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In this encounter between Ruth and Boaz, we see the profile of a godly woman and a godly man. How does God sovereignly orchestrate events for them to meet? What are the godly characteristics of Ruth? Of Boaz? How is Jesus the GREATER Boaz who protects and provides for sinners by grace alone? Listen and find out.

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Naomi appears to suffer from a dark providence as she is left a widow in the pagan nation of Moab. The LORD relieves the famine in Israel, and Naomi sets out to return. Ruth follows her, and we see one of the most wonderful confessions of faith in the living God from the lips of Ruth herself. How does this passage ultimately point to Jesus and His experiencing the bitter wrath of God on the cross for our sins? Listen and find out!

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Dr. Sean Cole begins a new sermon series in the book of Ruth. He provides four reasons to study Ruth and then dives into Chapter 1:1-5. How do you handle life's dark providences when God seems to be distant? How do you handle tragedy? Is there such a thing as a spiritual famine, and what is the answer? Listen and find out.

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Dr. Sean Cole preaches the final sermon on the book of Judges. What does a nation that is rotten to the core look like? What about us as God’s people? His church? Is the book of Judges a mirror held up to us to show us how we can just as easily fall into the same rebellion? Does the book of Judges end in despair or hope?

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Judges 17-19 show Israel engaged in gross idolatry and immorality. There is no king in Israel. Everyone was doing what was right in their own eyes. There is flagrant rebellion. Open sin. No spiritual leadership and a nation in chaos.

God called Israel to be a holy nation, and their primary goal was to be a light to the nations around them and not to adopt the ways of the pagan Canaanites.

As we move into Chapter 20, we see the twelve tribes' response to the outrageous sin in Chapter 19.

Here is the central idea or main point of this chapter: You must deal with sin quickly before it gets out of control.

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Dr. Sean Cole interacts with Leighton Flowers of Soteriology 101 and the Provisionist understanding of Ezekiel 36:25-27. Flowers asserts that God will give you a new heart IF YOU ADMIT you need a new heart. God responds to our libertarian free will decision to want a new heart by then regenerating us in response to our faith. Sean also interacts with an article from the Society of Evangelical Arminians on this Ezekiel passage that also makes faith the condition for God to give us this new heart. How does Jesus in John 3:1-8 directly address the promises in Ezekiel? And why do both passages teach that regeneration comes BEFORE faith? Listen and find out.

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Judges 19 is perhaps the most disturbing passage in the Bible. The subject matter is R-rated and contains some graphic depictions of human depravity.

Here is the main point of this disastrous chapter: When God’s people fail to submit to Jesus as Lord, they can commit outrageous acts of immorality. Ultimately, this chapter should move us to MOURN and GRIEVE over the sinfulness of sin and its devastating consequences. How does this passage apply to us (1) individually? (2) as a church? and (3) as a nation under God's judgment?

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Dr. Sean Cole has been preaching through the book of Judges which addresses the dangers of idolatry. Why do we give our hearts to idols? The answer is this: We are not CONTENT. What is contentment? How do we learn contentment? How do we stay content? Listen to this sermon from Philippians 4:10-13 and find out.

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Dr. Sean Cole has hosted Understanding Christianity since 2015. Over the past 9 years and over 900 episodes, he has tackled various topics and theological issues. The podcast is now on Spotify and there are many new listeners. In this short episode, Sean discusses the purpose of this podcast and then reads the first three chapters from his book by G3 Press called "40 Days in Philippians: Finding Joy in Jesus."

If you're new listener to Understanding Christianity, or have been a faithful listener the past 9 years, Sean wants to say "THANK YOU" for your encouragement, prayers, and support.

Thanks for listening to Understanding Christianity!

Let's all keep our eyes on JESUS!!

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Dr. Sean Cole continues the teaching series through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession. He addresses Chapter 13 on Sanctification.

The best way to understand the difference between justification and sanctification is to consider what the Reformers said: “Christ is FOR us”—that is justification. “Christ is IN us”—that is sanctification.

We can think of sanctification in two categories:

Positional: We are permanently set apart as holy in our salvation because God has regenerated us and given us the Holy Spirit to live inside of us.

Progressive: While we cannot lose our salvation, we still struggle with sin. The Holy Spirit will progressively and continuously make us more holy and rid us of the pollution of sin in our lives.

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