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It's time for the line of fire with your host activist, author, international speaker and theologian Dr. Michael Brown your voice of moral cultural and spiritual revolution Michael Brown is the direct coalition of conscience and president of fire school of ministry get into the line of fire now by calling 866-34-TRUTH 866-34-TRUTH here again is Dr. Michael Brown, welcome to the line of fire. I'm actually guest hosting for Dr. Michael Brown.

She is actually traveling right now so we appreciate your prayers as he is doing God's work all over the world and so I'm honored to be once again sitting in for the one of the only Dr. Michael Brown you're listening to the line of fire if you got questions.

Hopefully I can do my best not Dr. Brown but I'll do my best to answer your questions here on the line of fire show today from 2 to 4 866-34-TRUTH.

The number here to call and if you have some questions as 866-34-TRUTH 87884. Would love to take your questions. As always if you have deep theological questions. If you been studying the Bible and you don't know. Maybe there's something that you're just wrestling with her. You're in a discussion with a colleague or friend or you have an issue with the millennial child or someone close to you may be in your neighborhood. I was just teaching a class on evangelism and and boy I tell you, there's a lot of people out there who are burdened for the lost, but many of them don't have adequate answers and what they need to do what they should do in order to engage those people with the truth of the gospel, so we are here. This is why line of the thought of buying a fire exists is to help you grow in your faith and help to help you to engage the culture for Christ. Would love for you to call in at 866-348-7884 and as always you can go to the line of fire.org for more resources and information.

But before we get things started. Because there's so much to talk about. I mean once again were living in a time where it's like you could talk about the Middle East you could talk about issues that are happening to Israel. Things are happening here in our own country. Tomorrow's inauguration that's one of the big things I want to talk you guys about is what is your take on inauguration, what you expecting to see as things unfold. Tomorrow we go into transition to have a new president. But before we get into all these things, I just wanted you guys to know because I was have a chance here in studio looking at some new resources in a package that Dr. Brown is put together here the ministry and we encourage you guys.

You can get all the information Alina fire.org or ask Dr. Brown.com but there's three resources here. Hyper grace that he wrote go and sin no more. In a great DVD about about grace and I think it's about a $30 value.

So if you're strong if there's issues in her life and in your really wondering more about God's grace and and even some confusion within the church today about some of the doctrinal teachings are out there and what grace is all about. These are great resources and, as always.

Dr. Brown never disappoints. He.he just produces some great quality things are so many things that I've learned from the man I'm sure you have as well and so these are great resources available for you guys before we start going to the lines. One of the things that is also prepare for the show and looking at it you think about after eight years eight years. Obama is saying goodbye to the American people. Tomorrow we are installing a new president and someone get your thoughts on that are some of you guys. The thought of hearing. President Tromp, to be honest, probably take some of the guys. Also, because are probably cringing and upset about the whole thing and you wanted to maybe 1/3 term. If you could to have Obama come in and and to remain as president, but we know that that's not how our electoral system. The Constitution works, and so we have a new president is come in the people have spoken and some of you guys are pretty pretty hopeful you're expecting some good things to come out your praying for the new president and and Mike pence.

The new vice president in their administration that there can be bringing in as of tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow and you know there's probably a large population of you guys who are so excited to have a Pres. Tromp and so I want to cut a get your guises feel, what are you what are you feeling as were going into inauguration tomorrow what you anticipating what are you hoping not just in the first hundred days, but what's gonna happen. You think in the first term of a Tromp pants presidency. So those are questions I want to get into it right back on the get your phone calls. If you have some questions 866-34-TRUTH 784 is the number here in the line of fire don't go away will be back in a minute here again is Dr. Michael Brown will go back to light a fire under guest host today, Jason Jiminez, welcome back to the show as a mission early.

Dr. Brown is traveling right now to continue to pray for him but end in our discussion today for the for the topics. There me there so many topics that we can be discussing a minute just before the show got word that Rhonda Romney McDonald.

This is the niece of Mitt Romney. She has now been announced as the chair for the GOP and set some big news now as she's coming in in the course of the Romney name with a lot of the spectators out there a lot of people with issues between Tromp and Romney so that's even an interesting topic that we could be discussing is to is that a good move going into the inauguration tomorrow with having Rhonda Romney McDonald Donald as announced as the new chairman so if you have questions or are you a you have some insight you like to give about inauguration and how you kinda feel about this new presidency. Obama was after eight years is saying goodbye to the American people are people and now you have no a new Tromp administration.

It's can it be installed tomorrow and just how do you feel about that you feel worried are you agitator you upset are you hopeful are you prayerful about the whole thing and whole makes a lifting up our elected officials of the Bible says we are to do. Are you discouraged so we'd like to hear from your online afar 866-34-TRUTH 7884 is the number and I'm filling in today. Jason minister on the line of fire.

Some glad you guys are turning us and we wonder the phone lines we have Ron here calling from Delaware. Welcome to the show wrong what your question, I would lost run their let's go to I think it's Siobhan here who's who's been patiently waiting Siobhan, welcome to line of fire. I think my d�nouement that another question limit what God said inauguration. I'm a little bit worried about that.

I went really for Obama because of the liberal agenda some kind of happy that wine. Also it as well, but the other thing I wanted to ask you, it wasn't about the inauguration is I want to know if you heard about the famous gospel same thing at Camberwell preaching a message about homosexuality and how it the spirit of providing and how many of the gospel community has came against her and I'll sleep the LGBT community had came against her.

You know Alan canceled her from Christ shall not want to know your thoughts about that you think that the Christie community center validate form her so specifically referring to the Christian community singing generally time without the artist as you be singing tomorrow who's who has a Sydney home.

So I think tomorrow I have nothing to do up the inauguration. It was stiff and if you do happen with lift preaching elected in her chart about homosexuality and somebody found it and put it on social media. Aunt Millie had been receiving a lot of backlash about right yet. Will we precede the call Siobhan to me that the reality is that that's what were faced with as Christians in today's world right now and you refer to the left of the liberal side of things and you know when I hear what you're saying. I think sometimes it's a lot broader and bigger than that. You know we live in a fallen world and where and have ideologies out there in different worldviews and different perspectives.

I'm sure is like me there your friends and people who are in the gay community and many of them are lovable people, caring people.

They have a certain lifestyle that they choose to live in have a certain belief system that they choose to live some of them think God made him that way, others not so much they don't make it the vacation and so I guess money comes, will sky things we have to be careful that we don't have a pre-just dispose disposition if you will him when it comes to these kind of issues but to your point about a gospel singer or my buddy Pastor Jimmy Sievert, who leads a church in Waco Texas recently because he gave a sermon leading up to the Supreme Court when they legalized. If you will, same-sex marriage back last summer and he gave a series on homosexuality in on marriage and what God has ordained and what God's design and creation course we hear a lot of things that Dr. Brown has to say about this topic so there's a lot of information that you know he's put out and ask ask Dr. Brown.com but you know for your discussion and like we have learned with Jimmy.

They look to attack. They look for one little thing, and if it doesn't go with their narrative there to come out for blood.

These are people who say that the most tolerant. These are the people they say they got people's back.

These are the people that say that were to accept all people except the people are course oppose their views, so anytime someone and think think about this to Siobhan the pertinent gospel singer that your mentioning in a course. Pastor Jimmy was giving a sermon right who has a constitutional right at as a minister of the gospel and note in this setting with his congregation that that love him and and pay for him and his staff. They tied for him for them to teach their faith so they can exercise their faith and grown the knowledge of their faith. He's giving them biblical counsel and direction, and with the Bible teaches in the context of a church just like this gospel singer your mentioning but that's not enough, they have to then invade that private situation. That event that worship service.

