Podcasts about Hamartia

 John 7:53 - 8:20This Greek Bible study examines the powerful story of the woman caught in adultery and Jesus's transformative teaching about judgment, sin, and spiritual illumination.• Exploration of John 7:53-8:20, including the authenticity questions surrounding this passage in early manuscripts• Discussion of Jesus writing in the sand—one of the few references to his literacy in the Gospels• Analysis of Jesus' challenge to the woman's accusers about their own sinfulness• Context of how Jesus transforms understanding of sin from external rules to inward reflection• Examination of the Greek word "hamartia" (sin) and its theological implications• Jesus' declaration "I am the light of the world" and its connection to Quaker understanding of inner light• References to 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 about God shining in our hearts• Discussion of biblical support for Quaker beliefs and recommended resources for further studyA complete list of our podcasts, organized into topics, is available on our website. To learn more about Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), please visit ohioyearlymeeting.org. Those interested in exploring the distinctives of Conservative Friends waiting worship should consider checking out our many Zoom Online Worship opportunities during the week here. All are welcome! We also have several Zoom study groups. Check out the Online Study and Discussion Groups on our website. Advices read in these podcasts can be found on page 29 in our Book Of Dicipline. We welcome feedback on this and any of our other podcast episodes. Contact us through our website.

Topics: Concerns About Salvation, Trusting Jesus, Conviction of Belief in Christ, Holy Person Identity (Colossians 3:12), Lies About Holy Desires, Needing to Repent of Sins, Baptism for Salvation, Doubts About Salvation, Still Sinning and God Leaving, Dying Without Repenting of All Sins, Not Feeling Saved, Definition Of Salvation, Jesus As Savior (John 3:17), Salvation Through Belief (John 3:18), Born "In Adam" (1 Corinthians 15:22), Getting "In Christ" Through Belief, New Creation In Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), Power Of Sin Entering The World, Hamartia as the Force Of Sin, Adam was Created Good, Temptation and Sin Entering (Genesis 3), Recreated In Christ, Legalistic Knowledge of Right And Wrong, Sin Removing Life (Romans 5:12), God's Grace Through Jesus (Romans 5:15), Gift of Eternal Life, Jesus Becoming Sin (2 Corinthians 5:21), Saved By Grace Through Faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), Baptized Into Christ (Romans 6), Security From Sin's Penalty Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

In this episode, Coach Tom gives you practical tools to become more self-aware, freer on the inside, and more aligned with God.When you are feeling out of sorts:Pay attention to it … Sometimes the tell is how you are feeling … pay attention to your feelings/bodyClarify itRecognize its impact on your peace in Christ and experience of the Fruit of the SpiritSome of the symptoms might be:  Overthinking Noise on the insideA Sense of Isolation & DisconnectRemember, if you are in Christ, Fruit of the Spirit … His Peace is already in you (Gal. 5:22; Col. 3:15)1.    Ask yourself how your thoughts are impacting all the fruit of the Spirit in you2.    Agree with God's perspective3.    James 5:16 confess your sins … Hamartia … missing the mark, fault, failure, guilt4.    Pray for each other that you may be healed__________________________You can connect with Coach Tom at:https://greaterformation.com/Email: Tom@GreaterFormation.com P.S. ... If you are stalled in life, or particularly if you are in transition, here are two ways I can help you Get Clear, Get Focused and Be Fruitful!1. Grab a Free Copy of my "4 Key Steps to Clarity and Fruitfulness" Document. It's a Blueprint to help you move ahead. Click Here2. Work with me:I can help you Clarify, Plan, and take Bold Steps into Your Future. Book a Free 30-Minute Clarity and Fruitfulness Session with me: Click Here

Episode 6 of Favourite Noizzes see's Will speak with James and Sophie from Hamartia, a chat about their relatively quiet year for the band but how busy it has been elsewhere as well as how their 2025 is shaping up with single drops and a hopeful EP release too. Sophie also opens up on her own therapy and how this has supported her personal and lyrical writing growth. Mentions include Keaton Henson, Erra, Lizzie McAlpine and Bilmuri as well as Defences and Love Rarely. Ritchie and Luke from unpeople also join Will and chat about writing music, the trajectory of the band in their first year of releasing songs and backing for the band with everything from previous fans to industry support. Ritchie and Luke discuss their favourite music they have listened to this year having not listened to much new music. Mentions include Better Lovers, Doechii and Mr. Bill as well as 2024 being the year Ritchie properly discovered System Of A Down and Ghost, magical. Thanks to Liquid Death for murdering our thirst. Follow Noizze and Noizze Podcast Network on Social Media and remember to follow us on Spotify, Apple Music & wherever you stream your podcasts! You can check out Noizze playlists with weekly picks and updates through our Essential Playlist. The best way to support is to follow and subscribe but you can also support by grabbing yourself some Noizze Merch. Go and check out Elyrean who are responsible for the theme and hench riffs.

Hamartia comes from Greek tragedy and refers to a hero or heroine's fatal flaw. For Meredith Johnston, it's self-hatred. This is the focus of her new album Hamartia. Reset sits down with the singer to talk about the inspiration behind the project and getting a taste of Warm Human's range from electronic to indie to pop. GUEST: Meredith Johnston, singer and songwriter, Warm Human

Topics: Generational Curse, Curses, Satan Cursed First, Genesis 3, Earth Cursed, Genesis 4, Sin Entered Through Adam, Hamartia, Infects Everything Physical, Romans 5, Curses in Old Testament, Primarily in Deuteronomy, Jews Agreed to Follow All Commandments, Cursed If They Don't, Generations Cursed Because of Old Covenant, Relatives of Jews, Unless Jewish Curse Did Not Apply, Christ Redeemed Jews From Curse of Law by Becoming a Curse, Galatians 3:13, Christ Born Under the Law to Redeem Those Under the Law, Galatians 4,  System of Blessing and Cursing, Moses Established Old Covenant, Deuteronomy 4, Deuteronomy 8, Deuteronomy 30, Non-Jews Not Under that Curse or Covenant, Ephesians 2:12, If Commandments Broken Blood Must Be Shed, Day of Atonement, 365 Days of Forgiveness, Jews Never Asked, Confessed, nor Repented for Forgiveness, Hebrews 9:22, Jews Not Believing God But Using Him for Health and Wealth, Lost Sheep of Israel, Matthew 14, Canaanite Woman, God Interested in Belief, Can't Serve God and Money, Matthew 6, Easier for Camel to Go Through Eye of Needle Than for Rich Man to Enter Heaven, Matthew 19 and Mark 10, Who Can Be Saved Then, Christ Went to Cross and Absorbed All Curses in Himself, Both for Jew and Gentile, Galatians 3:28, Every Generational Curse Verses Describing Ancestors of Jews Under the Law, Health Wealth Preachers Use Those Passages, Blessed with Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ, Ephesians 1, Truth About Generational Curses, Curses Cannot Be Passed Down Through Bloodlines, Habits Can be Passed Down but Not Curses, No Need to Pray Prayers to Break Generational Curses, Jesus Cursed Fig Tree Because it Represented the System of the Law, Mark 11 and Matthew 21, If you Rely on Any Part of Law You're Relying on a Curse, Galatians 3:10, Health and Finances Won't be Cursed for Sinning, Nobody Can Put Curse On you, Truth About Blessings, Received the Blessing of David, Acts 13, Blessed through the Seed of Abraham, Galatians 3, Blessed Because God No Longer Hold Sins Against You and You're Forgiven, Romans 4, Blessed Because You've Drank in the Rain, Hebrews 6, Inferior Blessed by Superior, Hebrews 7, Blessed Because You Share in the Resurrection, Revelation 20, Blessed Washed and Enter into Heaven Through Gate, Revelation 22 Send Matt a text about this episode!Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Send us a textIn this episode, we explore a universal truth that transcends time and belief systems: the quest for identity. From the earliest stories of humanity, like Adam and Eve in the garden, we see how a single deception shifted our understanding of ourselves and the world. The serpent's lie wasn't about breaking a rule—it was about distorting our sense of who we are.We'll revisit the Genesis narrative, where Adam and Eve hid from their source of love, creating a false image of themselves and of God. This ancient story echoes through time, speaking to the way we still grapple with questions of identity today. Drawing from wisdom across various spiritual traditions, we reflect on how our distorted self-image has led to separation, fear, and confusion. But the journey doesn't stop there. This episode explores how wholeness and true identity can be rediscovered, not by following rigid rules, but by embracing the deeper truth of our oneness with the divine and with each other.We are reminded that identity is not something we have to achieve—it's something we are born into. This episode invites listeners of all backgrounds to reflect on their own journey of identity, wholeness, and belonging. No longer nameless or formless, we are each part of a greater whole, connected in love and purpose. Listen as we explore what it means to move from separation into unity, and from fear into freedom. Harvest is a fully affirming, inclusive (including the LGBTQ+ community) progressive Christian church located in Sarasota, Florida.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - Instagram.com/harvestsarasotaFacebook - Facebook.com/harvestsarasotaTikTok CLICK HEREDONATE to support our podcast HERERecorded live at Harvest Church in Sarasota by Michael Thomas Regina and Stephen Lehman of Boardtown Creative

