What does it mean to be called and is the term even biblical? Caleb and Danny discuss this, Kanye West, and the new hit game The Outerworlds in the latest episode of the Christian Podcast Nobody Special.
Caleb has finally stopped being sick so we answer questions about when Christians should get into politics and how far is too far…
Caleb has finally stopped being sick so we answer questions about when Christians should get into politics and how far is too far…
Well, Caleb got sick last minute so we are gonna record in a day or so. Thank you to everyone who supports our show even when we have last minute mistakes like this one. If you are looking to support us, the best way to do so is to send us messages and share our show with all your friends. That way we can help grow this bad boy.
The sentencing of Amber Guygur in the Botham Jean trial is over and the internet is running hot with racial tensions, grace, and forgiveness. Also with the Joker movie coming out, we look at how we can take the opportunities given to us.
We like to believe that Jesus and Satan actively battle for the souls and lives of mankind., each trying to beat the other in some divine spiritual competition. We share images of Jesus and Satan standing face to face as if they are preparing for a boxing match with the outcome largely unknown. Nothing could be further from the truth. For Jesus, there is no contest between the defunct fallen angel and the Son of God and ruler of all creation. Maintaining Divine rule over all creation requires nothing beyond the instrinsic personhood that He naturally exerts. Bringing salvation to mankind by becoming incarnate had been the plan from the beginning, not a plan B in response to sin. Rather, the work of Christ paved the only path for our return. While hugely momentous and the turning point of creation, for Jesus Christ, this event displayed the ordinary activities for a God incarnate who does the extraordinary for the unworthy.
A Christian cannot have a reasonable discussion of sin and the consequences of sin without mentioning the crux of the Gospel; Jesus Christ died for sinners and offers forgiveness for their sins. Â Discussions of sin often become bogged down in either the acts of sin themselves or bypass any mention of sin, allowing people to continue in their sin. Â As we discussed in our previous post, the sin separated us from the fullness of God’s presence and made us deserving of death and separation from God. Â Yet, in God’s gracious mercy, by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, we have the opportunity to not only be forgiven from our sins but also enter into the fullness of God’s presence. Â We have been forgiven from our sins. Â We lay before the cross of Jesus Christ, pouring our sin out on Christ, knowing that he sustains us and forgives us. Â Furthermore, we have the opportunity to forgive ourselves and forgive one another. No matter the sin that we have done or the distance that we have traveled from God, everyone is offered the forgiveness in Jesus Christ and can extend the same forgiveness to one another.
At the beginning of time, God created everything and it declared it good, with everything how God intended it to exist. For a brief period of time, mankind lived in paradise, walking with God in intimate relationship and communion with the High King of heaven. Then, through the introduction of sin, the paradise created for the glory of God and the enjoyment of mankind became tainted by the corruptions of sin. We live in this world, where the effects of sin affect our daily life. To understand the problem of sin, we must go back to the beginning, to the moment where man introduced sin to the perfect paradise of creation. God had set mankind free in the garden of Eden to enjoy and gave one restriction; one tree they cannot eat its fruit. The serpent deceived Adam and Eve, enticing them to doubt the goodness and righteousness of God by eating the forbidden fruit. In that moment, Adam and Eve chose the promise that they would die for their actions, rather than enjoy the paradise God prepared for them. The sin of Adam is the sin of mankind who routinely chooses in false god’s and false promises. Yet, despite sin, God gives hope to mankind despite the rebellion of standing against God.
Whenever tragedy strikes, people move very quickly to determine the cause of the problem. These debate quickly devolve into name calling, finger pointing, and the useless jabbering of politicians and pundits all ignoring the root cause of pain and suffering. The issue has always been sin, the issue is still sin, and the issue will continue to be sin until we arrive on the other side of eternity by the grace of our Savior Jesus Christ. In more recent history, there has been an increase in calls to diminish the problem of issue and the response of prayer. Some, even from those who profess faith in Jesus Christ. In doing so, they neglect the grip of sin on the lives of mankind, and, even more dangerous, they diminish the message and power of the Gospel that Jesus saves mankind from our sins but His glorious grace. It seems, in our effort to be non-offensive and seeker friendly, we have forgotten what sin is and what it does to everyone sin encounters. Â Understanding the nature of sin does not seek to heap on condemnation on a person, but rather to make much of the Gospel of that Jesus Christ came to save us. Â It is only when we understand the depths of our depravity that we can begin to grasp great richness of grace.
This week, the boys of Nobody Special take on the profound topic of swearing and the power of words. Â Which proves to be incredibly difficult as we don’t want to lose our clean tag in the process. So we do it all without actually saying the really bad words, which would be a failure. Â Speaking of failure, we also look at what it means to fail and whether we are a failure or not from doing so. Â All in all, God gives us and we in turn can give grace to one another. Â We all struggle with some kind of sin and wrestle with the topic of our speech. Â So be gentle to yourself and to others. Â
