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How Do We Keep Christ Central In The Christmas Season? | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-do-we-keep-christ-central-in-the-christmas-season-2\/#arve-youtube-ejwvghd8-c065fa06fe0b3d1783007509","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eJWVgHD8-C0?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Do We Keep Christ Central In The Christmas Season?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STP-S18-EP01-Keep-Christ-In-Christmas.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-12-09","description":"How Do We Keep Christ Central In The Christmas Season? 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 The following sermons by Dr. Richard Caldwell will help to further your understanding of keeping Christ central in your everyday celebration of our Savior and Lord, not just that of Christmas, and Easter: Unity in Christ's Lordship The Unchanging God God Has Spoken In Son What A Savior A Holy Responsibility Living In Light of the Incarnation - Parts 1,2,3,4 Why Christ's Burial Matters - Parts 1 & 2 Christ's Resurrection & the Believer A New Creation Perspective The Believing Life Matters of Conscience How Do We Keep Christ Central In The Christmas Season? | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-do-we-keep-christ-central-in-the-christmas-season-2\/#arve-vimeo-65516946365fa06fe0bff5091122442","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/655169463?h=bbbb2a28c6&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Do We Keep Christ Central In The Christmas Season?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/STP-S18-EP01-Keep-Christ-In-Christmas.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-12-09","description":"How Do We Keep Christ Central In The Christmas Season?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How Do We Keep Christ Central In The Christmas Season? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot are recording as we enter the Christmas season. Dr. Philpot reflects that it’s a significant time in the life of the Church as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. It’s an important time, a wonderful time, and a time of great joy of fellowship that happens within our church body and with our families. There are many different things we do to celebrate the birth of our Savior. At times, though, even for Christians, we can get caught up in the season and place our emphasis on the wrong things. Dr. Philpot asks about what we can do to keep Christ central during this time of year. He asks Dr. Caldwell to share how he has done this over the years. Dr. Caldwell says he will answer and share from his perspective. He doesn't believe that his views need to be that for everyone else. Thinking about this, Dr. Caldwell tells us that Romans 14:5 is on his mind.

How are difficult biblical texts profitable for me?" Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-are-difficult-biblical-texts-profitable-for-me\/#arve-youtube-wa8ubev_iyq65fa06fe12c24222803939","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WA8UBeV_IYQ?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How are difficult biblical texts profitable for me?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STP-S22-EP10-How-is-the-book-of-Leviticus-Profitable-to-my-life.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-12-15","description":"How are difficult biblical texts profitable for me? 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 MessagesWe might say Scripture is like a gold mine. To obtain the gold within, we need to do the hard work of mining for it. Those who spend time mining the Scriptures will be saturated and satiated with the riches found contained within them. To learn more about digging and dwelling deeply in the Scriptures, consider listening to the following sermons as Dr. Caldwell exposits the Word of God: Meditating on ScriptureConfused Disciples - Part 1Encountering God's WordGod's Holy WordThe Truly Blessed PersonChrist's View Of Scripture How are difficult biblical texts profitable for me? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-are-difficult-biblical-texts-profitable-for-me\/#arve-vimeo-75930922265fa06fe1392e157438357","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/759309222?h=b4d0b09b4e&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How are difficult biblical texts profitable for me?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STP-S22-EP10-How-is-the-book-of-Leviticus-Profitable-to-my-life.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-12-15","description":"How are difficult biblical texts profitable for me?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How are difficult biblical texts profitable for me?In 2 Timothy 3:16, we are told that all Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. Christians who believe in the inspiration of Scripture would say that all Scripture is equally inspired, but can we say that all Scripture is equally profitable? How is a book like Leviticus profitable for a New Testament Christian? It’s a very challenging book to read and understand. If we cannot understand most of it, how can we glean application for our lives? How can a study of difficult passages and books like Leviticus help us grow in our Christian walk? These questions, and more, are asked and answered today on the Straight Truth Podcast. Join in on the conversation and hear what Dr. Josh Philpot and Dr. Richard Caldwell share about the profitability of reading, meditating, and studying all Scripture, including those difficult sections that seem unprofitable to us. Dr. Caldwell says that sometimes we read the Bible having too much of a man-centered approach. Before jumping ahead and asking how does this apply to me, we might want to first ask what does this teach me about God. If we start with this thought in our minds when we read difficult sections of Scripture and challenging bo...

