Why did God use the Israelites, but not the church, to physically judge evil?

Why did God use the Israelites, but not the church, to physically judge evil?

An interesting question from the mailbox today! Should the church go out and enact justice on evil people? We're certain you will have follow-up questions, so why not drop them in the mailbox at the link below? _ Welcome to The Open Seat! Walking with Jesus leads to questions, and we'd love to hear yours! You can leave us a voicemail ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here‬⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege]. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/westsidecollegegnv/], check out some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠helpful links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege], or learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our college ministry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org/college] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org].

What is worship?

Most of us know that worship isn't just about singing. But what does that really mean? This episode covers a lot of ground, including why we even sing on Sunday, what worship looks like Monday through Saturday, and how we can take our souls to the gym. In this episode: * You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit [https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-What-You-Love-audiobook/dp/B01E980M6A?sr=8-1] by James K.A. Smith _ Welcome to The Open Seat! Walking with Jesus leads to questions, and we'd love to hear yours! You can leave us a voicemail ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here‬⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege]. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/westsidecollegegnv/], check out some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠helpful links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege], or learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our college ministry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org/college] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org].

Can you lose your salvation?

...well, can you? This episode gets right down to business, but more importantly, right down to encouragement in Christ. We hope it's as beneficial for you to hear as it was for us to prepare! _ Welcome to The Open Seat! Walking with Jesus leads to questions, and we'd love to hear yours! You can leave us a voicemail ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here‬⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege]. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/westsidecollegegnv/], check out some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠helpful links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege], or learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our college ministry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org/college] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org].

Baptism saves you? Spirits in prison? (1 Peter 3:18-22)

Put your thinking cap on for this one! In this episode: * You've Already Won [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM0ovt_nbd4] by Shane & Shane _ Welcome to The Open Seat! Walking with Jesus leads to questions, and we'd love to hear yours! You can leave us a voicemail ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here‬⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege]. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/westsidecollegegnv/], check out some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠helpful links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege], or learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our college ministry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org/college] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org].

How should we read Genesis 1-2?

We're back! Jeremy and Evan take a dive into the creation narrative that is not too shallow, not too deep, but just right. That's because they want to leave room for your specific questions about it! In this episode: * God Dwells Among Us [https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9780830855353/god-dwells-among-us-paperback] by G.K. Beale and Mitchell Kim * Genesis Unbound [https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Unbound-Provocative-Creation-Account/dp/0880708689] by John Sailhamer _ Welcome to The Open Seat! Walking with Jesus leads to questions, and we'd love to hear yours! You can leave us a voicemail ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here‬⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege]. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/westsidecollegegnv/], check out some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠helpful links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/westsidecollege], or learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our college ministry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org/college] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://westsidebaptist.org].