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Jesus calls His people to preserve, confront, and shine in a decaying world. In this urgent message, Dr. Michael Youssef teaches from Matthew 5:13, reminding believers that salt is only useful when it keeps its distinctiveness.

Dr. Youssef warns that spiritual compromise weakens our witness and dulls the convicting work of the Holy Spirit. But there is Gospel hope: through repentance, obedience, and full surrender to Christ, believers can be restored to bold effectiveness.

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Christ has called His people to be salt—not silent, not blended in, but faithful, holy, and useful for His Kingdom.

Scripture Focus: Matthew 5:13-16

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“The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.” — Proverbs 19:8

Wisdom doesn’t just shape what we believe. It shapes how we live—including how we handle money.

That’s why prudence has long been considered one of the cardinal virtues. It’s not a word we use every day, but it speaks directly to the way Christians make decisions, set priorities, manage resources, and seek to honor God with what He has entrusted to us.

In this new series on the financial virtues, Dr. Greg Forster, Affiliate Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) and Executive Director of the Christian Investing Council (CIC), joined the show today to discuss prudence and why faithful stewardship requires more than financial knowledge.

Before we can understand prudence, we first need to understand virtue.

Dr. Forster defines virtue as becoming a Christlike person. It is not merely doing the right thing outwardly. It is developing Christlike qualities in our character so that we obey God from the heart.

Jesus often exposed the danger of outward obedience without inward transformation. He spoke of “whitewashed tombs” that looked clean on the outside but were full of death within. He also warned against cleaning the outside of the cup while leaving the inside filthy.

Those images remind us that God cares not only about what we do, but also how and why we do it. That is especially important when it comes to money.

Faithful stewardship is not a checklist. It is not simply giving a certain amount, following a set of financial rules, or making decisions that appear responsible on the surface. Stewardship is relational. It is part of our worship. It is one way we bring our whole selves before the Lord and say, “This belongs to You. How can I use it for Your purposes?”

The cardinal virtues—prudence, temperance, fortitude, and justice—come from a long tradition in Christian moral reflection. The word “cardinal” comes from the Latin word for the hinge of a door. These virtues are “hinge” virtues because they help guide and shape the others.

Christian ethics has often distinguished between theological virtues, which are known through God’s revelation in Scripture, and moral virtues, which are more broadly recognized because God has made His moral order known through creation and conscience.

That matters for two reasons.

First, it reminds us that all people are accountable to God. Even those who have never read the Bible still live in God’s world and bear His image.

Second, it gives us a foundation for shared life with neighbors who may not share our faith. There are moral truths people can recognize because God has woven them into the world He made.

Among those moral virtues, prudence has often been seen as especially important because it helps us discern how to put wisdom into practice.

Prudence is often described as wisdom in action.

It is not simply about having good goals. It is knowing the right means to pursue those goals faithfully.

As Dr. Forster explained, we often say, “The ends don’t justify the means.” In other words, having a good goal does not give us permission to pursue it in careless, wasteful, or sinful ways. Prudence helps us ask, "What is the right course of action?" What is the wise path forward? How do we pursue good ends in a way that honors God?

That makes prudence deeply practical.

It moves us from abstract desire to concrete obedience. It is one thing to say, “I want to be more Christlike,” or “I want to be a faithful steward.” It is another thing to ask, “What decision sh

We’ve all had moments of relief when an annoying problem is finally solved. We remove that little rock from our shoe. Or we clean the bird dropping off our windshield. Or someone finally shuts off that incessant car alarm. What a relief! It’s refreshing. Well currently here on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie is highlighting a number of spiritual issues where many of us could use some refreshment. It’s foundational insight on the fundamentals of the Christian life. Glad you’re along.

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Everybody loves a comeback story. A marriage saved. A relationship restored. But what happens when the divorce actually happens? Vaneetha Risner, author of "This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce", talks honestly about the lies, shame, and second-guessing that can follow a broken marriage—and why healing starts when you stop trying to rewrite the past. If you're carrying grief, disappointment, or questions that don't have easy answers, this conversation won't talk down to you.

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What kind of father does a boy need? In an upbeat recorded message, the late Steve Farrar encourages men to invest time and energy into the lives of their sons, in spite of the fact that our culture emphasizes the importance of a man’s career. Steve reminds men that God wants them to love His Word deeply and teach Scriptural truths to their children and grandchildren.

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Is it difficult for you to be a bold, loving, public Christian in today’s world? In this program, Chip says: You’re not alone. He’ll share some challenging words for how we should respond to the unpredictable world around us. You’re not gonna wanna miss what he has to say!

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