Things I’ve Learned After 40 Years of Marriage & Ministry" Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/things-ive-learned-after-40-years-of-marriage-ministry\/#arve-youtube-pd1vp_pvwpq65fa06fe18bb2349496258","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/pd1VP_pvwpQ?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Things I\u2019ve Learned After 40 Years of Marriage & Ministry","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STP-S22-EP09-What-Ive-learned-after-40-years-of-marriage-and-ministry.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-12-08","description":"Things I\u2019ve Learned After 40 Years of Marriage & Ministry 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 MessagesThe things Dr. Caldwell speaks about on the podcast today are good and right for all Christian believers to consider and meditate upon. May we all grow in our sanctification as we ponder and apply them in our living. To learn more about what the Word of God has to say about these things, consider listening to the following sermons:PatienceQualities of Love - PatienceThe Treasure That Allows TrustTrusting in the Trustworthy GodThe Faith Necessary for FaithfulnessFaithfulnessThe Importance of JoyThe Life of Abounding HopeTeach Us To Pray - Our Daily BreadChristian Contentment - Parts 1 & 2 Things I’ve Learned After 40 Years of Marriage & Ministry Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/things-ive-learned-after-40-years-of-marriage-ministry\/#arve-vimeo-75928572165fa06fe197c4237654281","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/759285721?h=2f515558ff&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Things I\u2019ve Learned After 40 Years of Marriage & Ministry","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STP-S22-EP09-What-Ive-learned-after-40-years-of-marriage-and-ministry.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-12-08","description":"Things I\u2019ve Learned After 40 Years of Marriage & Ministry"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Things I’ve Learned After 40 Years of Marriage & MinistryThis week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot talks with Dr. Richard Caldwell about his life in marriage and ministry work. Dr. Caldwell has been married and in pastoral ministry for nearly 40 years. He and his wife have raised four children and currently have eight grandchildren. As he looks back, Dr. Caldwell is able to reflect on the many things he has learned over these years the Lord has given him in marriage and ministry. Dr. Philpot asks him to share some advice he would give his younger self regarding the ministry of pastoring, marriage, and raising children. Additionally, Dr. Philpot asks Dr. Caldwell to share a few lessons he has learned that he could pass on to others.Dr. Caldwell says looking back at his younger years, he sees, what he calls, a lot of living being done in the future. He shares there was always this thinking about where you wanted to get to and what you wanted to do, resulting in a seemingly hurriedness to arrive and already be at the desired destination. So one of the things he would share would be the importance of enjoying the time and living in the moments t...

Christian Views On Adoption" Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/christian-views-on-adoption\/#arve-youtube-2vwmy8g5g_k65fa06fe1e674344144962","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2vWmY8G5g_k?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Christian Views On Adoption","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STP-S22-EP08-Christian-Views-on-Adoption.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-12-01","description":"Christian Views On Adoption 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 Are you interested in examining and pondering these beautiful and glorious truths more deeply, consider listening to the following sermons by Dr. Richard Caldwell:Predestined For AdoptionThe Reality & Finality of SalvationFrom Fearful Slaves To Loving SonsThe Witness From God &  From The WordThe Greatness of The Believer's Future GloryThinking Our Way HomeFrom Childhood To Adulthood Christian Views On Adoption Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/christian-views-on-adoption\/#arve-vimeo-75888065965fa06fe1f270129590562","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/758880659?h=7c930a3a91&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Christian Views On Adoption","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STP-S22-EP08-Christian-Views-on-Adoption.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-12-01","description":"Christian Views On Adoption"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Christian Views On AdoptionWhat is the Christian understanding of adoption? The WSC defines adoption as an act of God’s free grace, whereby we are received into the number and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.” Where do we find adoption in the Bible? The concept of adoption is found throughout the Old Testament but not made clear until we come to the New Testament. In the New Testament, primarily through the writings of the Apostle Paul, we are introduced to adoption as the explanation of how God saved us and how we became part of His family. This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell sits with Dr. Josh Philpot to candidly discuss how his family came to be through physical adoption and how physical adoption is a wonderful and beautiful picture of God choosing us and bringing us into His family through adoption. Dr. Philpot shares that after marrying, he and his wife Jennifer were planning to have children a couple of years down the road into the marriage. Around the same time they were discussing their family planning, they heard sermons from Ephesians 1 on adoption. Ephesians 1 teaches that God chose us before the foundation of the world and how, in His love, He predestined us for adoption as sons to the Father through Jesus Christ. Dr. Philpot shares that he had never thought of adoption in those terms as being God’s idea, God’s plan. Those sermons really impacted him and his wife so much that it occurred to them that they ought to consider adoption at the same time they were considering biological children. What ended up taking place, however, in God’s providence, was the opening of one door and the closing of the other.

