Episode 60 | See You Soon Kevin, Being Ticklish, Encountering God, Gambling, The Beatitudes, and Being Salt & Light

(1:51) Question of the Day:  In honor of May 4th, what is your favorite star wars character?(3:45) Are you ticklish?(7:00) Off Topic Topic: What does it really mean to “encounter God”(18:37) Discussion & Member Questions: Let’s recap what we covered on Sunday just to remind everyone what it was about(22:17) Why do we call it the Beattitudes?(24:48) Matthew 5:7 says, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy” which sounds much like Jesus also saying if you do not forgive others, then your father will not forgive you. Sometimes we say that the one that has been truly forgiven will always forgive others. But this sounds more like if we don’t forgive then we will no longer be forgiven. How do we understand this idea with the gospel being unconditional grade? If I’m a believer but refuse to show mercy then what happens?(32:48) Could Kevin speak more on how gambling is hurting young men such as he talked about this weekend? It’s something that so many believers even do and people may know it’s something the Bible is against but understand why it’s bad may be less intuitive.(39:01) I have seen “Blessed are those who are persecuted” taken out of context by Christians who call other fellow Christians hypocrites and tell non-Christians they need to repent or they’ll go to hell. The pushback they receive from others they perceive as their persecution for proclaiming the Gospel. That being said, what could being persecuted look like for a Christian living in the United States, which has more freedoms than other countries?(46:48) You mentioned the 1 John verse about the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. How does discipleship and community actually help someone fight those things, especially if they’re stuck in something like sexual sin, while still trying to live as salt and light?(51:15) Celebration: SALT End of Semester