Biblical Lens on Current Events: From Mob Violence to Merit | Under God Podcast Episode 187
Welcome to this week's culture review with Pastor Stephen Martin and Pastor Daniel Hayworth, where we examine major headlines through the unchanging truth of Scripture.
In this powerful episode, discover how ancient biblical principles illuminate today's most pressing issues. Pastor Stephen traces modern mob violence back to the "Spirit of Cain" in Genesis 4, revealing how resentment spreads like cancer through society when we abandon individual responsibility for tribal thinking.
✅ Cincinnati Attack Analysis: Understanding mob violence through Genesis 4
✅ Surrogacy Exploitation: How a convicted pedophile circumvented adoption laws
✅ Merit Restored: Why biblical competence matters after 44 years of discrimination
✅ Texas Showdown: Democrats flee state over redistricting
✅ Israel Update: Hamas videos expose the real starvation narrative
📖 Exodus 20:17 - "You shall not covet" (The 10th Commandment that cuts off resentment)
📖 Genesis 4 - The Spirit of Cain and the first murder's lasting impact
📖 Matthew 18:6 - Jesus's warning about harming children
📖 Proverbs 22:29 - "Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings"
📖 Isaiah 5:20 - "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil"
Pastor Stephen shares his journey from viewing politics with apathy to understanding how the church's retreat from the public square created today's moral vacuum. Learn why Christians must engage culture with biblical discernment while maintaining equal time in God's Word versus media consumption.
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