Mutual Submission In A Christian Marriage" Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/mutual-submission-in-a-christian-marriage\/#arve-youtube-xjahwidrpfy65fa06fe24488290494863","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XjAhwIDRPFY?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Mutual Submission In A Christian Marriage","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mutual-Submission-in-a-Christian-Marriage.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-11-10","description":"Mutual Submission In A Christian 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 For a deeper dive into understanding the kind of submission spoken of here, consider listening to the following sermons as Dr. Caldwell exposits these verses of Ephesians 5: Characteristics Of The Spirit-Filled Life - Parts 1 & 2 Submitting To One Another God's Plan For Marriage The Christian Wife - Parts 1 & 2 The Christian Husband _ Parts 1-4 Parents And Children Christian Parents - Parts 1 & 2 Slaves And Masters - Parts 1 & 2 Mutual Submission In A Christian Marriage Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/mutual-submission-in-a-christian-marriage\/#arve-vimeo-75879757465fa06fe25079365955723","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/758797574?h=429bcf7c3c&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Mutual Submission In A Christian Marriage","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mutual-Submission-in-a-Christian-Marriage.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-11-10","description":"Mutual Submission In A Christian Marriage"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Mutual Submission In A Christian Marriage What is mutual submission, and does it apply to marriage?  Does Ephesians 5 teach mutual submission in marriage?  What does mutual submission look like in practice? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, host Dr. Josh Philpot talks with Dr. Caldwell about submission.  The discussion pertains to Ephesians 5 and centers primarily on verse 21.  But of course, it can’t stay there because Paul goes on to give further instructions for how this is to be lived out in other relationships.  One of those relationships is marriage.  Dr. Philpot says that it seems to him, in Ephesians 5:21, there is a kind of mutual submission taking place, which then moves into the marriage relationship in the following verses.  So then, he asks, does Ephesians 5 teach a kind of mutual submission in the husband-wife relationship as verse 21 says before these verses? Dr. Caldwell says that rightly understood he wouldn’t have a problem stating it this way.  He reminds us that verse 21 comes at the end of a section where Paul has been teaching about church life and how believers are to live toward one another.  Verse 21 arrives at the point of mutual submission,

Church Plant or Church Reformation? Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/church-plant-or-church-reformation\/#arve-youtube-akgs3en7wqi65fa06fe29c09616959382","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/AKGs3en7WQI?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STP-S222-EP06-Church-Plant-or-Church-Reformation.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-11-10","description":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry 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 Both church planting and church reformation/revitalization are necessary. The Apostle Paul was both a missionary church planter and a pastor. His character, faithfulness, and love are displayed and evidenced in all the letters he wrote to the churches. But, the letters to the Corinthians give us perspectives we find nowhere else. What he writes to the Corinthians is helpful as we think about church planting and church reformation. Consider listening to the sample of sermons we’ve selected from those Dr. Caldwell has exposited from the book of 1 Corinthians.   What's Wrong With Corinth? Keys To Church Unity How The Gospel Is To Be Proclaimed Christian Decision Making Relational Exhortations Lessons Of Love Church Plant or Church Reformation? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/church-plant-or-church-reformation\/#arve-vimeo-75808408465fa06fe2a82f126272963","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/758084084?h=ad98f8d2fb&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STP-S222-EP06-Church-Plant-or-Church-Reformation.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-11-10","description":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Church Plant or Church Reformation? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot discuss the topics of church planting and church reforming. While both actions share the same goal of a God-glorifying church being established where it does not exist, there are crucial differences. Both have pros and cons, and both will have their challenges and advantages. Church planting involves beginning a new church in an area that needs a healthy church. Church reformation or revitalization is the process of restoring healthy spiritual life to a declining or failing church. Dr. Caldwell has been involved in church planting and bringing reformation to an existing church body. Having participated in both of these, Dr. Philpot asks him to share some strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Dr. Caldwell shares that the beauty of a church plant is that there is no need to overcome a long history of tradition.

Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry. Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/relationship-principles-for-older-and-younger-men-in-ministry\/#arve-youtube-e88domnfiz065fa06fe2f563010585211","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/E88dOMnfiZ0?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STP-S22-Ep05-Principles-for-Younger-Ministers.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-11-03","description":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry 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 are interested in learning more about what these kinds of relationships look like, consider listening to the following sermons from the Word of God delivered by Dr. Caldwell: The Love of a Shepherd Timothy - A Unique Servant Selecting & Training Men For Ministry Four Reminders For Zealous Ministry Clear Thinking About The Ministry The Gospel Dynamic (Part 1) Setting Things In Order A Final Charge The Temperament of a Godly Leader Foundational Thinking for Faithful Ministry A Window Into the Work An Honorable Servant - Parts 1 & 2 Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry. Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/relationship-principles-for-older-and-younger-men-in-ministry\/#arve-vimeo-75776900465fa06fe300d2743424002","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/757769004?h=8af7e926b7&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STP-S22-Ep05-Principles-for-Younger-Ministers.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-11-03","description":"Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Relationship Principles For Older and Younger Men In Ministry. How can older men and younger men in ministry benefit one another? Do pastors have a role and responsibility to help encourage, guide, and instruct younger men in the church? Dr. Josh Philpot shares that Dr. Richard Caldwell is a seasoned pastor/minister who has participated in the instruction, teaching, and encouragement of younger men. Having benefited from this himself, Dr. Philpot asks Dr. Caldwell to share some principles for maximizing these kinds of relationships. Dr. Caldwell states in order for both the older men and the younger men to get their minds right about these kinds of relationships, it requires mutual respect. Without it, these relationships will not thrive. Sometimes older men have this old-man mindset that has to be put off. They need to remember what it was like when they began in ministry. There are great strengths, zeal, hopefulness, and expectations in our youthfulness for ministry service. If older men can remember this, they will be less inclined to diminish the importance of younger men and not treat them as if they are somehow beneath t...

Holiness & God’s Word Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/holiness-gods-word\/#arve-youtube-krhx3sb3u8u65fa06fe3674e764941477","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/krhX3sB3u8U?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Holiness & God\u2019s Word","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S22-EP04-Holiness-and-Gods-Word.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-10-27","description":"Holiness & God\u2019s Word 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 MessagesThe pursuit of holiness is a requirement for every Christian because, without holiness, no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). To learn more about this, consider listening to the following sermons by Dr. Caldwell:Hope & HolinessCommanded To LoveCommanded To HungerThe Purifying Hope - Part 1The Purifying Hope - Part 2The Believer's Privilege Hope & PowerThe Word of God & UsThe Believer's Relationship To ScripturePreparing To Receive The WordPrizing The Power Of ScriptureA Doer Of God's WordThe Outcome of Our Approach To God's WordAction For The Spiritually Disheartened Holiness & God’s Word Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/holiness-gods-word\/#arve-vimeo-75696624765fa06fe3783b582575308","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/756966247?h=c7c3450032&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Holiness & God\u2019s Word","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S22-EP04-Holiness-and-Gods-Word.