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  1. Sep 27

    the Maker leaves his Mark with the Holy Spirit 46 times.

    Topic:  The Holy Spirit Whiskey Review: Maker's Mark 46 Check out our Substack: Manhood Neat Podcast  Follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube: Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reach out: manhood.neat@gmail.com   Show Notes: Jesus Did Not Leave His Disciples Alone John 14:15-18 “If you love me, you will ckeep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another dHelper,1 to be with you forever, 17 even ethe Spirit of truth, fwhom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and gwill be2 in you.18 “I will not leave you as orphans; hI will come to you.” John 16:5-7 “5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.” Jesus prepared His disciples for life without Him, For 3 years they had known: His companionship His protection His teaching His affection His physical presence He tells them they will not be abandoned. He will send another counselor The Christian life is not Jesus giving instructions and then leaving us to go figure it out.  As disciples of Christ we do not live from abandonment We live from the promise: Christ is with us through His Spirit.  The Holy Spirit Is a Person John 14:16-17 “16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,[a] to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be[b] in you. The Spirit is not an impersonal force or vague spiritual energy. The Spirit: Speaks Leads Teaches Gives direction Bear witness Can be resisted Can be grieved The Spirit is someone we can relate to, not something we manipulate  If the Spirit is an “it”, we can keep Him at a distance If the Spirit is a Person, we have to decide how we are going to respond to Him Am I responsive to the Spirit’s presence and direction? The Holy Spirit Is “Another Like Jesus” John 14:16 “16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,[a] to be with you forever,” The Spirit is not a replacement unrelated to Jesus The Spirit carries forward the presence and ministry of Jesus To be in Christ is to be in the Spirit. To be indwelt by Christ is to be indwelt by the Spirit. The Spirit carries the personality and presence of Jesus.  The Spirit’s ministry is not separate from Christ.  The Spirit does not draw us away from Jesus.  He makes Jesus present to us.  The Spirit Is With Us Always Matthew 28:20 “20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Jesus’ human physical presence was limited. If He was in one city, He could not physically be in another.  The Spirit removes those limitations “I am with you always” As a disciple we never face trials alone: Temptation Suffering Uncertainty  Obedience Mission Spiritual maturity includes learning to live with an awareness of Christ’s continual presence.  The Spirit Dwells in Us John 14:16-17 ““16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,[a] to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be[b] in you.” The Spirit does not merely come alongside believers. He lives within us. Christ has been with the disciples The Spirit would be in them. We can be a dwelling place of God The presence of God is no longer associated only with a sacred building or holy place. The believer becomes a sacred space.  We can live with the understanding that our life belongs to God because God Himself dwells within me.  The Spirit Makes Us Holy Ephesians 5:18-20 “18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,” 1 Peter 1:15-16 “15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” The Holy Spirit is not given to just comfort us. He is also given to transform us.  The Holy Spirit reveals a “Holy Discomfort” or a “Holy Discontent” with anything in us that is inconsistent with God’s character.  The Spirit: Convicts Cleanses Reshapes Purifies Leads us toward holiness His work may comfort us, but it also may disturb us. He refuses to leave us unchanged.  Many people want the Spirit’s encouragement without the Spirit’s correction. The same Spirit that comforts also confronts. As disciples we learn to welcome conviction instead of resisting it.  The Spirit’s discomfort is often an act of mercy.  The Spirit Leads Us Into Truth John 14:26 “26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 16:13 “13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” Jesus calls Him the Spirit of truth The Spirit teaches us the truth about: God Ourselves The world Jesus Christ We resist the work of the Spirit when we: Hide Exaggerate Distort Lie Manipulate truth The Spirit constantly draws us toward honesty because He is leading us toward Christ, who is truth Himself. Truthfulness is not merely a personality trait It is the evidence of spiritual formation The Spirit’s Passion Is to Glorify Jesus John 16:14-15 “14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.” The Holy Spirit does not seek attention for Himself His passion is to make Christ central He’s been described as the “shy member of the Trinity” because He continually turns the spotlight away from Himself and onto Jesus.  We should ask “Does this lead me/us toward Christ?” If something claims to be spiritual but makes Jesus less central, it is not the work of the Spirit of God A spirit-filled disciple becomes increasingly fascinated with Christ, not with the spiritual experience itself.  Being Filled With the Spirit Is an Ongoing Life Ephesians 5:18-20 “18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,” Paul contrasts being drunk with wine and being filled with the Spirit One is a picture of influence and the other is a picture of control.  Just like alcohol can take control of behavior, Paul says believers should live under the continual influence of the Holy Spirit. This is not a one-time event. We must continually be filled. It is an ongoing posture of: Surrender Openness Repentance Dependence We can be indwelt by the Spirit while still resisting His influence: The question is not only: Do I have the Holy Spirit? It’s “How much freedom am I giving the Spirit to shape me?” As disciples we should strive to empty ourselves of known sin and self-rule so that the Spirit has greater freedom to work.  Closing Thoughts: The Christian life is not sustained by willpower. It is sustained by the intimate presence of God Jesus does not simply stand ahead of us saying: “Follow Me.” Through the Spirit, He comes alongside and within us so that we actually can.  Questions: How do you think of the Holy Spirit? As a person or more as a spiritual force? How aware are you of the Spirit’s presence in ordinary daily life? Where is the Spirit currently creating holy discomfort in you? What would it look like for me to seek continual filling rather than occasional spiritual intensity?