If you will. You hear a lot of the left how they kinda try to downgrade the First Amendment by saying that you have a right to practice in worship your religion right with about that the Constitution doesn't say that you have a right to practice and worship in context of the service on Sunday morning. The Bible says that we have what the freedom of speech and belief, so that means that we can express that beyond the four walls of our particular religion or in this case a church so you're right. I think that is that this is another attack in the malign people they attack people there very malicious and is very unfortunate but again, as we see with Pastor Jimmy and I'm sure with his gospel singer people come out and gross because they think they're spewing hatred when in fact there speaking the truth and they would you agree with that and that is is is so important for you ask a Christian community needs to support that. If it aligns the Scripture if it's about God. If it's about his truth and Estevez is about to help your common brother and speak the truth in love. Ephesians 415 we as Christians in the community need to support that and we need to come to their aid. Instead of backing way and being intimidated by me.

Don't is that is that what you're champing to Siobhan Ararat. Yeah. So we need to continue to support the community. I appreciate the call and and and thank you for listening to the show and thank you for those insights.

And you know what Siobhan just by saying that is a reminder for all the listeners out there that you know where to come across and have disagreements. You know that that people have sometimes but that doesn't mean that we spew hatred especially as Christians and we have to be teachable. The Bible says that we are to put the interest of others before we consider ourselves. That's how Jesus Christ led he led not under intimidation. He didn't come with with spewing hatred when there were disagreements he called them out and you and we cannot forget that John the Baptist according to Isaiah 40 the prophetic word from that. The prophet Isaiah. He declared that they will become. There will come a voice, one that will come out of the wilderness and this voice will be championing the one to come the Messiah, the chosen one, the anointed one, and so when Jesus comes on scene after John the Baptist was telling people to repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Your some people can take the message and think that it's his harsh that he's condescending that he's hurting but you know what, the fact is if it's the truth.

And sometimes the truth hurts but you do it in love and Jesus Christ came to offer that love is is I did not come to save those who aren't sick. He says I come to save the sick. I came to save the lost. I came to help those people who don't know me, that are in darkness, and he says it's the light that will shine forth in the darkness and who's the light who's the light of the world.

Jesus says he's the light of the world and so were coming to this whole inauguration thing. It saddens me to be honest that we have come to a place where there's boycotting going on and you know we we we live in a world where there's a lot of boycotts we get that. But on this level of one of the greatest biggest days of modern history when we are where were you have a new president who does have new ideas and they may be contrary to what the previous president had we know what Bush had a different idea of way of leading in different policies and executed different executive orders and ran the government differently than Obama, but he allowed him to come in because that's the democracy that we live in. The people speak.

They're the ones who elect their officials and you know what as much as I oppose many views ideologically speaking, as well as many of the policies in which Pres. Obama implemented.

I think I can honestly tell you on the show today that I prayed for that man during the eight years he was in office and I will continue to pray for Obama. And now that Tromp is to be our new president. We need to be lifting him up and praying for him and Mike pence that's what Christians are called to do. We have to remember that we are citizens of heaven is over spewing hate we'd ask forgiveness. Jason is inferred Dr. Brown call 866-34-TRUTH 87884.

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The line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown voice of moral cultural and spiritual revolution paradigm is Dr. Michael Brown, welcome back to light a fire on your guesthouse today, filling in for Dr. Brown, Jason him and is glad you guys are tuning in. Again, if you got questions. We have answers on the line of fire.

866-34-TRUTH is the number that you can call in and go back to the phone lines and have Lenny here calling from Brooklyn. Welcome to the show.

Lenny well question why I talking about that thinking about it that that is not what I did not know what what copyright do not got model and do that� Cannot be the only thing so who are you singing generally sinks in the church in general are you are you done about all that people have on the on the earth holistic started. One of them yet will I yeah I agree with you Lenny and and I I would but lately a few things in response to that night and I agree with you what you're saying but but getting a pulse on the church. I would have to say this and this will probably encourage you because a servant has encouraged me. I did get one since like the caller before I think this is highlighting something that you know here there are Christians okay who may be talking about San because they been attacked by it were theirs in terms of homosexuality as a sometimes you have to address something explicitly in a you there's no way going around it okay because particularly if it's a situation that compromises the very foundation of God's truth. Like for example natural marriage between a man and woman and so with that, there is if there's an agenda. If you will, there's a certain lifestyle or worldview that opposes that and is trying to creep itself in and take over the Scriptures very clear about having to refute false doctrine right it sold in one sense I think we need to do that. I think there's been a lot of opportunities for the church to do that but have not okay but II would tell you Lenny that there's a lot of times within the church where matter fact, the church doesn't want to have to always deal with homosexual me give an example of why I didn't get to travel a bit and speak in different and you know settings and stuff and have a lot of friends who like Dr. Brown who get the travel light and out I will say that there's a lot of us who who are tinted speakers should go around and a lot of the church. Once a response. Sometimes, of how they can adequately respond to quote the gay agenda with some of these issues or have a family member who is homosexual and how do I respond to them or you know my young son who's in college is come home and said he's gay or you know I raise my kids in the church and yet they came to me and said you know a lot of my friends are gay.

I don't see with the big deal is. I want this church thing. Anyway, you guys are bunch of hypocrites and their legitimately wanted to respond that okay and there's in that it is a valid need and that's what we're here to do right to to equip the saints for the work of ministry, but then then you have a lot of the people to your point Ellie, that's all they want talk about, you know, like you said that's like the biggest sin. That's the thing in front of him and and you know what a lot of us have said you know what I don't want to be defined as that person who's always refuting someone in the gay lifestyle or sewer or homosexuality or whatever the case may be, you know, and so sometimes you have to kinda tell the churches you know it is that really on your heart.

Is that something that God has really wanted you to address and deal with is their legitimacy if you will because it is legitimate express in Scripture and we are not to dodge it. I do think you know and probably another show right another show we could talk about that but but I do think though that there's a lot of people who don't. Lenny want to just be known for that and always have to talk about it. I think people are trying to move away with that because there is other sin.

We agreed we have pride we have lost there's there's greed for power right there. People of extramarital affairs, there's people who are teaching false doctrine, but not yet in their field lies in there's deception so you're right I can.

Sometimes I think I think the word to the church into any Christian listening is we at we are not to be a movement that is anti-something MS not biblical that you can I let you that it will lead you that you think the church do you think the church is making people feel that way I talk about what attracted plaintiff church want to go to a good thought again got your product or but if you let the public sector. That that were people that you know what you think you're right.

And so to your point, I think what we need to stress right here right now and in and stay on the line we share this with you to to offer some encouragement. One in response that we have to remember that not many people in the church want to just always address this okay because there's other things to address the matter fact there's been a lot of settings where okay if it's a legitimate thing to discuss but do it in context of Scripture the way that God addresses the word know that the issue of homosexuality.

We can do that but maybe God is calling us to just focus on the marriages in that particular church or the situation or maybe rather than teach the young people why homosexuality is a sin. According to Scripture, maybe we need to teach them about the purity of a man and woman in marriage. In the covenant that I have with God and talk about the brokenness that they come out of many of them come out of brokenness. Many many young people coming out of divorced families right Lenny and so I sometimes I think the enemy wants us to talk about that and so yeah I you guys do your thing, you tell them how bad that sin is but then ignore everything else over here. I think I write is very troubling is very troubling that would a big liar.