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Week 2 of rockstar May we read an MM romance, Hamartia by Scarlett Drake.  K-pop star and rockstar? I mean can you get any better than that?  Use our code SISTERSREADINGROMANCE to get 10% off our Modern Romantics Book Box, it even counts towards the subscriptions! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to our podcast! Come find us! Check out our website On Instagram  @sistersreadingromancepod  

In their season finale, Alicia and Sarah bring in special guest Christina Schuetz to discuss all things tragic hero through the lens of Star Wars and Anakin Skywalker. They look at classic tragic heroes from Othello to Oedipus and break down how Anakin fulfills the Greek model while also embracing the possibility of redemption. At the end of this week's discussion, they talk about the things they've been reading, watching, and analyzing outside of the classroom.Literary terms of the week: Tragic hero, Anagnorisis, Hamartia, CatharsisSign up for the newsletter and follow us on Instagram and Facebook.Music by Craig HarmannCover art by Matt Holman This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit litthinkpodcast.substack.com

Topics: The Flesh, Sarx, Flesh, Soma, Sinful Nature, NIV Mistake, The Flesh is Not You, The Flesh is Not Your Flesh, Three-Letter Word t-h-e, Adam and Eve Didn't Need a Sinful Nature to Sin, Don't Need Sinful Nature to Sin, Christians Sin Without Sinful Nature, Divine Nature, NIV Changed Sinful Nature Back to the Flesh, Most-Read Translation, Two Natures, Sharpie Line Through Sinful Nature, Spirit is Willing the Flesh is Weak, Matthew 26:41, Prooftext to Claim Your Body is Weak, Prooftext to Say You Can't Trust Your Body, His Own Body Became Sarx, We Were in Him and We Were in the Flesh, He Became Sin and the Flesh, God Sent His Son in the Likeness of Sinful Flesh to be a Sin Offering, Romans 8:3-4, Jesus Condemned Sin in the Flesh to Meet Righteous Requirements of the Law, Perfection, Not About Your Spirit Fighting Your Weak Flesh, Jesus' Spirit is Willing to go to the Cross to Prove the Flesh is Weak, Greatest Challenge Not Your Flesh, Tell Baby Their Flesh is Their Challenge, Greatest Challenge is Understanding Grace of God and Our New Identity, Demonic Forces Want You to Have a Civil War With Your Own Body, Your Flesh Wants to do Things Against God, The Flesh Does Not Your Flesh, God Crated Your Flesh to Have Wants, Lust of the Flesh, 1 John 2:16, Mind Governed by the Flesh is Death, Mind Governed by the Spirit is Life, Romans 8:6, We Have the Mind of Christ, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Your Flesh is an Instrument of Righteousness, Romans 6:13, Desires of Your Flesh Against Desires of the Spirit, Galatians 5:17, For the Flesh Desires what is Contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit Contrary to the Flesh, Capital S, They Are in Conflict With Each Other, You Don't Do What You Want, Those Who Belong to Christ Have Crucified the Flesh With Its Desires, Galatians 5:24, Can't Crucify Yourself, Since We Live By the Spirit Let Us Keep in Step With the Spirit, Romans 7, Proof of Sinful Nature, Sin in Our Flesh, Must Fight Our Flesh, Miserable Man, Romans 6:14, Sin Will No Longer be Your Master, Sin in His Members, Hamartia, Power of Sin, No Condemnation in Christ, Romans 8:1, Set Free From Sin and Death, Romans 8:2, Flesh is Blameless, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Knit Together in Mother's Womb by God, Psalm 139:13, Temple of Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 3:16 & 6:19, Care for Your body Like Christ Cares for Church, Ephesians 5:29, Your Flesh is a MasterpieceSupport the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Episode #76: Before we get back to the seven deadly dwarves, we talk about the concept of sin for a while.

An micro-epic poem chronicling a man's struggles with addiction, disability, and incarceration.Content warnings: graphic language and themes, including incarceration, sex, drug use, child birth, and suicide.Made by Joseph RutledgeTales for Howling at the Full MoonListen to Wireland RanchOpening music by Alexandre Miller.Thank you friends, for coming to see us 'round the bend. Wireland Ranch is brought to you in conjunction with gas station drugs (copyright or tm or whatever,) and is able to exist cuz of vie--listeners like you. if you'd like to support us you can do so over on Patreon (but we don't believe in paywalls so really you'd just be a Real Cool Person TM) at https://www.patreon.com/wirelandranch, and please believe any help is deeply appreciated. We love when folks join us on discord so maybe do that as well, link below.Wireland Ranch is written, narrated, edited and sound designed by Joseph RutledgeWorldbuilding and lore by Trenton Spann and Joseph RutledgeHere's a fuckload (3) of links. Click on one.Twitter:https://twitter.com/Wireland_RanchWebsite:https://www.wirelandranch.com/Discord:https://discord.gg/DNvxFuYE Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics: Sin, Sins, Sinning, Power of Sin, Hamartia, Adam, In Adam, Romans 5, In Christ Old Self Died, Wages of Sin, Romans 6:23, Sinners, Chief of Sinners, Peace With God, Life in Christ, Not One Righteous, Romans 3:10, Dead to Sin, Romans 7Support the showSign up for Matt's free daily devotional! https://mattmcmillen.com/newsletter

Romans 6:1-2 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?  Romans 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. I am DEAD to SIN 1 John 3:4 “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.” “Sin”- Greek word: HAMARTIA- “missing the MARK” (intentionally or unintentionally) of God's moral STANDARD or law as described in His word. 5 Reasons Sin is a Big Deal:  Sin SEPARATES  Isaiah 59:2 Sin leads to DEATH  James 1:14-15 Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death Sin keeps us from God's BEST  Galatians 5:19-21 Sin TRAPS the sinner  John 8:34 Sin is a COUNTERFEIT  1 John 3:8 Romans 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. My IDENTITY is no longer in SIN, it is in CHRIST.  Psalm 51:5 Surely I was sinful at birth sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned— Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. God's GRACE does not simply address our ISSUES, it changes our IDENTITY.  Romans 6:3-8 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.  2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! I am no longer a SLAVE to sin, but a SERVANT of Christ. Sin is a ruthless MASTER disguised as a fun-loving FRIEND.  Romans 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.  Do not MANAGE sin, MURDER it.  Romans 6:13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.  1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. When I am tempted to GIVE IN to sin, I will REACH OUT and receive God's grace.  Romans 6:14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Grace is not PERMISSION to sin; it is the POWER to live free.  Romans 7:24-25 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coastalchurch/message

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"Hamartia" An in-depth look at Romans 3:23 and how to apply its lesson to our lives. 10/16/22 Sunday morning message delivered by Tyler Bennett. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tyler-bennett5/support

Topics: Wicked Heart, Sinful Heart, Deceitful Heart, Power of Sin, Hamartia, Jeremiah 17, Proverbs 6, Genesis 8, Ezekiel 36, 2 Corinthians 5, Romans 6, Obedient From the Heart, The New CreationIf you want a deeper look at this topic, here's a free chapter from one of my books!https://mattmcmillenministries.com/heart-to-head-not-head-to-heart/Support the show

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Original broadcast date June 9, 2022. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2022/06/binary-system-podcast-318-lore-olympus-stranger-things-board-games-and-roller-coasters/ Hey look at that, we're back on schedule! Let's see how long that lasts JUST KIDDING we know it won't last long. First up we're spoiling all the spoilers for Lore Olympus episodes 197 (out now) and 198 (only available with the fast pass) and long story short, Ares is a sex pest, Zeus is a lying liar, and Rachel better not do something bad to those dogs. After that we take a lightning-quick run through the first couple episodes of Stranger Things season 4 (body horror and mean girl bully drama ack), Arcane (so freaking pretty), Love Death + Robots (Night of the Mini Death hee hee hee), the Raised by Wolves cancellation (screw you, HBO Max), and the first season of Umbrella Academy (no surprise, Klaus is our favorite.) Then we take a deeper dive into board game awesomeness and exactly which roller coasters are still giving us nightmares. This week's outro is a clip from Hamartia by AKMV-18. Here's a link to the game Kathryn played at game night, Quacks of Quedlinburg. tinyurl.com/bd7xddrf Here's the video Elizabeth sent Kathryn of the Electric Eel roller coaster. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cec3jwjDM4V/ Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use http://www.scottishlaird.co.uk/#_a_2gk to get there, you can support this podcast too! For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

