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No couple will be 100% compatible but you still should be equally yoked. We're all different and therefore, although we may not be perfectly compatible, the person you're with, you should be equally yoked with. People who aren't, will always face issues those who are equally yoked, won't have.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/relationships-and-relatable-life-chronicles--4126439/support.
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“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? - 2 Corinthians 6:14That warning from the Apostle Paul is usually interpreted to mean that you shouldn't marry outside the faith. But does it apply to other relationships just as much? Ron Blue joins us today with his practical and spiritual insights about partnerships.Ron Blue is the co-founder of Kingdom Advisors and the author of many books on biblical finance, most notably “Master Your Money: A Step-by-Step Plan for Experiencing Financial Contentment.”Understanding Partnerships Beyond MarriageIn 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul wasn't just talking about marriage in his teachings; he was referring to all kinds of partnerships. Partnerships are prevalent in various professions, often seen in businesses with multiple partners and owners. These partnerships can last a long time. Business partnerships, much like other types, require careful consideration and management.Key Principles for Successful PartnershipsHere are a few key principles to consider:Protect Your Testimony: Being in a partnership with someone unequally yoked can impact your testimony. Only you and God can answer whether the partnership is worth the risk to your testimony.Have an Exit Strategy: Just like marriages, many partnerships end up dissolving. It's crucial to have an exit strategy in place before forming a partnership. This ensures that either party can exit the relationship equitably while maintaining their testimony.Preserve the Business's Testimony: The business itself is often more critical than the individual founders. The goal is for the business's mission and testimony to live beyond the partnership.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:My question is about the capital gains tax on the property my husband plans to sell in Georgia. He lived there for 19 years before we married in September 2022 and moved to Tennessee. He plans to sell the Georgia property, pay off the remainder of our house in Tennessee, and invest the rest. I want to know if there is a time limit for him to sell the property and invest the proceeds to avoid paying as much capital gains tax as possible.How much cash should I keep at home versus in a safe deposit box? I've heard that some people are now keeping a lot of cash at home, like $4,000 or $5,000, and I wonder if you would recommend that. I don't have a debit card or ATM access, so I would need to go to the bank to get cash if needed.My husband and I have several savings accounts that hardly earn any interest. We have about $18,000 total in these accounts. What would you recommend we do to get a better return on this money? I want to ensure the money is still easily accessible as an emergency fund, but I'd like to see it earning more interest if possible.My siblings and I have some farmland that we inherited when our dad passed away eight years ago. The sale of the farmland is getting close to being finalized. I wonder how my tax filing status will affect the capital gains taxes I must pay on the sale. I'm currently single but plan to get married this year. Will filing jointly with my spouse next year impact the capital gains taxes I owe on the farmland sale this year?Resources Mentioned:Bankrate.com | NerdWallet Rich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA) or Certified Christian Financial Counselor (CertCFC)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on the Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. Visit our website at FaithFi.com where you can join the FaithFi Community and give as we expand our outreach.
A new MP3 sermon from Household of Faith in Christ is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Pregnancy Centers Treated Unequally Subtitle: The Faith Debate Speaker: Troy Skinner Broadcaster: Household of Faith in Christ Event: Radio Broadcast Date: 6/1/2008 Length: 26 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Household of Faith in Christ is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Pregnancy Centers Treated Unequally Subtitle: The Faith Debate Speaker: Troy Skinner Broadcaster: Household of Faith in Christ Event: Radio Broadcast Date: 6/1/2008 Length: 26 min.
This week, Chris highlights recent concerning behavior within conservative politics and asks Christians to look to Scripture first when evaluating our political associations. Show Link: YouTube Version
Summary: Explore Kelli's journey from self-doubt to spiritual transformation rooted in her Adventist upbringing. Discover how she battled inner demons, found liberation through Jesus Christ's sacrifice, and embraced her true identity. Our discussion covers themes like perfectionism, anxiety, societal expectations, and the impact of strict religious upbringing. Reflect on lessons of forgiveness, self-reflection, and education's role in understanding God. Join us for an inspiring conversation on transformation, freedom, and the profound power of God's love.View more resources on our website!Timestamps:0:00 - Stories of Transformation and Freedom5:14 - Faith Upbringing and Perception of Good13:52 - Pressure to Be Perfect22:11 - The Concept of Being Unequally Yoked26:46 - Navigating Challenges in Education and Faith39:29 - Forgiveness, Self-Reflection, and Letting Go46:06 - Discovering Freedom and God's Love59:25 - Education's Power1:03:57 - Bible Study for EducatorsKeywords: Self-doubt, Spiritual transformation, Adventist upbringing, Perfectionism, Anxiety, Unequally yoked, Societal expectations, Mental health, Self-worth, Forgiveness, Self-reflection, Education and God, As the year concludes, seize the chance to make a tax-deductible gift at lovereality.org/give.
The Bible puts it plainly, "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers." (2 Corin. 6:14) but WHAT does that mean and WHY is this a word of wisdom? Let's gain a better understanding of this verse so we can head this instruction in singleness to journey toward fruitful marriages.Connect with Christian or find her new book "Break Up with What Broke You" at ChristianBevere.com
While climate change is worsening these disparities, it did not create them.
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Married? Joint Bank Accounts? How to handle a joint bank account In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins, she discusses combining bank accounts when you get married. Should you combine bank accounts with your husband when you get married? The answer is not black and white. While some are able to combine accounts and build financially together, others struggle to get on the same page when it comes to money. If you cannot agree and your goals are not the same, then a separate bank account may or may not cause more issues. Listen as Angelina delves into what you should consider before and after you get married when deciding if marriage mean we share everything including money. Episode Outline[00:00] A sneak peak into the episode[00:19] Music intro[00:27] Introduction[00:39] Topic intro[01:16] Welcome viewers[02:10] Independent woman[04:27] Unequally yoked[05:55] Pros and cons[07:23] Marriage is 100/100[08:57] How to combine accounts[10:28] Closing Where you are is not where you have to be. Your past does not define you, YOU define you. -----------------------------------------------------------PRODUCTS AND SERVICESPath to Prosperity: 17 Secrets to Building Wealth You Can Start TodayAmazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=path+to+prosperity+angelina+watkins&crid=2AORT68W4A06B&sprefix=%2Caps%2C95&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent -----------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW THE HOSTFollow Angelina Watkins on IG: https://www.instagram.com/becomingangelinawatkins/Follow Angelina Watkins on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@becomingangelinawatkins -----------------------------------------------------------PODCAST MUSICIntro/Outro Music Title: So MagnificentArtist: IG @ https://www.instagram.com/cgreenblues/
June 05 2023 Monday Week 11 / A Study In 2 Corinthians Don't Be Unequally Joined To Anyone #findoutwhoyouare My Vision My vision is to teach the world Who They Are In Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior! To Teach them what the Bible says about them and who they have been made to be in the promises of God's Word. This changed my life years ago and completely transformed me from a person full of doubt, fear and unbelief to a strong confident Christian that knows I can do anything through Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. And I'm determined to teach the world what God has taught and commissioned me to teach and that is His Word. That commission takes me to jails and detention centers weekly along with other open doors at many churches and ministries that are wanting to teach these important truths to the world. My podcast goes out 6 days a week to help the people I am ministering to grow in the truths that God has taught me for many years now. This podcast is free to all that want to listen and grow strong in who God has made them to be in Christ Jesus their Lord and Savior. My Prayers For The World Ephesians 1:15-23 NLT 'Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God's people everywhere, I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.' Ephesians 3:14-21 NLT 'When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.' This In Him Scripture Study Started On June 21 2021 Go Back And Listen From The Beginning… The Study In Romans Started on March 30 2022… The Study In 1 Corinthians Started On September 19 2022… Matthew 11:28 Find Rest In Jesus Christ Your Lord and Savior… Mark 10:29-30 100 Fold Return… Psalm 37:4 God will give you the desires of your heart… 2 Corinthians 6:14 Romans 10:9-10 Salvation… 1 John 1:9 Confess your sins God Will Cleanse You… Romans 13:8 Live in God's Love… Romans 8:16-17 Heirs of God and Joint Heirs with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… Revelation 1:6 We are kings and priest in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… Romans 10:13 Call On The Name Of Jesus And Make Him Lord today… The Biblical Definition Of Grace Is God's Unmerited Favor… Matthew 18:19-20 I will agree with you about your prayer request… Acts 10:34 God is not a respecter of persons. He loves and cares for us all the same… Romans 12:3 God has given us His Faith… Biblical Hope Is A Confident Expectation… Romans 5:5 God has given us His Love… 2 Corinthians 5:17 We are new creatures in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… 2 Corinthians 5:21 We are the Righteousness of God in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… God's Word Is True Above All Opinions… Romans 12:2 Renew your mind to what God's Word says… Believe God's Word Above All Opinion… Philippians 4:13 We can do all things through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… Philippians 4:19 God will provide all your needs… Romans 10:17 Faith In God comes from hearing God's Word… Isaiah 54:17 No weapon will prosper against me… 1 John 4:4 Greater is He In All Of Us… 1 John 1:9 Confess your sins God Will Cleanse You… John 3:3 You Must Be Born Again… Luke 15:10 Heaven Rejoices Over One Person That Repents And Is Born Again… John 3:16 Believe On The Lord Jesus Christ Your Lord And Savior… 1 Peter 2:24 Healing… Mark 10:29-30 100 Fold Return… Luke 6:38 Give and it will be given unto you… Share This Podcast On Your Social Media Website https://the-prodigalson.com What God's Word Can Do In Your Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJWTZG_x2vE&t=3s Email tstacyhayes@gmail.com YouVersion Bible App https://my.bible.comi iOS App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prodigal-son/id1450529518?mt=8 … Android App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.prodical Social Media https://www.facebook.com/The-Prodigal-SON-209069136315959/ https://www.facebook.com/noreligion1511/ https://twitter.com/noreligion1511 https://www.instagram.com/noreligion1511/ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCPx4s1CLkSYef6mp4dSuU4w/featured
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"Unequally yoked" is a Bible term used to describe a couple who does not share the same spiritual unity and priorities regarding the marriage relationship. The question is, what do you do, and how do you change it? In this episode, we will walk you through some practical steps you can take to get on the same page in your marriage relationship.