  2. Sep 13

    Dominick, Justification doesn't make us Bonded, but Adopted.

    Topic: Adoption into the Kingdom Whiskey Review: Old Dominick Bonded Check out our Substack: Manhood Neat Podcast  Follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube: Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reach out: manhood.neat@gmail.com   Show Notes: The Highest Privilege Is Knowing God as Father Rom. 8: 15-16 “15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,” Adoption is the highest privilege of the Christian life. To know cry out “Abba, Father” We are no longer slaves living in fear We are sons and daughters living within relationship A person can believe: God tolerates me God has legally pardoned me God is no longer angry All this while never experiencing the deeper reality of: God wants me as His child As we grow deeper in our relationship with God we no longer see him as Judge or King, but as Father Our Experience of Earthly Fathers Can Shape How We See God Our earliest understanding of fatherhood often influences our understanding of God For some, an earthly father may have modeled: Affection Protection Faithfulness Wisdom Presence For others, it may be: Distance Disappointment Harshness Absence Failure God is not limited by the failures of our earthly fathers God defines perfect fatherhood This matters because sometimes we project human weakness onto God: “My father was distant, so God must be distant” “My father was hard to please, so God must be hard to please” My father abandoned me, so eventually God will too” We need to allow God to correct distorted assumptions about what a father is Abba, Means Intimacy, Trust, and Dependence Rom. 8:15-16; Mark 14:36 “36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Jesus himself called God “Abba, Father” not “Daddy” This is a very intimate way of addressing God: Trust Dependence Security Familiarity Relationship Jesus used this language in Gethsemane, at one of the darkest moments of His earthly life. Under unbearable pressure, Jesus approached the Father from a place of intimacy Through the Holy Spirit, believers are invited into that same relationship The Christian life is more than knowing truths about God.  We learn to pray as a child speaking to a Father, not as an employee presenting a report to a supervisor.  In Christ, We Share in the Father’s Delight Mark 1:11 “1 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son;[a] with you I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17 “17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased.” At Jesus’ baptism, the Father declares His love and pleasure in the Son.  “You are my Son. I love you. I am pleased with you. Because believers are adopted through Christ, we are welcomed into the relationship the Son enjoys with the Father. We become recipients of the Father’s affection. We can know ourselves as: The object of God’s love The focus of His care The recipients of His delight Full members of His family This is an important distinction. It is more than God forgives me. Its God delights in me.  Adoption goes beyond tolerance. God welcomes us with affection We learn to live from belovedness instead of constantly performing for approval. We Were Spiritual Orphans, but Christ Brought Us Home Gal. 4:4-7 “4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.” Jesus is the natural son of the Father. We become sons and daughters through adoption Sin made humanity spiritual orphans and separated us from the Father Christ came to restore that relationship The Son of God became human so that human beings could become children of God.(CS Lewis) Through Christ’s sacrifice: Sin is forgiven The relationship is restored The Spirit enters our life We cry “Abba, Father” We are welcomed home This is the story of God acting in Christ to bring His list children home We stop living with an orphan mentality We no longer need to scramble for identity, security or belonging as though we are alone.  We have a Father Adoption Means We Are Heirs Rom. 8:17 “17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” Paul says believers are: Heirs of God Co-heris with Christ We are promised: Resurrection bodies Renewed creation Freedom from death Freedom from suffering Eternal fellowship with God’s family The greatest inheritance is God himself We do not inherit things from God We inherit life with God Our hope is much bigger than “going to heaven” Our destiny is to share eternity in the life, glory, and love of the Father, Son, and Spirit This is a mindset shift.  This allows us to hold earthly possessions and disappointments more loosely because our deepest inheritance cannot be lost.  Adoption Brings Us Back to What We Were Created For 1 John 3:1-2 “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears[a] we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” John 17:24-26 “ Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” We talked about being made in God’s image. We were created for relationship Sin shattered that relationship Grace pursued us Redemption paid the price Justification changed our standing Adoption brings us home Through the Holy Spirit, the image of God is being restored in us as we are brought back into relationship with the Father Salvation is not simply escaping punishment It opens the front door and welcomes us home It is the restoration of God’s original intention for humanity Justification says: you are no longer condemned Adoption says: you belong here Questions When you think of God as Father, what emotions or assumptions immediately surface? How has your experience with your earthly father shaped your view of God? Is it hard to believe that God delights in me? Why? Calling God “Abba” does that change the way you pray? What would it look like to live as someone who is already at home with God?

