Episode Highlights: – The impulse to withhold from a spouse in response to their failure to love well comes from a worldly notion of love, “I am to love only as well as I’m loved.” Christlike love pours itself out regardless of the performance of the one loved. – Your responsibility to your spouse is … Continue reading Episode 123: Is it okay to withhold information from my spouse?

Episode Highlights – We should resist supporting any ungodly lifestyle. Titus 2:11-12 – The Bible is clear about LGBT issues. Gen 1-2, 19; Lev 18:22; Judges 19; Rom 1:26-27; 1 Cor 6:9-11; 1 Tim 1:10 – In situations where an employer (or any other authority) asks us to do something ungodly, “we must obey God … Continue reading Episode 122: Do I have to support LGBT at work according to biblical principles of submission?

Episode Highlights – Total depravity asserts that every aspect of our human nature has been affected by sin (mind, will, emotions, desires, body). Rom 1:18-32; Eph 2:1-3, 4:17-19 – Because every part of our being is affected, we are not able to please God (total inability). Joshua 24:19 – Total depravity does not mean that … Continue reading Episode 121: What’s the deal with Reformed Theology? Total Depravity

Episode Highlights: – There are inherent differences between God and man that make it appropriate for God to desire worship and inappropriate for man to desire worship. (Psa 50:12-15; Acts 24-25) – God doesn’t need anything. When we conceive of Him as needy because He desires worship, we make the mistake of thinking about Him … Continue reading Episode 120: Rightly Understanding God’s Desire to Be Glorified

Episode Highlights: – Reformed theology (as we are using the phrase) holds that God rules with absolute control over all creation, foreordaining all that happens, but doing so in a way that does not deny human will or make God the author of sin. – It is an important doctrine because it is founded upon … Continue reading Episode 119: What’s the deal with Reformed Theology?

Episode Highlights – The larger context is essential to understanding difficult passages. – Context: The Pharisees had already rejected Jesus and were determined to lead others to do the same. – Context: The Pharisees accused Jesus of casting demons out by the power of the devil…when He actually did it by the power of the … Continue reading Episode 118: Does it really mean that? Matthew 12:32

Episode Highlights: – Christians should use whatever means God affords to preserve life. – If our goal is the preservation of life, incremental progress in the fight against abortion should celebrated, while continuing to work toward its eventual eradication.

Episode highlights: – The issue should addressed with grace and kindness. Eph 4:1-2 – Abortion is murder. Gen 9:5-6 – Christians should not settle for less than the eradication of all abortion.

Episode Highlights: – Jesus gave Himself up for us. John 10:17-18 – Jesus offered Himself as an offering to God. Eph 5:1-2 – Christ gives us the power to do what He commands. Eph 1:18ff; 3:20 – Jesus is intended to be our ultimate fulfillment. Eph 3:16-19

Episode Highlights: – We are called to love one another as Christ has loved us. Eph 5:1-2 – Jesus loves us unconditionally, calls us to do the same. Eph 1:4, 2:1-5; John 15:12