Audio Transcript: This media has been made available by Mosaic Boston Church. If you'd like to check out more resources, learn about Mosaic Boston and our neighborhood churches, or donate to this ministry, please visit mosaicboston.com.Good morning. I don't know if you've heard, but Christ is risen. Christ is risen. Christ is risen. Praise God. I'm Jan, one of the pastors, and we're going to preach the word today, because there's power in the word of God. Would you pray with me over the preaching of God's holy word? Heavenly Father, we thank you that you are a great God and a holy God, blazing holiness. Not one of us can stand in your presence apart from the shielding of the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Jesus, we thank you that you lived a perfect life. Impeccable, no sin, perfect life of love toward God and love toward neighbor itself. And you loved us to the end, of going to a cross, bearing, excruciating physical anguish, and that was just the surface level of the pain as you bore the wrath of God on our behalf. We thank you, Jesus, that you didn't stay dead. Praise God. We thank you that you came back from the dead, and in the death of Christ, you dealt death a death blow.We praise you for that, and we thank you that you are the Great Conqueror, the Great Victor over Satan, sin, and death. And that when we trust in you by grace through faith, we are in you, shielded, protected. Your shield of favor covers us. We thank you for that. And I pray, Holy Spirit, you are with us, you are heavy in the room. I pray today for those who feel dead inside, for those who have experienced death of relationships or death of marriage. I pray today bring your resurrection power from the inside out, speak life to dry bones so that they come alive. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.My dear wife, Tanya, told me that in a suit I look like a funeral home director, which is appropriate because the title of sermon is Your End is Near, and we're all going to die. How much money do you have? You know the bottom line. You think about it all the time. Order magnitude. How much time do you have left? We have no idea. I don't have to be a mystic or a profit to know that every single one of us, our end is near, and on Good Friday we establish the fact that we're all sinners and we're guilty before a righteous and holy God. Ivan Turgenev said the following. He's a Russian poet writer. He says, "I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like, but I do know what the heart of a good man is like, and it's terrible." It's just terrible. The physical life is not all there is. We know that there's something that transcends the material life, that's God. So, the question before us is, how can a just, holy, righteous God accept unrighteous, sinful, unjust people?How can we be saved from the looming just punishment that's coming? Is there a way to get mercy? Mercy is when you say, "God, have mercy on me. Please forgive me of my sins." Not guilty. There's no punishment. All of your sins are forgiven. You're free to go home. You're free to live your life. Is that just why Jesus Christ died? To forgive us our sins and give us mercy? No, it's not just why he died. If you pause there, you only have half the gospel, and half the gospel is no gospel. Jesus Christ didn't just die to give you mercy. Jesus also died to give you grace. Well, what's the difference between mercy and grace?Mercy is when you are not given the punishment you deserve. Grace is when you are given something on top. Grace is when you get what you don't deserve. You're declared just. You're justified by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Just as if I'd not sinned. Justification by grace through faith. That's what we're talking about. We're talking about grace, and every single one of us needs grace. God's unmerited favor. Roman's 3:21-31. Would you look at the text with me, either in your Bible or in your app or on the screen? By the way, we're in the Sermon Series through Romans. And if this is your first time, it's been one of the most powerful sermon series ever at this church. You can get it in the app. You can get all the sermons online, on the website. Today, we're in Romans 3:21-31."But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it - the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and false short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.""Then what becomes of our boasting? It's excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God has one - who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law."This is the reading of God's holy and infallible authoritative word. May you write these eternal truths upon our lives. St. Paul begins this stream of thought in verse 20. "For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin." We talked about this last week that God gave the 10 commandments. It's a moral law. It's written on every single one of our hearts. We know that it's true. And every single one of us, we've broken the commandments. Therefore, we are guilty. We can't be justified through obedience because no one's been obedient except for Jesus Christ. So, the question before us is, how are sinners justified? Martin Luther, the great reformer in the 16th century, he coined this phrase. By the way, he said that this text, this is the greatest text explaining the gospel, because if you don't understand this text, you most likely do not understand the gospel. He coined the phrase called "Simul justus et peccator," in Latin.'Simul,' we get the word 'simultaneously' from it. 'Justus,' 'just,' 'simultaneously just.' 'Et,' E-T, 'and.' 'Peccator' means sinner. We get the word 'impeccable.' That's someone without sin. That's why I don't like the word 'impeccable,' because only Jesus is impeccable. Not your car. And we're sinners. But, we can be simultaneously just. How? That's the question before us. Thanks to Jesus Christ, life, death, and resurrection, we can be judiciously declared just by God while still sinners. This is the very heart of the gospel. That you are a wicked sinner, that's the bad news. You're so much worse than you ever even thought. Just ask your mom. You're terrible. We are all sinners, just terrible, but we don't have to clean ourselves up before we come to God.You don't have to clean up your sin before you come to God. You don't have to be righteous in order to be accepted by God. You need to come to God the way you are. Just the way you are. Come just as you are to Jesus Christ and say, "Jesus, you promised I can be justified even as a sinner. You promised. I name and claim your word. I believe your word. I can be just, I can be declared just because of Jesus Christ."Romans 3:21. "But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it." Righteousness of God, apart from the law? Paul, what are you talking about? You just made the case that the law, the law, the law, it's still enforced. We need to obey the law. And then, you're telling us that we can't do it. We can't make ourselves righteous. We need a righteousness apart from the law. Whose righteousness is that? It's the righteousness of God. It's the righteousness of Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ is the only person who lived a life good enough to get into heaven. No one else comes even close. Not even Mother Teresa. Nobody comes close. No one can get into heaven on their own merit, on their own work. This isn't a Christian idea, as the verse tells us. It wasn't something made up by Jesus Christ. It wasn't something made up by the Apostle Paul or any of the other apostles. He said that it was in the Law and the Prophets, the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it. He's talking about the Hebrew scriptures. He's talking about the Jewish sacred scriptures, that the doctrine of justification by grace through faith from the reformation. He's saying it was in the Hebrew Bible the whole time. It was in the Torah the whole time. He's like, "Yeah."When God comes to Abraham, a pagan, and says, "You're mine. I choose to pour my life and my love out on you. You are mine." And Abraham believed. That's all it took. And this is Genesis 15:6. "And he believed the Lord, and he, the Lord, counted it to him as righteousness." Was Abraham righteous the rest of his life? No, he made mistake after mistake, but this is the beauty of why you can bounce back when you sinned. You can repent and immediately receive grace from God and you can keep going. The righteous person falls down seven times and keeps getting up because of this.By the way, you can't have any relationship unless you understand grace. You can't understand any relationship, in particular, marriage. I've been thinking of marriage a lot recently, because it's springtime in Boston, the best time of the year, and there's a lot of weddings happening at Mosaic. Praise God, praise God. And by the way, if you're single, today's a tremendous time to meet a godly person. To all the single people, there's going to be a mixer in the foyer or on the steps afterwards. Just be bold. The righteous are as courageous as lions. Ask someone out for a coffee at Tatte. Go to brunch.I've been rethinking how I am doing marital counseling and how I'm going to weddings upcoming. I don't want to say, "Are you going to love each other?" I don't want to say that because to love each other means that you are going to bear with this person's sin until death do you part. That's what we should be saying. "Do you, groom, take the bride with all of her baggage and carry-ons and you're going to carry them the rest of your life?" "Are you going to take his sin too?" And when you sin against each other, you give each other grace and you repent, but you start by repenting to the Lord. The law was given as a standard by which we will be held accountable. It was given to drive us to God and say, "God, have mercy on me, a sinner."And this is why the blood sacrifices are so important in the Old Testament, because it was a reminder to every single person every single time it was done that we cannot be made righteous by our works because our works have never enough. So, how do I get the righteousness of God? How can I be declared righteous? That's verse 22. "The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe." All you need is faith in Christ. But, here I've got to pause, because we have to define what faith is. Let's talk about faith in Jesus Christ for a bit. Saving faith. Who is Jesus Christ? He's the second person of the Trinity, he's fully God, he's fully man. And Jesus Christ is the word, the word of God incarnate.John 1:1-5. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." Jesus Christ is the word. He is the light, and he shines this light into darkness, but we hate the light because the light exposes our sin. It's impossible to sin with the lights on, the light of God. The light, when you're in darkness and you're sinning, the lights come on and it's unpleasant. It's blinding. It's disorienting. You're shocked. People in Boston live in darkness, people in the whole world live in darkness. We're like hormone-disoriented middle schoolers.I'm thinking seventh and eighth grade at a school dance in the gym. Lights are off. You're having a good time. Just learned to dance. There're girls. And then, the gym teacher turns the lights on at 8:00 PM, tells everyone to go home. Oh no, you're crestfallen. The light comes into darkness. Unbelief is the darkness. It's the core division in our country, in our society, in our workplaces, in our homes. Faith was and is the core of Western civilization. It shaped the modern world, and you can see that faith in unbelief division. You can see it playing out in every single major debate and argument that we see in the world. Popular society has done everything it possibly can to banish Jesus, just getting rid of Jesus Christ from everything. Every single public space, you're trying to squeeze Jesus out completely. And how's that going for us? How's the reconstruction of a better morality working for us? It's not.We're living in darkness, and in darkness, you don't know what's true. We search for truth. Can we find truth without Jesus Christ? No, of course not. We deny the truth, and it's led to a whole manner of wickedness and perversion in our world. Moral corruption, and blindness, and lawlessness. Calling evil good and good evil. This is the darkness, and in the darkness, you can't tell which way is up or out. Disbelief is the darkness, and it leads to destruction and confusion, because all we have gone astray like sheep. We search for truth, is that search genuine? Because, when we find the truth, it's inconvenient, because now we have to orient our lives around the truth if we're going to be honest.Pontius Pilate searched for truth, genuinely or rhetorically, when he asked what is truth before letting the mob decide the answer to that question. John 18:37-40. "Then Pilate said to him, 'So you are king?' Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.' Pilate said to him, 'What is truth?' After he said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, 'I find no guilt in him. But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?' They cried out again, 'Not this man, but Barabbas!' Now Barabbas was a robber."Pilate says, "What is truth?" And then, he says, "I see nothing wrong with this man. That's my truth," and then the mob comes at him and he cowers like a coward to the mob. He doesn't even stand... You want to know the truth? You don't even stand for your own truth. Because when the mob comes after you, it takes courage to stand in the truth. By the way, this is why some of you, perhaps, are not as open about your faith as you should be. You're afraid of what people might think. You're afraid of the loss. You're afraid of not being liked. Jesus Christ said, "I'm the way and the truth and the life." His life and words speak the truth he's meaning itself. Picture Jesus has a bridge between the physical world and the immaterial meaning of the world. We live in the material world, but it's not all there is. We know that. We know that there are things that transcend the material. We all know that, but Jesus Christ is the only one that can speak meaning into this world, makes sense of things.Yesterday was my sister's birthday, and her second favorite place in the world... Her first favorite place in the world is Mosaic, because this is a house of prayer for all nations. Her second favorite in the world is Gillette stadium. So, yesterday we went to Gillette stadium. I took three of my daughters and we drove to Gillette stadium and we had some Five Guys. It was delicious, grabbed some ice cream. And then, we went to the Hall of Fame, the Patriots Hall of Fame. I saw this painting of Bill Belichick, and it moved me. That's the only way I can explain it. It moved me. It stirred my heart. I'm standing... Bill... It's just ugly. It's so ugly, like he's just pissed at you. He's like cussing you out without even saying anything with just his face. He's got the hoodie and he's just... And I'm staring at it and it's just moving me. I'm like...It's just a canvas with some paint. That's all it is. It looks nice, but why does art move us? Why does beauty move us? Because, it transcends the material. Truth transcends the material. Goodness transcends the material. And you take Jesus out, you banish him from society, well, that's why we can't make sense of any- that's why we have no idea what's true anymore. I stopped watching the news. I got no news. I'm off of social media. I go on Instagram because my sisters post my nieces and nephews. That's nice. I don't want to know anymore news. It's all terrible all the time, so I look to the word of God, which is truth. Michael Gazzaniga in The Consciousness Instinct, he's one of the leading experts in the human mind, and he says the metaphor is built into human consciousness. Human consciousness has an instinct for creating symbols to represent experiences to ourselves.In school, we were taught that simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as.' Metaphor, which is so important to the human consciousness, doesn't use 'like' or 'as.' It uses 'is.' Jesus is the truth. He is the symbol of truth in a fallen world. But more than just a symbol, he is truth. Everything Jesus did was wholly true. He really historically lived. He really historically died, and he really historically physically came back from the dead. That's true. Now, because that's true, we can draw meaning from it. And the meaning is this, this is how wicked we are. The one time God decided to come into the universe to break through, break in, the immaterial becomes material, divine becomes human, the only time he did that, we killed him.And it wasn't just because back then they were more sinful than we are now. Yes, they were sinful. The Roman leaders killed him because they were Roman leaders and there was too much to lose if they were to allow him to speak the truth. The religious leaders killed him because they were religious leaders, because they were going to lose too much if he were true. The people killed him because he proclaimed the truth about their sin. If Jesus Christ came back today to the world, we would do the same exact thing. We would kill him. Sinful people would figure out a way to kill him, and probably make it look like a suicide. Why? Because, he exposes sin. He exposes the truth. He knows every single one of our dark secrets. He can speak it out loud. That's a dangerous, dangerous person. That's why they killed him. It still is the same way. It would happen all the same this very day.Do you believe in Jesus Christ? That's what we're talking about. Saving faith, and I don't mean, do you believe that Jesus Christ really lived as a human being? I don't mean, do you believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God? And I don't mean, do you believe that everything Jesus taught is true? What I do mean is, have you submitted every single aspect of your life to Jesus Christ, who is king? Is Jesus Christ on the throne of your heart and your life, not just on the throne in heaven? I'm not saying you do it perfectly, but I am saying that you strive to do it perfectly. A true Christian strives to be perfect as your Heavenly father is perfect, as Jesus has told us in the Sermon on the Mount.A lot of modern American Christians have been inoculated from true saving faith with a vaccine of cheap grace. "Oh, you're a sinner? Come, here's your first shot of forgiveness. Now go, live anyway you want, and come back for boosters." No. True faith in Christ is knowing him and doing the hard work of reorienting every single aspect of your life around the truth of Jesus Christ and his word. Some of you have been baptized, maybe members of churches, but one day you'll stand before Christ and hear Matthew 7:21. