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How to be a Good Christian Parent | I Want to Be a Godly Parent | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-to-be-a-good-christian-parent-i-want-to-be-a-godly-parent\/#arve-youtube-7wdco5ol0dg65fa0701cf855048953102","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7Wdco5Ol0Dg?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How to be a Good Christian Parent","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/S07-EP01-Christian-Parenting.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-06-13","description":"How to be a Good Christian Parent. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-to-be-a-good-christian-parent-i-want-to-be-a-godly-parent\/#arve-vimeo-34148078765fa0701d02b7492215992","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/341480787?h=c9ba5b3ef2&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How to be a Good Christian Parent","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/S07-EP01-Christian-Parenting.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-06-13","description":"How to be a Good Christian Parent. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How to be a Good Christian Parent This week on the Straight Truth Podcast Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot talk about the difficulties of raising children and how we as parents must be faithful in that endeavor. Dr. Philpot shares that in the book of Deuteronomy parents are given the exhortation to raise their children up in the admonition of the Lord. They discuss how parents can read these instructions from Deuteronomy 6:7 and at times feel overwhelmed. Dr. Caldwell reminds us parenting is hard work and parents do often get discouraged as they pursue raising their children in a way that honors God. So he first offers us some words of encouragement.  He reminds us that the God who has saved us is the God who is sanctifying us. God who has given us these children, is the same God who has given us the desire to please Him in the raising of our children. He also tells us that while parents are the primary teachers of their children, Christian parents are not alone in this work. We have God, His Word, the Church and the encouragement of other saints as we go about this God-given honor and responsibility.  Parents who want to raise their children well should recognize that the Word of God is the all-sufficient resource. It not only contains the substance with which we are to teach our children but it is also the guide for how to raise them. Raising children is a lifestyle, it’s an ongoing endeavor that requires patience, diligence and endurance.  Parents who want to raise Godly children need to be faithful parents. Parents who want to raise Godly children need to be faithful parents. They need to immerse themselves in the Scriptures learning from them, living them out, modeling through their actions, words, and deeds a life that is reflective upon the truth they say they believe. Dr. Caldwell gives several examples of what this should look like in the life of parents...

I Disagree With the Leadership of My Church | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/i-disagree-with-the-leadership-of-my-church\/#arve-youtube-fes8wilnecs65fa0701d468b770310435","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fEs8wiLneCs?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"I Disagree With the Leadership of My Church","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/S06-EP10-Disagree-with-Leadership.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-06-06","description":"I Disagree With the Leadership of My Church. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages Sermons by Dr. Richard Caldwell that speak to the health and vibrancy of a church that seeks to honor the Lord and are related to the topic of disagreements with church leadership, can be listened to or watched here: A Healthy Church - Click Here The Behavior of a Healthy Church - Click Here The Heart of a Healthy Church Pt. 1 - Click Here The Marks of a Healthy Church Pt. 1 - Click Here Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/i-disagree-with-the-leadership-of-my-church\/#arve-vimeo-33364752265fa0701d50f2997928716","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/333647522?h=846f349182&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"I Disagree With the Leadership of My Church","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/S06-EP10-Disagree-with-Leadership.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-06-06","description":"I Disagree With the Leadership of My Church. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify I Disagree With the Leadership of My Church What can I do if I disagree with the leadership of my church? Should I leave if I disagree with the doctrine that is taught? How can I know when it’s time to leave my church? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot discuss the issue of disagreements that come up in a local church. Often these issues are related to ministry practices or strategies, yet other times it’s over theology and doctrine. Dr. Caldwell says when we find ourselves disagreeing with our church leadership over theological and doctrinal matters we first want to distinguish between first-order, second-order, and third-order doctrines.  Not every theological or doctrinal issue is of primary importance. First-order doctrines are foundational to our Christian faith and define it at its’ core; they are central and essential. Dr. Caldwell gives us an example of a crucial first-order doctrine -  justification by faith alone in Christ alone. Other examples would be the Trinity, and the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ. If you find that your church is deviating doctrinally in first-order orthodox doctrines, don’t immediately break fellowship with them. You will want to go to the leadership with your Bible giving them the biblical evidence for your concern, attempting to persuade them of their sin and disobedience to the Scriptures. If after your attempt to persuade them in love and patience with clear biblical reaso...

