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The bible talks about forgiveness but I know a lot of Christians who hold grudges

Welcome back to Dear Skeptic! In this episode Stephanie and I address, not really a question but statement, that we’ve heard a lot. Join us as we talk about forgiveness, grudges and how Jesus helps us to live differently than the world.

Why did God place me in a mess up family?

I feel angry all of the time, how can Jesus help me with that?

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/your-emotions-are-a-gauge-not-a-guidehttps://www.desiringgod.org/articles/emotions-make-terrible-godshttps://www.desiringgod.org/messages/your-emotions-matter-to-godhttps://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/the-god-who-commands-our-emotionshttps://www.ccef.org/resources/https://www.crossway.org/books/the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key-hcj/https://stephaniemenglehart.com/books-and-resourceshttps://stephaniemenglehart.com/blog/fruit-to-root-the-battle-of-unbelief?rq=Fruit%20https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/get-out-of-your-head-P008010440https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/how-people-change-1st-edition-P001291006

I’m not very social but people keep telling me that I need community, why?

https://podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast/healing-from-church-hurt/id1458672189?i=1000447431776https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/resolve-yourself-to-the-local-churchhttps://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/the-danger-of-deserting-communityhttps://www.thegospelcoalition.org/churches/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LY8X9WI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/why-do-i-need-other-people-if-i-already-have-jesushttps://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-gospel-centered-start-pulpit/https://www.amazon.com/Relational-Soul-Moving-False-Connection-ebook/dp/B00HUCPX0S/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Relational+soul&qid=1606341667&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

If salvation is just to get me to heaven, then why does it matter how I live now?

Resources:https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/am-i-really-ready-for-heavenhttps://www.thegospelcoalition.org/topics/heaven-and-hell/

Why do people keep telling me that I need Jesus?

Extra Resources:https://www.desiringgod.org/series/why-we-need-a-saviorhttps://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/what-is-the-gospel/#explaining-the-gospel-a-challengehttps://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-treasure-makes-all-the-difference

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