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It's a long one, but it's a good one. Ruth Joseph joins Kyle and Alana and shares her story of being in an unequally yolked marriage, how it impacts her life, and so much more. Ruth answers questions like "does being in an unequally yolked marriage have an effect on your sex life?" and "what would your advice be to someone who's considering getting into an unequally yolked relationship?".
Subscribe/Rate/Review to Up On Game Presents on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! WATCH FULL EPISODES ON THE UP ON GAME NETWORK YOUTUBE CHANNEL JUST SEARCH UP ON GAME NETWORK Growth is a natural part of life, but that doesn't make it easy. Throughout the journey, people come into our lives for seasons - some short, others long. So what do you do when it's time to move beyond your current season, and leave some relationships in the past? How do you identify what relationships are serving you well, and which aren't? Most importantly how do you find the courage to separate when you're not ready? Guest Brianna K. Parker takes her seat at the table to explore why we all should push past the fear and do what's best for us. About Brianna Parker: 4:01 Getting to a Place of Healing: 27:57Loving People From a Distance: 29:45 Walk Away, When You're Not Being Met Halfway: 41:47How To Shake Fear Always Choose Yourself First: 43:52Know Who You Are, Before People Try To Make You Someone Else 50:40 Host: Tommi Vincent (@cheftommiv)https://www.instagram.com/cheftommiv Guest: Dr. Brianna K. Parkerhttps://www.instagram.com/rev_bri Music By: Stichiz - Big T. Music /Roj&TwinkiE https://www.instagram.com/stichizSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PODCAST NAME IS CHANGING 10/01/2022 TO "PURSUING TRUTH PODCAST" Tune into this full length episode where Samantha Jimenez and Levi Brickley cover Christianity In The Modern World. In this episode Samantha and Levi cover topics ranging personal testimony, the church, mercy, grace and forgiveness. Jesus has worked immensely in Samantha and Levi's life. This our story, perspective of the daily challenges with modern day culture. Please reach out to either Samantha or Levi via the links below. Engage and become a part of the community! Topics: Personal testimony Accepting Jesus Challenge with the church Modern day spirituality Purpose Living in Gods purpose Glorifying Christ on social media Culture and it's impact Striving for perfection Spiritual warfare Walking the fence United States the Christian country? Loving others Living in moderation Using entertainment and drugs for relief Unequally yoked partner Friendship Submission Prayer Unpopular being a Christian Persecution the imperfect circle Grace Mercy Forgiveness Please reach out to either Samantha or Levi via the links below. Engage and become a part of the community! Follow Samantha Jimenez: Instagram: sammyj.lifts TikTok: sjimenezzzz Follow Levi Brickley: Instagram: Brick34levy TikTok: lbrickleyofficial JOIN THE VERITAS 21 PODCAST COMMUNITY: Email: theveritaspodcast2021@gmail.com Facebook: The Veritas 21 Podcast YouTube: TheVeritas21Podcast TikTok: @theveritas21podcast Instagram: @theveritas21podcast Please leave a rating and review Apple Podcast: The Veritas 21 Podcast
Stephanie Ross shares inserts from her book "What Kind of Man Are You Going to Marry?". This book was written in obedience to speak to the single women. Marriage is rooted in Jesus Christ and is known to last through it's trials and tribulations. Through it all, it's possible to have a healthy marriage.
Hey! Thanks for listening to this episode, if you love the show make sure to share it with a friend and give our podcast IG a follow @the.freedompodcast! On today's show we are covering 8 Red Flags in Dating. We truly believe these red flags will help you avoid heartbreak and disappointment. No one is perfect but there are some things we as Christians should never settle on! We hope this episode helps you weed out behaviors that aren't healthy and guides you to a fruitful dating and martial life. Show Notes: Relationship with God isn't a priority Unequally yoked Gas lighting Jealous Pressures you to sin Draws you away from the Lord Doesn't know your worth — God given worth Won't commit We love you guys so much! Thank you for your continued support
This episode is IT! Intentional Truth. If you've listened to previous episodes, I want to encourage you that healing is a process of uprooting, re-rooting, and re-filling. Linear only goes so far. It takes time, true confessions and God's ultimate TRUTH to fill our hearts in order to live a honoring and anointed life. What lies have you believed? What lies do you have to undo? He wants to hear and heal your heart and mind. Love you all and praying for you during this process!
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"Unequally yoked?" Does this apply beyond marriage?
In the last episode, we read Genesis 5:1-32, and here we read about Adam's descendants and how humanity grew to become independent families and tribes. The scripture that we're going to cover today is Genesis 6:1 through 22 and learn about a world gone wrong and a new beginning for humanity, starting with the flood. Era 1, Episode 7 Show Notes Genesis 6:1-22 Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them. 2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.” 4 In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times. 5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” 8 But Noah found favor with the Lord. The Story of Noah 9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. 10 Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. 12 God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt. 13 So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth! 14 “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. 15 Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. 16 Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper. 17 “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. 18 But I will confirm my covenant with you. So, enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives. 19 Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood. 20 Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive. 21 And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.” 22 So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him. I. Key Points from today's scripture: 1. We see how quickly humanity forgot about God a. Two levels of wickedness 1. The wickedness increased as the population increased. 2. Unequally yoked relationships. 3. We see how much God hates sin and judges those who enjoy it. 4. We see how serious the consequences are of sin. 5. We see how God protects those who are faithful and obedient. 6. Because of Noah's character, God gave him special favor. 7. God brings all of the animals to Noah, and to the ark. 8. God reveals how much our actions affect him. 9. Due to man's disobedience to God, God puts a limit on our life span. II. Application 1. Are we acknowledging that God exists? 2. Are we in a close relationship with God? a. Prayer b. Communication...
It’s illogical (vss.14-16) It’s irreverent It’s contumacious (vs.17) It’s costly (vss.17-18)
As the year comes to a close, we're rewinding to an episode of Stay A While that will help us prepare for 2022. This time of year we're asking ourselves questions like: What did I do well? What else do I want to accomplish? Who do I want to be? Who do I want to grow closer to? Who do I need to let go?With that in mind, we're going into the archives to replay a conversation that tackles an important piece of living our best lives.In this episode, Rev Bri helps us get clear on everything from how to heal from old relationships, love from a distance, and love ourselves enough to walk away when we need to.You can't put new wine in old bottles without the bottle bursting. And you can't bring bad connections into new seasons without chaos ensuing.Our lives can only be as purpose-driven as the relationships we nurture. So, as you reflect on 2021 and prepare for 2022, check out this episode and take some notes on how to ensure you're cultivating relationships that will thrive.Don't forget to rate, comment, and subscribe to Stay A While podcast and tell a friend!Host: Tommi Vincent (@cheftommiv)Produced By: Tommi Vincent, Tanner Vincent and Skai Blue MediaMusic By: Stichiz - Big T. Music /Roj&TwinkiELINKS----------------------------* Brianna K. Parker's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rev_bri* Chef Tommi V's Instagram - https://instagram.com/cheftommiv* Stay A While Podcast - https://instagram.com/stayawhileshow
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“Authenticity is attractive” “I am not attracted to entrepreneurs” “Stay @ home daddies” “You can set trends by being yourself” On this episode of This is Thirty, Gernique is joined by Quatley. The two discuss lifestyle changes, career & retirement funds, dating a good man with potential, being yourself and much more. The podcast begins as the two discuss experiencing career changes in your thirties (10:00). Unequally yoked financially!? Successful women dating men who have not yet "arrived"(18:00). Why does a double standard exist with successful men and women who have not "arrived" (30:00). The importance of living in your truth and not allowing social media expectations to alter your behavior & choices (38:00). Gernique gives Spliff Star his flowers and talks about the importance of playing your position (54:00). "Social media has inadvertently taught us that if you are not the STAR, you are not important… and THAT IS A LIE” Book Drive #tellafriend
In today's episode Allen and I talk about how distracting things can be - especially current events. Ever amazed, like we are, how easy it is to get distracted by things that aren't of God? The media does a good job of it, churches do a good job of it and our lives are filled with it. We get distracted because we allow it to happen. Less than 50% of church attendees read their Bible outside of church. FACT! Plenty of churches encourage bible reading, in services, but most don't even provide a means for bible studies, small groups or discipleship programs. If your church isn't providing or encouraging these methods - ask why not! One of the ways your relationship with God will flourish is by getting in His Word. Start spending more time on a relationship that will last longer than a lifetime!!!! Please subscribe to our Beyond Belief Podcast, subscribe to our Daily Devotions or become a member of our GraceWorx Community Forum. For more information follow the links below. www.graceworx.net Beyond Belief Podcast GraceWorx Community GraceWorx Instagram DISCLAIMER - We try our best, with the greatest of intentions, to provide accurate information regarding Christianity, relative information about our relationship with God and our knowledge of the Bible. We never express to be infallible or to not make mistakes. As such, you may find something that is inaccurate - we try our best to correct our mistakes. Another words, we are human. Please try to understand that. Have a blessed day. If you recognize something that we presented that you disagree with, please drop us an email.
