Much to Daniel’s dismay, Caleb decided we should talk about the tweets from President Trump on Transgenders in the Military. We discuss the string of tweets that are not public policy but earned public outcry. And we try and get horrible off topic doing it. Maybe with Hamilton. Maybe with Breath of the Wild. But we seek to find God in the midst of current events even when its difficult. Don’t tweet public policy folks.
Jesus Christ is an allergy to the earthly desire. Â When two incompatible things compete with one another, only one can remain. Â The other will be destroyed or leave. Â When we put our faith in Jesus Christ, we are not immune from the same persecution he faced. Â While the world makes us a Pariah for following Christ, we Yet, we can take heart and hold to the confidence rooted in our allegiance with the God who is victorious. Â
When two things are yoked together, they direct the path of the other one. Â This only works when the two are moving in unison together. Â When they are not, it is a source of conflict and tension as the two cannot go in different directions. Â For the believer and the unbeliever, our flesh still craves to go the direction of sin, running counter to our new life.Â
This week Caleb tries to convince Danny that Indiana Jones 2 and 4 are good movies. Danny talks about Eugene Peterson to get people to check out the podcast. We look at everything going on with Hobby Lobby and their mishapventures in accidentally smuggling artifacts. Pobody’s Nerfect! Also Eugene Peterson blew up our Facebook and twitter feed this week so we look at the nature of sin and homosexuality.
Hope sustains us during the times we feel like a Pariah. For all the effort that churches put into branding, messaging, and all the other accoutrements, 1 Corinthians 13 makes it abundantly clear that only three things remain; faith, hope, and love. There are the foundation of our salvation and of the Gospel.
Hope sustains us during the times we feel like a Pariah. For all the effort that churches put into branding, messaging, and all the other accoutrements, 1 Corinthians 13 makes it abundantly clear that only three things remain; faith, hope, and love. There are the foundation of our salvation and of the Gospel.
John the Baptist speaks with a strength and faith that surpasses even the strongest of the Pharisees and religious leaders of his time. Â He wastes no time and directly piercing the heart with his strong rhetoric and direct preaching. Â He calls the religious leaders a brood of vipers for failing to see the story of faith unfolding right before them. Â As difficult as this may have been, John was able to speak with clarity and boldness as one who spoke empowered by the faith in Jesus Christ.
Fidgets Spinners are a thing apparently. Â Normally we would brush by this as a fad in the same line as Beanie Babies, Pogs, and Bakugan, but nooooooooo. Â So far people have been talking about whether these are metaphors of the Trinity or tools of the Devil. Â Yep, what a weird debate. Â Also, we stray off discussing Trinitarian Theology because why not. Â In one episode we discuss the worlds dumbest new toy and theology’s most complex theology. Â All of this and more from Nobody Special.
God, after paving a way, created a home. The new heaven and the new earth would be home for those who follow Christ. Whatever pain we feel, whatever struggles we endure, are temporary. Our true hope rests in the unchanging and everlasting God who has secured our eternity. We can hold our heads high and focus our gaze on the promise and hope of our everlasting.
God’s goal is not to merely keep us from sinning. Â This missing the grand purpose of Christ’s coming. Â Just as wiping the dirt of clothes does not make them clean, getting us to stop sinning does not mean we are sanctified. Â The purpose of Christ’s coming was to return us to Him, fully and completely. Â Our sin separated us from the holiness of God. Â The hope in our victory over sin rests fully in the work of Jesus Christ having already conquered sin.
