CBWC Theology for the Ordinary

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: Kingdom Warnings

In the final episode of this series, the people in the church not living in God's ways receive a warning, and there are things on these lists that should make us all nervous.  These warnings are not meant to be harsh or judgmental, but are God the Father's warnings to his children not to play near the freeway and they are for our own good.  In these Scriptures God maps out one part of the spiritual world in which we live and He warns us about dangerous places because He loves us and is working to keep us on the right path.

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: The Body for the Lord

Jesus has put his eternal stamp on the body of every single believer. His stamp says, "eternity with me," and it's on our bodies.  Our bodies are not yet eternal, but these very bodies that hold your chair down are destined to be eternal, so what does that mean for us today?

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: Bodies and Nature

In this episode we will look at Romans 1.  Here we are given a brief history of God and humans, so we know why we all need Christ so badly.  Humans have stirred up God's wrath by pushing down the truth, holding down the truth.  That's where this begins.  

Marriage Celibacy and Bodies: Marriage and Celibacy Choices

Why is it better not to marry? When it is better to marry? Why should we not get too worked up about either one?  In today's podcast we will look at 1 Corinthians 7 for advice for unmarried people for whom marriage is a real option.  There is also some guidance here for those who have no choice in these things.

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: The Real Marriage

God designed marriage because he designed people in his image and likeness, and that image and likeness in male and female was patterned after Christ and the Church.  In this episode, based on Ephesians 5, we will see how God intended our human marriages to imitate the real marriage.
 
 

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: Yahweh’s People Among Egyptians and Canaanites

God never suggested that Israel should improve the Egyptians or the Canaanites.  They were not God's people, so why should they live in God's ways.  So what does God want from His people?

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: Marriage, Divorce, and Jesus the Eunuch

In this episode we see that when it comes to marriage, Jesus takes us back to the beginning, back to creation in Genesis.  He also lays out for us the two ways that those in the kingdom are to live and puts himself in one of those categories.

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: One Becomes Two, Two Becomes One

In this second creation story, based on Genesis 2, the creation of male and female is about bodies.  One body at the start, which God makes into two.  The two are made out of one so that the two bodies would come back together again.

Marriage, Celibacy and Bodies: God’s Marriage Covenant with Male and Female

The Bible has two creation stories, Genesis 1 and Genesis 2.  They are different from each other, but these two stories together give us the Bible's essential picture of marriage.  This episode discusses the first story in Genesis 1.
 

Revelation 21-22, part 2: Our Dream Home

After all the battles, judgements and turmoil are over, what's it like to be with God?  That's what the end of Revelation wants to answer for us.