Sound Words Podcast Q&A: Holiness, Alcohol, & Social Media | Pastor Jesse Randolph
Oct 4, 2023
52:00
Join us for a special Q&A episode from the Alpha Omega house where Pastor Jesse Randolph answers questions about Christian living, the Bible, and theology.
The Alpha Omega Campus Ministry is a college and career ministry located on the University of Nebraska - Lincoln campus.
- 1:34 - How can I become more holy?
- 6:50 - What does the word preeminent mean?
- 9:51 - How should we think, biblically, about the consumption of alcohol?
- 16:10 - How does a Christian discern their own conscience?
- 17:09 - How should we think, biblically, about social media intake and usage?
- 24:08 - As a single person who wants to get married someday, how do I overcome feelings of loneliness? What should I focus on in the meantime?
- 28:54 - Is celibacy a spiritual gift?
- 29:22 - For whom did Christ die? In other words, how should we think of the extent of the atonement?
- 36:09 - What does the term, "perseverance of the saints" mean?
- 39:23 - Why does eschatology matter? Why is there a trend in the church to view Israel and the church as the same entity?
- 43:18 - Is there ever a point when you stop evangelizing to someone?
- 44:48 - How should we discern what media we should consume and what we should avoid?
- 48:19 - Do you support Calvinism?
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Practice of Godliness by Jerry Bridges
- Holiness by J.C. Ryle
- Humility by Andrew Murray
- The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Whatson
- Right Thinking for a Culture in Chaos by John MacArthur & Nathan Busenitz
- Summer in the Systematics: Theology Proper sermons by Jesse Randolph
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