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,'" words of Christ, "will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then I would declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'"Saving faith is when you realize that you have not kept the law, the 10 commandments, you've broken them, and then you turn to Christ and say, "Christ, I need to be forgiven and also I need your righteousness," and by grace through faith, he gives it to you. And then, you do everything you possibly can to do the will of God and follow the way of God as you read in the word of God. So, back to Gillette stadium. My daughter, Milana, she's four. She didn't take a nap yesterday because she was so excited to go to Gillette stadium. And as soon as I got there, I saw my sister. I was like, "We're going to have a meltdown at 5:00 PM." And it was 5:47, she's got a meltdown. We're walking back to the vehicle. She got a meltdown because her sister, Ekaterina, who's seven, went to spend the night at her cousin's house, and Milana started weeping. And I told her, "Baby, you just broken the commandment. Number 10. Thou shalt not covet your sister's sleepover. You wicked little sinner. You are to repent."Instead of repenting, she took a nap. Didn't get to the repentance. We've broken the law, Jesus has fulfilled the law, paid the penalty for our breaking the law. We believe in him, his righteousness gets counted to us, judicially, legally, and then we are to set out to live a life of obedience. That's true saving faith. That's Romans 1:5, that he wrote everything he wrote, Paul wrote everything he wrote for the obedience of faith.Matthew 7:24-27. "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."Andrew Klavan in The Truth and Beauty writes the following. "If you do not believe that life is more than life, it would be sadness to do anything but seize the day and live from pleasure to treasure. Better to kowtow tell to the money man and make your pile. Better to kill an inconvenient unborn child and live unfettered. Better to silence your opponents and seize their fortune than to live in mutual freedom. Better to ditch your promises to your spouse and have a sweet new affair. Better to trade your integrity for success and its trappings. Better to keep your head down and your mouth shut in times of danger. To choose instead the tragedy of love is to proclaim with your whole life that this kingdom of heaven within you is a kingdom that never ends. When your cross looms in front of you, it won't be enough to act as if there were a God. You will have to believe, or you will crater."That's saving faith. Saving faith is when we place our trust in Jesus Christ, his righteousness, and not our own, because we don't have enough, we'll never have enough to meet the holy demands of God. And when you trust in Jesus Christ, God judicially transfers the righteousness of Jesus to you. Our sins transferred to Christ, his righteousness is transferred to us. He takes off our sinful rags and he clothe us in his robe of righteousness.A few years ago, I went to buy a shirt at T.J.Maxx, a preaching shirt. It was white. I never do the fitting room, it's a waste the time. And I walk by faith, not by sight. So, I bought the shirt and I go home. I put it on and my wife's like, "What's that written on the back?" And I didn't even see. And it was like embroidered, gangster calligraphy. I don't know. And it said "King of Kings." I had to go preach and I was like, "Well, I don't have a shirt so let's do some theology." It's kind of arrogant to wear a shirt like this. I can pretend it doesn't say anything on the back, but people are observant. And then, I realized that this is what happens in the double exchange. He who knew no sin, Jesus, becomes our sin, our dirty rags are transferred to him. And then, his righteousness, we become his righteousness, so he clothe us in his robe of righteousness.Let's change the way you live. If you know that you are saved, that you are a Christian, that you are robed in the righteousness of Jesus, it changes the way you live. You walk around with a righteousness that is not your own and you want to do everything you possibly can to not dishonor it with sin. Romans 3:22-24. "For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."We have all sinned. We've all missed, this is what sin means. It means you missed the mark. Hamartia. You missed the mark. The problem... What's the mark? The mark is the glory of God. God created us in his image so that we image forth his glory. We are created to live for God's glory, God's honor, God's reputation, not our own. And you know that you are a child of God, a follower of Jesus Christ, when God's glory is more important to you than your own, or God's reputation, God's honor is more important to you than your own. Here I've got to pause and ask the following. Dear Christian, are you paralyzed by the idol of being liked? That's why you're so nice to people and you're only nice to people. It's good to be nice to people, but once in a while, you have to speak truth in love because you love them, but you have to speak truth and that truth might come as a rude awakening like this."Dear friend, I love you so much. I want the best for you. I want you to meet God. And what's in the way? Your sin, your selfishness, your self absorption, your virtue signaling, your sin. You've broken the law. Oh, you don't believe me? Let's look through the 10 commandments. Oh, you don't even know them? Then, you definitely broken them. But Jesus Christ, God incarnate, came, lived, paid the price for your sin, died, rose from the dead. And all you have to do is place your faith and trust in him and then commit the rest of your life to him. And that is the only hope for you to be saved from the wrath of God for all of eternity, from hell, for all of eternity. So, receive the gift."That's not impolite. That's not rude, because you want the best thing for the person. Grace is a gift. What's the best gift you've ever received? If you're married, you better say it's your spouse. You have to, you have to, you have to. My wife and I have been married, coming up on sweet 16, praise God. We love going Ukraine, but we can't go there. Might go to Colorado. Grace is a gift. It's the greatest gift God gives, because if you receive grace, you get God. This one is infinity times better than any other gift. Verse 24. "And are justified by the grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins."Propitiation, do you know that word? Well, we learn stuff at church here at Mosaic because we love the word of God so we learned stuff. And if you can figure out how to order coffee at Starbucks, you can learn theology. Propitiation means to satisfy the demands of justice. In the biblical terms, is to satisfy the demands of God's wrath, the penalty for law breaking is God's wrath. When holy scripture talks about being saved, we're not saved from just Satan. We're saved by God from God. We're saved by God, Jesus Christ, from the Father's wrath on us. We're saved by God from God for God. And Christ is the substitute who took upon himself the wrath that we deserve by his blood to be received by faith. And God will only pass over your sins of Jesus has paved for them.Jesus Christ didn't die in the cross for everyone's sins. Did you know that? Not everyone's sins. Not everyone sins. Jesus Christ died for the sins of the elect, whom he had chose. I don't know who the elect are, so whenever anyone listens to my sermons, I just assume everyone's elect. You should just assume you're elect and repent your sins and follow Jesus. But if you reject Jesus Christ, know your sins are not paid for. You will pay for your own sins for all eternity. So, repent, receive the gift of justification by grace through faith. Romans 3:26. "It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus."The gospel isn't just pardon of sin because God can't just forgive sin. If God could just forgive sin, Jesus Christ wouldn't have to die in the cross. God is just and he does not forget his holiness when he forgives us. He's not just some congenial old guy in the clouds, lonely and wants us to spend eternity with him. No. God is holy and he never negotiates his holiness. He demands and requires that sin be punished. So, how can a just God forgive us? Well, the justice of God and his love and mercy, they mean for God's wrath is poured out on his son. His son is on that cross because he loves us and gave himself for us, and he absorbs the wrath of God. So, God remains just and the justifier. Repent, receive the gift of justification by grace through faith, and then what? Well then, humbly follow Jesus Christ daily.Romans 3:27. "Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith." There is not one thing that you have added to your salvation if you're saved other than your sin. That's the only thing. You did nothing to be justified by God. You did nothing. That why it's called grace. It's a gift. You did nothing. You can't do a thing. What do we have to be proud of? Nothing. That's why Christians and followers of God should be the most humble of people. "I am nothing. I am wicked sinner. I'm saved by grace through faith." But, we're also the most confident. We should be. Because, your identity is secure in Jesus Christ. You are a child of God by grace through faith, and the righteous shall be as bold as lions. So, stay humble. Do God's will.Verse 28. "For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is one - who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law." He talked about the Jewish people in the text on last Sunday, and now here he says, look, God is one. There's not a God of the Jews and a God of the Muslims and a God of the Buddhist and the God of the Christians and the Catholics and the Orthodox. There's only one God. And if you do not have the Son, you do not have the Father. And if you do not have the Son or the Father, you do not have the spirit of God, because God is one. That's what he say.What does he do with the law? Do we get rid of the law? Do we overthrow it? No, by no means. On the contrary, we uphold the law. Faith doesn't overthrow the law. We don't get rid of the 10 commandments. Faith actually reestablishes the law. Do you know the 10 commandments are still enforced on every single one of us? That's why Jesus Christ, when he summarized what the law is and he pointed the 10 commandments and he said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. Love your neighbor as yourself." That's how you summarized the 10 commandments, but the 10 commandments are still enforced. Read the oracles of God, that's what the Bible calls the Bible. Study, understand, believe, and obey.Matthew 5:17-20. "Do not think that I've come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not in iota, not a dot, will pass away from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."Do you want to be great in the kingdom of heaven? Follow the Lord. And again, community with other followers of Jesus Christ. We need each other. We need each other to fight the good fight of faith, together to fight sin. And I'm not just talking about Christian friends. A lot of people come to Mosaic saying, "I have no friends. Give me friends." And I'm like, "That's why no one wants to be friends with you. You're desperate. I can smell it." We need brothers and sisters. We need spiritual family that will help us grow as followers of Christ. So, join the church as a coveted member, commit, and allow yourself to be held accountable, officially accountable, and share the gospel. The tremendous news that we can be justified by grace through faith in Christ, and share the gospel with your family, friends, neighbors.If you are not concerned about their eternal souls and their faith, are you even saved? And we have a responsibility to proclaim the truth in a world that hates it and insists that we all have our own truth. Jesus Christ didn't just come to save you from the wrath of God. He also came to give you life, true life, and the fullness of life. Imagine living life without guilt, without shame. Imagine living life with a clean conscience. I slept the soundest I've ever slept in my whole life last night, which is a miracle because before Easter I always get nervous and I'm like, "I'm out of emotions, no more." And then, I woke up today, it was like the most tremendous sleep in my life. And then, a verse came to mind and it says, "God gives sleep to whom he loves." I was like, "Thank you, Lord. You love me. Praise God. Can we do it again tomorrow?"Imagine living a life where the spirit of God courses through you. Imagine living a life of eternal meaning, purpose, significance. Is this life easy? No, it's not. I'm actually 25. This life is not easy. This is the hardest thing you will ever do, but you get God, and God is with you. And the spirit of God is with you. And that's all that matters. Jesus lived, Jesus died, Jesus came back from the dead to show us the way, to tell us the truth, and to give us life. And also, don't forget, love. Everything he did, he did because he was motivated by love for God and love for people. The last supper, right before he gets on his knees and washes the dirty feet of his disciples, it said having loved his own who were in the world. He loved them to the end. That's true love.The love of this world does not love to the end because the love of this world is in love. It chews you up and spits you out when it's done with you. The love of this world is transactional. You're used for what you're good for. And when the time comes, you're done, you're canceled. There's no grace. There's no forgiveness. There's just perpetual confession and reparation. That's our culture. There's no grace, because there's no Christ. His story was a life that was beset on all sides by pain and suffering. He's a man of sorrows, emotional, mental, spiritual suffering. He was tired, hungry, misunderstood, mistreated, even by his friends and family. Betrayed, denied by those closest to him. But, he was obedient to the will of the Father.And because he was obedient to the will of the Father, that's why he died. It wasn't just the physical pain that killed Jesus Christ. Jesus died because the Father withdrew his love. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Instead of love, all he got in the cross was wrath and hatred. Our Lord, though he died on the cross, did not die of the cross. He died of a broken heart, suffering for you. I'll never forget a sermon by Pastor Andy Davis who texted me right after I said this in my first sermon. He texted me. He's like, "Huh? Spirit of God, baby." Pastor Andy Davis, one of my mentor. I remember a sermon on Colossians where it says, the text is, "In Christ, all things hold together," and he said, "On the cross, Jesus Christ was keeping the nails together." The nails that were nailed through his hands and his feet, he was keeping them together. And he was keeping the cross together. He was keeping Golgotha together, he was keeping it all together, because he's God and God is love. So, Christ is love.Love is what keeps everything together, and love is the heart of the gospel. It's the greatest story ever told. It's the most tremendous news. That's what the gospel is. When you placed your trust in this man, Jesus Christ, who is God, God who chose to come down into the filth, into the dirt, into just the heartbreak of life, the human existence, and he died a criminal's death on a cross, the very moment you trust in him, your sins are all forgiven. You're loved. You're welcomed into the family of God. You're no longer spiritual orphan. You're adopted, and you are free and you will be transformed to bring that story of love into the lives of every person you'll ever encounter in this world, through your life, through your words, through your deeds, sharing Jesus' life and story.This is meaning, this is fulfillment. This is Jesus. That's truth. That's beauty. That's life. So yes, your end is near, but thanks be to God, your eternity is secure. When you die, you are just in heaven for all of eternity by the grace of God, because he will love you to the end and you can't even squirm out of his grasp. He's already proven his love for you, by living, by dying, and by rising from the dead. He is risen. He is risen. He is risen. Now live like it. And love like it. Let's pray.Lord Jesus, we thank you that you are the Great Conqueror. Our Lord, our Savior, our King, our Substitute, our Propitiation, our Shepherd, the word of God, the light of God. You are the truth. Lord, we repent that often we've rejected the truth. It's too inconvenient. We've rejected the light because we like our sins. We repent of all this Lord and we pray. Cleanse our mind and our heart. Purify our souls. Fill us with the Holy Spirit, and make us a people fervent for you, living for your glory, sharing your gospel, building your kingdom. And we pray all this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Topics: The Flesh, Our Flesh, Sarx, Hamartia, Walk According to the Flesh/Spirit, Romans 7-8, Galatians 5, Sinful Nature, Be Yourself - Walk Talks Episode 19 (Instagram Live Rebroadcast 7-2-21)