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-10-27","description":"Holiness & God\u2019s Word"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Holiness & God’s WordHow important is it that believers take the relationship of holiness and God’s Word seriously? Dr. Josh Philpot shares that 1 Peter 1 and 2 presents an extended section of the relationship between holiness and the reception of God’s Word. Within this same section, Peter quotes the command from the Old Testament, calling believers to be holy because God is holy. Peter talks about how obedience to the truth leads to a life of purity and love that comes from the living and enduring Word of God. He tells believers to long for the pure milk of the word that we need to grow in holiness. Dr. Philpot points out that James 1 also makes this same point saying that we are to be doers of the word and not hearers only. Dr. Philpot asks Dr. Richard Caldwell, how serious is this? If believers are to progress in the Christian life, what are we to do? Is there any one way that’s better than another? Today on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell seeks to answer these questions and more as he opens the Scriptures and guides us through some of these verses from 1 Peter.Dr. Caldwell tells us what we are talking about when speaking of this command to be holy is a call for us to continue along the pathway from which we started. An initial work, done in our hearts by the Lord, in our salvation involved a principle of holiness. Dr. Caldwell points us to 1 Peter 1:22, believing what Peter has in mind here is conversion, which has come through obedience to the gospel. So then,

Biblical Masculinity and Femininity Under Attack Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/biblical-masculinity-and-femininity-under-attack\/#arve-youtube-hdcw7ot4j_o65fa06fe3d435329246325","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Hdcw7OT4j_o?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Biblical Masculinity and Femininity Under Attack","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S22-EP03-Biblical-Masculinity-and-Femininity-Under-Attack.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-10-20","description":"Biblical Masculinity and Femininity Under Attack 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 The following sermons by Dr. Caldwell will begin to help you as you seek to properly understand biblical masculinity and femininity as revealed by God in His Word: Biblical Manhood, Womanhood, Marriage & Family Series - 20 Sermons The Model For The Believer's Mindset The Supreme Example of Humility Spiritual Slave Traders Biblical Masculinity and Femininity Under Attack Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/biblical-masculinity-and-femininity-under-attack\/#arve-vimeo-75657361365fa06fe3e0dd341045072","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/756573613?h=cb7b4dbda7&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Biblical Masculinity and Femininity Under Attack","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S22-EP03-Biblical-Masculinity-and-Femininity-Under-Attack.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-10-20","description":"Biblical Masculinity and Femininity Under Attack"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Biblical Masculinity and Femininity Under Attack This week on The Straight Truth Podcast, host Dr. Josh Philpot and Dr. Richard Caldwell's topic of discussion is the culture's mass confusion and distortion of masculinity and femininity. Culture today is fast-paced in its ongoing absurdities, perversions, and insanities relating to masculinity and femininity. The culture has no idea what it means to live as a man and what it means to live as a woman. But we are also seeing where some professing believers may not either. Some professing believers, in the name of Christ, have responded to this confusing chaos with versions of masculinity and femininity that do not match the Scriptures. God tells us in His word that He made us in His image. He made us male and female, and in these God-given two genders, male and female, we are meant to give full expression to His image. How can Christians best arm themselves to stand firm on biblical masculinity and femininity? What are some things Christians need to be mindful and aware of as we fight against perversions of God’s design? Dr. Caldwell says that one thing we must be careful of doing in this, and in all realms, is to respond to legitimate spiritual problems with fleshly answers.  There is no doubt that biblical godly masculinity and femininity are under attack....

