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1. Could the Deut. passage be about non-marital sexual relations rather than rape (such as in Ex. 22:16)? Elsewhere, God punishes rape with death, not marriage.  2. How do we reconcile two different and even contradictory interpretations of Scripture while still believing in and prioritizing the authority of Scripture?

2 Timothy 3:14-4:4 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // November 19, 2023

2 Timothy 4:9-22 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // November 12, 2023

Matthew 5:17-19; 2 Peter 3:15-17 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // November 5, 2023

Luke 24:26-32 // The What, Why, and How of Scripture // Brennan Bookmyer // October 29, 2023

Mark 10:35-37; Hebrews 1:1-3 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // October 22, 2023

John 13:1-7 // Because He First Loved Us // Andrea Reiss // October 15, 2023

John 14:12-27 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // October 8, 2023

Genesis 1:26ff; Romans 8:18ff; Revelation 21-21 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // October 1, 2023

Romans 5:6-11 and Luke 19:1-10 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // September 24, 2023

Genesis 16 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // September 17, 2023 Sermon ends at 38 min, but a meditation practice we did together starts then till the end.

Mark 12:28-34 and 1 John 4:7-12, 19 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // September 10, 2023

Guest Speaker: Justin White // Stand Alone // September 3, 2023

Mark 12:18-27 // Gospel of Mark // Anthony Jones // August 27, 2023

1. From the 8/6 sermon a story was told in which it was implied that being republican equates to being racist. Do you believe that the republican party are racist? 2. How does one reconcile your idea of voting for the person who will do the most for the marginalized and the idea that the lesser of two evils is still evil?

Romans 12:1-5; Galatians 5:13-15; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 // Cross-Shaped Politics // August 20, 2023 // Anthony Jones

Philippians 2:3-11 and Isaiah 10:1-4 // Cross-shaped Politics // Anthony Jones // August 13, 2023

Cross-Shaped Politics // Joshua 6:20-26 and 2:1-19 // August 6, 2023 // Ken Rush

Question: I agree that the verbs in Colossians 3:1-4 are second person plural - y'all. How do you determine if Paul means y'all - community or y'all - each of you in the community?

Colossians 3:1-17 // Cross-Shaped Politics // July 30, 2023 // Anthony Jones

Ephesians 6:10-20 // Cross-Shaped Politics // July 23, 2023 // Anthony Jones

1. You have mentioned folks leaving CG due to political beliefs. Should those who believe the political beliefs espoused at CG are incongruent with the Bible stay? 2. Some Christians opposed Senate Bills 12 & 380 (allowing parents to object to books). Should books like Gender Queer be available to kids in a school library?

John 19:1-16 // Cross-Shaped Politics // July 16, 2023 // Anthony Jones

Questions: 1. Could you specify what you meant by “confrontation”? Is the confrontation/targeting of individuals through legislation counterproductive to our witness? 2. How involved should Christians become in the political process to counteract the laws passed which affirm/condone behaviors that are clearly ungodly/sinful? 3. Can you clarify the relevance of that quote from 1 Maccabees to what J...

Mark 12:13-17 // Gospel of Mark and Cross-Shaped Politics // July 9, 2023 // Anthony Jones