Should Christians Enjoy Luxuries? | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/should-christians-enjoy-luxuries\/#arve-youtube-3u4ceifz2hg65fa0701d953f415105667","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3U4CEIFz2Hg?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Should Christians Enjoy Luxuries?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP08-Should-Christians-Have-Luxeries.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-30","description":"Should Christians Enjoy Luxuries? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages If you would like to hear more about how Christians should handle wealth, luxuries and how to be faithful stewards of what God had has given and entrusted to us, you can listen to the following sermons, by Dr. Richard Caldwell: Taking Hold of Real Life – Click Here Lessons For a Storm - Click Here More Than Money - Click Here How Giving Tests Us Pt. 1 - Click Here Biblical Giving - Click Here Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/should-christians-enjoy-luxuries\/#arve-vimeo-33358788865fa0701d9fe6452520779","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/333587888?h=630cada4a4&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Should Christians Enjoy Luxuries? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP08-Should-Christians-Have-Luxeries.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-30","description":"A Christian Perspective on School Shootings. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify A Christian Perspective on School Shootings Today on the Straight Truth Podcast Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot, discuss the barrage of horrific tragedies in school shootings, other shootings, and other horrifying incidents that we hear and read about. As we learn about these things, we hear question after question that ultimately comes down to the little word “why”. Dr. Caldwell tells us that it is good for us to remember that in the vast majority of redemptive history, people thought of these issues in the category of sin. Today this is still the most appropriate way to deal with and understand them, we need to evaluate them as sin issues. Dr. Caldwell says that there is no doubt that there is such a thing as mental instability. However, it’s sin that makes a person mentally unstable, not the act of sin that makes a person such. The effect of sin on humanity is that every part of man’s being has been affected. This includes our minds, our affections, our wills, and every aspect of our being. So what we are witnessing in these acts taking place in the world, are the effects of sin.  Therefore, we cannot measure our answer to these things by how a world that is hostile to God will receive the answer.  We Need a Biblical perspective on School Shootings As we look at these things and process them, it needs to be with a biblical perspective. Are these acts human injustices? Yes.

A Christian Perspective on School Shootings | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/a-christian-perspective-on-school-shootings\/#arve-youtube-ipwaruvvbrw65fa0701de64e788608654","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iPwaRUvvbrw?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"A Christian Perspective on School Shootings","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP06-Christian-Perspective-on-School-Shootings.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-23","description":"A Christian Perspective on School Shootings. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages Below you can find sermons by Dr. Richard Caldwell related to the topic of school shootings and that will help you better understand the wrath of God, why He is storing up wrath and the final outcome of that wrath can be listened to or viewed here: Getting to Know the God of Vengeance - Click Here The Wrath of God Pt. 1 - Click Here The Reason for God’s Wrath - Click Here The Day of Wrath Pt. 1 - Click Here The Harvest of Judgement - Click Here Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/a-christian-perspective-on-school-shootings\/#arve-vimeo-33062350365fa0701df0ed606393804","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/330623503?h=1cb33a4c48&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"A Christian Perspective on School Shootings","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP06-Christian-Perspective-on-School-Shootings.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-23","description":"A Christian Perspective on School Shootings. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify A Christian Perspective on School Shootings Today on the Straight Truth Podcast Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot, discuss the barrage of horrific tragedies in school shootings, other shootings, and other horrifying incidents that we hear and read about. As we learn about these things, we hear question after question that ultimately comes down to the little word “why”. Dr. Caldwell tells us that it is good for us to remember that in the vast majority of redemptive history, people thought of these issues in the category of sin. Today this is still the most appropriate way to deal with and understand them, we need to evaluate them as sin issues. Dr. Caldwell says that there is no doubt that there is such a thing as mental instability. However, it’s sin that makes a person mentally unstable, not the act of sin that makes a person such. The effect of sin on humanity is that every part of man’s being has been affected. This includes our minds, our affections, our wills, and every aspect of our being. So what we are witnessing in these acts taking place in the world, are the effects of sin.  Therefore, we cannot measure our answer to these things by how a world that is hostile to God will receive the answer.  We Need a Biblical perspective on School Shootings As we look at these things and process them, it needs to be with a biblical perspective.

