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November 7, 2021 | Dr. Jim Bradford | 2 Corinthians: Gritty Spirituality - Spiritual Drift
God's heart for all of us . . .
2 Corinthians 11:2 NIV
Paul Copan, Is God a Moral Monster?
“A wife who doesn't get jealous and angry when another woman is flirting with her husband isn't really committed to the marriage relationship … Outrage, pain, anguish—these are the appropriate responses to such deep violation.”
“God isn't some abstract entity or impersonal principle … We should be amazed that the Creator of the universe would so deeply connect himself to human beings that he would open himself to sorrow and anguish in the face of human rejection and betrayal.”
The danger of spiritual drift . . .
2 Corinthians 11:3 NIV
The danger of spiritual drift . . .
* The lure of moral and spiritual relativism
* The distractions of political opinions, conspiracy theories, and speculations
* The tolerance of secret sin and spiritual distance in our lives
* The sensationalism of spiritual extremes and their promoters
2 Corinthians 11:4 NIV
2 Corinthians 11:20 NIV
Paying the price for staying true . . .
2 Corinthians 11:23-24 NIV
2 Corinthians 11:25-26 NIV
2 Corinthians 11:27-28 NIV
2 Corinthians 11:29-30 NIV
Paying the price for staying true . . .
* DON’T let following Jesus become too easy
* DO give Jesus the first and primary place in your life
“sincere and pure devotion to Christ”
(2 Corinthians 11:3)
Romans 5:7-8 NLT