts 15:5

Matthew 15:8

Matthew 12:1-8

Luke 6:1

Deuteronomy 23:24-25

Exodus 20:8-11

Exodus 34:21

Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Mark 2:27

Hebrews 4:15

1 Samuel 21:1-9

Leviticus 24:5-9

Numbers 28:9-10

Matthew 5:17-20

Matthew 22:34-40

Romans 13:8-10

Matthew 23:23-24

Hosea 6:6

Micah 6:6-8

Amos 5:21-24

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Matthew 11:28-30

Matthew 23:4

1 John 5:3

Psalm 139:23-24

Ephesians 2:4

John 14:15

Romans 6:1-4

Hebrews 12

Psalm 147:10-11

Galatians 3:3

**CORRECTION**

I said the incident with David and the bread of the presence could be found in 1 Samuel 21:9. I meant 1 Samuel 21:1-9.

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In this episode we continue to look at what God is like and what He thinks about us.

Other episodes referenced in this one:

Episode 24: The Gospel

Episode 103: Two critical questions we all must answer (What is God like? Part 1)

Episode 104: Splagchnizomai (What is God like? Part 2)

Episode 105: Sumpatheō (What is God like? Part 3)

Scriptures referenced:

Romans 12:2

Exodus 33:18

Matthew 11:27

John 14:9

Psalm 119:18

Matthew 9:9-13

Hosea 6:6

Luke 10:33-37

Luke 1:57-58

Matthew 20:29-34

Matthew 17:14-15

Mark 5:18-20

Philippians 2:25-27

Ephesians 2:1-7

Romans 6:23

Romans 3:23

John 14:6

2 Corinthians 6:2

Hebrews 12:5-11

John 8:11

Hebrews 4:14-16

Lamentations 3:22-23

1 John 4:8-11

Romans 5:6-8

1 John 3:8

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In today's episode, we continue to address the two questions that we introduced back in episode 103:

1) What is God like?
2) What does He think about me?

Other episodes referenced in this one:
Episode 24: The Gospel
Episode 103: Two critical questions we all must answer
Episode 104: Splagchnizomai

Scriptures referenced:
Romans 12:2
John 14:9
Exodus 33:18
Exodus 34:6-7
Matthew 11:27
Hebrews 11:6
John 15:5
Hebrews 13:8
Mark 3:1-6
Mark 2:23-28
Matthew 12:1-8
Matthew 12:9-14
Matthew 23:4
Matthew 11:28-30
John 14:6
Luke 13:10-17
Luke 10:33-37
Hebrews 4:15-16
Hebrews 12:5-11
John 15:1-11
1 Timothy 2:5
Psalm 107
Romans 8:1
Psalm 139:16
Matthew 9:9-13
Matthew 4:17

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Today we continue to ask the questions of, "What is God like," and, "What does He think about me and feel towards me?"

Other episodes referenced in this one:
Episode 24: The Gospel
Episode 103: Two critical questions we all must answer (what God's like, part 1)

Scriptures referenced:
John 14:9
Matthew 11:27
Hebrews 4:12
John 15:5
Exodus 34:6-7
Exodus 33:18
Luke 7:11-17
Mark 1:40-41
John 11:43
Matthew 9:35-36
Matthew 14:12-14
Matthew 15:32
Matthew 20:29-34
Luke 10:33-35
Luke 15:20
Luke 10:36-37

**CLARIFICATION**
Around 39 minutes in, I said splagchnizomai was not used in the parable of the Good Samaritan to describe the Samaritan. What I meant is that the person who is responding to Jesus in Luke 10:36-37 about the parable uses a different word than splagchnizomai to describe what the Samaritan in the parable did, but in the parable itself splagchnizomai is indeed the word used to describe what the Samaritan felt.

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In this episode we look at two questions and how what we believe to be the answers to those two questions will affect everything we think, feel, and do.

Other episodes referenced in this one:
Episode 7: Meditating on the Scriptures, part 1
Episode 24: The Gospel

Scriptures referenced:
Galatians 5:22-23
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Ephesians 2:1-3
John 17:3
Matthew 7:21-23
2 Corinthians 5:17
Romans 12:2
Psalm 27:10
Psalm 68:4-6
Luke 7:36-50
Matthew 9:9-13
Matthew 5:20
Matthew 23:13-36
Exodus 34:6-7
John 14:9
Hebrews 1:3
Exodus 33:18
1 Samuel 3:10
Ephesians 1:15-21
Luke 5:1-11
John 11:38-44
Luke 17:11-19
Hebrews 11:6
Psalm 5:3
2 Chronicles 7:1-3
1 Thessalonians 5:17
James 4:8
Mark 2:27
1 John 4:11, 19
Luke 6:36
2 Corinthians 5:20

**CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS**
At one point I used the phrase "what God believes about us". By this I didn't mean to imply that God isn't certain about something. No, God knows everything perfectly. What I meant was what God thinks about us and His view towards us.
I said the Exodus 34 reference was verses 6-10. It was actually just verses 6-7.

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