Milam got excited about the thought of it like God is okay right but God it out in settlement. Not only will the lasting insured because we become to bring so the brakes a little Lenny thank you for the call, but listen before you listen to this verse and everybody was listening to the show right now. First Peter four verse one visa since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking.

For whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God for the time that is passed suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry with respect to this, they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery and they malign you, but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead and notice verse six the first Peter chapter 4 for this is why the gospel was preached, even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh, they maybe they made the way people are, they might live in the spirit way got there I saw your other sins.

Lenny, thank you for the collar so many other sins of the dresser. Listen to light a fire back.

After this break, it's the line of fire with your host activist, author, international and theologian Dr. Michael Brown voice of more cultural and spiritual revolution get into the line of fire now by calling 6643 here again is Dr. Michael Brown will go back to light a fire. Jason is filling in today and you guys were listening to the show today were so glad you guys are turning in from all over the country, light a fire exists. To answer your questions whatever questions you may have that are pressing on your heart and course are going into inauguration tomorrow so we have a lot of issues that are unfolding that have been during this whole elections a minute.

So many peepers to say and I cannot wait until this is kinda completely over, and he kinda goes quiet for for time if you will. It's a mad house right as you can imagine maybe have some loved ones and friends you are heading. There are already there. Washington DC.

They got their tickets in the ready to see Pres. Trump become the next president where the case may be, though, when I don't know I mean right now is as much as I pray and and I search the Scriptures and I lift up our elected officials. I don't know what is going to happen during this term, and you but I will say this because there's a lot of naysayers mean just think about last week with the Golden globes and Merrill Street saying that the most vilified people are our actors are people in Hollywood making statements like that when reports of just come out for the first time ever, the United States of America has been put down as a persecuted nation that many Christians now are being more persecuted, then they have been in quite some time in your in and now that there's no comparison to the persecuted church abroad were not saying that neither was report, trying to allude to that it's a mild persecution to some degree, but there are many people who profess to be followers of Jesus Christ and are trying to conduct themselves as American citizens and living the dream. And because of their conscience because of their faith practices because of their convictions and they are approached by someone who lives a lifestyle that is contrary to what they believe and they politely and respectfully declined to provide service. Those people are ones are vilified. Those are the people that are taken to court. Those are the people that are publicly humiliated.

Those people are those of you who receive threats. Those are the people who are attacked those of the people who lose not just a job but many of them have lost their livelihood. All because they respectfully declined because they don't believe in a certain lifestyle, and that's happening folks as much as we sometimes don't want to admit or we never dealt with that in the workplace. Sometimes we can't speak to these things because we hit we ourselves have not experienced them. But I'll tell you and Dr. Brown has told us several times on the show that there are a lot of people out there that we've just that we have had face-to-face conversations we have true, genuine relationships with who have told us how they had been attacked because of a position and so here were going into inauguration and Hollywood is on strike.

You have people who come out full-fledged and say if you perform. That's the last paycheck you'll ever get.

And we hope it's worth a lot of money because that's the last paycheck irreverent again in Hollywood is that tolerant is that the tolerance that we hear when it comes from people that are progressive is not tolerating people constitutionally speaking within this democracy. I mean that's what's in front of us and so you know, are you compelled to listen to Hollywood this. Do you listen to how do you listen to what these people like at the Golden globes or whatever red carpet event. There is you and I may go see these people perform at a minimum do a great job there professional actors KI given that lot of great performance in concerts I given that God-given talent for putting it to good use to some degree, but then the user platform to tell the American people have done. We are how intolerant we are, and they start boycotting people and they start telling people in the business that they want to exercise their constitutional rights � you have no right to do it and if they do exercise and they'll be the last of them will be done. We think about that: 166348788 or will take your calls after this break this into the line of fire line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown voice of more cultural and spiritual revolution Vera Jim Dr. Michael Brown, welcome back to light a fire. Jason is guest hosting for the great Dr. Michael Brown while he is away. So thank you guys for tuning in.

If you have questions that you are maybe struggling with or some comments you like to make maybe about inauguration, or maybe it's something they'll talk about before the break, it comes to this tolerance if you will, and I'm using really big quotations. If you're in the studio looking at the producer met the great met Corbin's beautiful beard and you have this tolerance that comes out of Hollywood and it just not as drives you mad, but that you want to respond to that because when I was reading a lot of these comments and sing a lot of backlash. The people are getting by just being a part of it. Inauguration and all people are saying if anybody were to partake in something like that, that they should be completely completely boycotted, that is just ridiculous. That is not the American way. Matter fact I wanted to share this with you before we go to the phones but Toby Keith, this is a very notable celebrity and he's gonna be a part of the inauguration and he said in response to all the backlash he was getting he says I don't apologize for performing for our country or military. Notice what he says because II agree with with Toby.

He says I performed at the events for previous presidents George W. Bush and guess what. He also performed for Barack Obama in over 200 shows in Iraq and Afghanistan for our military and he's been asked by the Trump staff to to be a part of the performance tomorrow. That's kinda how the Americans should respond during this celebratory thing they doesn't mean you're not agree with everything that's fine but when you start going after to attack people and to boycott them into put people's lives in jeopardy in their livelihood. That's a major problem.

That's not civility that can lead to anarchy and that's the danger, so if you have any questions or comments of things were talking about particular the inauguration tomorrow love to hear from you here in the line of fire 866-34-TRUTH 866-348-7884 without any go back to the loan. The phones we have Eddie here calling from Concorde are you doing Eddie, are you I'm doing great with your question.

All really pursuing ministry wanted to be there whether a creditor or over serving a mission.

I want to hear your thoughts on how we we we have people in ministry and at the church really aggressive issues on a on a weekly or daily basis with people that were shepherding whether it whether it's in a small group setting, or whether in a large strict setting you have any kind of art you can do that effectively. So it doesn't seem like you're always talking about homosexuality are always talking about morality, and in any shape or form yeah Eddie, that's a great question and I deftly appreciate so much your heart in this effort that I can hear from your voice about wanting to shepherd and do ministry biblically right. I think often times we live in the world today were you could take a class you can do webinars and watch videos on YouTube a lot of speak thing we become experts on the topic you know and that's just not the case. Note that the date of the first and foremost thing. Eddie, as you well know, but we cannot underestimate this now for many people on about the status and those pastors you are listening like you to the show right now will will will will absolutely 100% get an amen we have to rely on the Holy Spirit.

We have to rely first and foremost on the Holy Spirit because here's the question.

When God is given us a platform when God is given us.

Let's say for example a church in every week a few times a week. These people come in they are there, willing and able to hear from what the shepherd has to say. The question that I oftentimes ask when I look at these pastors Eddie is are they filled with the Holy Spirit and what they're about to share today have a directive from the Holy Spirit and then and then through the here's the second thing is you pray for the filling Holy Spirit for direction for the Holy Spirit and a lot of times Eddie pastors come in and they can plan their year right they do series series and they put those things together and you know what to each his own kid. That's not the main issue here, along the lines of what you shared is no when is it right and when is it not appropriate. You know I'm saying and I think you're right.

You have to be sensitive to that in the course. A lot of my questions I get around the country. People like you know it was too political to do this in one way speak to this and is it church separation church and state, and you know and like the other hauler before like you know no sensitive with homosexual talk. I think their cultures any too much of that in the young people are feeling like intimidating thing that was bashing them all the time and so there's a lot of this fear that has crept into the hearts of many pastors right so when you ask when you and I asked the Holy Spirit to direct us and you. You and I surrender our life to the Holy Spirit. And secondly, as we do that, I guarantee the Holy Spirit will direct you and how your to teach the word of God and what now listen what I learned early on in ministry and I think the Lord for people that God put in my life as a young pastor in the late 90s.

