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*** SHOW NOTES (not a transcript) ***
Lead: How does God’s grace extend to all people? And what are the distinctions that should be made?
Intro: One note for those of you who are using this podcast to follow along with The Bible Project’s read-through-the-Bible plan (‘cause that’s what we do here) — since tomorrow’s reading is extra long, today we’re going to tackle two Psalms and tomorrow none. AND I once heard that Psalms 9 and 10 go together, and while I don’t have time to go look that up right now, that’s what we’re going to do.
Welcome to day eleven of the recording-from-the-road roadshow!
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Bible segment (read along with The Bible Project):
Passage: Ecclesiastes 5-8
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Words: ~1231
Apologetics/reflections segment:
I once heard someone say that a gift is not a gift until it is accepted — that until it’s accepted it’s an offer. I don’t know if that’s true legally, but it always made sense to me. Someone doesn’t have to accept, right? That’s their choice. I think this makes sense with today’s definition, too, about common grace.
Common grace. The love and favor God shows toward all his creation, regardless of whether they acknowledge him or have faith in Christ. (1)
Common grace is the grace of God by which he gives people innumerable blessings that are not part of salvation. The word common here means something that is common to all people and is not restricted to believers or to the elect only.(2)
Wisdom segment:
Passage: Psalm 9
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible
Words: ~328
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-R
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Sources and resources
(1) Douglas Mangum, The Lexham Glossary of Theology (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).
(2) Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 657.
The Case for Miracles, Lee Strobel. I haven’t read it yet, and I’m sure you can find it elsewhere if you don’t like Amazon/Kindle. Two bucks!