In this episode we spend quite a bit of time examining the comma.This, the smallest of literary squiggles, is also the most important of all squiggles.Not using a comma correctly could have serious implications - it could change the meaning of a sentence. It's one thing when that happens in daily life. Quite another in courts; a misplaced or missing comma could have serious legal implications.In 2006, a dispute in Canada over a comma in a 14 page long contract in a telecom case resulted in a cost of 1 million Canadian dollars.In another case, in the state of Maine in the United States, delivery drivers of the Oakhurst Dairy, were in a legal spat with their employers for overtime. The U.S. Court of Appeals determined that Maine's overtime law was grammatically ambiguous, and for that reason, the drivers won the appeal.The offending sentence was this: "The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of: "The rules of the Oxford Comma—which Pea and I discuss at length in our segment "WHAT'S THAT WORD?!"—state that there should be a comma even before the last item on a list—even with the presence of "and".By this rule, the sentence should have sported a comma between “shipment” and “or”. Such as this: "...packing for shipment, comma, or distribution"Therefore, the court ruled that the absence of the comma meant the phrase “packing for shipment or distribution” was one action.So, grammar is important in law.And if lawyers must be grammatical, then there is a good chance that some of them will be literary. (For the same reason I suppose that many architects are also good designers.)And proof of that is my guest today, Aditya Sondhi. A senior advocate with a Masters in Political Science and he a PhD, by a thesis on the army and democracy.He is an  author of two books, published by Penguin, and he has written two one-act plays—one of which was shortlisted for a prestigious award. Sondhi was also the winner of the Deccan Herald (a Bangalore-based newspaper) short story contest.Who better than he with whom to discuss good grammar?WHAT'S THAT WORD?! - THE OXFORD COMMA.Co-host Pranati "Pea" Madhav joins Ramjee Chandran in the segment titled "What's That Word?"—or titled in whichever way Ramjee  mangles the title—to discover the origins of the most important of squiggles, the humble comma.If you have a word or phrase you would like to explore, join us live on the show. Reach us by mail: theliterarycity@explocity.com or simply, tlc@explocity.com. Or, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bangaloreliterarysocietyOr Instagram https://www.instagram.com/explocityblr/If your word or phrase is selected, we'll call you.Join our Facebook group, Bangalore Literary Society. It does not matter if you are not in Bangalore. This group is for anyone interested in language and words.HELP EDUCATE A NEEDY CHILDThe Literary City encourages you to give to those children who struggle to get an education.  We ask you to contribute whatever you can to The Association of People with Disability. The link to donate is: https://www.apd-india.org/donations. Visit their site and take a look at the wonderful work they do and find it in your heart to, well, teach a child to fish.