They said stick to God's word stick to the God's word and at any given point. At some point as you stick to the books of the Bible, you'll talk about the issues that are happening. The culture, but don't let what the culture is doing drive you to always have to present something to speak into it because oftentimes you be more directed by the culture or by a system of thinking that can alter you write that can shake you versus letting the word of God do the speaking. So when you and I look to the book of acts we see constantly this verbiage that is using that that that that Luke uses saying that in the word of God spread rapidly, and many people came to Christ and the Holy Spirit came upon them in the word of God was preached the gospel was preached in many people were saved.

That's the power of God's word, and so I think that Eddie will never go wrong when you preach God's word faithfully now as I mention my my pastor friend and Waco, Texas on the heels of the Supreme Court is a big deal. They were about to change, not just the definition. They're not just redefining marriage.

This was a dissent coming down from the high court to attack civilization so you think he was right and appropriate and necessary for Pastor Jim to step in their ended, to remind his church with the Bible has to say about marriage and then have to deal some the issues in this case about sexual absolutely no so you have to be yeah you have to be careful. Does that make sense. So now you adjust your your giant jump into ministry order or what will were you out, actually record any article of ministry in Concorde North Carolina and and I really felt I really felt God called me. You worship ministry economics out aquamarine for five years without airfare I had to fight really cool worship experience, but that now it kind of put the pastoring pipe thing on me. I'm trying to figure out how that fits together with the source of thing though. All I wanted the I all I see for myself and for the people that if I rather influence on them being the family unit.

But then how you know how you how you portray big, the head of the household of how to translate to the head of the church and at the same time honoring the Holy Spirit talking about issues that are difficult but an awful feeding people all around because it's almost like you are thing on that Sunday morning, people come in on their own on their own will and honorable question, but they have all the stuff that all these preconceived notion some of them want to be there. Some of them don't really want to be there because they were dragged, but you have responsibility as as the spiritual leader of that about how, for God is God is giving you to the help of people to grow the people to the capital. People enter and ultimately point them to Jesus body do that effectively, while also not giving your own political agenda about being true to what the word says yeah I think your writing.

I think that's the key before we go to break is that's a good reminder for all of us is that we are not to put our agenda in front of the needs of the people and men, the purpose or the desire and what each Shepherd is designed to do is to be an overseer of people souls and so if I'm if I'm constantly inundating my congregation with my political views or with positions within the culture and attacking damage, and even if I'm tackling apologetically say that I responded as news. I responded that this ice on it but I neglect to nourish and cherish that individual that family and understand how they're doing and in a house the workplace and house raising kids at home and how is your marriage doing how you develop my child from infancy to graduation. I think if we neglect those things worse as a second Timothy four says this is that that that the time is you and I know is coming that we are the people will not endure sound doctrine so as a pastor. We have to know that there is an enemy out there that is trying to win over the people for them to fall into deception. That's why the Scripture remind all of us to verse two of second Timothy four. Preach the word ready in season and out of season thanks of the quality hope that occurs, you listen light a fire. Eight or as a number calling with your questions. Hopefully the fact the break.

I have never gives the line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown, the line of fire now by calling 866-34-TRUTH paradigm is Dr. Michael is filling in for Dr. Brown today on the line of fire. We have a great discussion with various different topics of there's something moving on your heart you want talk about inauguration tomorrow any concerns or maybe celebratory things are to be doing more things that you are actively doing to be praying for the next administration we like to hear about what you're looking to do here on the line far 866-34-TRUTH 866-34-TRUTH 87884 is the number to call in one of things on essay going before you jump to the phones about our previous call on this whole thing about pastoral care and how you know what to share when dish Erica thing the Bible again is very specific with the role as well as the responsibilities that are given within people who lead congregations in this case the flock the church if you will, is found in Hebrews chapter 13 verse seven it says remember your leaders notice was says those who spoke to you the word of God.

Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. That's Hebrews 13 seven so anyone who is listening out there who attends a church or is in full-time ministry in leading a congregation. People Hebrews 13 seven. That is our mandate. We are to teach people the word of God and littering Greek occurs idea face-to-face is that we are in communion with the people that it's it's the carrier's idea of the shepherd knowing the needs of the flock, and therefore is reteaching them God's word were doing in a way that feeds their soul because we know what they're going through. Not just because we can relate to them.

But we've cared enough to know what their needs are and so we care for them through the various needs that they have. And as we do that, notice the people will consider the outcome of the way we live, how we parent. How we love our spouses how we pour into the ministry of the people that we are surrounded with the pastoral staff. Whatever the case may be, how we spend time with other people how we recognize them, how we love them and so as we do that, they will imitate our faith. So I would say to all pastors listening that it's far more greater as we teach God's word to live it among our people then try to be very persuasive and compelling and or neutral or try to be relevant and try to do this and try to make this make sense and we spent a lot of time to do that when we will get more bang for our buck. According Scripture when we live among them. Teaching God's word through practical daily advice and counsel they will imitate that faith. So hopefully that encourage you guys. I know it does me where to go back to the phone lines we have a thing as Dean is calling Strauder Prather in our day driving north of what it appeared from Virginia got out the question on Bob but Albert felt Bob note, looking at all the Hollywood folks that are boycotting. What's the best way that we can communicate or demonstrate out just Google of them.

Not sure where you fall apart in America not opening up early to their selection was but Albert demonstrate the yeah I think that yet again. I think it's a great question in and measured your driving your listening and many other people I the number one is one that you because I'll be honest man. When I went when I hear these kind of ataxic coming and seeing how they're contradicting themselves and boycotting me I could get me upset I can get pretty riled up. You know, but you know I a but I look at at face value in icing of these people lost love these people were talking about right thing. We can throw a lot of these different names out there. You know their little gods in their industry right there were shipped and in their industry and if there's one thing about a lead is amidst its hunger for more power they can never have enough. And so for so long they have been writing this Obama wave and it's now come crashing down, and so there so porn about things are so not just because of the distal taste in the disdain that there so messed up and so in all of what just occurred that he cannot believe that this is happened to them. And so what they're doing is expressing hatred so to your point. What we do, how do we respond to kinda show this displeasure.

You know, first and foremost I don't really think they care, and that's the point. But you know what is. There's one thing you you see about Hollywood is there's a lot of shallowness and not saying that to be degrading or anything like that. When I found his a lot of the positions that these people hold is not their own. They just regurgitate their opinions of other people and they care so much about what the Hollywood elites think they just go with it and they just craft themselves and become what the industry wants them to be and they can in and even as they come in any any conviction they once had. They throw those out the door. They don't matter because they want to become whatever they want to become. On the on the music label in the big screen. Whatever the case may be, so the great thing is Dane if it matters to some people, not saying that this is what all people do. But we live in a world today with social media and so you know, even by following some of these Hollywood individuals. Some of the celebrity people and you see some of these comments are.

They do a little selfie video and they put it out there that can affect us all. Dane one from snoop. Snoop Dogg remember him. Yeah, it all means cut old news now, but you know he went out there on a rant. Obviously he uses a lot of profanities out on encouragement. Pretty much anybody to watch it but I just Iraq I read is your credit transcribed with with it.

Know the that the bad words credibly doubt that he was saying to anybody who goes out there to perform. He just was trashing them and calling them just flagrant things and is so inappropriate and I'm like, that's your argument so you know even even breach we are tweeting back saying to him response. Replying to him you know to say you know, challenging him. You know why it anonymous easy to respond but I think that there's gotta be a message back to Hollywood say love you do your video stuff and stay out of this politics of because you're telling a lot of Christians to stay out of stuff but yet you know what we're here to help you know any you know I'm not. Yeah I don't know what they're gonna say. But you know what I attended today and I know Dane you feel the same way. I don't really care what they think. It doesn't bother me.

