What We Can Learn From The Whatever Podcast…. Further. Every. Day. Introduction: Segment 1: What do Christians look like in the culture? Here's a clip from the Whatever podcast where two Christians are debating the behavior of leading a man on in a false engagement and not returning any of the $250,000 gained during the engagement. https://youtu.be/fZYP7zXNDto?t=80 1:20-6:08 What are the biblical safeguards against this? Matthew 18:15-20: 15 "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." We have an instance of this in 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 12For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. And we see the desired result later in 2 Corinthians 2:5-7 5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. 6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. 7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Church discipline is never to harm but rather to hold people like this accountable, and to keep the Church and God's Name Holy. Segment 2: Is it okay to judge others? A common issue among Christians is that we fail to judge sin as sin. What is so wrong with divining right from wrong with our Bible? In this clip we have a young Christian lady who has kept herself pure and is waiting for marriage. However, she can't bring herself to articulate why others should. She's afraid of “judging” others: https://youtu.be/lMC5LDCQxeY?t=557 9:17-14:41 Luke 6:36-38 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Thoughts? This gal may be saved, but it would appear that she was hardly discipled. Segment 3: How should we interpret the Bible? How do we look in the culture? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqnBSbOlDJM 0:00-2:45 This continues with no real resolution other than our pink haired friend calling Andrew mean and cruel and judgemental. Thoughts? 2 Peter 1:19-21 19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. So what does this mean for the Christian today? Final Thoughts: One Last Question: favorite TV show?