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The perfect cautionary tale for why you should never receive gifts from an angry ex. In the final of our three Greek Tragedy episodes for season one, we discuss how playwright Euripides modified the story of Medea and take a quick dive into Greek mythology. Content Warning: Discussion of family violence and filicide.

Was Antigone the original kick-arse woman character? She's definitely not going down without a fight. In this episode we also take a look around some theatre architecture, the social context in which Greek tragedies were performed, and what it was like to watch a show in 442 BCE.

Long before the invention of the combustion engine Sophocles showed us that road rage never pays. In the first of three episodes on Greek Tragedy, we meet Oedipus the King and get our brains and tongues around hamartia, hubris, and catharsis.Content Warning: Discussion of incest and suicide.

To kick off a new miniseries focused on musical theatre, Logan talks about the process of writing a musical with special guest Aubree Roskelley, who is music directing Logan's new musical, Hamartia. They talk through the different phases of drafting, and go through some of the musical motifs and songwriting tactics used in Logan's show.

Introduction Matthew discusses bitterness, facing dragons, and why rooting out those things that have been bothering you really is your best option.   Listen in to learn more about How tensing up can blunt the effects of getting walloped How bitterness can take hold of your heart, even temporarily   What is Bitterness Bitterness is the manifestation of resentment, and the opposite of gratitude Bitterness fertilizes the evil within, let's the demons grow and get stronger Bitterness lets those demons go down into the basement of your soul and lift weights. What to do Sleeping dragons, ignored - they then come out at the worst possible time, when your guard is down, when conditions are at their worst. Steps on how to down to the basement of your soul, fight demons when you are strong, when your eyes are open, not when you are blindsided. What is Sin? Sin - is a derivation if the Greek word Hamartia, which is an archery term meaning “to miss the mark” or “to err” Sins of omission, aiming poorly, not aiming. Sin can be morality codes, but it is also thing you do that you know to be wrong. Call To action Take one bit of action – 1 thing you need to do or 1 thing to stop doing Break it down into its smallest component part that you might actually do Do something. Act. Face the dragons in your life. Resources Listen to all episodes at www.mightyangelpodcast.com Join the newsletter at www.mightyangelpodcast.com/join If you are out of work, let me know at matthew@mightyangelpodcast.com   Song attribution New Hero In Town by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5742-new-hero-in-town License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about theistic evolution. He then goes on to review Josephine Tey's book, “Daughter of Time”. Wrapping it up with a look at hamartia in the book of Revelation. Happy plodding!   Show notes:   Theistic evolution observation of atheistic evolution A theistic evolution is serving the ultimate god of the gaps You can't have agony without sin   Daughter of Time Written by Josephine Tey Concludes that Henry the 3rd is one of history's great good guys and Henry the 7th is the bad guy If you enjoy history (particularly of the English royal line) you will love this book!   Harmatia Looking at Harmatia in Revelation Revelation 1:5, 18:4, and 18:5

