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Should Christians Leave Blue States?

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Scripture: Hebrews 11:27
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Choosing to remain in godless states such as California and New York is not courageous. Most of the time, it’s just stupid. When in doubt, you should flee. The choice to stay in a context of wickedness, especially with a wife and children, requires a much clearer calling from the Lord.

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Should Christians Leave Blue States?

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Scripture: Hebrews 11:27
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Choosing to remain in godless states such as California and New York is not courageous. Most of the time, it’s just stupid. When in doubt, you should flee. The choice to stay in a context of wickedness, especially with a wife and children, requires a much clearer calling from the Lord.

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The Three Most Common Temptations

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Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17Hebrews 11:24-26
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Contributor: Joel Webbon

The word “world” may be used to refer to the physical world (John 1:10) or to the people of the world collectively (1 John 2:2). In those senses, there is nothing immoral about Christians loving the world. However, John also uses the word “world” to refer to the evil, organized system under Satan, which operates through unbelieving people who have …

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Wine, Weed, & The Regulative Principle

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Scripture: Psalm 104:14-15
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Contributor: Joel Webbon

We don’t need a Conservative Resurgence, we need a Christian Reformation. Getting America back to the 90’s simply won’t do, we must get all the way back to the Scripture. National repentance is the only way, and it must start with the Church.

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The #1 Way To Guard Against Apostasy

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Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25Hebrews 3:12Hebrews 3:13Matthew 18:15-17Matthew 18:17-20Revelation 1:9-16
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Resisting Temptation, Contributor: Joel Webbon

“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” (Hebrews‬ ‭3:12‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

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Following Jesus Makes Things Harder, Not Easier

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Scripture: Hebrews 10:11-18
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Resisting Temptation, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Contributor: Joel Webbon

It’s easy to coast downstream. But if we’re following Jesus, we should expect resistance.

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How Democrats Won The Culture

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Scripture: Psalm 106Psalm 106:34-46
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Resisting Temptation, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Israel became enslaved by pagan nations because they mingled with them in compromise. And Israel mingled with pagan nations because they pitied them (Psalm 106:34-46). Unrighteous pity is the downfall of American Evangelicalism.

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The Spirit Of The Age vs. The Spirit Of God

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Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Resisting Temptation, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Contributor: Joel Webbon

In this episode of Theology Applied, Phil Johnson and Joel Webbon discuss the important differences between “the spirit of this age” and the Spirit of God. Christians desperately need the discernment to distinguish between the two.

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A Primer On Christian Government | Dominion – Part 2 of 6

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Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Resisting Temptation, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Submission to Authority, Contributor: Joel Webbon

What is the sphere and assignment given by God to individuals in self-government? God has graciously assigned the dominion mandate to all human beings which is part of what it means to be made in God’s image. What is the Dominion Mandate? The Dominion Mandate is found in Genesis 1:28 and it is the command and blessing, with the corresponding …

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Make No Provisions For The Flesh | Psalm 106 Part 2

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Scripture: Psalm 106Romans 13:14
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Resisting Temptation, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Submission to Authority, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Contributor: Joel Webbon

“Do you mortify; do you make it your daily work; be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.” -John Owen

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How America Became Enslaved | Psalm 106

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Scripture: Psalm 106
Topics: Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Biblical Manhood, Culture & Politics, Parenting, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Resisting Temptation, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Resisting Temptation, Worldliness, Culture & Politics, Resisting Temptation, Submission to Authority, Mortification of Sin, Resisting Temptation, Confrontation, Justice, Resisting Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Worldliness, Contributor: Joel Webbon

“When [Israel] had got the good land God had promised them they had no zeal against the wicked inhabitants whom the Lord commanded them to extirpate, pretending pity; but so merciful is God that no man needs to be in any case more compassionate than he.” -Matthew Henry