  3. Aug 30

    Christ's Justification got the Monkey of sin off our Shoulder

    Topic: Justification Whiskey Review: Monkey Shoulder the Original Check out our Substack: Manhood Neat Podcast  Follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube: Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reach out: manhood.neat@gmail.com   Show Notes: Justification Salvation Justification - Sanctification - Glorification How are the benefits of the cross transferred into our lives or how does that saving work become ours? We are declared right before God by faith in Jesus Christ alone.  Justification by faith.  We do not achieve righteousness. We receive it.  The Performance Reward System Eph. 2:8-10 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” We are trained from early life to think about how performance produces reward.  From childhood on we learn: Behave well and receive praise Achieve and receive recognition Fail and experience disappointment Perform and prove your worth This framework has quietly shaped how we approach God.  Eph 2 destroys that logic. Its Salvation: By grace Through faith Not from ourselves Not by works Good works matter, but they come after Salvation, not before it.  They are the evidence of salvation and part of sanctification, not the basis. Have I done enough? No. Christ has.  The only thing we bring to our salvation is the sin that requires it A disciple obeys from acceptance, not for acceptance.  The Righteousness of God: Just and Justifier Rom. 3:21-26 “But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in[a] Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[b] through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.” “The righteousness of God” is often misunderstood.  “God is righteous and we are sinful” This drives us into religious performance, trying to please a God that we fear we can never please. God feels: Difficult to please Perpetually disappointed Constantly evaluating Always waiting for improvement God is not only just, He is also the One who justifies. He gives us righteousness.  Our confidence must lie in Christ’s completed work, not in our ability to satisfy.  God does not look at sinners and pretend no crime occurred.  We are “guilty as charged” And immediately we are told “ You are free. The payment has been made” Justice has not been ignored. It has been satisfied.  Forgiveness/Justification is not divine denial.  God remains perfectly just while also justifying sinners.  Redemption and Propitiation: Justice Meets Mercy Rom. 3:24-25 “24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[a] through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—” Redemption is the price paid to set someone free. Christ’s life becomes the ransom price for ours.  Propitiation is the satisfaction of righteous anger. We do not provide the sacrifice to satisfy God. The Father gave the Son  Christ bears the penalty Justice is satisfied Mercy is extended The cross says two things at once: Sin is more serious than we want to believe God loves us more deeply than we dare to imagine.  Faith in Jesus Christ Rom. 3: 21-31 “21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in[a] Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[b] through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ becomes ours. Faith is not: Temporary dependence Not an emergency phone call An intellectual agreement Knowing Christian facts is not the same thing as trusting yourself to Christ.  Saving faith has an object: Christ Do I have faith? Where or what is your faith placed in? Faith is an admission of Bankruptcy Saving faith means recognizing that our spiritual account is overdrawn We are bankrupt. Works-based religion says: “Let me show God I can make this right” Faith says” “ I have nothing with which to make myself right” Saving faith is abandoning self-righteousness and ego and throwing ourselves at the foot of the cross and asking for mercy.  We all come to Christ the same way. Empty handed.  There is no room for spiritual superiority when everybody got in the same way.  Faith Produces Obedience - Sanctification Rom. 1:5 “5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from[a] faith for his name’s sake.” Faith is not passive. Faith means putting our entire life at Christ’s disposal. Trust Dependence Commitment Surrender Obedience does not create justification Real faith does produce an obedient life.  Grace and obedience are not enemies.  Works cannot save us.  Resting in the Finished Verdict.  Rom. 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” We can trust ourselves: Our goodness Our effort Our ability to control outcomes Our religious performance. Or we can trust Christ. To trust in Christ means to relinquish control and receive His righteousness as a gift.  Christ righteousness has credited our account and we are “Paid in full” Justification gives us something the performance-reward system never can: Rest.  No more endless “Have I done enough?” We stop trying to impress God. We live faithfully because Christ has secured a place for us before God.  Closing Thoughts: Justification means the full truth about us is known: Guilty.  And because of Christ, another verdict is spoken: Free.  The righteousness we could never produce has been given to us.  Questions: Where do I still approach God through a performance-reward mindset? When I fail, do I run toward God or try and fix things myself? What am I most tempted to trust besides Christ? Where should my faith be producing more visible obedience?

  4. Aug 16

    Pendleton, Peak Bottles, and Brothers who discipled us.

    Whiskey: Pendleton Original Canadian Whiskey   Topic: Those who discipled us + Top bottles; A quick look back at the top reviewed whiskeys while we give a shout out to the men who have discipled us along the way. For a complete listing of our reviews, check out our Substack: Manhood Neat Podcast   Follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube: Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reach out: manhood.neat@gmail.com

  5. Aug 2

    Bardstown High Wheat, Higher Redemption.