Does God Hear and Answer the Prayers of an Unbeliever or Unrepentant Sinner? | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/does-god-hear-and-answer-the-prayers-of-an-unbeliever-or-unrepentant-sinner\/#arve-youtube-dbw_-ixbgdg65fa0701e38cd010546036","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DbW_-IXBgDg?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Does God Hear and Answer the Prayers of an Unbeliever or Unrepentant Sinner?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP08-Does-God-Answer-The-Prayers-of-Unbeleivers.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-15","description":"Does God Hear and Answer the Prayers of an Unbeliever? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages If you’d like to know more about God and if God hears and answers the Prayers of Unbelievers, consider listening to the following messages by Dr. Richard Caldwell: Prayer and Salvation - Click Here Asking in Faith - Click Here The Do’s and Don’ts of Prayer - Click Here Confidence in Prayer - Click Here Prayer, Conduct and Speech - Click Here Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/does-god-hear-and-answer-the-prayers-of-an-unbeliever-or-unrepentant-sinner\/#arve-vimeo-33322750665fa0701e43db880513364","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/333227506?h=bccd34397b&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Does God Hear and Answer the Prayers of an Unbeliever or Unrepentant Sinner?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP08-Does-God-Answer-The-Prayers-of-Unbeleivers.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-15","description":"Does God Hear and Answer the Prayers of an Unbeliever? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Does God Hear and Answer the Prayers of an Unbeliever or Unrepentant Sinner? Does God care about the prayers of an unbeliever? Does God even listen to the prayers of sinners? Are there times when God hears our prayers but does not answer? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and host, Dr. Josh Philpot address these questions regarding prayer. They seek to give us faithful answers from the Bible in how God has revealed Himself and in what He makes clear to us there. Dr. Caldwell says when we speak of God seeing, hearing, and listening, we need to know that these are human terms. God is spirit and does not have a body, He does not have physical human appendages. Yet, the Scriptures teach us God is omnipresent and omniscient. He sees all and He knows all, there is nothing that God doesn’t know. So in this sense, we can say God does hear the prayers of unbelievers, but as to Him answering those prayers, our answer must be and will be qualified. The Prayers of His people Versus the Prayers of the Lost Dr. Caldwell begins by explaining that there is a clear and distinct difference in the Word of God with respect to God’s attitude toward the prayers of His people versus the prayers of the lost. As God’s people we can know that He hears us and answers us,

How Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation? | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-can-we-be-sure-of-our-salvation\/#arve-youtube-sp-pm09tibm65fa0701e8a94092727929","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sp-PM09tIBM?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP07-How-can-I-be-sure-of-my-salvation-and-the-salvation-of-others.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-08","description":"How Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages How Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation? The following sermons by Dr. Richard Caldwell can help us in further examination, dealing with sin, living a life that reflects true salvation, having assurance in salvation and walking faithfully in it: The Manifestation of Eternal Life - Click Here Where the Gospel Always Begins - Click Here Evidences of New Birth - Click Here How Bad Hearts Are Hidden - Click Here The First Test of True Fellowship Pt.1 - Click Here Confessing Our Sin - Click Here The Christians Life - Click Here An Examination of the Most Basic Things - Click Here Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-can-we-be-sure-of-our-salvation\/#arve-vimeo-33249468665fa0701e955b718735483","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/332494686?h=53581ef6e3&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP07-How-can-I-be-sure-of-my-salvation-and-the-salvation-of-others.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-09","description":"How Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How Can We Be Sure of Our Salvation? Is there evidence that confirms that I am saved? I’ve believed, confessed, and been baptized, isn’t this enough for salvation? Can we ever be sure of ours or anyone else’s salvation? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and host, Dr. Josh Philpot think and talk through the subject of professing salvation. They help us look at what real salvation looks like biblically and remind us that the Bible calls for us to examine ourselves and to make our calling and election sure. Dr. Caldwell begins by telling us that salvation is not determined by professing, our profession does not save us. This is not the standard by which we should measure ourselves; profession alone is not an adequate way to measure our salvation. Simply making a profession does not save anyone. In Matthew 7 Jesus says in that day, that many will make an “orthodox” confession, but Jesus also says that He will tell them to depart for He never knew them. What a genuine profession does is give voice to the work of God in a human soul. The reason we believe and confess, that Jesus is the Christ, is because God has done a work in our heart. There’s acknowledgment in our hearts that He is the Lord who saves. 

