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The Spiritual Life #61 - Accept God's Trials 57:36

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The Suffering of the Apostle Paul The apostle Paul’s ministry was marked by unrelenting hardship, yet God used these very trials as a means of shaping his character and magnifying His glory. In recounting his experiences to the Corinthians, Paul detailed the many afflictions he endured: imprisonments, countless beatings, stoning, shipwrecks, exposu…

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The Spiritual Life #60 - The Suffering of Daniel 57:15

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The Suffering of Daniel Daniel’s story begins in the shadow of national tragedy. As a young man, likely in his mid-to-late teens, he was taken captive when Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and carried many of Judah’s nobility to Babylon (Dan 1:1–4). Torn from his homeland, stripped of freedom, and thrust into the heart of a pagan empire, Daniel en…

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Overview of the Book of Ruth 1:01:32

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The book of Ruth unfolds in the moral collapse of the judges, yet it reveals the steady hand of God directing a few believers who chose to trust Him when the nation at large did not. Ruth, a Moabite widow, aligned herself with Naomi and with the God of Israel, and the Lord guided her to Boaz, a man of integrity who fulfilled the role of kinsman-red…

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The Spiritual Life #59 - The Suffering of David & Daniel 1:07:58

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The Suffering of King David David’s fugitive years under Saul (1 Sam 22–24) were not wasted time but a period of divine training and refinement. Though anointed king by Samuel (1 Sam 16:13), David was not yet ready to rule. God enrolled him in the school of suffering, isolation, and rejection to develop the inner character necessary for kingship. I…

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The Spiritual Life #58 - The Suffering of Job 1:25:10

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The Suffering of Job Job’s suffering began abruptly, without warning and without explanation, when God permitted Satan to test his integrity. Though Job was “blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil” (Job 1:1), divine sovereignty allowed undeserved suffering as a means of glorifying God and refining Job’s soul. Zuck wisely states,…

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The Spiritual Life #57 - The Suffering of the Psalmist, Joseph, and Moses 58:47

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The Suffering of the Psalmist The Psalmist wrote, “Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word” (Psa 119:67). The word translated “went astray” is שָׁגַג (shāgag). According to HALOT it means “to make a mistake inadvertently, unwittingly…to go astray.”[1] It connotes moral or spiritual deviation (cf. Prov 5:23; Isa 53:6). Ross s…

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The Spiritual Life #56 - The Suffering of Jesus Christ as Our Example 1:20:35

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The Suffering of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, though perfectly sinless in His nature and conduct (1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5), fully entered into the sufferings of humanity during what Scripture calls “the days of His flesh” (Heb 5:7a). As eternal God (John 1:1, 14; Col 2:9), He lacked nothing and possessed all knowledge, power, and authority. Yet in His…

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The Spiritual Life #55 - Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth 1:03:16

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Scripture identifies two main forms of suffering that promote spiritual growth: corrective suffering, which restores the disobedient to fellowship, and perfective suffering, which refines the obedient toward greater maturity in Christ. Corrective suffering arises from divine discipline when believers deviate from God’s will and wander into disobedi…

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The Spiritual Life #54 - Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth 1:06:31

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Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth Sufferings (pathēma) encompass a broader category that includes pain, hardship, or affliction resulting from life in a fallen world, the hostility of others, or divine discipline. The word pathēma derives from paschō, meaning “to experience, suffer, endure…affliction.”[1] The word is frequently used in the N…

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The Spiritual Life #53 - Trials and Suffering as a Means of Growth 1:00:52

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Trials and Suffering as a Means of Growth A mature Christian is one whose faith has been tested and refined through the experiences of trials and suffering. Yet it is not the mere experience of testing or hardship that produces maturity, but the believer’s faith response to it (2 Cor 5:7; Heb 10:38). God, in His sovereign wisdom, tailors each situa…

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The Spiritual Life #52 - Blessing as a Means of Spiritual Growth 1:06:12

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Blessing as a Means to Spiritual Growth God’s blessings are intentional expressions of His character and His grace. He blesses all humanity with the gifts of life, provision, and the sustaining order of creation that reflects His goodness. As Jesus declared, “He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and th…