What Are The Responsibilities of Parents and Children In A Christian Family? Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/what-are-the-responsibilities-of-parents-and-children-in-a-christian-family\/#arve-youtube-vqamkpuknrq65fa06fe4347b846686391","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VQaMkPUKNRQ?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"What Are The Responsibilities of Parents and Children In A Christian Family?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S222-EP01-The-Role-of-Older-Members-at-Church.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-29","description":"What Are The Responsibilities of Parents and Children In A Christian Family? 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  Consider listening to the following sermons that relate to the things discussed in today's podcast. In them, Dr. Caldwell exposits the Word of God and helps us to understand how to take and faithfully apply it to our lives in all realms of life. Parents And Children Christian Parents - Part 1 & 2 Christian Parenting Foundations For A Godly Family - Parts 1 & 2 Parenting 101 - 4 Parts Greatness Marriage & Family - Marriage In An Abandoned Nation The Need For Grace Without Excuse God's Abandoning Judgment What Are The Responsibilities of Parents and Children In A Christian Family? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/what-are-the-responsibilities-of-parents-and-children-in-a-christian-family\/#arve-vimeo-75404394865fa06fe441ad462033840","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/754043948?h=0587560692&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"What Are The Responsibilities of Parents and Children In A Christian Family?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S222-EP01-The-Role-of-Older-Members-at-Church.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-29","description":"What Are The Responsibilities of Parents and Children In A Christian Family?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify What Are The Responsibilities of Parents and Children In A Christian Family? Today on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot shares that Ephesians 6 speaks about the responsibilities of children and parents in the Christian family. The instructions given in this passage are counter-cultural for today. Most do not see the importance of bringing up children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord, let alone understand why it is that children are to honor their father and mother. As Christians, however, we ought to have a proper biblical understanding of Ephesians 6. It is a serious and sobering responsibility that cannot be taken lightly. What happens when we don’t do this is a breakdown in our families. Does this have an effect on society in any way? Or is it only our immediate family relationship that suffers? Dr. Philpot asks Dr.

What Is The Role Of Older Members In The Church? Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/what-is-the-role-of-older-members-in-the-church\/#arve-youtube-vqamkpuknrq65fa06fe48b34825575519","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VQaMkPUKNRQ?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"What Is The Role Of Older Members In The Church?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S222-EP01-The-Role-of-Older-Members-at-Church.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-29","description":"What Is The Role Of Older Members In The 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 Consider listening to the following sermons exposited from these verses of Titus 2 by Dr. Caldwell as he seeks to faithfully preach and teach the Word of God. Generational Instruction The Contrast Of Healthy Teaching Applying The Gospel Authority & The Ministry Of The Word Of God The Church's Older Men What God Would Have Women To Be The Young Men Of The Church What Is The Role Of Older Members In The Church? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/what-is-the-role-of-older-members-in-the-church\/#arve-vimeo-75404394865fa06fe4986f327965126","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/754043948?h=0587560692&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"What Is The Role Of Older Members In The Church?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/STP-S222-EP01-The-Role-of-Older-Members-at-Church.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-29","description":"What Is The Role Of Older Members In The Church?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify What Is The Role Of Older Members In The Church? Titus 2:1-5 envisions older members of the church influencing younger members. We read Paul telling Titus to speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. He shares instructions for Titus about what the older men and women in the church are to be and do so that the word of God will not be dishonored. These instructions include words such as teaching, encouraging, etc., meant for the older as they share with younger men and women. Psalm 145:4 declares, “One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.”. How can the people of God pursue this kind of ministry? What is required for this influence to occur in our churches? Is this meant to take place through discipleship or mentor relationships? What does this look like in the life of the church? In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot will help us to think through this passage and guide us in its application. Dr. Caldwell confirms there is a focus in these verses on the Word of God regarding older men and women. Yet, most of what Paul describes regarding older people influencing younger people has to do with character.