Of course, looking to boycott Trump inauguration unites all than a mile away. You know and you know what, let me say something that's that the student that is gonna bring maybe a little less mild your face. You know who Al Sharpton is right so you know on Saturday leading up to the inauguration.

He's called black people come out and try to get all the Hollywood stars and get all the musicians and all these people come out locking arms and to show the next administration that the African American people are not for this white president and the good news is there is a lot of seasonable respectable admirable African-American leaders who told a lot of their congregation and a lot of people in general don't go don't support Al Sharpton because his message is one that we do not agree with. And you know what not. I think that lesson 2000 people so much for the call Dane, but that's that's the message that we that we need to make his have to stand strong and not allow one voice to trump the other. Especially if they're spouting off nothing but lies with that encoder break.

If you have any questions call in 866-34-TRUTH 87884 were here to take your questions Alina Farley back after this stage for the line of fire with your host activist and author, international speaker and theologian Dr. Michael Brown your voice of moral cultural and spiritual revolution Michael Brown is the director of the coalition of conscience and president of fire school of ministry get into the line of fire now by calling 866-34-TRUTH. That's 866-34-TRUTH paradigm is Dr. Michael Brown, welcome to the line of fire. Jason Mendez glad to be with you guys today on this day before the inauguration here in America were praying for our new administration's coming.

I pray that you are as well.

No matter what fears or discomfort you have, give your burdens to the Lord.

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That's 866-34-TRUTH 87884. Would love to take your questions and hear from you about what is happening in the world today, you want to things before we circle back to the phone so that I wanted, stress that is very important for us to be looking at in the world that were living in today and where the Christians really line up with this whole thing again the political spectrum. One of the things that that I can I can say looking at where were at right now in 2017 as the church is waking up the church for a while there has kinda gone to sleep if you will can use that phrase. Oftentimes use that phrase, and therefore, we kinda respond to say to the church, need to wake up because you're kinda not doing what you're called to do but a lot of times when the church is actively engaging. There is revival to come into one of the things I wanted to stress because we can kinda get into the weeds of things and look at policies and you know who's the whose trunk and electives. Next, the Supreme Court justice you know and and or some people say will I know he's got that the list of 20 and he's narrowing it down and he's got counsel from a lot of conservative groups and I think he's gonna bring in somebody just as conservative as is Justice Scalia.

That's great. That's what I pray for someone to be pro-life is to be limited government summaries and to help protect and advance religious freedom in our country but you know beyond the scope of that one of the things when the church does get involved, not just voting, but when the church prays faithfully and there dedicated to lifting up and engaging and involving themselves with policy revival comes when people are bold enough to live out their faith and to come along.

Some people even though we may not have everything aligned, even though there are some things that we have disagreement about I'm willing still to befriend people and to find common ground and to advance the essentials in this case one of the things is were going into a new administration is were praying for the protection of the unborn, and that is one thing folks that I've been really praying for that.

This new administration will be fighting for the unborn that we will see more elected officials that we will see in the next few months, a new Supreme Court justice who will fill the ninth spot after the vacancy of the death of one the most amazing Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia that we will see somebody who will come in place and that will help protect the Constitution that will protect the Constitution and I'll tell you when the church we put away our differences to some degree and we look at what God is doing and we accept that it's hard for sometimes one of us live life in fear were afraid that if I speak up or if I just if I do this than some of you think that so we just assume and so we don't engage miss out and so the inauguration's coming with four years of trump instead of looking at things in the past and look at things right now and again I agree with many of you are listening right now there's a lot of fish that you know what I made a commitment to pray for our leaders the same line of fire. Jason is filling in for Dr. Brown back break: 86687884. See you in a few minutes. We will file the line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown get into the minor fire now by calling 866-34-TRUTH here again is Dr. Michael Brown, welcome back to light a fire on filling in for Dr. Brown euros today.Jason Jiminez you want to things that I was looking just looking at during the break and something wanted to share and again if you have questions or if there's a situation you're faced with right now are commenting about the inauguration tomorrow. What you're kinda feeling and what your hopes are. We love to hear from you that the number he can calls 866-34-TRUTH 87884 again, 866-348-7884. Now, obviously, any time a president is seen as I am again. I'm not nuts.

You know putting but don't always just try to classify Beta presidents into certain categories. You know, but anytime you're seeing somebody who is as progressive. This case is Obama's been for quite some time is always interesting to kinda see what are some of the last executive orders or edicts that they're doing before they leave office is literally even up to the last few minutes before the next president is installed. If you will. There's things that go out you know that they're trying to execute before they leave office. And so one of the things that that I was looking at the break and just Eve just disturbed by it is one of the people that he commuted that is good to be rude to has been reduced and sentences and is pardoned. If you guys remember the news there was an individual he what he went by the name Bradley Manning and this was a man who was caught that he had fled from his infantry that he was sending over 750,000 classified documents to the enemy and he had received a sentence of 35 years in prison for for leaking these classify documents and of course we are living in a time with Hillary Clinton, and all the things with her server and how it's been hacked in and leaking since that sensitive information etc. etc. etc. we hear you have a military individual this man Bradley Manning who if you think about it was going against national security for his own. Is it for his own interests, and he's working with the enemy.

And so what did Pres. Obama do what he decided he was one of the one of the people on his list of pardon, I just got notice that there is over 330 drug deal dealers that he has pardon himself, that is reduced or sentenced to let them off the hook says one thing he's he's been doing before he leaves tomorrow, but in this case you think this is astonishing. Some people were arty think this was in a come down the pipe that this man who now goes by Chelsea Manning. I will talk about this trans gender individual that was you know is having a transitional process through this whole thing of of espionage, etc. and this is a man that he decides to pardon our bar or president enraged by this Sen. Tom cotton from Arkansas who saw this, he says, quote, listen to what Sen. Khan says he's is what I was leading soldiers in Afghanistan private, Manning was undermining us by leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks pieces. I don't understand why the president would feel special compassion for someone who endanger the lives of our troops, diplomats, intelligence officers and allies we ought not to treat a traitor like a martyr that here's what's interesting you wonder why would Chelsea now who goes by Chelsea Manning. Why would present Obama of all people pardon this individual will tell you it's part of his agenda. The progressive agenda to where a lot of these type of rights that were given to the LGBT community. Under present Obama one last thing he said to the press corps yesterday. Was he things that that agenda and the favor in the policy is to continue to grow. They don't know if he's right or wrong, but the point is, here is this is a message because if you remember, and as were talking about this, now known as Chelsea Manning he was. Not only found guilty. But when he was found guilty he was also fighting for taxpayers to pay for his sex change.

He was demanding that ended the problem that we see here is that there that they bend over backwards for select few people that are under this umbrella.

This transgender is him were talking about an individual who leaked who stole classified information that threatens our national security.