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Biblical Basis of Separation 14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? Unequally yoked- ἑτεροζυγέω…
Jacob Steere-Williams on public health and chemical disinfectants in the Gilded Age. Link to Episode Transcript: https://rebrand.ly/fpx3mj5 (https://rebrand.ly/fpx3mj5) Thoughts? Email us at idavid@oah.org Participants: Jacob Steere-Williams, Christopher Brick, Kariann Yokota This episode was produced by Ikerighi "IK" David
IN AMERICA IT IS ALWAYS BLACK FOLKS THAT ARE HURTING, UNEQUALLY, ACCORDING TO THE BLACK TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION.
Part 2 is turning up another notch ! Jasmine shares how she realizes her disobedience to God's prompting to not enter this marriage - which leads to infidelity, heart break , and depression. But the faithfulness and mercy of God visits her supernaturally twice to rescue her from death and despair. A true Holy Ghost encounter ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kcgrace-t/message
Growth is a natural part of life, but that doesn't make it easy. Throughout the journey, people come into our lives for seasons - some short, others long. So what do you do when it's time to move beyond your current season, and leave some relationships in the past? How do you identify what relationships are serving you well, and which aren't? Most importantly how do you find the courage to separate when you're not ready? Guest Brianna K. Parker takes her seat at the table to explore why we all should push past the fear and do what's best for us. About Brianna Parker: 4:01 Getting to a Place of Healing: 27:57Loving People From a Distance: 29:45 Walk Away, When You're Not Being Met Halfway: 41:47How To Shake Fear Always Choose Yourself First: 43:52Know Who You Are, Before People Try To Make You Someone Else 50:40Host: Tommi Vincent (@cheftommiv)https://www.instagram.com/cheftommivGuest: Dr.Brianna K. Parkerhttps://www.instagram.com/rev_briProduced By: Tommi Vincent, Tanner Vincent, and Skai Blue Mediahttps://www.instagram.com/skaibluemediaMusic By: Stichiz - Big T. Music /Roj&TwinkiE https://www.instagram.com/stichiz
The story of the coronavirus economy has been one of inequality — for people, businesses and even states. Many state governments have been taking in less tax revenue ever since the pandemic closed businesses and schools, and millions lost their jobs. But in 22 states, tax revenue has actually increased during the pandemic. On today’s show: How high-income taxpayers are helping some states make it through the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, Texas’ largest electricity co-op is filing for bankruptcy, and rental relief is taking a while to get to those who need it.
The story of the coronavirus economy has been one of inequality — for people, businesses and even states. Many state governments have been taking in less tax revenue ever since the pandemic closed businesses and schools, and millions lost their jobs. But in 22 states, tax revenue has actually increased during the pandemic. On today’s show: How high-income taxpayers are helping some states make it through the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, Texas’ largest electricity co-op is filing for bankruptcy, and rental relief is taking a while to get to those who need it.
#090. Do you have a particular brand of gummy bears that you prefer? Do you have a fur grandbaby? Do you have experience with the new gimmicks that are selling Barbies? Well, Kendall does, Kory does, and Dillon does respectively. And if that's not enough to tickle your curiosity, we also talk about how social media is ruining the way people interact. You know what we mean: egg yolk firmness. We then cover a food poll where Dillon puts some of our favorite foods on the chopping block and we have to make some tough choices before ending with confirming or denying a list of Ohioan stereotypes as self-proclaimed spokespeople for the entire state. Do we assume more than we know? That's likely. Feel free to yell at us or chime in! Details below for where to do that!Main Landing Page - https://linktr.ee/fromthemidpodVOICE MAIL! Comment, ask a question, suggest topics - (614) 383-8412
In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory is joined by a panel of educators, experts and advocates to discuss the reality of lockdown and school closure for the children of the Pandemic with additional needs and children from disadvantaged areas. Including Dr Carol Coulter, Director of the Child Care Law Report Project, Suzanne Connolly, CEO of Barnardos, Niamh Murray, Principal, Rutland N.S. in Dublin 1 and Tanya Ward Chief Executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance. The panel outlines how the lockdowns have impacted children’s daily lives and development. As a Republic this country and state is committed to cherishing all the children of the nation equally – but this Podcast shows that the reality unfortunately for children with additional needs, disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds and 1000's living in homelessness -is that the country remains far from that commitment and vision. Lockdowns have compounded existing challenges, social isolation, inequalities, social exclusion and inadequate support systems. The most severe cases of neglect have been seen since lockdowns. There is a danger of a lost generation of vulnerable children as children who are vulnerable have been left invisible during the crisis. Children from disadvantaged communities do not have a voice at the decision making table. The COVID crisis once more highlights the urgent need for much greater supports and investment across the board for these children and their families. There is a need for a national child poverty action plan. This podcast needs support. Please join us at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack
Unequally yoked is a term we hear a lot in church when it comes to marriage. What does it truly mean? Abel and I discuss our interpretation of the definition and evaluate if our age difference makes us unequally yoked or something else. Facebook: Rosie Rivera Oficial Instagram: Rosie Rivera Oficial and Abelsworship Twitter: Soyrosierivera Editor: Mariella Sagastume Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
I do Q/A on Fridays on the Bridges of Meaning Discord server 0:00 Re: “fatty portions” how does that line up the original sacrificial model. We now know that the fatty portions of the animal provides more flavor and fuel for human bodies. What would it have been like for those early people to sacrifice the flavorful and fuel rich portions to God? 03:30 Most Christians treat certain beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount as being a prescription for specific actions or ways of being that are contrary to our instincts (being merciful, meek, pure in heart, poor in spirit, being a peacemaker, thirsting for righteousness), and the others as comfort for suffering that is not sought or deserved (mourning, persecution, insult for the sake of Christ). But is this dichotomy between passive/active states the correct way to think about the beatitudes? Is being meek, for example, ever something that “just happens” in the way mourning seems to? On the other hand, are we ever called to actively seek out things such as mourning or persecution alongside the other seemingly “active” states such as being merciful? If not, do you have any thoughts on why the beatitudes are formulated in this dichotomy between active and passive states? 24:00 psyops conspiracy theory of Moses, Apiru, 32:30 why does the Father (God) keep secrets? In Revelations John was commanded to keep something he saw hidden. More surprising to me was when Jesus said (my foggy memory) “only the Father knows special stuff, not angels or even Me (Jesus)”. 45:00 I'm curious, is your understanding of 'narrative' (as a way of thinking about Christianity) at all influenced by - or compatible with - 'narrative theology' (i.e. postliberal theology, Yale school)? If you are aware of this movement, I would be very interested to hear your impressions of their project. Hans Fry: Eclipse of Biblical Narrative Ridley Scott new show called Raised by Wolves 55:00 Bethel and miracles 1:21:00 Following on from the Jess video - could we discuss further the the "hand head hand wave" of my inner belief vs Jesus Saves? It was good to hear as we have several dementia/Alzheimer folk in our church. It also resonated with my not hearing from Jesus but being at peace state I am in. 1:31:00 Unequally yoked. 1:38:00 Head-hand-wave, the mixture of the two, that you need the initial experience. 1:43:00 do you think virtue is something that can be cultivated or does it result from the renewing of your mind as you journey further up and further in? 1:48:00 What is personhood? As it relates to us and God and us being in a personal relationship with God, which is what Christians generally say. God as a personal being , us being persons. I apologize in advance if the question is kind of vague or open ended. Click here to meetup with other channel viewers for conversation https://discord.gg/jdVk8XU Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://paulvanderklay.me/2019/08/06/converzations-with-pvk/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos. To support this channel/podcast on Paypal: https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin (BTC): 37TSN79RXewX8Js7CDMDRzvgMrFftutbPo To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) qr3amdmj3n2u83eqefsdft9vatnj9na0dqlzhnx80h To support this channel/podcast with Ethereum (ETH): 0xd3F649C3403a4789466c246F32430036DADf6c62 Blockchain backup on Lbry https://lbry.tv/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640
This episode we will discuss yolks and how they mesh well for future plans when finding a partner.✨
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Unequally yoked with unbelievers
Acquire Respect for God & the Plan from God by surrounding and cultivating your thoughts with the owner's manual, commandments, ordinances & instructions laid out in The Bible, preferably Kings James; this is a the Mindset For Victory! Many believers start off following the Spirit of God executing His Plans to find themselves later on off the Pathway Following the Spirit in the Flesh. Many times this happens as a result of being unequally yoked with people who say they are Christians, but really they are not because they do not have the Holy Spirit, but they have Familiar Spirit and are not saved; they do not belong Yahweh. It happens because of distractions & sometimes because you simply lack focus. You must plant your Answers from God & the Plans from God surround His commandments, ordinances & instructions cultivating the Mindset For Victory! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/debbie454/message
Acquire Respect for God & the Plan from God by surrounding and cultivating your thoughts with the owner's manual, commandments, ordinances & instructions laid out in The Bible, preferably Kings James; this is a the Mindset For Victory! Many believers start off following the Spirit of God executing His Plans to find themselves later on off the Pathway Following the Spirit in the Flesh. Many times this happens as a result of being unequally yoked with people who say they are Christians, but really they are not because they do not have the Holy Spirit, but they have Familiar Spirit and are not saved; they do not belong Yahweh. It happens because of distractions & sometimes because you simply lack focus. You must plant your Answers from God & the Plans from God surround His commandments, ordinances & instructions cultivating the Mindset For Victory! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/debbie454/message
