Month: July 2021

Society’s Bane: Homosexuality

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This week, my guest (Bryce) and I dive into the second part of a two part series concerning effeminacy in men. The first part was geared more towards soft, weak, effeminate men in our society and that behavior being condemned in scripture. This week we dive into effeminacy in its fruition, namely homosexuality. This sin has been welcomed and invited in our evangelical Christian circles in America. The church has largely capitulated on this issue and terms such as “gay Christian” are now commonplace even in “reformed” circles. The scriptures are extremely clear on the topic although our culture would war against it. Christians cannot serve two masters. Thanks for listening!


Key texts: Genesis 2:18,21-25; 19:1,4; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Matthew 15:19-20; Mark 10:5; Romans 1:24-27


Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOQF4kadHA -> San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLGrh94mync -> A good critique and response
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZFCB9sduxQ -> Tim Keller (bad) take on homosexuality (specifically around the 3:00 mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RmpplTFDTY -> Jesus DID speak to homosexuality
https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-homosexuality.html -> Read This
https://www.gotquestions.org/homosexuality-Bible.html


My guest joining me this week on the Sunday series is my brother Bryce. Bryce is getting his undergraduate degree in philosophy and hopes to get his MDiv. from a seminary after he completes his undergrad. He hopes to be a pastor shepherding Gods people one day.


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Effeminate Men

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One sin that has flown under the radar for a considerable amount of time in our society is the sin of effeminacy in men. Today Bryce and I make a biblical case on why this is indeed a sin for a man to be effeminate and what effeminacy can look like in society. We walk through practical steps to overcome such sinfulness and how to be watchful against it in our own lives as men. 


Zachary Garris : Masculine Christianity 


San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Video
-> Biblical response to that video


Key Texts: 1 Corinthians 6:9; 16:13, Deuteronomy 22:5, Matthew 11:7-9


My guest joining me this week on the Sunday series is my brother Bryce. Bryce is getting his undergraduate degree in philosophy and hopes to get his MDiv. from a seminary after he completes his undergrad. He hopes to be a pastor shepherding Gods people one day.


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Freedom in Christ

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William Wallace: [Deliberately.] I am William Wallace, and I see a whole army of my countrymen, here, in defiance of Tyranny. You’ve come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do without freedom? Will you fight? [Shouts of denial from the crowd.] Blonde Soldier: Fight? Against that? No! [Members of the Scottish army shout in agreement.] We will run! And we will live. William Wallace: Aye. Fight and you may die. Run, and you’ll live…at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance – just one chance – to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives [With growing excitement] but they’ll never take our freedom!

This week Bryce and I explore the idea of freedom in the scriptures. Some of our favorite moments in film and history involve individuals fighting for freedom. Christ is the ultimate freedom fighter and is the model that all other freedom fighters, knowingly or unknowingly, model when they give their lives for the sake of freedom.

Definition of freedom 1: the quality or state of being free: such as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action

Key Texts: John 8:32,35-36; Galatians 4:1-7,9,21-31; 5:1,13-15; Romans 6:15-23; 8:2,21; Revelation 12:10-12 

Resources: https://www.ligonier.org/blog/why-do-christians-love-law/

My guest joining me this week on the Sunday series is my brother Bryce. Bryce is getting his undergraduate degree in philosophy and hopes to get his MDiv. from a seminary after he completes his undergrad. He hopes to be a pastor shepherding Gods people one day.

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Interview: Keagan, an Agnostic Atheist (part 3)

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Today, on the For The King podcast, I am joined with one of my good friends. Keagan and I met at college during our undergraduate careers and we soon became good friends doing lots of random things together. Today Keagan and I continue on our discussion of our worldviews, mainly talking about the problem of evil in the world and the evils that many people charge Christians with. This episode is more of a debate/dialogue than the first part of this interview. Tune in and hear Keagan espouse his beliefs, and I mine. We both take time to defend our views and press each other on some of the points that we disagree with the other. Thank you for listening!

Resources: 
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/christian-slaves-and-masters/
https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-slavery.html
https://emergencenj.org/blog/2019/01/04/does-the-bible-condone-slavery
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-wrong-say-bible-pro-slavery/

Listen until 10:40 -> https://open.spotify.com/episode/0f4qSd7UwRgQWnj1geEjly?si=5d9f6976805d4c9f

Texts:
1 Timothy 1:8– 10, Exodus 21:16, Deuteronomy 15:12-15
Slavery in the bible was voluntary and the slaves were to be such free under Mosaic law. Man-stealing was a crime punishable by death, a command unheard of in the ancient near east, yet the bible institutes such a law. This topic was touched on in another episode, “the uniqueness of America“.

Remember, the first society to every formally and universally outlaw slavery in legislation is the United States of America. This had nothing to do with our intelligence but EVERYTHING to do with us being a Christian nation. Atheism cannot be accounted for ever freeing any humans from any bondage ever.

Thanks for listening!

Romans 6:16-23 “Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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Christology: Christ, Our Sanctification

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Today, Bryce and I walk through how Jesus is our very sanctification, the reason, origin, source, fuel, by which we are sanctified in this life. All lofty and high theological thoughts of God should always trickle down into our hearts that we may fan aflame our affection for Christ. Thus, Bryce and I end this series with sanctification which is the application of Christology. Thanks for Listening!


Key Texts: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 8, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Ephesians 2:8-10, Hebrews 2:10-11; 10:10; 12:1-2,4,14; 13:12


Resources: 
https://www.ligonier.org/blog/does-christology-matter/
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/christology/


My guest joining me this week on the Sunday series is my brother Bryce. Bryce is getting his undergraduate degree in philosophy and hopes to get his MDiv. from a seminary after he completes his undergrad. He hopes to be a pastor shepherding Gods people one day.

Inquiries: forthekingpodcast@gmail.com
Website: forthekingpodcast.com

Book Reviews (June)

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This episode is dedicated to the books I have been reading this past month. At the beginning of each month I will upload a short book review for everything I have been reading to give you an idea of the things I like to read and possible give you ideas for what you would like to read. I hope this is enjoyable! Thanks for listening!

1st book: The Baptist Confession Of Faith 1689 (updated by Peter Masters) -> https://www.amazon.com/Baptist-Confession-Faith-1689-Scripture/dp/1870855248/ref=sr_1_3?crid=385XG456KMTTB&dchild=1&keywords=1689+london+baptist+confession+of+faith&qid=1625147265&sprefix=london+baptist+confession%2Caps%2C547&sr=8-3
2nd book: Religion And Science (Bertrand Russell) -> https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Science-Bertrand-Russell/dp/0195115511/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1625147531&sr=8-2
3rd book: Masculine Christianity (Zachary Garris) -> https://www.amazon.com/Masculine-Christianity-Zachary-Garris/dp/1735473901/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=masculine+christianity&qid=1625147587&sr=8-1
4th book: The Bruised Reed (Richard Sibbes) -> https://www.amazon.com/Bruised-Reed-Richard-Sibbes-ebook/dp/B00439GLBG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20VBO96L6D3LR&dchild=1&keywords=the+bruised+reed+richard+sibbes&qid=1625147632&sprefix=the+bruised+reed%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1


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