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson discuss the relationship of social justice to justification. Then he talks about C.S. Lewis' Selected Literary Essays and finishes things off with a look at hamartia in John. Happy plodding! Show notes:   Social Justice: The relationship of social justice to justification. Social Justice is the sharp end of the spear advancing the entire socialist, Marxist, and egalitarian agenda - very different from the Biblical view of justice. Every worldview has to have a justified class Justification is necessary and you can't just tag it on the tail end of a secular worldview.   Selected Literary Essays by C.S. Lewis The most accessible out of all of Lewis' academic writings. A collection of literary essays from all over. You can cut it up separately! Great essays on many different topics by Lewis! Go! Read! Do it!   Harmartia: Looking at hamartia in John John 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 2:2, 2:12, 3:4, 3:5, 3:8, 3:9, 4:10, 5:16, 5:17

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson address the current Kavanaugh kerfuffle. Then he talks about his son N.D. Wilson's amazing “100 Cupboards” series, and finishes things off with a look at hamartia and hamartano in John. Happy plodding! Show Notes:   Kavanaugh Nonsense: Devils are accusers and we have gotten to the point where accusation equals conviction People do not understand how to weigh and evaluate accusations For many Christians, the prosecutor is the good guy but in scripture it is the other way around What is being done to our justice system is far far worse than what's being done to Kavanaugh   100 Cupboards Series: Background overview of 100 cupboard series Written by Pastor Wilson's son N.D.Wilson N.D. shows the importance of fathers and the gap created with their absence Also, another huge theme is learning to see how weird reality is He also emphasis the theme of growing up and pain Read it! It is really good stuff!   Hamartia: Looking at hamartia and hamartano in John Mentioned in John 1:10, 2:1, 2:1, 3:6, 3:6, 3:8, 3:9, 5:16, 5:18

Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about the abortion of the family, Michael Ward's book, “Christology Cosmology & C.S. Lewis” and hamartia and hamartano in 2 Peter. Happy plodding!   Show notes:   The abortion of the family: The killing of babies is not the only problem The decision to legalize abortion delegitimized the American family and made, in principle, every child a bastard The reason children die, is because their fathers have been disenfranchised There is now no such thing as a family, if a man is not permitted to have a say about the life of his child, he is simply a nullity   Christology Cosmology & C.S. Lewis: Written by Michael Ward Series of 13/14 lectures that Ward gave Ward wrote “Planet Narnia” and “Narnia Code” This lecture series touches on the different planetary illusions in Narnia Amazing read for Lewis lovers   Hamartia & Hamartano: Looking at them in 2 Peter Hamartia mentioned in 2 Peter 1:9, 2:14 Hamartano is mentioned in 2 Peter 2:4

Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about temptation and the three levels of mortification. Then he goes on to review Paul Bloom's book, “Against Empathy”. Wrapping it up with a look at hamartia and hamartano in 1 Peter. Happy plodding!   Show Notes:   Temptation & Mortification: We are tempted by the world, the flesh, and the devil Jesus was genuinely tempted in the wilderness Jesus was never tempted due to his past record of sinning like we are 3 levels of mortification: 1.) becoming a Christian 2.) over and done mortification 3) continuous mortification   Against Empathy: Written by Paul Bloom We live in a time when empathy is considered as the fundamental moral virtue Bloom does a great job showing us why we should take caution with empathy   Hamartia & Hamartano: Looking at hamartano in 1 Peter Mentioned in (1 Pet. 2:20, 2:22, 2:24, 3:18, 4:1, 4:8)  

Welcome to the Plodcast! Today Pastor Wilson address' Authority in preaching, claiming that many modern preachers are coiling away from their authority in the pulpit. Next he plods on to review “The Magician's Twin” and finishes things off with a look at Hamartia in James. Happy Plodding! Show Notes:   Authority in Preaching: When a man is in the pulpit, he is not there as a representative of himself but of God He is speaking for God Many modern preachers coil away from this When modern preachers talk about themselves on stage we think they are humble But when preachers preach as though they themselves are irrelevant we think they are proud   The Magician's Twin: About C.S. Lewis' view of science and scientism A number of Lewis scholars wrote many essays for this These essays are showing how Lewis' prophetic insights decades before are extremely relevant today All the essays are superb Lewis is too often thought of as an avuncular storyteller but should actually be thought of as a fiery prophet   Hamartia: Looking at hamartia in James Used 6 times: James 1:15 (2x), 2:9, 4:17, 5:15, 5:20

Welcome plodders! Pastor Wilson kicks things off this week by addressing the controversial  topic of chastity and how it is not the same virtue for both sexes. After that, he reviews Mark Jones' amazing book, “Knowing Christ”. Wrapping things up with a look at Hamartia in Hebrews. Enjoy! Show Notes:   Lock and Key: Chastity is not the same virtue for both sexes Because men & women are different, they sin differently, and the consequences of their sins are different This seems so offensive because it contradicts a central lie of feminism: that men and women are in fact interchangeable A lock that opens to a hundred keys is worthless, and a key that opens a hundred locks is somehow admired by our culture (obviously not to be admired by Christians)   Knowing Christ: Written by Mark Jones A packaging of rich Puritan theology He takes a very cheesecake rich theology, and packages it into a very understandable way Amazing devotional or group study book   Hamartia: Looking at hamartia in Hebrews Mentioned 25 times Hebrews 1:3, 2:17, 3:13, 4:15, 5:3, 7:27, 8:12, 9:26. 9:28, 10:2, 10:3, 10:4, 10:6, 10:8, 10:11, 10:12, 10:17, 10:18, 10:26, 11:25, 12:1, 12:4, 13:11

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about personality tests, claiming that it is our faith in numbers that is driving our faith in personality tests. After that he plods on to review Thomas Sowell's book, “Discrimination and Disparities”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia and Hamartano  in 1 & 2 Timothy. Happy Plodding! Personality Testing: Anyone who has eyes knows that there are different personalities You are dealing with Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore We live in a technocratic age. We think we can reduce things to numbers Faith in numbers, transfers to the corporate world We think that we can actually put a number on people down to the exact degree Our faith in numbers is driving our faith in personality tests   Discrimination & Disparities Written by Thomas Sowell Sowell is an economist and a black man, and he is fearless when it comes to analyzing economic proposals The whole book is on how it is possible for you to have wildly variant outcomes with different groups and not have it be the result of discrimination   Hamartano & Hamartia: Looking at Hamartano in 1 Timothy It is used just once: (1 Tim. 5:20) Looking at Hamartia in 1 & 2 Timothy It is used in: (1 Tim. 5:22/5:24, 2 Tim. 3:6)

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the essential oil craze, claiming that it is creating a dangerous plausibility structure. After that he plods on to review Jennifer Ackerman's book, “Genius of Birds”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia in Thessalonians. Happy Plodding! Show Notes:   Essential Oils: The real issue is that it appears to have gone beyond a product being marketed to do what various products do They now have an oil that helps you make good financial decisions The essential oil market is starting to create a plausibility structure All you have to do is keep amping the claims for essential oils up and the people inside the plausibility structure will follow along unless someone calls them out   Genius of Birds: Written by Jennifer Ackerman You begin by learning that the insult “bird brain” is an inept insult If you want amazing levels of details on what birds can do, this is your book   Hamartia: Looking at the word in Thessalonians It is only used twice: 1 Thess. 2:14-16, 2 Thess. 2:3-4

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the higher education crisis, emphasizing that an educational reformation in America is not going to happen until Christian parents stop feeding the beast. After that he plods on to review Ambrose Bierce's “The Devil's Dictionary”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia in Colossians. Happy Plods! Show Notes:   Higher Ed. Crisis: We are in the middle of a higher education bubble that is soon going to be followed by a crash Conservative Christian parents have thought much more about their children's college than their grade-school College is seen as too much of a savior is not worth all the money that many colleges are offering Education is not our savior An educational reformation in America is not going to happen until Christian parents stop feeding the beast   The Devil's Dictionary: Written by Ambrose Bierce Although he is not a Christian, he knows how to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee This is a satiric dictionary that will greatly help your writing You should read dictionaries   Hamartia Looking at the word in Colossians Hamartia is found in Colossians 1:14, 2:11, 2:12 Spiritual baptism and physical baptism are related Spiritual circumcision and physical baptism are related What then holds us back from saying that there is a connection with physical circumcision and physical baptism

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the writing life, walking you through the three steps to take if you want to become a writer. After that he plods on to review Wesley Hill's “Spiritual Friendship”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia and Hamartano in Galatians and Ephesians. Happy Plodding!Show Notes: Writing Life; Many people want to be writers but they don't want to actually write You have to pay your dues 1. Pay attention to your schooling. Do your work! 2. Don't be writer who has written more books than you've read. Read! 3. Write! Don't write after you have gotten the contract. Commit yourself to writing a certain amount each day Spiritual Friendship: Written by Wesley Hill Hill proposes that friendship is a solution to the gay challenges of being celibate Erotic love is face to face, friendship love is shoulder to shoulder Wesley tries to meld the face to face demeanor together with the shoulder to shoulder This is not wise Hamartia and Hamartano Looking at the words hamartia and hamartano in Galatians Mentioned in Galatians 1:4, 2:17, 3:22 Mentioned in Ephesians 2:1, 4:26