How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/should-i-stay-in-or-leave-my-abusive-marriage\/#arve-youtube-zqau2ttgxle65fa0701edb40716977969","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zQAu2TtgXLE?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Should I Stay in or Leave My Abusive Marriage?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP05-Should-I-Stay-In-An-Abbusive-Marriage.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-02","description":"Should I Stay in or Leave My Abusive Marriage? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages If you’d like to hear sermons related to the questions about being in an abusive marriage or a more in-depth teaching with detail and clarity regarding marriage, divorce, and remarriage, please consider listening to the series by Dr. Richard Caldwell - Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage. Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/should-i-stay-in-or-leave-my-abusive-marriage\/#arve-vimeo-33012259665fa0701ee645448061730","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/330122596?h=1a4c847938&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Should I Stay in or Leave My Abusive Marriage?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/S06-EP05-Should-I-Stay-In-An-Abbusive-Marriage.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-05-02","description":"Should I Stay in or Leave My Abusive Marriage? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} El vídeo ha sido subtitulado en español. Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Should I Stay in or Leave My Abusive Marriage? Does God want me to stay married to an abuser? Is abuse in marriage an acceptable reason for divorce? If I leave my abusive marriage can I get remarried? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and host, Dr. Josh Philpot approach the subject of abuse in marriage. Dr. Philpot asks Dr. Caldwell how would he counsel someone, who is in an abusive situation in their marriage, about staying put or leaving the marriage with the possible outcome being divorce. Dr. Caldwell tells us that we never want to encourage a person to stay, remain or return to a home where physical danger is present and ongoing. We need to be wise about how we approach situations where physical abuse is involved. Several factors have to be brought to bear on these particular circumstances. How pastors and elders in the church would shepherd and counsel one through these difficult times, would depend on each individual situation and set of circumstances.  The Power of God Can Transform and Restore Any Marriage He goes on to say, however, that there is no sin that’s been committed in a marriage, where repentance takes place, that God can’t transform and restore the marriage. If there is going to be restoration where there was once physical danger, there needs to be a very careful set of parameters put in place. There need to be steps and proving points where one is able to demonstrate that they are different and that the Lord has changed ...

How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-to-forgive-sin-when-it-seems-impossible-and-unforgivable\/#arve-youtube-zhqxtjrqzgq65fa0701f2d74492997014","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zhqxtjrqzGQ?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/S06-EP04-How-to-Forgive-the-Unforgivable.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-04-25","description":"How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} El vídeo ha sido subtitulado en español. Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages If you would like to hear more about How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable and true Biblical forgiveness, you can listen to the following sermons, by Dr. Caldwell: Forgiveness of Sins - Click Here Proving Our Profession: Forgiveness - Click Here Why Forgiving People Must Forgive - Click Here A Proper View of Discipline & Forgiveness - Click Here Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-to-forgive-sin-when-it-seems-impossible-and-unforgivable\/#arve-vimeo-32991958765fa0701f3818576320888","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/329919587?h=290369781e&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/S06-EP04-How-to-Forgive-the-Unforgivable.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-04-25","description":"How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} El vídeo ha sido subtitulado en español. Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How to Forgive Sin When it Seems Impossible and Unforgivable This week on the Straight Truth Podcast we are talking about how to forgive sin when it seems impossible and unforgivable. Is there a limit to how much we forgive? Am I to forgive someone for the same sins day in and day out? Am I supposed to forgive the monstrosity of evil that was carried out against me personally? In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot tackle a very difficult subject, forgiveness. We often ask questions like these because we are unwilling to forgive and are looking for someone or something to validate us in our sinfulness and desire to extract due punishment. But other times it’s because we really believe that the sin committed against us, so heinous in nature, is actually unforgivable. We Need to Pay Close Attention to our Thoughts and Hearts Dr. Caldwell says that we need to pay close attention to our thoughts and hearts in these situations. Our ability to forgive is a commentary on whether we have been forgiven in many ways. If we are unwilling to forgive, it’s an indication that we may have not fully understood or experienced the grace of being forgiven.

