A public servant can learn much about debating skills from this week’s Bible passage. Observe how the desperation of Jesus’ enemies impelled them to publicly discount the Lord’s credibility. Sound familiar? The failure of Jesus’ foes to win debates in previous encounters has so frustrated and infuriated them that they become absurd in their attacks. Imagine that! Let us critically examine passages relative to Jesus’ debating skills and see what we can learn about improving ours. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Studying this topic will help you to further grasp in a theological sense the believer possesses! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
In this study I will attempt to be biblically informative as to how we should respond to those who reject the veracity of Scripture—lest we refrain from using the ultimate epistemological source made known to mankind by his Creator. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
If good churches will not cast a vision for mentoring, discipling and maturing individuals in Christ for (among other things) the purpose of leading in public office, ? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Corruption in office is a serious matter that results in severe consequences, not only for officeholders and their associates, but also for political parties and even for nations. Since this dishonesty is so costly a matter in government, what can we do proactively to prevent it? Since corruption does not happen overnight, what lies specifically at its headwaters? The Old Testament (OT) psalmist speaks to the progression of corruption in his first psalm. In this study we take a closer look at these six verses and glean God’s wisdom about this serious and ruinous matter. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Often a believer’s greatest persecution comes from people who identify themselves as believers. Why is that? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
You are leading the United States at a time when the world is filled with violence, aggression, and conflict, and some nations are even attacking their own innocent civilians. As you make decisions about when to engage in conflict or war, learning what Scripture has to say about the principles of war is critically important. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Given Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and recent attacks on Israel by Hamas, Syria, and Lebanon and the world’s growing response, let us investigate more fully what the Scriptures have to say about war. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
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In this study let us attempt to get a better grip and understanding of the Old Testament (OT) book of Proverbs. We will gain an understanding of the various kinds of formal structures that God has incorporated in this book; such insights will greatly aid our comprehension. God penned this book through His servant Solomon, the wisest man of his day (cf. 1 Kings 3:28) and of all time (1 Kings 3:12). Most interestingly for those who hold governmental office, a king wrote the book to his son who would be king. Accordingly, it has great, direct application to those whom God has called to represent Him in the capital community; it is necessary study for anyone who seeks to lead! What follows will greatly aid you in wise governmental leadership. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Capital conviction and church compassion represent a biblical partnership of two ordained institutions. What follows is a short primer on the Christian worldview of capital punishment. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
What follows are 15 scriptural benefits for those who diligently study God’s Word. May this help undergird your New Year’s resolution to grow spiritually in 2024! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
The legitimacy of the Christian faith rests on the finished work of Christ on our behalf. His conquest over sin is authenticated by His rising from the dead; therefore, the resurrection is the crux of Christianity. In contrast to other major religions of the world—all of which are works-based, soteriological systems—it follows that without the resurrection an individual remains in his or her sin, unacceptable to a holy, righteous God. This week I want to concentrate on this biblical understanding of faith— which Scripture refers to as . Specifically, I want to examine the biblical passages that relate to and the fact that believers have been entrusted as His ambassadors with . What are the implications of in your life? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
It is critical for you to lead your family spiritually! Being obedient to Scripture in this way not only inures personal blessings from above, but it helps assure that The Faith is passed down in your family. Christmas is a time you can build your family culture: says Joshua in Joshua 24:15. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
What are some practical benefits of a habitual lifetime of study? Let’s examine some of those. I can think of fifteen benefits that God Himself explicates in His letter to mankind. I hope that as a result you will gain a greater desire to diligently study the Word of God this spring—and develop a lifelong habit! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
What follows is all that Solomon taught Rehoboam, his son, about this subject in preparation for him to become the next governing leader of Israel. Solomon has much to say about a political leader selecting confidants. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Let us discover what Scripture says to the government regarding taxing the free market. More specifically, what are the five guiding scriptural principles that public servants must consider relative to tax policy formation? To do so is to either prosper or else damage a nation. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