Can We Collaborate With Churches Of Different Denominations? Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/can-we-collaborate-with-churches-of-different-denominations\/#arve-youtube-jxsjhzx1rjm65fa06fe4eaef026541949","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jxsjhzx1RJM?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Can We Collaborate With Churches Of Different Denominations?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP010-Collaborating-With-Churches-From-Different-Denominations.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-29","description":"Can We Collaborate With Churches Of Different Denominations? 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 MessagesThe sermon links below, were delivered from the pulpit of Founders Baptist. These sermons relate to some of the main things Dr. Caldwell spoke about today in the podcast. If you are interested in gaining a broader, more informed perspective on these issues, consider listening. Encountering God's WordThe Sufficiency of Scripture (Session 1)God's Holy WordThe Challenge to PersevereThe First WitnessesThe Gospel of Jesus ChristPreaching The Unvarnished GospelThe Testimony of Christ's BurialThe Most Amazing DayThe Purity of The GospelBy Grace Through Faith - Parts 1 & 2God's WorkmanshipBiblical Separation - Parts 1 & 2Four Responsibilities For A Faithful Shepherd - Part 1 Can We Collaborate With Churches Of Different Denominations? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/can-we-collaborate-with-churches-of-different-denominations\/#arve-vimeo-74239916765fa06fe4f73c969139874","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/742399167?h=c3c221a2c9&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Can We Collaborate With Churches Of Different Denominations?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP010-Collaborating-With-Churches-From-Different-Denominations.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-29","description":"Can We Collaborate With Churches Of Different Denominations?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Can We Collaborate With Churches Of Different Denominations?This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot has questions for Dr. Richard Caldwell regarding cooperating with other denominations of the Christian faith. The kind of cooperation that he has in mind would involve working intimately with leaders, churches, and organizations that broadly confess the name of Christ. We know of these kinds of movements that have happened in the past. There have been ecumenical movements that have come together to share the gospel.There have been different denominations that come together in efforts to help the poor, homeless, and destitute. There has even been a harmonious establishment of Catholics, evangelicals, and para-church ministries working together with the impetus to bring about social reform in the culture. Dr. Philpot asks Dr. Caldwell if these are things that Founders Baptist Church would do and would Dr. Caldwell participate in these sorts of things. Dr. Philpot posits several scenarios for Dr. Caldwell so that we might understand why he would or would n...

Why Do We Have Two Different Worship Services On Sunday? Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/why-do-we-have-two-different-worship-services-on-sunday\/#arve-youtube-wlemk__89vs65fa06fe55cb1705301105","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wLEMk__89vs?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Why Do We Have Two Different Worship Services On Sunday?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP09-Sunday-Am-and-pm.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-22","description":"Why Do We Have Two Different Worship Services On Sunday? 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 are sermons exposited from the Word of God by Dr. Caldwell over his twenty years of faithful leading and serving the flock at Founders Baptist Church. These sermons will help us to think carefully and biblically about the men the Lord has called to shepherd His people as under-shepherds. Our View Of Spiritual Leaders The Eyes Of Faith Joyful Watching - Parts 1 & 2 The Minister's Marching Orders A Final Word On The Ministry - Part 4 Worship's Public Response - Part 1 Why Do We Have Two Different Worship Services On Sunday? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/why-do-we-have-two-different-worship-services-on-sunday\/#arve-vimeo-74119708465fa06fe56ce5569772469","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/741197084?h=741fa2e049&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Why Do We Have Two Different Worship Services On Sunday?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP09-Sunday-Am-and-pm.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-22","description":"Why Do We Have Two Different Worship Services On Sunday?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Why Do We Have Two Different Worship Services On Sunday? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell has a question or two for Dr. Philpot, who would ordinarily be asking the questions. Dr. Caldwell states that Founders Baptist meets twice on Sundays, holding both a morning and an evening service with different messages. Why do they do that? How do churches determine how often they should meet? Is there specific criteria for determining this, and who makes those decisions? In addition to these questions, he also asks, how should we think about churches that don’t do church this same way? Dr. Caldwell asks Dr. Philpot to walk us through these questions, helping us to understand and reason biblically. Dr. Philpot explains that when the church began in Acts 2, the Apostles and disciples of the Lord Jesus began to meet on the first day of the week, which was Sunday. This was the day they chose to gather to meet and worship because it was the day Jesus rose from the dead. Saturday is no longer a day of rest for them, which was the Old Testament pattern; they are now under the Lordship of Christ.