How Can I Become a Leader in My Church? | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-can-i-become-a-leader-in-my-church\/#arve-youtube-yxm5vp4sgeu65fa070203bbe651336098","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YXM5vp4SGeU?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Can I Become a Leader in My Church?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/S06-EP03-How-to-Become-A-Leader-In-My-Church.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-04-18","description":"How Can I Become a Leader in My Church?. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} El vídeo ha sido subtitulado en español. Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related Messages If you are interested in learning more about being a faithful servant in the Lords Church you can listen to these sermons by Dr. Richard Caldwell: A Lesson in Servanthood Pt.1 - Click Here Clear Thinking About the Ministry - Click Here A Noble Work - Click Here A Leadership Perspective That Pleases God - Click Here The Temperament of a Godly Leader - Click Here Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-can-i-become-a-leader-in-my-church\/#arve-vimeo-32990521265fa070204658895566720","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/329905212?h=1d629c60b2&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Can I Become a Leader in My Church?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/S06-EP03-How-to-Become-A-Leader-In-My-Church.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-04-17","description":"How Can I Become a Leader in My Church? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} El vídeo ha sido subtitulado en español. Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How Can I Become a Leader in My Church? I want to be a leader in my church, what steps are required? Are there specific qualifications I need to have to be a leader in the church? If I believe I’m called to be a deacon, an elder or pastor what should I do? In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot talk about the desire to become a leader in a local church. They discuss why a person might want to do this along with the biblical parameters and qualifications that need to be present along with the desire. Dr. Caldwell begins by saying that it’s not wrong to want to be a leader, the Bible actually affirms this in 1 Timothy 3:1 saying, “If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.” Dr. Caldwell goes on to say it is not bad or wrong to desire noble things, but our desires need to be noble. Noble meaning - beautiful, good, honorable, and/or worthy. However, we should be willing to examine our motives and willing to ask ourselves, why do I want to become a leader? Do I see myself as being able to do something that will benefit the Church, or able to help the Church in such way? Do I want some sort of power or influence, am I wanting others to think highly of me?  Desiring to Be a Leader is a Good Thing Having a desire to be a leader is a good thing, but our desires can be wrongheaded.

How to Structure My Daily Devotionals | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-christians-can-faithfully-share-their-faith-with-family-and-friends\/#arve-youtube-icncknag_2s65fa070208f68874670148","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ICNcKNaG_2s?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Christians Can Faithfully Share Their Faith with Family and Friends","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/S06-EP02-How-to-Share-My-Faith-with-a-Family-Member.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-04-10","description":"How Christians Can Faithfully Share Their Faith with Family and Friends. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} El vídeo ha sido subtitulado en español. Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-christians-can-faithfully-share-their-faith-with-family-and-friends\/#arve-vimeo-32851731465fa070209a24386189876","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/328517314?h=8cce9fc203&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Christians Can Faithfully Share Their Faith with Family and Friends","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/S06-EP02-How-to-Share-My-Faith-with-a-Family-Member.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-04-10","description":"How Christians Can Faithfully Share Their Faith with Family and Friends. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} El vídeo ha sido subtitulado en español. Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How Christians Can Faithfully Share Their Faith with Family and Friends How can I talk to family and friends about Christ? How can I witness to family members and friends who seem hardened towards biblical truths? Are there ways I should not share biblical truths to unbelieving family members and friends? In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and host Dr. Josh Philpot address some difficulties of sharing our faith with those who are closest to us.  Their discussion will help us think through some practical ways to share our faith with family and friends even if some of them seem hardened towards the gospel. Dr. Caldwell also gives us some clarity on how not to behave when sharing the good news becomes difficult. A Special issue For All Christians Dr. Caldwell begins by saying that this is a special issue for all Christians. We have a God-given affinity for our family members and this is often a heavy burden on our hearts. Sometimes we even find this to be true of friends with whom we've grown close. We may often feel as though the door to witness to our loved ones has been closed off on their end. How do we handle this and what can we do? Dr. Caldwell tells us that one of the most important things we can ever do is pray for them. In prayer, we can take great encouragement. What’s so encouraging is that prayer doesn’t rely on our presence, our words and it’s not limited to our influence. He continues by sharing with us that it is often those who are closest to us who are the least willing to listen to us. Dr. Caldwell also says that this shouldn’t surprise us.