    Review: Bardstown Wheated Bourbon Topic: Christ's redeeming work Please check out our Substack: Manhood, Neat: After the Pour | Substack Follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube: Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reach out:manhood.neat@gmail.com   Show Notes: The Gospel Must Be Preserved & Passed On 1 Corinthians 15: 1-4 “Now I would remind you, brothers,[a] of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” Paul viewed the gospel as a sacred deposit entrusted to him.  He received it, guarded it, and passed it on intact: Christ died for our sins.  Christ was buried.  Christ was raised on the third day.  The gospel can easily be reduced to: Moral improvement Religious inspiration “A better life” General spirituality. Christianity stands or falls on historical claims about Jesus.  A disciple does not merely treasure the gospel privately.  A disciple guards it and passes it on faithfully.   Jesus Alone Could Mediate Between God and Humanity 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” Hebrews 7:27-28 “He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. 28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[a] from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Jesus was uniquely qualified to redeem humanity because He was both fully divine and fully human.  As a man, He could represent us.  As God, He could bear the full weight of sin and provide a sufficient sacrifice.  As the sinless One, He did not need atonement for His own guilt, He could offer Himself once for all.  A human savior could sympathize but could not fully save.  A distant deity could judge but could not stand in humanity’s place.  In Jesus, God comes near without ceasing to be God.  Jesus’ Own Claims Reveal His Divine Identity John 6:35 “Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” John 8:12 “Again Jesus spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:58 “Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 11:25 “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, through he die, yet shall he live.” John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jesus did not merely point toward truth. He pointed to Himself. He said: I am the bread of life I am the light of the world I am the resurrection and the life I am the way, the truth and the life His use of “I AM” identified Him with the divine name revealed to Moses.  His preferred title, “Son of Man,” also points to Daniel’s vision of a heavenly ruler who receives authority, glory and worship.  Jesus cannot be reduced to a wise teacher His claim forces a decision Either He is who He said He is, or His words make little sense.  Christ Died as Our Substitute 2 Cor. 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” John 1:29 “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,”Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” The center of redemption is substitution Jesus took upon Himself what belonged to us: Guilt Judgement Suffering Death And through Him we receive what belongs to Him: Righteousness Forgiveness Mercy Life Paul summarizes the exchange by saying that the sinless Christ became sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of God.  The cross is not just an example of sacrificial love.  It is an actual exchange.  Christ does not simply feel our pain.  He bears our penalty.  The Lamb of God Satisfies Justice and Purchases Mercy Exodus 12(passover), Leviticus 16(day of atonement) 1 Cor. 5:7 “Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” John 1:29 “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,”Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” The Passover Lamb The blood of the lamb marked the homes of Israel so that judgement passed over them The lamb died in the place of another The Day of Atonement One goat was sacrificed, and its blood was brought into the holy place.  Another goat carried the confessed sins of the people into the wilderness These images point toward Jesus: He bears judgement He carries away sin He satisfies justice He secures mercy God does not forgive by pretending evil does not matter Justice demands sin be dealt with At the cross, justice and mercy meet.  Jesus dies the death we deserve so that we receive the mercy we do not deserve. The cross should produce humility, gratitude, and worship. The Resurrection Completes Redemption 1 Cor. 15 (The Resurrection of Christ) The cross cannot be separated from the resurrection.  WIthout resurrection: The gospel would offer sympathy without victory Satan would appear to have won Death would remain the final enemy There would be no newness of life.  The resurrection proves that Christ’s sacrifice was effective.  Christian hope is not merely the soul survives Hope is resurrection God intends to redeem the whole person, including the body. Disciples face death differently Death remains painful, but it no longer has the final word. The Resurrection Gives New Life Now Romans 6:4 “ We were buried there fore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” 2 Cor. 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” The resurrection is not only about life after death It creates new life in the present Baptism: Going beneath the water identifies is with Christ’s death Rising from the water identifies us with Christ’s resurrection The old life is buried & a new life begins Redemption is not merely forgiveness of the past.  It is the beginning of a transformed future Christ does not simply cancel guilt. He creates new life.  Jesus Has Made the Way Through Death Hebrews 2:14-15 “Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.” Jesus entered death, passed through it, and emerged victorious. Jesus does not call us somewhere He has not gone.  He entered suffering, judgement, death,and the grave. Then He came out the other side.

