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As you know, words have impact. What you choose to say to someone, and not say, impacts your relationship with that person. So how can you improve all your relationships? By learning to choose your words wisely, carefully, and in a God-honoring way! Deborah Pegues shares the lessons she learned when she decided to take a "tongue fast" by not saying anything negative to anyone. You'll gain valuable insights, as well as help for avoiding lying, gossiping, and complaining.
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If you were told you were free to enter the Oval Office at the White House, you’d shake your head and chuckle, “You’re one brick short of a load, buddy.” Multiply your disbelief by a thousand, and you’ll have an idea how a Jew would feel if someone told him he could enter the Holy of Holies— a part of the Temple no one could enter except the high priest and then only one day a year.
Why? Because the glory of God was present there. God is holy, and we are sinners, and there is a distance between us. Like Job, we say, “If only there were a mediator who could bring us together” (Job 9:33). 1 Timothy 2:5 says, “There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man, Jesus Christ.”
God welcomes you. He is not avoiding you. The door is open. God invites you in.
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In this episode, Michael and Zach examine a central theological question: what must someone believe about justification to be included in the family of God? This is not a discussion about sincerity, the Trinity, or belief in Jesus, but about the content of the gospel itself—measured against Paul’s standard in Galatians.
The conversation walks through key biblical texts, showing that justification is by grace alone through faith alone, apart from works. From there, the episode compares that teaching with the formal doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly as defined at the Council of Trent, where justification involves infused righteousness, sacramental grace, and ongoing cooperation.
The distinction is not minor. If grace and works are combined as the basis of justification, the gospel itself is redefined. The episode concludes by clarifying the difference between individuals and systems, while maintaining Paul’s warning: when the gospel is altered, even by recognized authority, it must be rejected.
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