If the trajectory of our country is going to change, it must begin with our hearts. America’s systemic problem is spiritual in nature; therefore, we must first steward our own hearts and the hearts of our families before speaking about changing the direction of our country; anything less is hypocritical. May God use the following thoughts to aid in crafting a special, constructive day centered in our love for Jesus. Let us give thanks for all He has done for us! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Every culture and government throughout history has faced the issue of racism and unjust resentment toward others who are different. Racism is characteristic and evident of the sinful nature of man. Fallen mankind has always built barriers and ostracized others. This exclusion stems from pride: a fallen man’s predilection to believe he or she is superior to another in some way. In this regard, racism parades around with his ugly brother who goes by the name arrogance. At its core, racism is a heart issue—a dilemma with no solution apart from Christ’s regenerative work in a person’s heart. In fact, the Bible’s test for the veracity of genuine faith is the absence of racism. John 13:35 says, Jesus’ command here stems beyond loving our own kind. This week let us examine some biblical insights regarding racism. - Learn more at CAPMIN.ORG https://capmin.org/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Maturing public servants in Christ is the most efficient way for the church to change the direction of a nation. - Learn more at capmin.org https://capmin.org/. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This week I would like to investigate what God says about spanking a child. We will study what the book of Proverbs, as well as the whole of Scripture, teaches about this increasingly controversial subject. It is important for public servants to know the mind of God on this matter, lest they legislate from naïveté, void of God’s wisdom in this regard. Given the depraved nature of man, for the institution of the State to prohibit the institution of the family from carrying out its God ordained responsibility of disciplining a citizen in his or her youth, is to sow the seeds of cultural discord for tomorrow. -- Learn more at CapMin.org/Bible-studies Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Nearly every public servant who has his or her ear to the ground knows that the Bible enjoins individuals and nations to Israel. In Genesis 12:3 God states in His promise to Abraham (Israel’s patriarch), Not all, however, who follow Christ are pro-Israel. Within Evangelicalism there is a camp who hold to what I explained and defined in Part 1 as “Replacement Theology.” The other more sophisticated theological name is “Supersessionism.” These adherents believe the Church supersedes Israel; they embrace what then amounts to a contextually descriptive title, “Replacement Theology.” In this study, I will use these terms interchangeably. By way of review, the Replacement Theology crowd believes God is done with Israel, having replaced her with His Church. The Church then is the new Israel; therefore, the conditional promise (cf. Genesis 12:3) stated above in the Abrahamic Covenant (cf. Genesis 15:18) now applies to the Church. What does the Bible say about all this? What do you believe? How an American lawmaker reasons this issue from Scripture has huge implications in American foreign policy and as many conclude, whether God will continue to America. -- READ PART 1 https://capmin.org/the-biblical-basis-for-americas-commitment-to-israel/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Given what’s happening in Israel, I think it is timely to provide this two-part series on Israel—from a Bible teacher’s perspective. Can you immediately and cogently reason from Scripture why America should be committed to Israel? By way of introduction, I believe that in a reaping and sowing sense America has wonderfully prospered because our cultural foundation stems from all that Israel has historically provided us relative to pertinent scriptural truth. There is no doubt the biblical truths borrowed from historic Israel have provided the cultural moorings for historic America. One might summarily call this our philosophical union with Israel. If for no other reason, we owe Israel our loyalty relative to our debt of gratitude. But there are many more biblically-based reasons that I will proffer in this Bible study. - Learn more at CapMin.org https://capmin.org/ Get Involved at CapMin.org/Local https://capmin.org/Local Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Proverbs 14:34 contains a sound political maxim, the simplicity of which is often overlooked: personal in the population—both in citizens and leaders—is the single most important commodity that any country can possess! This virtue, states Solomon, is preeminent to everything else, because Get Involved! • CapMin.org/Local https://capmin.org/Local Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
American elections are way too nasty. Political ads and campaign speeches are filled with attacks, condemnations, criticisms, verbal assaults, unproven accusations, and even false charges that candidates from all major political parties— including incumbents—lob at each other. Our Constitution guarantees us free speech, but that right should never be taken as a license to slander. Like falsely yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, slander is not protected free speech. We now live in a highly loquacious, instantaneous, intractable mediated culture, and a cowboy named Steroidal Slander is on the loose. When the character of another is involved, he’s quick on the draw. What’s the remedy? For one, someone needs to model a higher standard! And of all people, those who name the name of Christ who hold public office, ought to be the ones who model that higher standard! Christ must make a difference in this area of the life of the believer. Ephesians 4:31 states, . This passage is our study for this week; I’m hoping as we better understand what putting away slander means, we can holster our guns. Listen on! Capitol Ministries capmin.org https://capmin.org/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