And yet this guy is able to be let go. This is unbelievable general Jerry Boykin is retired is now in FRC hearing upon this he says it was established in a military court, 2013 that the release of the WikiLeaks information have resulted in the death of at least one Afghan nationality so there's blood on this man's hands and yet our president, our current president decided to say hey let's let this guy go. Let's give favor to the sky this guy rather what he was doing with Caliban rather than him abandoning his post in Afghanistan rather than you know. Make sure the sky is prosecuted that the extent of the law and is and is gonna do his time was pardon him. Let's use them as a martyr and let him be a representative. This goes a long way, is that the America that we are becoming sure we give more favor to people who have undermined the national security of our nation and has trumpeted a certain lifestyle, and if you oppose it again you will be attacked you will be boycotted. This is the state that we are finding ourselves and so when I was saying before the break we need to do is we need to devote our lives to more prayer is older and getting raising four children and looking at them and wondering my wife and I as we pray over them. As you listening right now. Pray over your children. Many of you have younger children you think one thing to be in a what what how's God can use. And you know what kind of society they can live in Harding to be protected. What views will they have, will he follow Christ five years, 10 years 15 years down the road, but these type of examples. This type of execution that comes from the White House is not just despicable but it shows us that we are very troubled me to think that Manning was demanding that the US Army force taxpayers pay for his gender transition in a time when even veterans were sharing about this for the last three years. People who did not abandon their post. People who did not trade classified information to tell a man leaking things threatening our national security and then in the process fighting that we the military through taxpayer dollars pay for his transition so he could become a woman and saying I identify as Chelsea no longer as Brad. While all this is going on. We know that there are people who have laid down their life who have lost lambs who were suffering mentally speaking because of the trauma and experience in war. These veterans, these brave soldiers of ours. These men and women can even find proper medical treatment in the VA clinics and yet our president by parting this man is undermined once again the military. Once again showing even Christians that I more favorable for this kind that I am for you. And yet when we look at Tromp and you have the left and you have Holly with a look at him and they say you know he is a racist. He is a segregationist and yet there even look at themselves. This is Scott to stop and one thing that I encourage you, as we are talking about this on the radio today wherever you're at. I do encourage you in knowing your host Dr. Brown his heart every day when he comes on the show is to speak the truth in love and encourage his audience. The people who faithfully pray for him. Pray for this ministry by his resources. Listen call in.

We need to devote I encourage you right now in a you know the kind of got a pray often on some church settings are before Miller or before you go to bed at night. I'm encouraging you to join me and Dr. Brown as we pray and intercede for our nation know we are living in a time is is all stating earlier where there are people that are turning away from sound doctrine, were living in a time where let's face it, the young people are not attending church and are not coming to Christ as much as they once did she know what at the same time as again. We can sometimes get so focused on America at the same time. Guess what their Muslims all over the Middle East there. Coming to Jesus once, like right now are not coming. This is much like there's another group that once was and how they are the Salina five number: six or back to the phone lines after this break.

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We love to take your calls will go back to the phone lines we have Stephen calling from Florida. Welcome to the show. Stephen is there Stephen oh.

Welcome to the show. Great mentor's computer from Florida and will forgive me. I am speaking about a different topic marketing relate to it, but company to hire. I cut my heart lately and I'm going to write out is being unequally yoked to unbelievers, especially when it comes to marriage not, would it be okay to marry somebody who is not equally yoked well.

So let's let's unpack it as much is your will and to share with the time frames in it with time constraints, but as a you said you're currently in a relationship with someone who is not a Christian.

Well, she states that she was but she never know it could her own personal steps to know going to church and such. I was in the five and half your relationship and lately it's been. It was coming up.

Note not� Being unequally yoked unbelievers being a quit unequally up to unbelievers at no on the comes to marriage especially and unfortunately no I brought it up there and she said she would not budge from what her beliefs are, which are what and which is the belief in God. But as far as Christ being the one truth, the way be life and the only way to God, the one true God. She does not believe that and her parents actually kind of back up that belief as well because they feared and they admitted to her that there are multiple ways God used and you know how did back in pipe know her own parent telling her that difficult, but I'm just hard lately and I was just wondering if I was the right choice actually does let her go. So you did so five and half years with this woman.

She claimed to be a Christian but clearly she isn't. She doesn't believe that Christ is the only way right so you guys you guys have after five years cut or broken off in your questioning should you have done that or are you still together were not together at the moment but my heart wanted to go back there but think I'm heart can be very deceiving and core chemical time to being with her and kind of individuals who made me but at the same time. It's like your love for God to come first and foremost before anybody else and I just I just don't feel she's in a position of the group of Yeshua being the Savior right so how long he has been broken up.

It's been about now in hoop who broke it off. She decided to walk away.

Then she do it in person dig did you did was a just blindsided a blindside you while it was something. It's been coming up lately and I'm going out to Stein Carson and we kind of going little Magnificat exceeded argument. We got an argument let argument start discussion agree to disagree somewhat and she decided I'm sorry but I know I can do them I could watch my beliefs and I totally know I can be a nuclear company for especially know I can't marry somebody who is not of the same belief and that's where you know you just ended because the point of being with somebody who's not good marry you because it is so this is Bob submit something for quite some time. If I refuse a long time ago and elect two years no expense in my heart I would. Although the believer know but then there's the believers in an is believer and lately because of the steps I can take myself.

I am slowly becoming a believer myself and throughout that whole process. She's been there. It's been a roller coaster, but this is what relationship well I I'm I am deeply sorry to tell Stephen the pain Jimmy five years to devote even even if you should not have been in that relationship.

Oftentimes I do counseling with people lots and their relationships and this is separate from marriage there and they're dating someone and they kind of just kept the merit the relationship going too long in their hope being in the 808 that eventually though get it now then, shall, shall come to Christ if I just a strong witness and take her to church and sinner this podcast and he read this book with me.

You know a lot of people.

They did they do that in and I just you know we had to be honest with ourselves and say, did God really want you to be with her in the first place. You know five and half years of your life is a long time. I need to tell you that you are the ones living at bulimia asked if you question Stephen Nazarene to get into this conversation. I no way shape or form would be disrespectful but I wear becoming to break shortly. So if you can really get into this hold on and went after the break will continue this, but before the break, when asked a few questions where you guys sexually active in the relationship you was that most of the relationship for five and half years at first somewhat greater. We agreed that we are currently after marriage, and in who made that decision we made at now with her not being a Christian in her agreeing with that in you being a Christian.

It's Artie condescended an Indian Stephen that this is common in many relationships, the men you know tend to initiate in and the women tend to think that this is not just a pleasurable thing but it's the way that I can extend show intimacy and love with my boyfriend but you and I know premarital sex. Sex outside marriage is wrong which is been at this didn't just because she was, isn't it not a Christian and you are doesn't mean that if she was a Christian, you probably would be doing that. The bottom line is, a lot of people find themselves in a compromising position. And in that relationship is dishonorable to the Lord and so the big thing here is not that you should've been with her because she's not a Christian I believe that Alma share with you after the breakable look at some scriptures. If you can hold on. But if you think about it. Stephen sounds like you blew your witness sounds like because of the compromise because of some sexual sin and some other sins that kind of fall into place to where she was the one that finally had to tell you, you look. I can't if you will convert to something I don't believe in. Of course you can't be manipulative and you certainly weren't.

