Was Cain’s city a good thing initially? If Israel was just as bad as Sodom and Gomorrah, why didn’t God destroy it too? And how will God redeem the city in the new creation? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the second half of The City series. Thank you to our audience for your insightful questions!

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Timestamps 

• Was Cain’s City Originally a Good Thing? (2:28) 
• Why Didn’t Israel Face the Same Judgment as Sodom? (13:24) 
• Why Is Babylon Depicted So Negatively in the Bible? (23:21) 
• How Will God Redeem the City? (31:48) 
• Is the Church a City? (38:18) 

Referenced Resources

• The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation, A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics, Richard B. Hays
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• You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music 

• “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS

Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Audience questions compiled by Christopher Maier.

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