  6. Jul 19

    Don't be Blue, grace has us in a Run to God's Will

    Whiskey Review: Blue Run High Rye Bourbon Atlanta Braves Edition Topic: Grace Check out our Substack: Manhood, Neat: After the Pour Follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube: Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reach out:manhood.neat@gmail.com   Show Notes: Grace Begins with God’s Initiative Ephesians 2:1-10 “ And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course[a] of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b] 4 But[c] God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Grace begins with God, not us.  Humanity is spiritually dead in sin, unable to rescue itself. But God acts out of mercy and love. Salvation is not humanity climbing up to God; its God coming down to rescue humanity. A disciple learns to stop treating God’s love as something to earn. True growth is receiving what we could not achieve.  Grace is Unearned Favor Romans 3:23-24 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,” All have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory, yet sinners are justified by grace as a gift. Grace means God gives what we do not deserve.  It is not payment.  It is not reward.  It is not God meeting us halfway.  It IS a gift. Most people instinctively think in terms of earning.  We assume: Good people deserve blessings . Bad people deserve judgement.  Religious effort should count for something.  Grace humbles pride and heals shame.  It tells the proud person, “You cannot save yourself” It tells the ashamed person, “You are not beyond God’s mercy” Grace Comes Through Jesus Christ John 1: 14-17 “14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[a] from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[b] 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” Grace is not an abstract idea. Grace comes personally in Christ.  Jesus reveals the heart of God toward sinners. In Him, grace becomes visible, embodied, and costly.  The grace of God does not ignore sin.  It deals with sin through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Grace is often misunderstood as God simply “letting things slide.” But biblical grace is not cheap.  Grace costs Christ His life.  A disciple does not use grace casually. The more deeply we understand grace, the more deeply we love Christ.  Grace Saves Apart from Works Titus 3:3-7 “3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Salvation is not based on righteous things we have done.  God saves according to His mercy.  Works do not produce salvation.  Grace produces salvation, and salvation then produces good works.  This order matters. Get it wrong, and the whole Christian life turns into a treadmill with hymn lyrics.  Many Christians say they believe in grace but still live like God’s acceptance rises and falls with their performance. That produces: Anxiety Pride Comparison Exhaustion Despair A disciple obeys from acceptance, not for acceptance.  Grace Trains Us to Live Differently Titus 2:11-14 “11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” Grace does not merely forgive sin. Grace trains us. It teaches us to say no to ungodliness and yes to a life that pleases God.  Grace is not permission to remain unchanged.  Grace is power for transformation People often fall into two errors: One error says grace means obedience does not matter The other says obedience is how we earn grace.  Both are wrong Grace forgives, secures, and transforms.  A disciple does not choose between grace and obedience True obedience grows out of grace.  Grace Produces Gratitude and Worship Romans 12:1 “I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” The proper response to grace is surrender.  Grace does not lead to passivity. It leads to worship self-offering.  When grace is understood deeply, obedience is no longer mere duty.  It becomes gratitude in motion.  A grace shaped life becomes a surrendered life Not out of fear.  Not out of guilt. But out of grateful love.

  7. Jul 5

    Sweeten's Cove can't stop sin's divide in Kennessee

