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The Pharisees and the Law
While Israel was in exile between the Old and New Testament, they became overly zealous about living by the laws God had set in place through Moses. They hadn’t always been good at this in the past. In fact, when King Josiah was reigning, Israel didn’t even know there was a law. The high priest…
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The 70 Nations, their gods, and Jesus
At first sight Genesis 10 is one of those boring genealogy chapters of the Bible. But if you’re paying close attention to what the Bible communicates, it actually plays an important role in the wider Biblical worldview and even makes sense of what’s being telegraphed in some of Jesus’ teaching. Join us for the conversation…
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10 Years a Pastor Today
I was appointed as a pastor to 1208 Greenwood 10 years ago today. Having served in the church my whole life, I thought I had a good idea of what I was in for, but I was wrong. There is far too much to this job that school can never teach you about—experience has to…
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Noah and the New Eden
There’s a lot of different themes to discuss when it comes to Noah getting off the ark: Noah’s new Eden, the spiritual geography of mountains, vegetarianism, the image of God, global warming, and more. Join us for the conversation by logging onto our online church and chat with us on our Discord page! https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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From Oppressed to Oppressor
The Egyptians treated Israel like dirt. They beat them (Ex 2:11) and forced them to do harsh and ruthless slave labor (Ex 1:11-14). They forced abortion upon male Israelite children (likely while still in the womb) (Ex 1:16) and male children who made it all the way to birth were drowned in the river (Ex…
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Was the Bible Flood Global?
People have debated about the Bible flood for a long time. Did it actually happen or no? Or is there some kind of middle ground to agree on? We chat about that and more on today’s episode in our series on Genesis. Join our online church and chat with us on our Discord page! https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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Episode 100: The Nephilim
IT’S OUR ONE-HUNDREDTH EPISODE! WOOO!!! And lo and behold, it lands on one of Jamin’s favorite obscure Bible themes to talk about: the nephilim. We’ve talked about them before here on the JXN Cloud, but today we dive deeper in to the topic. Got questions about the nephilim? Leave them in the comments below or…
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Did We All Come from Adam and Eve?
We run into a bit of an ethical and genetic conundrum if Adam and Eve gave birth to children who then married each other and gave birth to more children and so on. But wasn’t this the case of the Bible? Or does the Bible itself leave space for another possible case? We address that…
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Lamech’s Vengeance
Who is Lamech in the Bible and why does he invoke the mark of Cain upon his life? The answer is darker than most tend to see at first glance. You can join our online church community by logging onto our Discord server to chat about today’s episode! Here’s the link to get in: https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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Were We Supposed to Have the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
So if we weren’t supposed to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, were we ever supposed to receive that knowledge? In today’s episode we address that question and more as we take a deeper look at the temptation that was on display for humanity. Make…