When we possess a personal relationship with God via the regenerating work of Jesus Christ on our behalf, we become indwelled by the Holy Spirit, who simultaneously leads us into all truth. Such is not the case with the unregenerate—as Ephesians 4:17–20, this week’s passage serves to illustrate!After you study what follows, you will not be so surprised as to why non-believers so often vote the way they do. So, let’s labor in evangelism to get them saved! -- For more info: capmin.org https://capmin.org/ Follow Capitol Ministries of Facebook: facebook.com/CapitolMinistries https://www.facebook.com/CapitolMinistries/ Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/capitolministries https://www.instagram.com/capitolministries Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/capmin https://twitter.com/capmin Subscribe to the Capitol Ministries YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Secular journalists, liberal theologians, and bloggers have recently concocted the term “Christian Nationalist.” With a broad brush they are branding many well-meaning Christians serving in public office with this newly coined pejorative in an attempt to marginalize their influence in the public square. What is a Christian Nationalist? Is every Evangelical in office a Christian Nationalist? What do the name callers mean when they charge you with this? By painting—increasingly all—public servants who trust in Christ for their salvation as “Christian Nationalists” they hope to cripple your influence, instill fear in the voting populous, silence Christians, eradicate biblical influence, and intimidate believers from even participating in the political process. This is nothing less than yet another attempt to cancel Christians and abolish their biblical worldview from our nation. Christian Nationalism is a valid term, but the problem is, it summarizes three faulty theological constructs that you need to be aware of and know why they are aberrant. Here then is a newly minted term to describe ages-old really bad theology—theology you don’t want to have anything to do with! I would like to challenge any Christian who may be attracted to this flawed concept to read this study and learn why Christian Nationalism and the corrupt and unbiblical theology it was based upon should be summarily rejected by true believers. I promise, this Bible study will unpack all of this for you. It is important to know what all this means and why you should steer clear of it. This stuff is all out in left field. For more info: capmin.org https://capmin.org/ Follow Capitol Ministries of Facebook: facebook.com/CapitolMinistries https://www.facebook.com/CapitolMinistries/ Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/capitolministries https://www.instagram.com/capitolministries Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/capmin https://twitter.com/capmin Subscribe to the Capitol Ministries YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Without as the center of your faith, your trajectory in office will be less than it could be otherwise. For you to be influential, your spouse, family members, and colleagues must know in their heart of hearts that, first and foremost, you are a loving person. Paul states in the opening portions of 1 Corinthians 13, without . What then are the defining aspects of that both you and I need to be continually working on and growing in? This study will take a close look at this element to consider. - For more info: capmin.org https://capmin.org/ Follow Capitol Ministries of Facebook: facebook.com/CapitolMinistries https://www.facebook.com/CapitolMinistries/ Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/capitolministries https://www.instagram.com/capitolministries Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/capmin https://twitter.com/capmin Subscribe to the Capitol Ministries YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
The Scriptures tell us to . In the same passage (Ephesians 6:10–11), we are informed as to what God equates with being . It is this: . It follows then, that understanding the various is a consequence of being . Put another way, if you are not spiritually discerning and understanding of ways then you are not very . What are the ploys of the that dupe so many people— and how can you see through them? For more info: capmin.org https://capmin.org/ Follow Capitol Ministries of Facebook: facebook.com/CapitolMinistries https://www.facebook.com/CapitolMinistries/ Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/capitolministries https://www.instagram.com/capitolministries Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/capmin https://twitter.com/capmin Subscribe to the Capitol Ministries YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Here is the final of our 4-part series on How We Got The Bible. May the Bible hold a special, authoritative place in your heart: It being God's Word, it follows that it should be the final arbitrator of truth, faith and practice for all areas of your life. For more info: https://capmin.org/ Follow Capitol Ministries of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapitolMinistries/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/capmin Subscribe to the Capitol Ministries YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCspy8MZ0ftbey1BoJymnMA Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com https://www.lifeaudio.com/ and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us.