    Whiskey Review: Sweeten's Cove Kennessee Bourbon Whiskey Discussion Topic: Sin Check out our Substack: Manhood, Neat: After the Pour And follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube:  Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reachout: manhood.neat@gmail.com   Show Notes: Sin is Universal Romans 3:23 “23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Sin is not limited to unusually immoral people. It is the universal condition of humanity. No one stands before God as righteous by nature. No one meets the standard of God’s glory. The issue is not that all people sin in the exact same way or to the same degree. The issue is that all fall short of the glory of God. Most people are willing to admit mistakes, few are willing to admit sin.  Mistakes can be excused.  Sin must be confessed. A disciple must stop minimizing sin. Growth begins when we quit defending ourselves and agree with God’s diagnosis. Sin Leads to Death Romans 6:23 “23 for the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord,” The consequence of sin is death. Humanity is either enslaved to sin or surrendered to righteousness. Sin pays wages, and those wages are death. Death here is more than physical death. It includes separation from God, spiritual deadness, and the unraveling of life as God intended it. Sin always promises life and always pays death.  This is the oldest scam in human history Sin says you’ll be: Free Wise Fulfilled Like God The result is bondage, shame, alienation and death.  We should see sin as not harmless, not private, not manageable.Sin destroys what God created good.  Sin Begins by Distrusting God’s Goodness Gen. 3:1-13 “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[a] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise,[b] she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. 8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool[c] of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”[d] 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” This is the anatomy of temptation “Did God really say…?” The serpent distorts God’s generous command. God gave freedom (Gen. 2). The serpent reframes God as restrictive, suspicious and withholding.  Eve’s response shows doubt was already taking root. Sin rarely begins with open rebellion. It often begins with: Is God really good? Is God really holding out on me? Are His commands too restrictive? Would I be happier if I ignored Him? We must guard our view of God. If we believe God is good, His commands become protection. If we doubt God is good, His commands feel like confinement. Sin Rebels Against God’s Authority Gen. 3:4-5 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The serpent goes from questioning God’s goodness to denying God’s authority. He offers a deeper temptation:  To be like God; knowing good and evil The tree of good and evil represent the desire for independence from God To possess wisdom Autonomy Moral authority Sin isn’t merely breaking a rule. Sin is trying to take God’s place.  At the center of sin is self-rule. We want: God’s world God’s gifts God’s blessings But not God’s authority We must confront the desire to be our own god. Every act of obedience is a return to reality: God is creator We are His creatures Sin Damages Every Relationship Gen. 3: 7-19 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool[a] of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”[b] 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”14 The Lord God said to the serpent,“Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[c] and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” 16 To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for[d] your husband, and he shall rule over you.” And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Sin affects every level of human relationship: Self: shame and hiding God: fear and distance Others: blame, conflict, distortion Creation: frustration, toil, pain Sin does not stay contained. It spreads Sin is never personal in the sense of being isolated. It reaches: Identity Worship Marriage Family Work Culture Creation itself This is why the world feels both beautiful and broken(see Gen. 3) The problem is not only what we do. The problem is what sin has done to us.  Sin Cannot Be Solved by Self-Improvement Romans 8:31-32 “31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be[a] against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” Romans 6:23 “23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” The same God humanity distrusted came looking for sinners in Christ.  God has proved His goodness by giving His Son.  Christ took the death we deserved.  The solution to sin is not denial, blame-shifting, or moral effort Mercy is the answer Christianity only makes sense if something is deeply wrong with the human heart.  The line between good and evil runs through every human heart, not just through classes, parties or systems.  A disciple of Christ does not hide sin. A disciple brings sin into the light and casts themselves on the mercy of God.