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about human sexuality and how our era's sexuality is reaching that of biker gangs and vikings. After that he plods on to review Robert D. Lupton's “Toxic Charity”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia in 2 Corinthians. Happy Plodding! Show Notes:   Human Sexuality: Laying out two approaches to human sexuality 1. Men are dominant and you can't make it go away 2. Both men and women have two very different approaches to sex Men have a more lackadaisical hit and run approach to sexuality while women have a nesting approach to sexuality When men submit their sexuality to their women (their wives), civilizations begin to form Our era is taking away men's leadership so now men are leaning towards the viking style of sexuality   Toxic Charity: Written by Robert D. Lupton Many people help others because they feel guilty He shows that many of our charities are bad for the people we are giving to A Lot of Deacon boards need to read this book   Hamartia: Looking at Hamartia in 2 Corinthians The word only appears twice (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson re-address the revoice conference, arguing that the whole thing is completely backwards. After that he plods on to review Tom Bethel's “Darwin's House of Cards”. Finally, Wilson takes a look at Hamartano & Hamartia in 1 Corinthians. Happy Plodding! Show Notes:   The Revoice Conference: They want it to be possible for someone to be a gay celibate The main thing that is wrong with this is that it is privileging gender confusion sexuality issues in a way that we never would privilege any other sin This is like having your identity be in gambling but you never actually bet anything This whole thing is not a sustainable project What are the transgenders committing to not do? Darwin's House of Cards: Written by Tom Bethel He is bringing us up to speed on the debate of darwinism He gives great insight to the problems created by convergent evolution The conclusion of the book was great, he points out that the plausibility structure supporting darwinism is not there anymore   Hamartano & Hamartia: Looking at these sins in 1 Cor. Hamartano is used a number of times but Hamartia is not mentioned until chapter 15 1 Cor. 6:18,28, / 7:36 / 8:12 / 15:3, 17, 34, 56

Howdy! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the American and French Revolutions, and the history behind them. He plods on to review Nassim Taleb's book, “Skin in the Game” and finishes things off with a look at Hamartia in Romans. Happy Plods! Show Notes:   American & French Revolutions: We can't have a biblical explanation of the War for Independence without properly seeing the context The revolutionary era of the 18th century was kicked off by the French Rev. not the American War for Independence Americans had every constitutional right to revolt   Skin in the Game: Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb He argues that information doesn't make you wise, having skin in the game makes you wise A lot of the problems in the world are caused by people who do not have to face any consequences for being wrong Taleb argues that risk is a really good thing You want to live in such a way that when you make a wise choice you reap the benefit and vice versa   Hamaria: Hamartia occurs 48 times in Romans Found in Romans 3:9, 3:20, 4:7. 4:8, 5:12, 5:13, 5:20, 5:21, 6:1, 6:2, 6:6, 6:7, 6:10. 6:11, 6:12, 6:13, 6:14, 6;16, 6:17; 6:18, 6:20. 6:22, 6:23, 7:5, 7:7, 7:8, 7:9, 7:11, 7:13, 7:14, 7:17, 7:20, 7:23, 7;25, 8:2, 8:3, 8;10, 11;27, 14:23

Howdy! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about how identity politics has crept its way into the church. He plods on to review Jonah Goldberg's book, “Suicide of the West” and finishes things off with another look at Hamartano and Hamartia in Romans. Show Notes:   Identity politics & the church Identity politics would not be making such in-roads into the church unless we were having an identity crisis Our identities have to be in Christ As identity politics come into the church, race & gender relations get worse If we try to have any kind of harmony that doesn't confront the fact of our sinful natures it is a grave mistake   Suicide of the West Even though I'm going to be critical, the book is amazing... buy three copies Written by Jonah Goldberg Goldberg's book “Liberal Fascism” is one of the best books I've ever read The critique is that the first line of the book says that there is no God in this book   Hamartano & Hamartia: These words show up so much in Romans that we need to split it up into two episodes Hamartano is mentioned in Romans 2:12, 3:23, 5:12, 5;14, 5:16, 6:15 Understanding these things, shall we sin because we are under grace and not under the law God forbid it, Paul says.

Howdy! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the upcoming Revoice Conference, claiming the whole thing to be “counter productive in the extreme”. He plods on to review Joseph Sobran's book, “Subtracting Christianity” and finishes things off with another look at Hamartano and Hamartia in Acts. Show Notes:   Revoice Conference: A doctrine has developed in the Evangelical & Reformed wing of the Church saying that someone can have a gay identity and be a Christian provided that they live a celibate lifestyle Their identity can be gay but their behavior in the bedroom cannot be gay The problem is that people don't see the connection between effeminacy in manner and what winds up happening sexually, don't start something you cannot finish This revoice conference saying that they want to minister to homosexuals by letting them keep everything they can possibly keep is extremely counter productive   Subtracting Christianity: Written by Joseph Sobran This book is a collection of Sobran's columns He is a very engaging writer, making you think deep Some of his criticisms of Israel are silly He does have a cockeyed view from what is going on in the east However, he has a sane, healthy, and happy voice for traditional Christian values   Hamartano & Hamartia Consider the book of Acts Hamartano is used once in Acts, where it is rendered as offend (Acts 25:8) Hamartia is used eight times in Acts, (Acts 2:38, 3:19, 5:31, 7:6, 10:43, 13:38, 22:16, 26:18 Apostolic preaching frequently included the topic of sin. The relative absence of sin in much of modern preaching is therefore a great mystery. Our theologians are still working on it

Howdy! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about Trump as the notorious negotiator man. He then plods on to talk about Kevin Vanhoozer's book "Biblical Authority After Babel". Finishing things off with another look at hamartano and hamartia. Happy Plods! Show Notes:   Trump: Negotiator Man Trump knows how to negotiate Trump is not on a debate team trying to be consistent He is being inconsistent for the sake of being a better negotiator We've had ugly flights and smooth landings with Trump   Biblical Authority After Babel Written by Kevin Vanhoozer Cool kids these days are saying the Reformation was a bad idea Vanhoozer does a great job of showing the five solas that describe the Reformation Very packed book, read in short bits   Hamartano & Hamartia Hamartano: John 5:14, 8:11,9:2,3 Hamartia: John 1:29, 8:21,24.34,46, 9:34,41, 15:22,24, 16:8-9, 19:11, 20:23  

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Doug talk about Edenic perfection. Then he plugs James Dolezal's book, All That is in God. Finishing things off with a look at the Greek word “hamartano”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Edenic Perfection: What do we mean when we think about the garden of Eden being a perfect place What did a perfect garden look like and not look like? Entropy existed prior to the fall But the entropy and death of man was introduced by sin All that is in God: Written by James Dolezal This is a defense of the doctrine of divine simplicity God is not a composite being, God is a simple being Anything that is in God, is God We don't believe that God is Zeus standing on a balcony looking down on us Hamartano: Found in Luke, rendered as sin and trespass Luke 15:18, the prodigal son confesses to his father that he has sinned Luke 15:21, Jesus says that if a brother trespasses against us we should forgive him upon repentance, even if he does it 7 times in one day Hamartia is found 7 times in Luke (Luke 1:77, 3:3, 5:20/21/23/24, 7:47/48/49, 11:4, 24:27)

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Doug address guilt and totalitolerance. Then he goes on to plug the book, Suicide of the West, based off of a review written by David Bahnsen & Brian Mattson. Finishing things off with a look at the Greek word “hamartia”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes:   Guilt & Totalitolerance: Many of the liberties that are being offered to Americans are bribes They are bribes from an establishment that wants a docile and easily manipulated public The fact that Americans have indulged themselves in so many ways, means that they are carrying a fundamental burden of guilt A guilty people will be the most fiercely moralistic people There is a tight connection between guilt and totalitolerance Preachers need to realize this and start preaching free grace   Suicide of the West: This is a review of a book review The review was about Jonah Goldberg's “The Suicide of the West” The review was by David Bahnsen & Brian Mattson They both give this book a rave review, dinging Goldberg for his atheism Gratitude requires an object, gratitude presupposes relationship If you don't have metaphysical money in the bank the checks you wright are all going to bounce   Hamartia: Continued from episode 43, means sin Mentioned 6 times in the book of Mark Mark 1:4,1:5,2:5,7:5,9:5,10:5