At the end of the day, followers of Jesus should approach and engage in politics in a way that loves God and loves their neighbor above themselves.

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What are the implications of a pollitical theology that takes a bottom-up appraoch and strives to simply live as the church in the power of the Spirit?

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What happens when our battle against the principalities and powers moves to the political arena and becomes a part of partisan politics?

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In this episode, we introduce our series on developing a theology of how followers of Jesus should think about and engage politics. Check out the entire series, as well as additional content, on our website, thinkingtheologically.org. #christianscholar #podcast #theology #politics #jesus #bible #church Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

Baptism and the Bible aid the Christian in our spiritual battle against the forces of evil.

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In this episode, we discuss Spencer's new book, "Cultivating Culture: Creating Spirit-Powered Churches for the Future." We discuss why church culture is so important and how churches can cast a vision incorporating the past, present, and future. Find the book on Amazon, our website, thinkingtheologically.org, or wherever else books are sold. 0:00 Introduction 6:34 About the Book 15:30 Who is the Audience? 22:24 Why Church Culture is Important 37:37 A Culture with Vision (Visioning with the Past, Present, and Future) 53:49 Closing Thoughts #christianscholar #theology #podcast #bible #newtestament #paul #church #culture Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

The ministry of Jesus did not merely deal with the problem of sin (Genesis 3), but it was also the defeat of the spiritual powers (Genesis 4–11) and the establishment of the kingdom of the heavens.

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In the Old Testament, sacred spaces and places are connected to the divine. These themes appear again in the New Testament, particularly in Jesus' ministry.

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