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The Spiritual Life #51 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:10:06

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Concerning the permission of divorce, Jesus said the Pharisees, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way” (Matt 19:8). God’s permissive will can be observed on a national level, as Paul said, “In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own …

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The Spiritual Life #50 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:04:38

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Some directives are role-specific. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church, and wives are to submit to their husbands’ loving spiritual leadership and show them respect (Eph 5:22, 25, 33; 1 Pet 3:1-2). Children are to obey and honor their parents (Eph 6:1-4). Employees are to serve their supervisors with sincerity (Eph 6:5-8; Co…

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The Spiritual Life #49 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:14:50

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Some directives in the Christian life are role-specific. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church, and wives are to submit to their husbands’ loving spiritual leadership and show them respect (Eph 5:22, 25, 33; 1 Pet 3:1-2). Children are to obey and honor their parents (Eph 6:1-4). Employees are to serve their supervisors with si…

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Faith From Beginning to End 48:37

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The Christian faith begins the moment a person believes in Jesus Christ as Savior, trusting Him alone for the free gift of eternal life (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Eph 2:8-9). At that instant, God forgives sins, declares the believer righteous (Rom 3:28; 5:1), and grants eternal security (John 10:28). This starting point is not achieved by works, refor…

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The Spiritual Life #48 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:06:25

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When reading through the New Testament, we see that God provides both general and specific directives to Christians. General directives include learning and applying God’s Word (Rom 12:1-2; Col 3:16; 2 Tim 2:15; 1 Pet 2:2; Jam 1:22), loving others as Christ has loved us (John 13:34), being filled with and walking by the Spirit (Eph 5:18; Gal 5:16),…

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #2 1:04:34

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These audio lectures accompany BE302, Genesis through Ruth, a graduate-level course at Chafer Theological Seminary. The class serves students in programs such as the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Theology (Th.M.), though it may also be taken on an audit basis. My lecture notes are available here: https://thinkingonscripture.com/wp-content/upl…

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #1 1:02:19

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These audio lectures accompany BE302, Genesis through Ruth, a graduate-level course at Chafer Theological Seminary. The class serves students in programs such as the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Theology (Th.M.), though it may also be taken on an audit basis. My lecture notes are available here: https://thinkingonscripture.com/wp-content/upl…

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Trials Are God's Tools for Transformation 40:59

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Trials are not accidents in the Christian life; rather, they are divine appointments. Paul learned this when God allowed “a thorn in the flesh” to keep him from exalting himself (2 Cor 12:7-10). Instead of removing the trial, the Lord assured him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Paul’s response was to “boast ab…

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The Spiritual Life #47 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:15:02

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When reading through the New Testament, we see that God provides both general and specific directives to Christians. General directives include learning and applying God’s Word (Rom 12:1-2; Col 3:16; 2 Tim 2:15; 1 Pet 2:2; Jam 1:22), loving others as Christ has loved us (John 13:34), being filled with and walking by the Spirit (Eph 5:18; Gal 5:16),…

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The Spiritual Life #46 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:08:21

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The Lord directs us to obedience and tests us by providing opportunities to follow His Word, whether through His commands, His provisions, or the circumstances He ordains (Ex 16:4; Deut 8:2; 13:3; Judg 2:21-22; 3:4; John 6:5-6; Heb 11:17; Rev 2:10). In Scripture, testing is consistently purposeful, designed to reveal the true condition of our heart…

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The Divine Mission of Salvation 33:43

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Sometime in eternity past, God the Father planned to send God the Son into the world to fulfill a divine mission. God’s Word tells us, “The Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world” (1 John 4:14). This was the great mission: to bring salvation to everyone. This act of God was done in love, as it is written, “For God so loved the world, tha…

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The Spiritual Life #45 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:30

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Second, there is God’s directive will, which refers to His actively guiding His people to do what He expects. It is sometimes called His prescriptive will because it prescribes how people are to think, live, and relate to Him and others. For example, God directed Adam and Eve to be “fruitful and multiply” and to “rule” as theocratic administrators …