Acquire Respect for God & the Plan from God by surrounding and cultivating your thoughts with the owner's manual, commandments, ordinances & instructions laid out in The Bible, preferably Kings James; this is a the Mindset For Victory! Many believers start off following the Spirit of God executing His Plans to find themselves later on off the Pathway Following the Spirit in the Flesh. Many times this happens as a result of being unequally yoked with people who say they are Christians, but really they are not because they do not have the Holy Spirit, but they have Familiar Spirit and are not saved; they do not belong Yahweh. It happens because of distractions & sometimes because you simply lack focus. You must plant your Answers from God & the Plans from God surround His commandments, ordinances & instructions cultivating the Mindset For Victory! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/debbie454/message
This episode expresses be unequally yoked. Not only can you be unequally yoked with a nonbeliever but a believer as well. This is my experience with dealing with a person who wasn't right for me. Unequally yoked isn't just for relationships but friendships as well. Do the people in your life bring you peace or pain? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/LadyLevelup/support
There is no crystal ball to predict what the future is for our public schools in the coming year. There are some who have extrapolated the previous data related to summer slide and applied it to what's happening now with the Corona virus crisis. Today's guest, Dr. Paul von Hippel, is an expert researcher on the topic and has some predictions for when school resumes in the fall (if it resumes). Join us for another amazing conversation!
Main passage Judges 16:1-2110 Mistakes Sampson made that we can learn from to walk in greater spiritual authorityI. Gave up his purityJudges 16:1, Matt 5:8II. Unequally yokedJudges 16:4-5, Matt 6:24III. Ignored the warning signsJudges 16:6-9IV. Thought he was in controlJudges 16:10-12V. Danced on the lineJudges 16:13-14, Eph 5:11Vi. Allowed himself to be worn downJudges 16:15-17, 2 Cor 10:4Vii. Fell asleepJudges 16:19a, 1 Pet 5:8Viii. Broke his last vowJudges 16:19bIX. Lost his eyesJudges 16:21aX. Went in circlesJudges 16:21b
I have shared portions of these tips on #IG MONDAY LIVES, but worth to share it with all of you here & a bit more in depth. Please like, share, and subscribe. The tips shared were : 1. Unequally yoked/vision 2. Feeling stuck in any relationship 3.not bearing fruits? 4. Expectations 5.praising the little things 6. Never speak to someone as if they are your "child" +BONUS --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Brent and Nikki discuss everything from the heart beat bill to Endgame. but not anything about Mueller.. sorry.. other shows cover that shit though... ENDGAME SPOILERS! @ the end.
Do international institutions free us from our colonialist history, or do they perpetuate it? This episode takes a critical look at international legal institutions through the lens of Third World Approaches to International Law, a legal movement explained by Thamil Ananthavinayagan, professor of international law at Griffith College in Dublin. Then, University of Hawaii futurist and political scientist Jairus Grove discusses the history of global violence and his new book Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World. This series is produced in cooperation with the Common Good Foundation, and sponsored by the World Peace Through Law section of the Washington State Bar Association.
Recap: Seven Blessings of Marriage So turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 7:8-16. We're going to be walking through that today as we continue to look at the practical instructions that God has for us, originally given by the Apostle Paul to a specific local church there in Corinth. But in the wisdom and the providence of God through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, elevated into perfect scripture and put in into the canon for us so that we can read it and learn from it. So we're really sitting at the feet, not so much of the Apostle Paul, but of the Lord Jesus as He speaks to us by the power of the Spirit. Now, last week as we began talking about marriage, I laid out God's marvelous purposes of marriage and how God ordained it from the beginning for many blessed purposes. I remember I laid out those seven purposes, first, for partnership, that we would be free from loneliness, that it's not good for the man to be alone. God said concerning Adam that we will be delivered and freed from loneliness in this world. Secondly, the blessing of marriage and pleasure, specifically in marital union, the delights of sex within marriage, in the Song of Songs, which celebrates that and how it was established from the beginning, the man and his wife became one flesh and they were naked and felt no shame, and there was the pleasure of that union. Thirdly, we saw for procreation, because God intended that through Adam and Eve, the earth would be filled, that they would be fruitful and multiply, and there would be people in the image of God who would be knit together in their mother's wombs and that God intended a vast army of the redeemed up in Heaven and the holy way by which children will be brought into this world as marriage and so procreation. Also purity, how marriage is protection from sexual immorality, and from all of the wickedness that Satan would pour into our souls by that seems like sometimes gaping hole in the wall, the fortress wall, of our souls. And so there is purity. And also with that, we talked about protection, a physical protection certainly from the elements, protection from the difficulties of life in this physical world, that's true, and the husbands can protect the wives in some senses, and the wives can protect the husbands in some senses, but also again with the issue of sexual protection, the need that we have for each other, and we talked a lot about that last time. And also productivity, that the two come together and they're productive in their labors and they help each other, they buttress each other's weaknesses and they're able to cooperate and do remarkably productive things. They're able to fill the Earth, and subdue it, and rule over it together in a marvelous partnership. And then finally, portrayal, how marriage is a portrayal or a picture of Christ in the church. And so all of these things are the beautiful blessings of marriage, but we've also been seeing and discussing how rapidly sin entered the world. In the very next chapter, in Genesis 3, the serpent came and brought sin into the world and attacked that first married couple. And so there has been tremendous distress in marriage ever since. Martin Luther put it in his humorous way, as only Martin Luther could do. I tell you what, of all the figures from church history, who would I want to spend the evening with the most? He'd be my first joys, him or Spurgeon. What a fun evening that would be, if you could speak German. I'm assuming the translation issue is dealt with, but just to be able to sit at the table and listen to this man and his wisdom and the humor. But this is what he said about marriage: "Good God, what a lot of trouble there is in marriage. Adam has made a mess of our nature. Think of all the squabbles Adam and Eve must have had in the course of their 900 years together. Eve would say, 'You ate the apple,' and Adam would say, 'Yes, but you gave it to me.'" 900 years of that, I guess. And some of the deepest questions of our life center around this issue of marriage, of singleness, of love because these are powerful forces, and God... And I love how Jesus said, the night before He was crucified, said, "I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you." And by that, He meant the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the counselor who would come and give us instruction in all things. And here, we need instruction concerning singleness and marriage, and so that's what's in front of us. Four Patterns of Marriage in the Roman World Now, the Corinthians were in a very messed up context in terms of marriage back then. Their conception of marriage before the Gospel came to town was significantly corrupted. In the Greco-Roman world, there were four patterns of marriage in the pagan world that they lived in. First, there was slave marriage. Many of the... Much of the world, the Greco-Roman world, were slaves, a huge percentage of the population, and as Paul said, and we saw in 1 Corinthians 6, "You're not your own, you're bought at a price," that's a language of slavery, we are Christ's slaves, but even just physically, those individuals who are slaves were really not their own. And so, what could happen is two slaves could come together in what was known as some kind of a tent marriage, that's a literal Latin expression, a tent dwelling, together which would speak of a temporariness. We, in our slang, might use the language of "shacking up," but there was that sense of coming together, and who knows how long it would last because if the master didn't like how they were together, he could break them apart, he could sell off one of them, et cetera. And so it was a very temporary setting, and so many of the church back then were slaves. Paul addresses them right in 1 Corinthians 7, now we'll not address it today. He is dealing with slaves and therefore with slave marriage. And so, there's a lot of mixed-up scenarios. There's a lot of mess. And it doesn't follow the pattern of one man, one woman, and covenant relationship for life; it was a sick pattern there in the pagan world. And so what is the church going to do? And what Paul did was not to try to break up everything but try to teach them the sanctity of marriage, what marriage is, and if they were in this tent relationship, to make the best of it and live up to the pattern of marriage as God originally ordained, even though a wicked or tyrannical master might break it apart physically or in terms of the actual ethical situation. Secondly, there was common-law marriage. A man and a woman would live together, for them for one year, I think in our culture, common-law marriage is seven years, but one year, and at the end of the one year, they'd be identified as husband and wife and so the church had to address situations like that where people were living together and there'd never been a ceremony, there'd never been any kind of vows taken, there was no real legal status, but it was a common-law marriage. Again, Paul doesn't say anything about what they ought to do other than the sanctity of marriage that exists wherever it exists, and to live up to it, to God's pattern and to what God would intend. Thirdly, there was the marriage by sale, and this is where... Would be where a wealthy father would sell marital rights to his daughter to a suitor, and if the man could come up with the bride price, then he would give his daughter to her in marriage, and that was very common in that part of the world. And then finally, the highest form of marriage in the pagan and the Greco-Roman world was patrician marriage and this was among the nobility, and so, a man would marry a high-born woman and she would be his legal wife in patrician marriage, and