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7.50 - Micah: Chapters 3-4 Dec 09, 2024

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As the guys take a look at Micah Chapter 3 through 4 verse 5, they encounter some serious imagery that Micah employs to lay into the leaders of the people. How bad are they? Apparently they are as bad as cannibals. They do not deserve to eat butterscotch discs. Wonder what butterscotch candies have to do with Micah's message? Check out today's episode.

7.49 - Micah: Chapters 1-2 Dec 02, 2024

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As the guys dig into the text of Micah, they begin by talking about the clever Hebrew word plays that are easy to miss in translation. But these word plays have a purpose—to set up the nations for the judgment that is coming. Tune in today to see whether Micah's message of judgment has any relevance for today!

7.48 - Micah: Framing the Book Nov 25, 2024

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An 8th-century minor prophet with a major message! The guys dive into the book of Micah, the prophet from the countryside who prophesied to the southern kingdom—a people at the top, with the autonomy to decide how to use their financial and religious freedom. It is in this time of prosperity and freedom they find themselves drifting away from God and becoming more like the nations around them. Micah's message might be more relevant to our time than you think. Tune in this week as the guys lay the foundation for their new series.

7.47 - God & Change: Conclusion & Application Nov 18, 2024

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There are laws that once were, but that we are no longer beholden to in Christ. Are we experiencing a shift in God's progressive narrative in our time? Do we have reason to believe that God is changing His view on sexual ethics? Find out why that is a flawed principle to begin with. In today's episode, the guys present their concluding thoughts and illustrate both the consistency and change we find in God as He reveals Himself through His Word and actions, engaging with and redeeming His creation, and some application points for us moving forward.

7.46 - God & Change: Bad Law? Nov 11, 2024

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Did God give bad laws? Did He intentionally set His people up for failure to demonstrate His glory and grace? Does God change His mind about His moral standards? Was the Law given solely to terrify us? In today's episode, the guys unpacks these questions and shares why they believe there are better ways to interpret the texts in their original context and language.

7.45 - God & Change: Widening Mercy Nov 04, 2024

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Today, the guys discuss what they have experienced in their study of God and change, bringing their insights into conversation with conclusions drawn by others. While God experiences a dynamic relationship with His creation, does this mean He also broadens or changes His moral requirements for His people? Tune in today to find out!

7.44 - God & Change: Not Like a Mortal Oct 28, 2024

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So far, we have seen that God experiences change at some level while interacting dynamically with His creatures. Now, we consider the counter-evidence as we wrestle with the scriptures that reveal a broader perspective on how we might understand God and change. How do we deal with the apparent contradiction: does God change His mind or not?

7.43 God & Change Pt 3 Oct 21, 2024

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Our host continue their discussion about what the Bible says about God changing his mind.

7.42 - God & Change: Provoked to Emotion Oct 14, 2024

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How do we interpret the language that depicts God as being provoked to emotion? What does this tell us about God and His changing mind? Is the language used univocal, equivocal, or analogical? The hosts wrestle with this in today's episode of the After Class Podcast.

7.41 - God & Change: Setting the Stage Oct 07, 2024

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The Bible sometimes depicts God as changing his mind, some have used this narrative to promote a view that God has changed his mind about sexual ethics in our time.

While not dealing with this topic exclusively, the guys begin a new series investigating the question:

What does the Bible say about divine change?

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