  8. Jun 21

    Willet, Straight up is a Kentucky image of Bourbon

    Wiskey Review: Willet Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: Family Estate Small Batch Topic: Created in the Image of God Follow us on all your podcast platforms and: Instagram: @manhoodneat X: Manhood Neat (@ManhoodNeat) / X Youtube: Manhood, Neat Podcast - YouTube Reach out: manhood.neat@gmail.com   Show Notes: Humanity is the Crown of God’s Creation Genesis 1:26-31 “25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Let us make man[a] in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image,     in the image of God he created him;     male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” Modern culture often reduces human beings to: Consumers Producers Biological Organisms Genesis presents a radically different view Every human life possesses inherent value because every human life comes from God. Every person you encounter bears a dignity bestowed by the Creator Himself.  The creation story changes when God creates humanity For the rest of creations, God simply speaks When creating humankind, God pauses and reflects Humans are image bearers There is a stark difference between people and everything else in creation Our value comes from the One whose image we bear, not: Intelligence Productivity Ability Achievement We don’t earn our worth, it is God given.  We Were Created for Relationship Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 2: 18-25 Gen. 2 - “8 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for[a] him.” 19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed[b] every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam[c] there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made[d] into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones     and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman,     because she was taken out of Man.”[e] 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.” God’s Plurality God speaks in the plural. This points toward the relational reality later revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Humanity’s Plurality We reflect God’s relational nature by being created for relationship We were not created for isolation. We reflect God’s nature when we live in a loving relationship Growth happens in community because community reflects the God who made us.    We Were Made To Be Loved By God Genesis 2:1-3 “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.” God did not create because He lacked something.  He created out of the overflow of His Love. Humanity was created to be welcomed into God’s fellowship and rest. “Our hearts are restless until we find our rest in thee.”-Augustine People waste their whole lives searching for significance, meaning, and belonging. The Gospel tells us these are found in God.  Success Is Measured by Relationships Gen. 2:18-25  Mat. 22:37-39 “37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Does it ever seem like everything is going well except your relationships? The world measures success by wealth, achievement, influence, and status.  God measures relationships by how we love, honor and worship Him and how we love others.  The question is not: “How successful am I?” The question is: “Am I becoming a person who loves well?” Are we living a life as the image bearer God created us to be?

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    Aaron, Daniel, and Legacy Hosts
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