therefore, the children that she bore would be his legal heir, his legal heirs. But sadly, they would be frequently hardly any kind of love relationship between the two. There would be a lot of adultery, a lot of sexual immorality. Each of them, it would just be understood, they would have partners, not their legal spouse, and so this is just very common in the pagan world. So that was the situation and the Greco-Roman patterns. Beyond that, as we've seen in the Book of 1 Corinthians, they were tremendous pressure sexually, the pagan religion was very corrupt sexually, and so, a lot of times, the gods and goddesses were worshipped by means of temple prostitutes, both male and female. And we discussed this clearly in chapter 6. Also, there would be Christians from the Jewish background there in the church, and they would have a very different view of marriage than the pagans did, but they would go so far as to say that you're not normal if you're not married, something's wrong with you. There'd be even a sense of a curse on the women if they were barren, and you see that a lot in the Old Testament, but there's a sense of what's normal and right, that's fine, but they go maybe too far and say there's something abnormal with you if you can't find a spouse, like something's spiritually wrong with singleness. And so Paul has to address that, and he does so on the platform of His own life and His own example. We'll talk about that. On the other hand, there would be some ex-pagans who were very philosophically-minded and very... So they believe high-minded and said, "Now that we've come to Christ, we're in the realm of the Spirit, not of the flesh," and so as we saw at the beginning of 1 Corinthians 7, they said, "It's good for a man not to touch a woman at all." And so even in marriage, it's time for just total abstinence. And so into all of this messed up mental scenario or spiritual scenario, Paul has to give the biblical truth and he's commissioned by God to speak timeless truths about marriage, and in the providence of God, though he could never have known how many generations of Christians he would speak to that God ordained, he would speak to every generation of Christians about marriage. And we need it, because we're messed up, too, when it comes to marriage. We have to be honest. Our culture is in a decaying orbit of relationship with Judeo-Christian values. We're moving more and more culturally toward paganism, so, to see the kind of ways that pagans understood men and women coming together, don't be surprise to see some of those things coming back. We also know that there's terrible assaults on marriage as I've already mentioned in my prayers, leading to divorce. Divorce statistics are staggering. Somewhere around 50% of all marriages end in divorce. 41% of all first marriages end in divorce. 60% of all second marriages end in divorce. 73% of all third marriages end in divorce. So you can see even in those statistics, the pattern of serial monogamy, with the corruption of illicit divorces in between. And so we need to hear the Biblical truth on the issue of divorce. The average first marriage that doesn't end in divorce lasts about eight years, and soon after marriage, a lot of pressures come on the couple: Pressures, financial pressures, sexual pressures, relationship pressures, scheduling pressures, and it drives them apart, and if they don't have the resources of the Word of God and the Spirit, that it is very likely that they could end up in divorce. But the United States, for all of its troubles, has only the sixth highest divorce rate in the world; the worst is in Russia: Three-quarters of all first marriages end in divorce. And so this is a problem worldwide. And beyond all of these staggering and depressing statistics is the reality of what divorce does to the children and to extended families and friends and everyone that knows the couple. It's like a bomb that's dropped in and has concentric circles of effect. It's devastating. The costs are staggering. The problems are not new, and the Corinthians face their own problems with marriage as we have seen, and only the Word of God has the power to help us face our problems as well. So we turn now to 1 Corinthians 7:8-16, and Paul addresses four categories of people in the Corinthian church, and his words are timeless and relevant, and each one of you that's listening to me here today will find yourself in one of these four categories. It covers everybody. First, those who are presently unmarried of various categories, and those are addressed in verses 8 and 9. And then secondly, Christians who are presently married to other Christians, so that's addressed in verses 10 and 11, and then Christians who are presently married to non-Christians, and the non-Christians are willing to stay married to them, those are addressed in verses 12 through 14, and then fourthly, Christians who are presently married to non-Christians and the non-Christians want to leave or actually do leave, and that's in verses 15 and 16. So, Paul's words, you're not going to cover every little detail or every scenario, but this is a very great place for us to start as we try to understand marriage. I. Commands to the Unmarried (vs. 8-9) So let's begin with commands to the unmarried in verses 8 and 9. "Now to the unmarried and the widows, I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion." So let's try to understand this category. He uses a simple term, "unmarried." It's just a very simple term in the Greek, but then along with that comes the specific term, "widows." So it's probably best to take this as a broad category of all the adults in the congregation who are not presently married, both male and female. Widows, I think are singled out because they had special needs and they were understood as a special category in the church and in society. So there is somewhat of a redundancy in the phrase to the "unmarried" and the "widows"; obviously, all widows are unmarried, but I think that's what he's dealing with here. So in this category, it would be all single people who have never been married and also people who are married at one point and are no longer married. So Paul's basic advice to this category is, "Stay unmarried, if you can." So, Paul is going to give in 1 Corinthians 7 the greatest, most detailed unfolding of the gift of singleness or the value of singleness in the Christian life. Now we'll get into this again later in the chapter, but this is especially in verses 32 through 35. And the value of staying single, if you can do it with a pure heart, sexually, if you can stay single, the value is practical because you'll be able to serve your Lord with undivided devotion. So I'm stealing a little thunder from those later verses, but that's what he says. So that's the reason why if you can stay unmarried, please do so. Now, in a larger sense, and we're going to see this very soon, not this morning, but in subsequent sermons in 1 Corinthians 7, Paul is going to argue for a basic life contentment. He's going to argue for your life is bigger than your marital status. It's bigger than your status as slave or free. It's bigger than anything that's going on. Your relationship with Christ trumps everything, all of those scenarios, and it is possible, actually, it is desired and even commanded from God, for you to be content and maximally fruitful in whatever of those scenarios you find yourself in. So don't be continually pining after something that you don't have. Don't be yearning to get out of your present situation. We'll talk more about this, I think, next week. But the basic contentment, he even goes so far as to say it to slaves. He says, "If you're a slave, don't let it trouble you. But if you can get your freedom, do it." And so in other words, he's saying, "Don't be consumed, you might actually spend the rest of your life as a slave. And if you're a Christian and if you served faithfully, the Lord sees what you've done and He will reward you," as he says in many other places. And so don't let it trouble you. So there's a basic contentment perspective here, saying the grass is not greener on the other side. Don't imagine, "If I could only have X, if I could have that scenario, then I could really be fruitful and I could really be happy in the Lord." Basic contentment: Stay content in what you are. Whatever your lot in life is. We'll talk more about that, God willing, next week. Paul’s Own Example So Paul gives himself then as his own example in terms of singleness, look at verse 8: "Now to the unmarried and the widows. I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried as I am." So there, he clearly asserts that he's an unmarried man, he's a single man. Now, we don't know very much more about Paul's marital status. Many people who study the Jewish society at the time said if he was going to be in the Sanhedrin or he was a ladder climber there in Judaism, he would have been married at a young age, would've been expected, as I mentioned earlier in the sermon. So it was just the norm in Jewish society, and so therefore, many scholars, New Testament scholars, think Paul was a widower. We don't know anything about it, we can't speculate but just assume at some point he was married and lost his wife. But we don't know, maybe he had never been married. At any rate, he clearly says, "As I am." So he's a single man. So he's arguing for the benefits of life from his own personal experience. He, the Apostle Paul, was completely free to serve the Lord in some radical and courageous and bold ways which he would not have been able to do if he were a married man. The Lord had a call on Paul's life which was quite extreme. You remember in the Book of Acts how the prophet Agabus took his belt and tied him up with it, tied himself, I think he tied himself up with it, and he said, "The Holy Spirit says, ‘'In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.'" And then everyone around Paul starts weeping and pleading with him not to go to Jerusalem. Well, that's a lot harder to hear from a wife and kids than it is from a bunch of friends in the church. But listen to what Paul says in Acts 21:13, he says, "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." So there's a special call in Paul's life, would have been much harder for him to do it as a married man with children that he had to provide for. Actually, Martin Luther was very similar to this. Martin Luther went and courageously stood for the Lord at the Diet of Worms. When he was asked to recant of all of his Reformation discoveries, justification by faith alone apart from works of law, the Gospel rediscovered and he stood courageously and boldly and would not recant, but said, "Here I stand. Sinners are justified, they are made right with God through faith in Jesus Christ alone. I will not recant. I can't turn my back on the word of God for the turn away from the Word of God and conscience is not safe. Here I stand, I can do no other." That's it. Well, what ended up happening is the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V put a ban on him. He was given safe conduct there and back, but basically, once he left the city districts, all bets are off. And a German citizen, seeing Martin Luther along the road, could take their sword or dagger any moment, plunge into Luther's heart and be exonerated of any guilt. He was a marked man, he was a dead man walking. So, Luther had taken vows of celibacy in the medieval Catholic pattern, which he later renounced as unbiblical, and felt he was free to marry, but