Carnal mind is enmity against God in verse seven, which sounds a lot like King Benjamin. Jesus Christ can unify us just like he unified them. And one of those first steps is for myself to look introspectively and say that I am being carnally minded about this subject and I can become better.
How does being called to be a Saint change your thoughts and behaviors? Dr. Joshua Matson examines how Jewish Christians and non-Jewish Christians learn to become one people in Jesus and explores grace, works, and mercy.
- 00:00 Part 1–Dr. Joshua Matson
- 01:40 Introduction of Dr. Joshua Matson
- 04:40 Background to today’s lesson
- 06:45 Emphasizing the good
- 08:01 Mapping Paul’s journey and what’s next
- 10:42 Paul carrying contributions for years
- 12:30 Marriage analogy
- 14:14 The gospel spreads quickly
- 16:30 Paul gives two introductions and reasons for writing
- 17:18 First introduction and call to be Chrisitlike
- 19:14 Grace and loving kindness
- 21:46 Salutations and thanksgiving
- 22:18 What to do with these teachings
- 22:57 Romans 7 and Jewish law
- 27:34 Romans 7:8 and love
- 31:00 The law of Moses
- 32:32 What should worship look like?
- 35:15 Jesus elevates our focus
- 37:04 The Book of Mormon and the law of Moses
- 38:33 Paul mentions something personal
- 41:13 Who will be redeemed from physical and spiritual death?
- 45:06 Paul before and after Jesus
- 47:08 Where to locate additional Joseph Smith Translation (JST)
- 49:18 Writing is a difficult medium
- 50:01 The Spirit empowers our lives
- 53:31 Sister Nelson on love and marriage
- 56:09 The Spirit’s direction
- 59:17 Being spiritually minded
- 1:02:08 Christian’s true identity
- 1:06:02 End of Part 1–Dr. Joshua Matson
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