But finally, praise God, you got to the point where you're saying you know what this relationship is not honorable to the Lord lauded but a lot of damage has been done has in it to where you're looking back in your same Lord. I don't think you know because as you said years are drawn closer to the Lord now and you know a lot of breakups will do that. Stephen, you know, it's like you know I knew God. I know the Holy Spirit was convicting me. I know I should have been doing that wasn't willing to let go and that's when the Bible starts talking about serving two masters. Right you serve two masters to listen. Stephen stay stay online go to break will get back to this question about the unequally open, listen to light a fire. Jason is filling in for Dr. Brown the number 866-34-TRUTH 878841 back in a minute. It's the light a fire with your host activist, author internationals and Dr. Michael Brown voice of more cultural and spiritual revolution get into the light a fire now by calling 6643 here again is Dr. Michael Brown glad you guys are tuning into the line of fire. Jason is filling in for the one the only Dr. Michael Brown so glad to be sitting in this chair today, filling in for him as he is doing the work of the Lord and is always amazed with just the beatitude the character the inspiration, the wisdom, the maturity that comes with Dr. Brown and all of his literature is videos his daily remarks and commentary on the light a fire, so it's always been a blessing and encourage Encouraging Word that comes from Dr. Brown in his ministry. And I pray that will continue to prosper in your life in such a privilege to be with you guys on the line of fire today, so again if you have questions. If there's something that's bothering you and you want to reflect it's on what Scripture has to say to various different things right now are to be going back to the phones and be talking with Stephen Weir introduced with this topic about being unequally yoked with whatever your face with whatever issues are going through love to hear from you.

866-34-TRUTH 87884 we have about half an hour left on the show so please call in 866-34-TRUTH so we can take your question dwell Stephen welcome back to the show so we can were talking about this being unequally yoked, and it seems like there was a lot of you know, for lack of a better word mistakes that you made along the way and so now you're kind of reaping what you sow.

The correct matter that is for definite scripture of baby conviction is finally sitting in my heart and before it was not but as time progressed and I read the word myself and Piccolo stepped the conviction is starting it. Now I look back on and after this time that our relationship ended.

I look back and I see that a lot of it is actually not just it was me as well, we mean that I see right there.

This is the beginning stages.

Stephen of of maturing and learning as God is forgiven you, as you've asked God you confess your sins. One thing I do, encouraged by the way. In addition, as you called into the show is you know you have a pastor's or mentor, friend, someone that you look up to maybe married individual that can really guide you through the process. At the moment I do not judge you. Are you involved in local church, not at the moment of encouraging up and starting to go to the congregation close by day into city. Is it a good Bible teaching church. Do you feel like it's snow faithful to teaching God's word. There's good pastors there that can really mentor you and disciple you I would say hell yeah okay so here's one of things because I live this life, and I've had many people like you have approached me through the years and said hey I got no question here in this relationship not made a mess of it. You know they said in a have appointments and in God's that's a guy does or he brings people and in other people's lives and it's our job, you know, through the power direction Holy Spirit to love and to nourish them and so this right say to you, and I know to be a little to no offsetting a little intimidating but as you if you feel that God is led this church to you. I think this is perfect timing because you've ended a relationship that you worshiped that you idolized and you think that you told yourself.

Probably a million times more than you can recall more than he liked to admit that you should've ended the relationship a long time ago because you are sacrificing your relationship with God for this romantic relationship with this woman and here's the sad reality she had more sense. In the end to say I'm not going to compromise my beliefs, whatever they are like this religious pluralistic position and she ends a relationship with you when all the while, you should have done that and you didn't so you need love right we all do, but you need a church that's gonna love you and it's not again it's not going to fulfill you like a relationship with with the opposite sex can, but I will tell you something and I think you're pretty excited now because you could sense that you guys break in you and your kind of opening your eyes what you guys are finally been you know open to come see the truth. Like you said, I have a lot of issues involved to approach a pastor shall hold on not done yet 48788 number to listen to fire back at this break. Jason Ms. Brown in the line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown voice of more cultural and spiritual revolution. Here again is Dr. Michael Brown.

Jason is filling in for Dr. Michael Brown, welcome back to the shows we have Stephen on the air you still there Stephen yes I am okay thanks for holding but appreciate that your radioman got to break sky go to commercial. So you been so patient. No waiting on the on the phone but I so want things were timeout is getting involved in church that you do can you honestly say right now you're on the show that you are going to get involved in this church and approach may be a pastor that you think you can trust to help you through this this brokenness that you're going through.

As I exited yeah II we know listen uniform experience to Stephen I want you to know that years ago when I was a lot younger. There was relationship that I should've been in that I knew but I saw that member.

The Bible teaches as a Christian you can quench and grieve the Holy Spirit and literally the grieving is just like when we do something wrong a love one or parents have four children so when one of them does something that opposes you know their parents not myself and my wife can grieve us. You can get concerned in an impure, but it it's about bothersome you don't I'm saying and so is a Christian sometimes when were living a life that is not pleasing before God when out walking worthy of the gospel. Philippians 127 he can grieve the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit convicts us right. The Holy Spirit instructs us. The Holy Spirit illuminates the Scripture to us and some were not heeding that from Holy Spirit we can get ourselves in trouble when we quench the Holy Spirit for first Thessalonians 519.

What were doing theirs. We can pour a bucket of water on the fire. We could just say no. Lord I don't want you to do this in my life and so right now you've done a lot of that and I think some of it was in you know unintentional but because of the bondage of sin because you became a slave to it. I think your unit find yourself in a much need if you will to have some a disciple you and walk you through the word of God and to strengthen some of these areas. But before we in this call, and I appreciate Stephen: let me just share this insane Corinthian 614 through 16 unit write that down. Second Corinthians chapter 614 through 16, and I want to recommend a resource for you okay and this is inured along the audience of the people in which we wrote this book, but I wrote a book with Dr. Norman Geiser called the Bible's answers to 100 of life's biggest questions.

Okay I want you to pick up that book because it's a book that will walk you through the Christian life and one of the chapters in the book that we talk about is being unequally yoked okay, but in second Corinthians 614 through 16.

We are told not to be yoked together with unbelievers. For what does righteousness and wickedness have in common or what fellowship can light have with darkness what harmony is there between Christ and allow what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever. What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols if we are the temple of the living God, and has God said I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people. The bottom line is the Bible is very clear not to be unequally yoked. The term unequally yoked here in second Corinthians 614 comes from the law regarding not mixing cattle diverse different kinds of cattle from Leviticus 19 and Deuteronomy 22. This conveys that the opposites cannot fellowship the meat relationships have enough trouble but could you imagine how your experiencing Stephen that you're living your new living life basically for five and half years with a woman who oppose fundamentally what you believed in you compromise in you. You were sleeping together and in the Bible says if you're becoming one together outside the constructs of marriage which is dishonorable before the war because the Bible says sexual sin like that is a sin against the body and as a direct affirmation of the act that we do. Unlike other sins.

So when you and I see the opposites cannot fellowship. Righteousness has nothing in common with wickedness.

Does it light has no fellowship with darkness. Christ has no harmony with the allow a believer has nothing in common with an unbeliever and then not only that, but number five Paul says here that there is no agreement between the temple of God and idols. So Paul stressing to Christians is that we should not be intimately involved with unbelievers. That doesn't mean we don't love them that is anywhere up to fellowship with them. That's that and even to some point we will know not to ignore or neglect them in the friendship course were to reach people love them. But the Bible also teaches us in first contents 15 verse 33 that bad company corrupts good character and often times Stephen Christians are when you're not careful when they choose to compromise when they're not steadfast in the faith. They can be influenced, they can fall into temptation and if they continue to give a little and they give a little bit more anything they got it under control and they keep justifying it eventually that sin will take over the life and will ruin you. So this missionary quote dating oftentimes it Christians get engaged in, I think, is not the wise thing to do.

