In this passage, God ordains or incites David to

take a census. How do we reconcile the theological difficulty of

God ordaining David to sin and then holding him accountable? This

concept is called compatibilism: God's absolute sovereignty...

Jesus heals ten lepers, and only one returns. He

understands that he needed more than mere physical healing.

Instead, he needed spiritual healing from his sin. In this passage,

we see the historic Reformed understanding of guilt, grace, and

gratitude...

In 2 Samuel 23, we find the last words of David.

This is an oracle or a sermon that he preaches and it centers on

Christ and the future kingdom. In essence, we could say that David

here is functioning as a prophet, or a preacher and his sermon is

all...

Why do those who profess Christ often fail to

forgive, fall into temptation, and cause disunity in the church? In

Luke 17:1-10, Jesus gives four teachings concerning how believers

get along as the body of Christ. These demands are impossible

without...

Absalom conspires to take over David's throne.

David has to flee Jerusalem. He is betrayed by three men who

previously pledge him loyalty. Nevertheless, God provided three

other men to help him and rescue him from death. In the midst of

all the...

In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Jesus teaches three truths about the reality of hell. (1) People in hell will be conscious. (2) People in hell will suffer extreme torment, and (3) Hell is a fixed eternal reality. In this sermon, Dr. Sean Cole soberly addresses the doctrine of hell. He also exposes three false views of hell that are popular today. He also shows how the Bible is sufficient to warn you of the dangers of hell.

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In 2 Samuel 13, we see the immediate aftermath of

David's egregious sin with Bathsheba and Uriah. Nathan warned him

that the "sword" would not depart from his house. His son Amnon

rapes his half-sister Tamar. Absalom, her blood brother...

Peter marveled at the empty tomb in Luke 24:1-12.

He could not get over the resurrection. Dr. Sean Cole explores the

great mercies of the empty tomb from 1 Peter 1:3-5. We see four

wonderful blessings that God gives us in the resurrection. Listen

and...

David does evil in the sight of the LORD by

committing adultery with Bathsheba and having her husband Uriah

killed in battle. In essence, David breaks most of the Ten

Commandments and thinks he got away with the sin. In 2 Samuel 12,

Nathan the Prophet...

Did Jesus die for the sins of every single person who has ever lived or did He die specifically for the elect? How does the High Priestly ministry of Jesus answer this? Jesus makes atonement and intercession for the same people--the elect

(This podcast was first released back in October of 2015, but it is timely in light of Holy Week as we think about the cross.)

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