Who Can Tell You No? The Danger of Living Without Accountability | Still Growing — Week 3

In the final episode of the Still Growing series, Dr. Marlon A. Moss, Jr. asks a challenging question: Who in your life can tell you no?

Spiritual maturity requires more than being teachable and correctable. It also requires accountability.

Proverbs 11:14 teaches us that without wise guidance, people fall. Yet experience, influence, leadership, success, and titles can sometimes create environments where everyone agrees with us—and no one feels free to challenge us.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why every believer and leader needs accountability
• The danger of surrounding yourself only with people who agree with you
• How unchecked authority can become destructive
• Why wise counsel is a form of protection
• What happens when nobody is allowed to challenge us
• Biblical examples of leaders who needed correction
• How humility creates room for trusted voices

David needed Nathan. Peter was confronted by Paul. Scripture repeatedly reminds us that spiritual maturity does not place us above accountability.

The question is not simply, “Who listens to me?”

The deeper question is:

“Who am I willing to listen to?”

Stay teachable.
Stay correctable.
Stay accountable.
Keep growing.

📖 Main Scripture: Proverbs 11:14

Additional Scriptures: Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 15:22; Proverbs 27:17; 2 Samuel 12:1–13; Galatians 2:11–14; Ecclesiastes 4:9–10

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Still Growing — Teachable. Correctable. Accountable.

In episode 2 of the Still Growing series, Dr. Marlon A. Moss, Jr. examines the difference between correction and rejection—and why spiritual maturity requires us to recognize that being challenged does not always mean we are being attacked.

Proverbs 27:5–6 reminds us that faithful wounds from a friend can be more valuable than empty affirmation. Sometimes the people who love us most are willing to tell us what we do not want to hear.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why correction can feel personal
• The difference between criticism and constructive correction
• How pride can make healthy feedback feel like rejection
• Why accountability is an expression of care
• What Scripture teaches about receiving discipline
• How to respond when someone tells us we are wrong
• The importance of speaking truth in love

Growth requires more than being teachable. It requires being correctable.

If every disagreement feels like disrespect, every challenge feels like an attack, and every correction feels like rejection, we may miss the very people God is using to help us grow.

Stay teachable.
Stay correctable.
Stay accountable.
Keep growing.

📖 Main Scripture: Proverbs 27:5–6

Additional Scriptures: Hebrews 12:5–11; Psalm 141:5; Galatians 2:11–14; Proverbs 15:31–32; Ephesians 4:15

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Still Growing — Teachable. Correctable. Accountable.

Can experience, education, success, and leadership actually make us harder to teach?

In Part 1 of the Still Growing series on Theo-Logically Speaking, Dr. Marlon A. Moss, Jr. examines the spiritual danger of becoming so accomplished that we quietly stop learning.

Using Proverbs 9:9 as the primary text, this episode explores the difference between experience and wisdom, confidence and arrogance, expertise and infallibility.

We’ll also look at Apollos in Acts 18 and consider what it means to remain teachable even after the titles, degrees, years of service, and accomplishments come.

Key questions:

• Are you still teachable?When was the last time someone changed your mind?Can someone younger or less experienced still teach you?Have your accomplishments become armor against correction?What might you currently be wrong about?

Still Growing: Teachable. Correctable. Accountable.

This is Part 1 of a three-part series:

Part 1: When Experience Becomes Arrogance
Part 2: When Correction Feels Like Rejection
Part 3: Who Can Tell You No?

Theo-Logical Takeaway:
Spiritual maturity is not knowing everything. It is possessing enough wisdom and humility to recognize that God is not finished teaching you.

We are living in the most connected generation in history—but are we truly closer?

In this episode of Theo-Logically Speaking, Dr. Marlon A. Moss, Jr. explores how social media has changed the meaning of friendship. We may have more followers, likes, and online connections than ever before, yet many people still struggle with loneliness, shallow relationships, and the absence of genuine community.

Using Proverbs 18:24 and other biblical passages, this episode examines the qualities of authentic friendship: loyalty, honesty, encouragement, accountability, sacrifice, and spiritual growth.

Has social media strengthened our friendships, or has it simply increased the number of people watching our lives?

Listen and discover what the Bible teaches about building meaningful relationships in the digital age.

Primary Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Supporting Scriptures: Proverbs 17:17; Proverbs 27:6, 9, 17; Ecclesiastes 4:9–10; John 15:13–15; James 1:19; Ephesians 4:29

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Faith. Culture. Everyday Life. Through a Biblical Lens.

Have you been fighting battles that God never intended for you to fight?

In this episode of Theo-Logically Speaking, Dr. Marlon A. Moss, Jr. explores one of the most overlooked principles of spiritual maturity—discernment. Many believers exhaust themselves engaging in unnecessary conflicts, emotional distractions, and spiritual warfare that God never assigned to them.

Through Scripture, practical wisdom, and pastoral insight, you'll discover how to recognize the battles that belong to you, the battles that belong to God, and why choosing peace is often the greatest act of faith.

✔️ How to discern your God-given assignments
✔️ Why determination without discernment leads to frustration
✔️ How Satan uses distraction to derail your purpose
✔️ Why some battles belong exclusively to God
✔️ The biblical power of choosing peace over proving a point

📖 Exodus 14:14
📖 Nehemiah 6
📖 Romans 12:18
📖 Ephesians 6:10–18

In This EpisodeKey Scripture

Memorable Quotes

"The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."

"Purpose is more important than proving a point."

"God has never lost a battle."

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