Generations of Faith: Recent Episodes
Generations of Faith
We wade into one of the most difficult chapters in all of Paul's letters. We only scratch the service of the complexity but tap into one of the most challenging implications of the gospel: rejection of the "lording it over" style of fallen humanity and the acceptance of the mutual service modeled by Jesus.
Is there a problem with knowledge? Paul seems to think so. In this episode, the guys discuss the deeper call to love in the face of competing ideas that will always divide. Where knowledge divides, love unifies.
In 1 Corinthians 7 Paul handles a variety of issues. Tying them all together is the underlying pattern of the covenant, the Biblical call to mutuality in our relationship with God and one another.
A man sleeping with is father's wife? Kyle, Matthew and Christian wade into 1 Corinthians 5, discussing how the church is called to discern the culture it lives in.
We discuss key Greek words naming different kinds of servants/slaves and three essential "mysteries of God."
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We begin our weekly conversation cracking open 1 Corinthians, chapter 1. We discuss 1 Corinthians in the broader context of the biblical narrative, what the Bible means by "church," and keywords and phrases in the chapter.