Release Date: February 6, 2023
Guest Interview
Tell us about yourself (0:30)
How did you become an Adjunct Professor at Knox? (2:50)
We’ve got a scholarship program at Gateway for members who want to pursue a seminary education. What would be your encouragement to someone who’s thinking about seminary or maybe hasn’t considered it before — how would they benefit from what Knox offers? (6:50)
You’re doing a Saturday seminar on the importance of confessions. (10:30)
You were a missionary in Mexico for 25 years and will be preaching on missions on Sunday. Don’t preach your entire sermon now, but give us a sneak peek as to what to expect this weekend and why this message is important for us to hear? (13:45)
Any final thoughts (16:05)
Questions
Where did you see in the Bible that Jesus’ mother doubted him? (18:35)
Out of all the commandments, this seems to be the one where there is reference to if you obey this commandment there is a reward. What is the significance of this commandment? (22:05)
Practical steps for ways to honor those who have abusive or hard parents that in our eyes don’t deserve the respect and honor. (25:15)
Josh had mentioned that Jesus rested in the grave for 3 days during the sermon Sunday. I thought he defeated Satan, sin, death, and hell? Was he really resting? Or was that said hyperbolically? (32:00)
After listening to Josh’s sermon about the fourth commandment to keep the Sabbath, how does one reconcile this message with Colossians 2:16-17 which reads, “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.” This question isn’t motivated by a quest to find a loophole because I think keeping the Sabbath is a good thing.. rather, the intent is to understand the theological point Paul is making regarding the Sabbath. If we now find our rest in Jesus who freed us from our enslavement and captivity to sin, does Jesus’ fulfillment of the Sabbath mean that we don’t need a day, so to speak, in order to find rest? Romans 14:5 says, “One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.” This passage was regarding strong vs weak Christians and what each believed regarding food or a Sabbath. So ultimately the question is.. does scripture teach that the Sabbath is still objectively binding on us today taking personal convictions out of the mix? Again this is more of a theological question rather than one motivated by finding a loophole for not obeying this command. I personally believe keeping the Sabbath is a good thing and one I should be faithful to practice. Thanks! (36:50)