Been There Read That Nathan Battey

When tragedy strikes people often question: "How could a good God allow evil, suffering, and death in the world?"  Today we want to tackle these this question be examining the origin of evil and death along with God's solution to those problems.

The sermon recorded in this episode was delivered at the Green Oaks Church of Christ in Arlington, TX back in 2015.  We hope you enjoy and are provoked to further study within the Gospel of Matthew.

In Luke 7:13, when Jesus was about to raise the son of the widow of Nain, He told the woman, "Do not weep."  Why then did Jesus weep as he was about to raise Lazarus.  If raising the dead brings joy, why does Jesus weep?  Listen along to find out the answer to this question and better appreciate the point of the raising of Lazarus.

In Matthew 5:31-32 the Lord stated, "It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery."  A few verses earlier Jesus also stated, "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." (Mathew 5:27-28) When these two passages are combined, does the Bible teach that adultery of the heart is Scriptural grounds for divorce?  We will try to answer this question by considering both passages within context and in light of Scripture.  

An expository study of Psalm 32 with discussion of forgiveness, confession, salvation, and marriage.

Today's episode contains a big announcement regarding my new book, Covenant Faithfulness: An Examination of Matthew 12:1-14.  Tune in as I discuss why I wrote the book, the writing process, and the content of the final product. 
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