he thought it would be unwise to get married because of that ban that was on him. So it's very similar to the Apostle Paul. He had a freedom to serve the Lord and a freedom to die, really, as a martyr, that he would not have if He was a married man. Now we'll talk more about this later in 1 Corinthians 7, this is the very case that Paul makes later on. So here, in this chapter, he's vigorously refuting the Jews who say that only weird or defective people…the idea that there is something wrong with you if you're single. That's just not true. It may be a special calling on that individual's life, that we all acknowledge that it's rare. He is advocating, "If you can stay single, then do so." But there's a limitation, and the question you have to ask yourself is, "Can I be sexually pure as a single man or woman?" Can You be Self-Controlled? So look at verse 9. "If they, [the unmarried] cannot control themselves, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn," and then it's added in the translations, "burn with passion," and I think that's a right understanding, to burn with lust, to burn with sexual desire, and if you can't control yourself, the only holy avenue for you is marriage. So God gives to some people the gift of singleness, and the essence of it has to do with this verse 9, which is the ability to just move through this issue without any strong pulls. They could be married, but it really seems a matter of indifference, not against it, but they really feel that they can serve the Lord fine without it. Paul's saying if that's how you are, then stay single, really, because you'll be set free to serve the Lord in some remarkable ways. But if you know in your heart that sexual temptation is powerful and strong, you feel like you're walking through a minefield and you can't stay pure and you don't know what to do and et cetera, then you don't have the gift of singleness. So that's what's he saying. You have to analyze yourself, you have to know yourself and then you'll know. So, if I can just stop and make an application to those of you that are single. You may ask, "Alright, what do I do if I diagnosed myself and I don't think I have the gift of singleness? But I haven't received my gift yet, what should I do? What should I do?" That's a very good question. As you look at it, you analyze yourself, you have to say to yourself, it's true that it's better to marry than to burn with passion. But let me say one more thing. It's better to burn with passion than to sin. And God is calling on you, if you don't have the gift of singleness but you don't have a spouse yet, He's calling on you to fight the good fight of sexual purity, to stand firm in the day of test. All sexual expression outside of marriage is sin. God is not giving you permission to sin because you can't control yourself. So He's calling on you to sexual purity. So, let me just give you the basic instructions that we all have concerning sanctification. First, "put sin to death by the Spirit," Romans 8:13. If you, by the Spirit, mortify the deeds of the flesh, you'll live. So that's the Christian life. All of us have to do it, you especially have to do it in this area, put sin to death by the power of the Spirit. Secondly, avoid tempting situations, like it says in the Lord's Prayer, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Thirdly, know that God "will not tempt you beyond what you can bear, but with the temptation, will make a way of escape so you can bear up under it," 1 Corinthians 10:13. Fourthly, pray daily for a godly spouse. Get other people to pray for you in this area. God makes marriages. Jesus said, "What God has joined together, let man not separate." I think there's an interesting kind of locational transfer that He does with Eve where he makes... God makes Eve in some other place. I don't think it's helpful to think of a workshop, but just another place, and he makes her and brings her to the man. And I think there's a reason for that, because there's a providential from the man's perspective bringing to that happens and God does that. And I've seen it again and again; it's a beautiful thing to see. But until that happens, you have to wait patiently and ask God to do that. "Bring that person to me." Fifthly, concentrate not so much on finding the right person, but on being the right person. So for you young men, develop the kind of godly character and lifestyle in a fruitful life direction that a godly Christian woman will want to follow and want to be part of, to be a helper suitable for that life. Where are you going? It's a reasonable question for her to ask. What are your plans? What are you doing? You must have an answer to that question. And it better line up in the great commission. I am here to serve God, to the glory of God, and these are my gifts, and this is where I'm going. Well, that kind of godly man, a woman's going to want to be part of, a godly woman's going to want to be part of. So be the right person, not just waiting for the right person. And young women, same thing, be the kind of godly woman that a godly man will want to marry, and get other women to speak into your life on this. And then sixth, be active, active, active, in serving the Lord, especially in the context of local church. Find ministry. I'm telling you, time and time again, couples find each other in the context of service. They're working together in a national ministry, in urban ministry, they're working together in something, and they just see each other's heart and they come together on a mission trip. Different things, there's certain rules about that, about the mission trip. Please hear me about that. Alright, there's rules about that, but it happens again and again. So that's what I have on my sheet. I want to add another one. Let me say this carefully, going off-message here so that's dangerous, but let me say it. Don't be too choosy. God can bring godly people, that she's a believer, he's a believer…I remember hearing from another counselor, he's talking to this guy, and this guy said, "I don't know, I'm waiting for a... I think I'm just waiting for a 10." And this man said, this godly counselor said, "Brother, can I be honest with you? You're a seven…Maybe." So you need people like that to speak into your life. Alright? "Can I just be honest? You're a seven, alright?" II. Commands to Married Christians (vs. 10-11) Alright secondly, commands to marry Christians. Verse 10, 11, "To the married, I give this command: Not I, but the Lord. A wife must not separate from her husband, but if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband, and the husband must not divorce his wife." So here, we get to the command, and keeping it simple, do not get a divorce. If we could just summarize it, that's what he's saying, both to the man and to the woman. That's the basic command, if we could just keep it simple. Now what does Paul mean at the beginning when he says, "Not I, but the Lord"? Well, in the statement that he makes when he says, "Not I, but the Lord," he's saying, "I have a word from the Lord on this, the Lord Jesus. Jesus, while He was in His physical life on earth, taught on divorce. Multiple times, actually. And so keep in mind, the New Testament hadn't been pulled together yet, probably most of it hadn't even been written yet, and so, they were working on an oral tradition of sayings from the Lord Jesus. Remember how Luke gathered a lot of accounts together, talking to eye witnesses to write the Gospel of Luke, and so he had a saying from Jesus on this. And you just go to the Sermon in the Mount, for example, Jesus said there in Matthew 5:31-32, "It has been said anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce, but I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, [pornea] causes her to become an adulteress and anyone who marries the woman commits adultery." So He's very clear on this, and He does the same thing in Matthew 19, where they come and ask, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?" And He goes back to the beginning and He says, "It was not intended…" so it is not lawful to get a divorce for any and every reason. So Paul states it simply, first to the Christian wife: A wife must not separate from her husband. He doesn't go into the exception clause for when divorce is acceptable, namely, there has been a sexual sin. Just simply, the Christian wife must not separate herself from her husband. As we've mentioned, divorce is devastating to people. It's devastating to their psyches, it's devastating to their physical and mental emotional health. It's hard to recover. God says plainly in Malachi 2:16, "I hate divorce." The impact on children is incalculable. So Christian couples need to stay together. And he adds also in verse 11, "A husband must not divorce his wife." But then why does he add, "But if she does," look at verse 10, 11, "a wife must not separate from her husband, but if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled with her husband." I don't know the best answer for this, but what I would say is probably divorces had already happened. By the time the letter got there, I don't know, the horse was already out of the barn, if that's the expression. There was no going back. And a lot of times, situations occur that are not the best, they're not biblical norm. And I think as in the case of David and Bathsheba and Uriah is dead, can't come back, and that the baby dies, can't come back, and then later, Bathsheba conceives and gives birth to Solomon, and God gives us a sweet, peaceful message saying, "Call him Jedidiah the Lord loves him, Beloved of the Lord." It's just a very fascinating thing. God's standards couldn't be higher, but God moves on. And if some things can't be undone, they can't be undone. And I think that's what he's addressing. Others may have a different interpretation of that, but what He says is, "Look, if that's what has happened, if you've gotten divorced without suitable grounds," speaking of the woman here, "she must seek to undo the wrong by being reconciled with her husband or else she needs to remain unmarried for the rest of her life." That's how seriously God takes marriage and divorce. Work it Out! Now I remember early in my ministry here, I came across some marriage and parenting days by a man named Reb Bradley, and he was very helpful to me, gave me some good insights by the tapes that I was listening to. He had been a professional photographer before he was in vocational ministry, and he was doing a family life thing and his picture was up on a poster, and this guy finds him and tracks him down through the local church and says, "You know, you look a lot like the guy who photographed our weddings," he's calling them on the phone, "But you look a lot... " He said, "Well, I used to be a professional photographer." And so they kind of compared notes and it's like, "Oh, yeah, yeah, I remember that wedding. I remember it distinctly. Yeah," he says, "How is it going?" He said, "Well, it's not going very well," the man said. Reb Bradley said, "Oh. Well, what's going on?" He said, "Well, I think we're going to get a divorce." There was this long pause, and then Reb Bradley said, "You can't." The man said, "I beg your pardon?" He said, "I said you can't. I mean, it's true I was there as a photographer, but all of us were there as witnesses and I heard what you said to God and to us. And this is the very thing you said you wouldn't do, so you can't." And the man said, "Well, what do you want me to do?" And he said, "Work it out." And beautifully, in