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Love means more than ignore – The Largely Catechized Life #32

When God calls us to love our neighbor, it’s more than just a list of things we shouldn’t do to them. We’re called to help and support them. 

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Virtue is not the absence of vice – The Largely Catechized Life #33

Sin breaks stuff. Sometimes we lose sight of the ways that sin hurts.  That leads us to really focus on the negatives of God’s law.  When we do that, we tend to forget the whole point.  The 6th Commandment, you shall not commit adultery, is bigger than a list of things we’re not supposed to do. It’s chiefly about why marriage is good. Chastity is not an absence of immorality. It’s a presence of something beautiful.

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Same sin, different day – The Largely Catechized Life #34

The church tends to focus on the 6th commandment. It feels like the culture is in decay and this is how we push back against it.  Sinful hearts have always lead to sinful actions. Our hope has always been that God forgives sinners. He also gives us a new focus for our hearts. Marriage fills our hearts with joy and beauty so that our actions can follow the same chaste path.

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I’m no Superman – The Largely Catechized Life #35

Marriage is a good thing. The problem is, youth are usually years from marriage and struggling with sin now.  Luther notes that maintaining chastity apart from marriage is a rare and supernatural gift. Most of us don’t have superpowers. We were born this way. We’re sinners, but we have a Jesus who forgives sinners. This forgiveness becomes our identity.

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The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (the only unforgivable sin) – HT Video Short


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Who is worthy to receive the Lord’s Supper – HT Video Short


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I’m no Superman – The Largely Catechized Life #35


Marriage is a good thing. The problem is, youth are usually years from marriage and struggling with sin now. Luther notes that maintaining chastity apart from marriage is a rare and supernatural gift. Most of us don’t have superpowers. We were born this way. We’re sinners, but we have a Jesus who forgives sinners. This forgiveness becomes our identity.

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Virtue is not the absence of vice – The Largely Catechized Life #33


Sin breaks stuff. Sometimes we lose sight of the ways that sin hurts. That leads us to really focus on the negatives of God’s law. When we do that, we tend to forget the whole point. The 6th Commandment, you shall not commit adultery, is bigger than a list of things we’re not supposed to do. It’s chiefly about why marriage is good. Chastity is not an absence of immorality. It’s a presence of something beautiful.

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Love means more than ignore – The Largely Catechized Life #32


When God calls us to love our neighbor, it’s more than just a list of things we shouldn’t do to them. We’re called to help and support them.

Questions or Comments? Contact Pr. Goodman (http://higherthings.org/contact) or message him on Facebook (http://facebook.com/higherthings).
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Red or White at the Lord’s Supper – HT Video Short


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