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Owen Strachan on the Excellency of God’s Sovereignty – How it Should Shape Our Understanding and Living | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/owen-strachan-on-the-excellency-of-gods-sovereignty-how-it-should-shape-our-understanding-and-living\/#arve-youtube-lowaqqnbc0m65fa07021428d727509553","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/loWAqqNbC0M?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Owen Strachan on the Excellency of God\u2019s Sovereignty \u2013 How it Should Shape Our Understanding and Living","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP11-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Owen-Strachan.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-28","description":"The Excellency of God\u2019s Sovereignty. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Anthony Kidd on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/owen-strachan-on-the-excellency-of-gods-sovereignty-how-it-should-shape-our-understanding-and-living\/#arve-vimeo-32549373265fa0702151b9195404294","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/325493732?h=b277446ef0&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Owen Strachan on the Excellency of God\u2019s Sovereignty \u2013 How it Should Shape Our Understanding and Living","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP11-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Owen-Strachan.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-28","description":"The Excellency of God\u2019s Sovereignty This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Anthony Kidd on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Owen Strachan on the Excellency of God’s Sovereignty – How it Should Shape Our Understanding and Living In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, we are talking with Owen Strachan about the Excellency of God’s Sovereignty. This season on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell is conducting interviews with special guests from recent conferences held at Founders Baptist Church.  This week our special guest is Dr. Owen Strahan, Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Dr. Caldwell starts off the interview by asking Dr. Strahan to tell us his story, when he was first introduced to the doctrines of grace and a little about his personal journey with them. Dr. Strahan tell us he was raised in a believing home and grew up attending a Baptist church in Maine, so he heard the gospel and accepted it from an early age. Yet it was not in a context that emphasized limited atonement. He tells us that from as early as he can remember he recalls hearing that everybody had their sins paid for, and effectively salvation was a check you needed to cash.   It wasn’t until he was at college that he and some friends began reading reformed theology and about the doctrines of grace. He describes reading about and coming to understand that God has a people for himself and that He loved that a group of people before the foundation of the earth, and that He was carrying out His plan through all of time to save those people, as pretty revolutionary. Understand the Love of God Dr.

Rick Holland on the Sovereignty of God in Salvation and being a Real Calvinist vs. a Theoretical Calvinist | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/rick-holland-on-the-sovereignty-of-god-in-salvation-and-being-a-real-calvinist-vs-a-theoretical-calvinist\/#arve-youtube-w3luaweob7i65fa07021b4e9669295739","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/W3LUaWeOB7I?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Rick Holland on the Sovereignty of God in Salvation and being a Real Calvinist vs. a Theoretical Calvinist","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP10-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Rick-Holland.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-21","description":"Being a Real Calvinist vs. a Theoretical Calvinist. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Rick Holland on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/rick-holland-on-the-sovereignty-of-god-in-salvation-and-being-a-real-calvinist-vs-a-theoretical-calvinist\/#arve-vimeo-32432462865fa07021c3f4247051361","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/324324628?h=e9dfb0fb82&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Rick Holland on the Sovereignty of God in Salvation and being a Real Calvinist vs. a Theoretical Calvinist","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP10-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Rick-Holland.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-21","description":"Being a Real Calvinist vs. a Theoretical Calvinist. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Rick Holland on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Rick Holland on the Sovereignty of God in Salvation and being a Real Calvinist vs. a Theoretical Calvinist In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, we are talking with Rick Holland on the Sovereignty of God in Salvation and being a Real Calvinist vs. a Theoretical Calvinist. This season on the Straight Truth Podcast we are conducting interviews with special guests from recent conferences held at Founders Baptist Church.  Dr. Richard Caldwell sits down this week with Rick Holland, Senior Pastor of Mission Road Bible Church and Professor of Homiletics at The Expositors Seminary. Rick was here speaking on the conference topic of Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. As with our other guests these past few weeks, Dr. Caldwell asks Rick to begin by telling us about his own story in relation to the doctrines of grace. What was his exposure, when did he come to understand them, and how did he arrive where he is now?  Rick tells us that he grew up in a very modest Baptist church that did not teach the doctrines of grace but taught very much against them. The teaching there made the God of the Presbyterians and the Reformers out to be a pernicious, persnickety, precarious God who willy nilly picked people out for salvation. So in his heart, he leaned away from these doctrinal truths.  The Depravity of Man His exposure to these doctrines didn't come until his first year in seminary, where he studied the depravity of man and learned how depraved men are.  As he studied this he began to understand that if dead is dead...