the story, the man and his wife came to meet with him for multiple times of counseling and they worked it out. So, that story sticks with me, I would say every day, I think about it in my own marriage, every day, "Work it out." We have the resources, if we're Christians, to work it out. We have the resources to give and receive forgiveness. We have the resources to grow and be transformed out of terrible sin patterns. We have resources. So effectively, God puts the couple in a room with no windows and doors and says, "Work it out," and He gives the Holy Spirit and He gives the Scripture and that's what He's calling on us to do. III. Commands to Christians Married to Non-Christians Who Want to Stay (vs. 12-14) Thirdly, commands to Christians married to non-Christians who want to stay or are willing to stay, look at verses 12 and 13. It says, "To the rest, I say this: I, not the Lord, if any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her, and if a woman has a husband who's not a believer, and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him." So, again, the same advice. Stay married if you can. The overall advice on the whole chapter is stay in the situation you're in. A consistent advice he's going to give, with exceptions, but in this case, he's saying, "Alright, you're dealing with what we would call a mixed marriage. A Christian man with a non-Christian woman, a Christian woman with a non-Christian man." That's the scenario. Now he speaks, he says, "This I say: I, not the Lord," now, please don't say that Paul's pitting himself against Jesus here. It's like, "I'm slipping aside. I'm going to tell you something Jesus wouldn't tell you." That's not what he's doing. What he's saying is, "I don't have an oral tradition saying from Jesus on this topic." But he is speaking as an apostle and God is expanding our understanding through the Apostle. That's how you should understand it. It's every bit as inspired as anything Jesus would ever say. So the topic's mixed marriage. Now, first of all, please hear me on this. No single Christian should ever willingly, willfully go into a mixed marriage, ever. Ever. 2 Corinthian 6:14 says, "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers," or sometimes translated "unequally yoked." "For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" Don't willingly do that, don't step into something that God said He will not bless, willingly. Later in this very chapter, he talks to a widow who desired to get remarried. He said It's fine. Look at verse 39, "A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but [he must be a Christian] he must belong to the Lord," it must be in the Lord, that that marriage happens. However, in the strange providences of God, God frequently in His wisdom and for his own inscrutable purposes, makes mixed marriages all the time by converting one of the couple. It happens again and again and again. And we don't always understand that, but God has the right to do that if He wants, and so He's speaking into that situation. In the meantime, what should the Christian spouse do in such a close proximity with a non-Christian? Unequally yoked, but wasn't it her fault or his fault, what should she do? Tertullian, the ancient writer, talked about the challenges of a woman becoming a Christian without her husband, and she's got new friends, she's got a new lifestyle, a new pattern of worship, everything in her life is new, and he's not part of any of it. He doesn't understand any of it. Some might have thought, "Why don't you just make a clean break of it in every respect, divorce the non-Christian, find a nice Christian man, get married, and raise a Christian family?" But do you not see the devastation that would wreak in pagan society? How Christianity, even Christ, could be seen as a home-wrecker? And Christ is no home-wrecker. And so, the advice here is if the unbelieving spouse wants to stay married, Paul says stay married, then keep the marriage intact. Yes, it's going to be challenging, but this is God's best in the situation, if the unbelieving spouse is willing to stay in the marriage, is happy in the marriage. : And then he says a very fascinating thing: Family life is sanctified or made holy by the believer in that marriage. Some might say, "Won't I be spiritually defiled by my unbelieving spouse, especially even in the marital bed? Aren't I taking the members of Christ and joining them with somebody who's not a child of God? How can I do that?" And so he addresses that in an amazing way. "And what about our children, wouldn't they be, to some degree, spiritual half-breeds? How are we going to raise them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord?" And so look at verse 14, he says, "The unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified or made holy through her believing husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy." So Paul is saying in some very powerful and mysterious way, the presence of a Christian in the home, especially in the marriage, has a permeating and a powerful spiritual effect in the whole household. Doesn't mean that the unbeliever is made holy absolutely in standing before a holy God. No, that only happens by that individual repenting and believing in Christ for him or herself. However, the Christian wife can have an amazing, powerful influence in that home for Christ. Or conversely, the Christian husband can do the same. IV. Commands to Christians Married to Non-Christians Who Want to Leave (vs. 15-16) Now the fourth categories commands to Christians married to non-Christians who want to leave, verse 15. He says, "If the unbeliever leaves let Him do, so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances." ESV has "enslaved" but I like "bound." "God has called us to live in peace." So he addresses the opposite case, the unbeliever wants to leave, does leave, they're gone, person can't stand living with the Christian spouse now, doesn't want any part of this. Wants a divorce, has sued for divorce, or just left. They don't even know where they are. Just gone. Paul makes it clear that the believing spouse should not make some superhuman efforts to track the individual down, force them to stay married, compel them. How could that even happen anyway? The person doesn't want it, they don't want it. And so when he says "not bound," I think it's really important to hear, that's why I don't think the "enslave" statement is helpful, because Paul uses the "bound" language to speak of marriage. And so in Romans 7:2, he says, "By law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as her husband is alive, but if her husband died, she is released from the law of marriage." Same idea here. So I think he's saying if the unbeliever leaves, she's no longer... The Christian wife is no longer married. The marriage has ended. So that expands our understanding of lawful grounds for divorce to include abandonment, biblically, here. So, also, and this is hotly debated, but I believe it means if you have a licit divorce, then you have the right to remarry. If God says that you have the right to get a divorce, then you have a right to remarry. Not everyone says that, but that's my conviction. So Paul's reason that he gives here is God has called us to live in peace, the endless strife and conflict of trying to compel the unbeliever to stay in a home they don't want any part of. That's what he has in mind. The unbeliever does not love Christ, does not want to pray, does not want to raise the children of the Lord, does not want to go to church, does not want to give money to Christian causes, does not want to offer hospitality to other Christians, doesn't want any part of any of that, is a continual war, and that's not glorifying to god. Furthermore, in verse 16, he says that you don't know what the future holds, you don't know the outcome spiritually where we're heading with all this. Verse 16. "How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?" Now the best motive that the believing spouse could have is like, "I'm going to stay in it, that they would be converted. They don't want to stay, but I'm going to stay close to this unconverted spouse and I'm going to be with them and evangelize them every day, and I'm going to pour out the goodness." It's like, you don't know that that's going to happen. You don't know that the person's ever going to be converted. Now I just have to stop this moment and say if I can say this is the most central, vital issue there is in human life. We are talking about a detail of human life, very important detail: Marriage. But it is not the centerpiece of your life. You will not spend eternity in Heaven married to another human being; you'll spend eternity in Heaven married to Jesus in a mystical union, as we've discussed. Marriage is temporary; it's for the rest of your life, but it's temporary. The most important issue for you, for each one of you, is, are your sins forgiven through faith in Christ? I pray this morning that God would bring a lost person here to the church today to hear this: That God sent His son Jesus into the world for sinners like you and me, and all you need to do to be fully forgiven of all your sins, justified, is trust in the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and you will be forgiven of all your sins. And it could be that you're having marital problems. It could be that you're having problems as a single, it could be you're having sexual problems. God, through Christ and through the Holy Spirit, gives you all of the power you will need for a healthy, holy life from now on, but only if you trust in Christ. So come to Christ. V. Applications And I want to give some other applications, I've been giving them throughout, but just let's finish with a few more. First of all, just as a believer in Christ, praise God for the clarity of His Word, that God has told us everything we need for a healthy marriage. I'm not saying 1 Corinthian 7:8-16 is everything you need. But everything you need for a healthy, fruitful marriage is in the Scripture, so praise God. Psalm 119:105, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Secondly, bring this area to God and pray regularly, no matter which of these four categories you're in. Pray for God's best in this area. And I want to say especially you married couples, pray together for your marriage. Pray for the health of your marriage, even if you feel... Very healthy marriage, good, then it should be easy to get together and pray. But even if it's not, then you probably need prayer, you need prayer more than anyone else. Get together, hold hands, and bow your head, husbands lead out and this what it means to be a Christ-like leader, say, "We need to pray for our marriage." And do that even this afternoon. Don't wait. Thirdly, look at the blessings of marriage. Keep your eyes on that. See it's a good thing, the seven full blessings. It's a good thing to be married. Praise God for it. Be thankful for marriage. Be thankful for your spouse. Now we're going to say more about being thankful for singleness. If you are single, and you don't think you have the gift of singleness, ask God for a kind of a provisional gift of singleness between now and then. There's nothing wrong with that. "Lord, greatly reduce my desires in this area. I got it that I probably don't have the gift of singleness, I got the message. But God, would You just greatly reduce my desires in this area until You bring the right person in my life?" Just lay it out before God in prayer. Close with me in prayer.