So get help in the church, buddy. Okay God will strengthen you and as you cry in as you struggle through this. Know that God is there to comfort you and thank you thanks for the cost and I really appreciate it when the phone lines Tony we got Tony calling for North Carolina. Welcome to the show. Tony] rabbinate out restrictor work. God appreciate that absolute what your question interested in out here recently heard of the literally taking this district which I obviously don't take what wonderful perspective on publishing that is been taken, God the father reference to route some 100 permanent John alone time with the doctor gospel of God. The father, but there is not justice. Call back. Now you are cocking the masculinity of God as father will look respectable yet that's a good question and and you know that something definitely Tony I think that is through the years has been creeping in and there's different translations. Now the Bible that have kind of taken you know a Lester Taymor for monistic you know more altruistic to the terms of that use of pronouns are used for God in the key correcting on again the correct blessing that whole thing and so independent so people say he's neither he nor she or some people yell say that you know God is a she, you know, we need to use in that vernacular.

Whatever the case may be, when you and I look at the explicit text in Scripture.

He is in the masculine sense even in the Hebrew into the Greek shows authority. That's what identifies to that, but more importantly, the reason it does that is because God is spirit. John 424 right he is not. The Bible says in Numbers 23 a man that we should lie to him that we know that God is not made up of parts. He's a simple being. He is perfectly expressive in the Trinity in the Godhead.

And so we don't identify God as a human because he's not. He's an infinite eternal being in all of his glory, and all of his splendor, and so when we talk about the image of God. We see that explicitly laid out in Genesis 126, 27, you look at Genesis chapter 5 in chapter 9 verse six and you can look at some discussion, like in the book of Psalms throughout Ecclesiastes the text here in their time of the essence of man is not to identify God as an entity through humanity. There are limitations if you will to God, not in his attributes, because there infinite.

But, meaning that God is not. He can't make himself something he's not that make sense and so this that the intrinsic look within the Old Testament itself. We see that that the what the ancient writers and one course when we go from, we gotta keep this in perspective because when you go from one translation to the to the other.

There's transliterations that take place and the more accurate from the ancient writers of the text describing God as an and he with these pronouns is is looking at his authority. He doesn't speak to a particular race, it doesn't speak to a particular sex with God because God is spirit is I think fundamentally you're right that the people who do do that.

There's always to be movements of people trying to lessen God they're doing that because they defied the very nature of God. Does that make sense on the slide on unshaken with regard to that we need to maintain acknowledging God as father. I'm very clear with regard to share all done my own research is interesting to hear from you for taking that position a and and trying to open it does use Scripture to justify the life you really have about God that they Tony view my holding on to put Tony on hold and will come back after the break to listen to light a fire 866-34-TRUTH 784, the number all of the questions we here to answer the line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown voice of moral cultural and spiritual revolution paradigm is Dr. Michael Brown. Jason is here on the line of fire filling in for Dr. Brown.

We have Tony here on the line right now. We're talking about referring to God in certain contexts, and so Tony are saying that, what's the reason you said that you do you only refer to God as father or can you explain the libido that will be argument or the battle before. What I'm hearing of the food that they are. If you will acknowledge God the father is the masculine and immaculate data.

Therefore, trying to avoid guided work.

What we are advocating feeder to be got out and I think God wanted to talk about his own record by the gift of family how bad you if you will be become part of the house you will all quite good, head of the earth.

I agree we are ontological.

It will order in Scripture. I use the knowledge that are just like to further my question would be how long. What the Bible I started the bullets you leadership all of the household family. Dr. Akaka people are at work by your doctor what to be a potential Paul look of the ship acknowledge the father sent you good.

I got that. I appreciate that and I think this is that as well. Say we said. Tony and I think putting perspective. Now here's a threat. The threat is against the nature of God, because when you look at the patriarch, and when you there's a look there. When you and I study Scripture.

There's a difference when when you and I have something that that is analogous to God, but that doesn't mean it that when we have's some similarity together. For example, God is a God of love we as human beings we love as well. We can give love, we can perceive, love, etc. that doesn't make us God, right, we ask we can experience relate to something with God because that's he's relatable God that he may transcend time, space and matter, but is imminent amongst us, he's a relational being. He wants to fellowship and communion with us now, having said that, when you look at the language. The key, as a pronoun were not talking about male female were not talking about that God has genders and when people start playing this gender biological assumptions to things referring to God as she or nothing at all, were not saying in Scripture is that God has biology as he spirit.

So what the danger and the threat of those people who do do that is a direct attack against the nature of God. They are lessening God when you and I are upholding God.

We are not equals with God. We do not manufacture a God we did not invent God. He is uncreated.

He's the uncaused first because he's uncreated. He is the create tour.

He is indivisible. The Bible tells us he is immutable. The Bible says in Hebrews 618 so they are trying to alter God contextually. That's the danger Tony and I'm proud of you that your sticking up and saying, look what we mean as if he were not referring to has mail it has a sense of the father figure, the patriarch of the authority than they difference in power of God. He is a spirit so there is no debate about genders here. There is nothing about reproduction.

It comes from God.

There's no biological or sexually, or cultural thing that comes with God because he is spirit, and he's perfect and that so hopefully that helps.

Tony, thanks for the call.

I really appreciate want to go back to phone lies before me in the show. If Carl he's been calling for who's calling from Florida walking to the show. Carl, how are you today I'm doing great.

Which question I I'm doing I'm doing fantastic. Great good.

I was just glad to put this towards illicit union equally. There are halfhearted Christian, you know that they say that they believe Jesus and you know they believe that Jesus is the son of God and that is unequally yoked when it your around halfhearted Christians right that's a great question, Carl Long lies were talking with Stephen when it came to that we clearly know that that was being unequally yoked, and I'm grateful that he saw that and he's gonna be seeking the help that I pray that he gets so that not only did not make that mistake. Down the road, but that he will mature in the process and the guy will find a godly woman that he can he can get Mary to now to your discussion now is to know if you have sorry I hope will also yeah and it's and so if you have, you know someone who let's say they're dating someone who does believe that Christ as Lord and Savior, and they believe in the fundamentals they believe in and spray on fire. I will only talk about grading that I will talk about the marriage people that say that they believe in Jesus you know in general I believe in Jesus and believe it uses God in a closeted rose from the dead, but isn't there more to that the limit put in this way because running out of time have a few more minutes and I don't know. Sure I want make sure I give you some justified just justification to that to the question bite by me responding. Let me say this. First and foremost. Proverbs 12 or 26 is the righteous choose their friends, their friends carefully. But the way of the wicked leads them astray. We read that again. Proverbs 12 verse 26 is the righteous choose their friends carefully. But the way of the wicked leads them astray. It's funny that we live in a time Carl where oftentimes people say will what if they say this wall by their actions by their fruit. If you will. We will know them is solid Christian is gonna let their light shine so let me put in perspective and this applies in my life as a Christian when I met my wife when we were dating and we were married 15+ years ago, one of the things that I was drawn to my wife was her passion for God was her love for God's truth. I wanted to marry someone.

Yes, as a believer I saw the fruit but not only that, but she had a passion to make disciples of all nations.

She was living it. There was no question in my mind that she knew Christ, and so when we when he gets into relationships with anybody for that matter. The Bible says the righteous will choose their friends carefully. You and I need to apply discernment. We need to apply wisdom we need to apply prayer we need. We asked for the directional Holy Spirit to try get involved in this relationship. Should I partner with this person you know it when if there's things that are questionable about their action and they profess to be a believer. We need to follow the advice of Galatians chapter 6 verse one and you need to go to that person needed help in the midst of the sand you need.

Ask for clarification. And if you wanted halfhearted Christian well while they get you at its bottom line. Carl's if you don't admire them, and this is not not in the judgment harshly. Don't admire for the way they live their life definitely is not some of your relationship, romantically get Mary to hope that helps you think you guys for calling and thinking line of fire. Pray for Dr. Michael Brown will be back next week as a hostess diminishing