Anthony Kidd on the Sovereignty of God in Election and Beyond | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/anthony-kidd-on-the-sovereignty-of-god-in-election-and-beyond\/#arve-youtube-wzfkfuwh4d865fa070222195374407080","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WzfkFuwH4d8?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Anthony Kidd on the Sovereignty of God in Election and Beyond","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP09-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Anthony-Kidd.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-14","description":"The Sovereignty of God in Election and Beyond. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Anthony Kidd on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/anthony-kidd-on-the-sovereignty-of-god-in-election-and-beyond\/#arve-vimeo-32179276265fa070223087834829748","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/321792762?h=c5c677c282&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Anthony Kidd on the Sovereignty of God in Election and Beyond","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP09-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Anthony-Kidd.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-14","description":"The Sovereignty of God in Election and Beyond. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Anthony Kidd on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Anthony Kidd on the Sovereignty of God in Election and Beyond In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, we are talking with Anthony Kidd about the Sovereignty of God in Election and Beyond. This season on the Straight Truth Podcast we are conducting interviews with special guests from recent conferences held at Founders Baptist Church. This week, Anthony Kidd, Pastor of Faith Bible Church and Professor at Los Angeles Bible Training School, joins Dr. Richard Caldwell. Dr. Caldwell starts off asking Anthony to talk to us about his exposure to the doctrines of grace and what that journey was like. Anthony tells us that shortly after he was saved he started listening to John MacArthur on the radio. One teaching that aired was John teaching from Romans 1. This was his first exposure, and it was on the doctrine of total depravity. As he continued to listen to Johns teachings, he was introduced to other teachers where he could go listen and read, one of those was R.C. Sproul. He tells us that he got hold of one of R.C.'s books, Chosen By God. In this book, he was exposed to more understanding of the doctrines of grace. But more specifically he says, that book got a hold of him and exploded his thinking as an Arminian. He goes on to say he saw it as biblical but was challenged because the scriptures were scattered throughout. Pastor Kidd wanted to go to the bible to be able to validate what he was learning, and this is what he did. He sat down with a couple of people, some limited resources and started studying in the book of Ephesians. What he found there made his journey pretty quick without much pushback, because it was there in the scriptures, in the Word of God. Limited Atonement Dr.

Phil Johnson on Understanding and Embracing the Sovereignty of God in Election | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/phil-johnson-on-understanding-and-embracing-the-sovereignty-of-god-in-election\/#arve-youtube-k53pate6kla65fa070228829214159952","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/K53paTE6klA?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Phil Johnson on Understanding and Embracing the Sovereignty of God in Election","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP08-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Phil-Johnson.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-06","description":"Understanding and Embracing the Sovereignty of God in Election. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Phil Johnson on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/phil-johnson-on-understanding-and-embracing-the-sovereignty-of-god-in-election\/#arve-vimeo-32060681765fa0702292d4322637162","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/320606817?h=3c0869a458&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Phil Johnson on Understanding and Embracing the Sovereignty of God in Election","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/S5-EP08-The-sovereignty-of-God-in-Evangelism-Phil-Johnson.jpg","uploadDate":"2019-03-06","description":"Understanding and Embracing the Sovereignty of God in Election. This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell & Phil Johnson on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Phil Johnson on Understanding and Embracing the Sovereignty of God in Election Why evangelize if God is sovereign in salvation? Is preaching to the lost then even necessary? Can you tell lost people Christ died for them?  This season on the Straight Truth Podcast we are conducting interviews with special guests from recent conferences held at Founders Baptist Church.  In this week’s episode, Dr. Richard Caldwell is joined by Phil Johnson, Director of Grace to You.  Phil was with us for the Truth in Love Conference on Evangelism and The Sovereignty of God.  Dr. Caldwell sits down with Phil and asks him to share about his personal journey with the doctrines of grace, when he was first exposed to them, and how and when he came to understand and embrace them. Phil begins by telling us that he grew up in a Methodist church, where the notion that God chooses who will be saved,  was something “we don’t believe." So when he began hearing about the doctrines of grace, especially of God's sovereignty in election, there was resistance. He had become passionate about evangelism and saw these doctrines as somewhat detrimental to that. Phil then began to question what was the point of telling anyone if God chooses who gets saved. He says he could have understood human depravity if someone had explained it, but the idea of election struck him as arbitrary and unfair. Are you carrying baggage of bad theology? Phil proceeds to tell us that about two years after he was saved, he enrolled at Moody Bible Institute. He came to Moody with very little biblical and theological knowledge, carrying baggage that he didn’t know was bad theology.