Am I Being Called To Be A Missionary? Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/am-i-being-called-to-be-a-missionary\/#arve-youtube-4fbtg3cwifw65fa06fe5df12563747209","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4FbTg3cWIFw?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Am I Being Called To Be A Missionary?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP08-Am-I-Being-Called-to-be-a-Missionary.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-15","description":"Am I Being Called To Be A Missionary? 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 MessagesFollowing are sermons from the Word of God that will be helpful for the one who is considering if this is where they are being called:Set Apart For The GospelFasting & A Church PlantThe High Cost Of True DiscipleshipAmbassadors For ChristAs The Lord WillsCalvinists & The History Of Modern MissionsFields White For HarvestSix Elements Of A Successful Ministry - Parts 1 & 2Remembering The Great CommissionThe EvangelistHow To Live In The Last Days  Am I Being Called To Be A Missionary? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/am-i-being-called-to-be-a-missionary\/#arve-vimeo-74055348965fa06fe5f120275145661","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/740553489?h=40ed39f06a&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Am I Being Called To Be A Missionary?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP08-Am-I-Being-Called-to-be-a-Missionary.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-15","description":"Am I Being Called To Be A Missionary?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Am I Being Called To Be A Missionary?This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot has questions for Dr. Richard Caldwell about being a missionary. In one sense, every Christian is a missionary in that we are to share the good news of Christ with others. But most of us will never leave our country of birth to do that as our full-time vocation. So how does someone become a missionary? Is being a missionary based solely on someone having a desire for that work? Or, is there a specific call to be a missionary that is separate or distinct from a call to ministry work? How would someone know if they are being called to be a full-time missionary?Dr. Caldwell answers these questions by presupposing that the person who has this desire probably already has had a call to ministry work. In that, they have already been serving faithfully in their local church. They are men well known by their elder body, meeting the qualifications for ministry, and have exhibited gifts for ministry work in the life of the church. (For further information on the call to ministry, watch our podcast on “How To Evaluate A Pastor” and listen to the sermons linked with it there)Dr. Caldwell says that when considering being a missionary, you want to have a mature perspective of missions work. Missions work is not easy, and the cost of the missionary lifestyle should be counted and assessed carefully. It should not be idealized to be easier than it really will be. There will be things in the mission field that you just do not know until ...

Why Do Unbelievers Prosper? Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/why-do-unbelievers-prosper\/#arve-youtube-0b6jfhkmul465fa06fe65390018429259","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0B6JfhKmuL4?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Why Do Unbelievers Prosper?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP07-Why-Do-Unbelievers-Prosper.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-08","description":"Why Do Unbelievers Prosper? 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 MessagesSo where is your treasure? If you find yourself struggling like Asaph did and would like to gain a greater perspective of what is temporal versus that which is eternal, consider listening to the following sermons exposited by Dr. Caldwell:True Riches & True Poverty - Parts 1 & 2A Contrast In TreasureThe Disciple's Riches - Parts 1 & 2The Fear-Free LifeThe Impossible PossibilityWhat Every Christian Should Recognize About SalvationAn Impossible ConversionLessons For A StormThe Shrewd ManagerChristian Contentment - Parts 1 & 2Financial FellowshipAn Indelible Act Of WorshipThe Blessed Or The Cursed - (Part 1)True Financial Freedom Why Do Unbelievers Prosper? Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/why-do-unbelievers-prosper\/#arve-vimeo-73905502965fa06fe66094496596960","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/739055029?h=ccdfb7cc5f&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Why Do Unbelievers Prosper?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/STP-S21-EP07-Why-Do-Unbelievers-Prosper.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-09-08","description":"Why Do Unbelievers Prosper?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Why Do Unbelievers Prosper? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot shares with Dr. Richard Caldwell that pressure and tension are rising in the culture. We find it in businesses, our workplaces, and all around us. There is this pressure for everyone everywhere to capitulate to the feelings and beliefs of others. This is especially true when it comes to the issues of gender and sexuality. Dr. Philpot asks Dr. Caldwell about how Christians should and can prepare to respond to these things. How can Christians respond lovingly even as some in authority over us attempt to force immorality upon us? What should Christians do when they are pressured and compelled to speak in ways that are not truthful? How should we react to these things?  Pastor Caldwell reminds us that Christians are to be innocent as doves and shrewd as serpents, but in all things, convictional. As Christians, we made a choice when we received Christ. By the grace of God, through the gospel of God, we saw that Jesus is Lord and received Him as our Savior. As our Savior, King, and Lord – He is our ultimate authority. We follow Him, we submit to Him, we obey Him. We hold to convictions that are based on the Word of God. Whatever comes to challenge His authority, we yield to Him; we follow Him.  We do this imperfectly and often with trembling, knowing that obedience to Christ can bring slander, ridicule,