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The Spiritual Life #44 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:02

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Theological Categories of God’s Will The will of God can be divided between His secret will and revealed will. Moses wrote, “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law” (Deut 29:29). What God has revealed in Scripture is what He deems impo…

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Overview of Future Prophetic Events 1:10:17

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Introduction What follows is an overview of future prophetic events as revealed in Scripture. It is not a comprehensive or technical analysis, but a panoramic survey designed to provide clarity and structure for understanding God’s prophetic program. This presentation moves sequentially—from the Rapture of the Church to the eternal state—outlining …

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The Spiritual Life #43 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:57

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Those who are positive to God desire to know Him, His Word, and to pursue His will.[1] Jesus said to fellow Jews, “If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself” (John 7:17). Jesus explained that knowing God’s Word is predicated on a desire to do (ποιέω poieo) His will. But so…

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Angelology Part 2 1:05:43

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Satan, whose name means “adversary,” is a created angelic being who once held an exalted position in God’s heavenly order. In Ezekiel 28:12-15, under the figure of the king of Tyre, we are given insight into Satan’s pre-fall splendor: he was “the anointed cherub who covers,” full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, created blameless until iniquity was…

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The Spiritual Life #42 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:18:07

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Knowing and doing the will of God starts with God. Biblically, there is only one God (Deut 32:39; Isa 45:5-7; 46:9), and He created the heavens and the earth and all that is in them (Gen 1:1; Ex 20:11; Neh 9:6; Acts 17:24). Furthermore, God is not silent. He has provided general revelation about Himself through nature (Psa 19:1-2; Rom 1:20) and spe…

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Angelology Part 1 1:01:20

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Introduction The study of angels, Satan, and demons matters to the Christian because it opens our eyes to the unseen spiritual realities that shape the visible world in which we live. It helps us understand our place in God’s unfolding plan for humanity so that we may walk wisely in a fallen world. Holy angels are created spiritual beings—intellige…

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The Spiritual Life #41 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:01:05

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After being born again by faith alone in Christ alone, we are to continue in faith. Paul wrote, “as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him” (Col 2:6). We received Jesus by faith, and after being born again, we are to “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor 5:7). The word “walk” translates the Greek verb peripateō (περιπατέω), which is…

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The Spiritual Life #61 - Accept God's Trials 57:36

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The Spiritual Life #60 - The Suffering of Daniel 57:15

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Overview of the Book of Ruth 1:01:32

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The Spiritual Life #59 - The Suffering of David & Daniel 1:07:58

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The Spiritual Life #58 - The Suffering of Job 1:25:10

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The Spiritual Life #57 - The Suffering of the Psalmist, Joseph, and Moses 58:47

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The Spiritual Life #56 - The Suffering of Jesus Christ as Our Example 1:20:35

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The Spiritual Life #55 - Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth 1:03:16

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The Spiritual Life #54 - Suffering as a Means of Spiritual Growth 1:06:31

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The Spiritual Life #53 - Trials and Suffering as a Means of Growth 1:00:52

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The Spiritual Life #52 - Blessing as a Means of Spiritual Growth 1:06:12

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The Spiritual Life #51 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:10:06

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The Spiritual Life #50 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:04:38

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The Spiritual Life #49 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:14:50

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Faith From Beginning to End 48:37

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The Spiritual Life #48 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:06:25

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #2 1:04:34

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Genesis to Ruth - Lecture #1 1:02:19

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Trials Are God's Tools for Transformation 40:59

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The Spiritual Life #47 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:15:02

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The Spiritual Life #46 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:08:21

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The Divine Mission of Salvation 33:43

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The Spiritual Life #45 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:30

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The Spiritual Life #44 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:02

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Overview of Future Prophetic Events 1:10:17

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The Spiritual Life #43 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:02:57

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Angelology Part 2 1:05:43

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The Spiritual Life #42 - Knowing and Doing the Will of God 1:18:07

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Angelology Part 1 1:01:20

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The Spiritual Life #41 - Relating to the Holy Spirit 1:01:05