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Unequally yoked marriages can be especially difficult. Today's guest has experienced one of the most difficult unequally yoked marriages one could possibly imagine. Several years into her marriage to a husband that she thought was a Christian, she found herself married to a convicted felon. Listen as Katie shares the other side of the story to complement her husband's testimony from back on Episode 51 of the Women's Hope Podcast. Heads UpIf you haven't yet listened to Katie's husband, Kevin tell his story on episode 51 of the Women's Hope Podcast, you can listen to it here to find out his testimony of being a convicted felon to a redeemed saint. Episode 51: Winning Him Without a Word - From Convicted Felon to Redeemed Saint
Unequally yoked marriages can be especially difficult. Today's guest has experienced one of the most difficult unequally yoked marriages one could possibly imagine. Several years into her marriage to a husband that she thought was a Christian, she found herself married to a convicted felon. Listen as Katie shares the other side of the story to complement her husband's testimony from back on Episode 51 of the Women's Hope Podcast. Heads Up If you haven't yet listened to Katie's husband, Kevin tell his story on episode 51 of the Women's Hope Podcast, you can listen to it here to find out his testimony of being a convicted felon to a redeemed saint. Episode 51: Winning Him Without a Word - From Convicted Felon to Redeemed Saint
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"Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers." 2 Cor 6: 14 Isn't it remarkable? Last week we were exhorted to be "big-hearted" people, not "small; with generous affections, not "narrow" (2 Cor 6: 11-13). We must "open our hearts" and love this lost world as God "so loved" it. But now, this morning, we are warned not to be "yoked"! What does that mean? Message by Pastor Rod Schorr, Calvary Chapel Old Towne, Orange, CA from his series: 2 Corinthians: You the Ultimate Survivor
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What does it mean to be unequally yoked?
What does it mean to be unequally yoked?
This is an Ask Dr. Kim segment on the Awesome Marriage Podcast. People submit their questions about love, relationships, and marriage to Dr. Kim and he answers them. In this episode Dr. Kim answers the question: How do I deal with my unequally yoked marriage? Tune in to find out!
This is an Ask Dr. Kim segment on the Awesome Marriage Podcast. People submit their questions about love, relationships, and marriage to Dr. Kim and he answers them. In this episode Dr. Kim answers the question: How do I deal with my unequally yoked marriage? Tune in to find out!
Today on the podcast we welcome back special guest Jim Burns with us. Jim is an author, speaker, and President of HomeWord. HomeWord is an organization that seeks to educate, equip, and encourage parents and churches to build God-honoring families. Jim joins Dr. Kim today as they dive deeper into the issue of unequally yoked marriages. They share biblical insights and practical advice on how a Christian can best love and support their non-believing spouse. Tune in below to learn more about how to live in an unequally yoked marriage! RESOURCES You can read more about Jim and the incredible ministry he leads by checking out HomeWord. Be sure to check out his daily broadcast for more great insights on family and marriage. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
Today on the podcast we welcome back special guest Jim Burns with us. Jim is an author, speaker, and President of HomeWord. HomeWord is an organization that seeks to educate, equip, and encourage parents and churches to build God-honoring families. Jim joins Dr. Kim today as they dive deeper into the issue of unequally yoked marriages. They share biblical insights and practical advice on how a Christian can best love and support their non-believing spouse. Tune in below to learn more about how to live in an unequally yoked marriage! RESOURCES You can read more about Jim and the incredible ministry he leads by checking out HomeWord. Be sure to check out his daily broadcast for more great insights on family and marriage. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
Today on the podcast we have special guest Jim Burns with us. Jim is an author, speaker, and President of HomeWord. HomeWord is an organization that seeks to educate, equip, and encourage parents and churches to build God-honoring families. Jim joins Dr. Kim today as they talk about what to do when you are in an unequally yoked marriage. They share biblical insights and practical advice on how deal with this very difficult circumstance. Tune in below to learn more what to do when your spouse doesn’t love Jesus! RESOURCES You can read more about Jim and the incredible ministry he leads by checking out HomeWord. Be sure to check out his daily broadcast for more great insights on family and marriage. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
Today on the podcast we have special guest Jim Burns with us. Jim is an author, speaker, and President of HomeWord. HomeWord is an organization that seeks to educate, equip, and encourage parents and churches to build God-honoring families. Jim joins Dr. Kim today as they talk about what to do when you are in an unequally yoked marriage. They share biblical insights and practical advice on how deal with this very difficult circumstance. Tune in below to learn more what to do when your spouse doesn't love Jesus! RESOURCES You can read more about Jim and the incredible ministry he leads by checking out HomeWord. Be sure to check out his daily broadcast for more great insights on family and marriage. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
We jump right back into it with Grace continuing her story of what it was like letting her Christian friends know about her relationship with Dave, the baby eating Atheist. What’s so beautiful about their story is how their differing beliefs created a safe space for them to each ask the hard questions of each other and not only compromise but grow together. Dave and Grace end the show with some amazing advice and helpful experiences for other Atheists, Muslims, Christians, or Heathens (insert ideological difference here) that may be engaging and pursuing a relationship with someone outside of their religion. SUPPORT THE SHOW RATE & REVIEW THE SHOW BECOME A PRODUCER DONATE GET YOUR FREE AUDIO BOOK from Audible.com & SHOP THROUGH OUR Amazon Portal JOIN US Join the CounterCulture Society - Get Emails & Deals! Website Follow on Twitter & Instagram. Join our Facebook Call the 'Losers Anonymous' Hotline: 206-395-5608 This Episode's Show Notes Music featured on this episode: Honeys Pie by Wake & "ONE" by India Arie This podcast is produced by select producers and created by the CounterCulture Society.
A man loves a woman, so an Atheist marries a Christian. Grace (a Christian) meets Dave (an Atheist), they work through their differences, become friends, fall in love, and get married. Is that allowed? Does it matter? How did they do it? What about their families? One evening in Whittier California, Dave and Grace had me over for dinner and drinks at their place to talk about their relationship, marriage, and story of joining despite their different beliefs. Dave and I get into logic, and I keep cutting off Grace before she speaks. But don't worry, we stop pontificating she chimes in and tells the story her way and with beautiful transparency and candor, just as someone with the name is Grace should. SUPPORT THE SHOW RATE & REVIEW THE SHOW BECOME A PRODUCER DONATE GET YOUR FREE Auidible.com BOOK & SHOP THROUGH OUR Amazon Portal JOIN US Join the CounterCulture Society - Get Emails & Deals! Website Follow on Twitter & Instagram. Join our Facebook Call the 'Losers Anonymous' Hotline: 206-395-5608 This Episode's Show Notes Music featured in this episode: Opener - raw instrumental pt2 by Digi G'Alessio Closer - Married at Sunset by Carnivorous Birds This podcast is produced by select producers and created by the CounterCulture Society.
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Cass & Bob interview Melinda and Jamin Ellis. They are a married couple who originally met in church and one of them has “left the farm” so to speak. Jamin is now an atheist and Melinda remains a Christian. We talk about how that works, the challenges they face, and what they’re doing to keep their genuine love for one another from being short-circuited by religious differences. We taped this talk on March 13th, 2016. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn and most podcast platforms. If you’re feeling grateful for our podcast, Patreon.com is like a per episode tip jar for our work. That’s patreon.com slash ea podcast. Credits: "Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU Intro bumper "Never Know" by Jack Johnson The segue music on this episode is Duke’s Lullaby by Steve Gadd
Are you ready to be challenged again? The Lord commands us to live a holy life. So, why do so many believers get upset when confronted about living a pure life consecrated unto God? Especially in the area of premarital sex? Are we not supposed to be separated from the things of this world? Weren’t we freed from the bondage of sin at salvation? Why do we deny the power that we have been given? These are important questions to ask. Because we have consequences in this life to face for our disobedience. The only way to avoid the pitfalls of life is to stay on the straight path through Jesus Christ and his written Word. Are you challenged in your relationships? Unequally yoked, but equally sinning? We’ll discuss these issues and more!There’s an image of God that we have in our heads that might not be who God really is. We must weigh everything: Our concepts, beliefs, and way of life up against the Word of God and our living King Jesus Christ. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. The Prince of Peace and Righteous Judge, which is coming back to rule and reign forever. He is Holy, He is Holy, He is Holy! Join Chris and Rory starting tonight at the new time Thursday 8pm EST as we delve into the Word of God and give you some interesting facts.
Verse by verse bible teaching through the book of 2 Corinthians - Pastors John Brown and Adam Maggio (Servant's Church)
Last week's message focused on our need to emulate Christ in being a friend of sinners. This week's message is the counter balance to that idea. Namely, while Christians should have non-Christian friends, our closest, most intimate friends should be those within the family of God.
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Professor Gordon Walker, Lancaster University, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.
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