Host addresses economic hardships under Joe Biden, urging financial supporters to donate while encouraging those struggling to aid via five-star reviews or shares. He analyzes 1 Corinthians 9, clarifying that Paul values spiritual training infinitely over physical exercise, which holds some worth. Rejecting the Gnostic heresy that deems the body evil, he affirms its temporary yet resurrected value, debunking the foolish notion that moderation is cowardice. Ultimately, the message balances practical gratitude with eternal truths, ensuring God's word reaches more people despite algorithmic limitations. [Automatically generated summary]
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Spiritual Training vs Physical Value00:04:54
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Jesus said, Man cannot live on bread alone, but from every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
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Now, I don't think, for the record, I don't think that what the apostle is saying is there's strange teachings going around that if you eat vegetables, It'll be good for your digestion.
That's bogus.
It is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace.
I don't think that's what he's saying.
So I don't think he's knocking health, which, to be honest, I mean, if I was just going to lean into my personal bias, then I would love to use verse 9 as an example, you know, as a platform to, you know, to make fun of vegans and, you know, all those kinds of things, which I think that's a perfect example where that tone of Christ mockery, vegans are a great who to fill in the, you know, Kind of joking, kind of not.
But all that being said, the point is, I don't think what the apostles are getting at is that health isn't a thing in the mind of God.
Think of what the apostle Paul says elsewhere.
He says that physical training is of some value, but spiritual training is of infinite value.
Have you ever heard the expression moderation is for cowards?
Right?
That's the tattoo that you get when you're 20.
It's just, it sounds great, but it's wrong.
Right?
That's foolish.
Moderation is for count.
What?
I mean, all it takes is just a little bit of thought, you know, and you're able to work past that one.
And what I mean is that sentiment is basically saying that in terms of prioritization of our effort, our energy, our time, and our talents, that basically we should only do a few things.
And the few things that we determine are worth doing in life, we should do them all the way, and then everything else we shouldn't do at all.
And that's not actually a biblical concept.
The Bible does not have that worldview.
The Bible doesn't say there are things that are of infinite value, you should give yourself entirely to those things, and anything that does not have spiritual, eternal, infinite value has therefore no value at all and shouldn't be done at all.
That's not what the Bible teaches.
The Bible says this body that one day is going to go six feet in the dirt.
Even though it's temporal, it will be also resurrected, that matters.
But even though it's going to die, it's going to decompose, it's your temporary life here on earth in this body, in this age, this gospel age, is temporary.
And not only temporary, but according to multiple other verses in Scripture, it's just a vapor.
It's just a moment.
It's just a breath.
It's like the dew of the grass.
It's not just there for a day and gone tomorrow.
It's there in the morning and gone by lunch.
That's how temporary.
But then at the same time, the Apostle Paul says, this thing that is so fleeting and so temporary is not of no value.
It would be so tempting to say, and therefore, because it's so temporary, it doesn't have any value at all.
But that's actually not a Christian teaching, but a heretical Gnostic teaching that views the physical body as though it's actually a prison that's entrapping the soul.
And that the soul is pure, and if it could only get out of this prison of the carnal, Evil physical body.
That's not a Christian worldview.
That is a pagan worldview.
That's a Gnostic worldview.
No, the Bible actually says spiritual training is of far more value than physical health.
But spiritual training being of more value doesn't necessitate that we say physical training is of no value.
We can attribute to physical training some value.
Why You Can't Afford It00:01:37
Can I be frank with you for just a second, right here at the end?
Look, some of you guys, you're financially supporting this ministry, and from the bottom of my heart, I say thank you.
I cannot thank you enough.
However, some of you, you just can't afford it.
In fact, some of you, you shouldn't afford it.
Let's be honest.
I mean, we're living in Joe Biden's ridiculous economy.
Our nation and our totalitarian political elites lost their minds over the last three years due to COVID.
We have written checks that we simply cannot cash.
It doesn't matter if people change the definition of a recession.
We are living in a recession right now, regardless.
Some of you are struggling to afford a carton of eggs at the grocery store.
You cannot support financially this ministry at this time, nor should you.
But you could still help us tremendously.
I am asking you, please, if you're willing to do so, Take one minute of your time.
Leave us a five star review on your favorite podcast platform, iTunes, Spotify, whatever that might be.
This is the way the system works.
We want to be innocent as doves, but shrewd as vipers.
We need to be strategic.
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