How Do I Rebuke My Friend Without Being a Jerk?

How Do I Rebuke My Friend Without Being a Jerk?

Author: Adriel Sanchez November 26, 2021 Duration: 25:01

Episode 846 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.

Show Notes

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Questions in this Episode

1. How do you reconcile the Christus Victor and Substitutionary Atonement views?

2. I've heard that when helping to hold believers accountable, or help others heal and walk through personal struggles, we should be "calling in" as opposed to "calling out." What are some biblical examples for us to model this type of support after and do you have any practical advice for this in the life of the church?

3. On a previous episode, a woman called in asking how to honor her mother who seemed abusive. In Matthew 12:50 it seems as though the people in the church are our spiritual mothers and fathers. Are we also to honor them in the same way the 5th commandment tells us to honor our biological parents?

4. In Genesis 15:9, Abraham is told to cut and divide animals in the covenant the Lord makes with him. Why was the covenant made this way?

5. If God is a spirit, how are we made in his likeness if we are made out of flesh?

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