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Never Forget The Gospel 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Simon Pranaitis examines how Paul's conversion testimony reveals three essential ways the gospel continues to work in believers' lives decades after salvation. Writing...
Christian Ethics and the Old Testament, Part 3 - Lesson 18
Dave Rich concludes his examination of how Christians should approach the Old Testament for ethical guidance. Building on previous lessons about the Mosaic law, Rich s...
Christian Ethics and the Old Testament, Part 2 - Lesson 17
Dave Rich continues his examination of how Christians should approach the Old Testament law. This teaching tackles one of the most debated questions in biblical ethics...
Christian Ethics and the Old Testament - Lesson 16
Dave Rich tackles one of the most debated questions in Christian theology: How should believers use the Old Testament law for ethical guidance? With clarity and biblic...
The Concscience, Part 2 - Lesson 15
Dave Rich continues exploring the conscience, part 2, in this biblical teaching on conscience development and maintenance. The conscience must be trained through God's...
The Concscience, Part 1 - Lesson 14
Dave Rich begins a critical examination of the Christian conscience in this first installment of Fire in the Hole. Drawing from both Old and New Testament texts, Rich ...
The Believer's Work in Sanctification, Part 2 - Lesson 13
Dave Rich continues exploring the believer's work in sanctification through five essential spiritual practices. Understanding God's fatherly discipline transforms tria...
The Believer's Work in Sanctification, Part 1 - Lesson 12
Dave Rich examines essential elements of the believer's work in sanctification, demonstrating how Christians actively cooperate with God's transforming power. Understa...
Sanctification - Lesson 11
Dave Rich delivers a comprehensive examination of Christian ethics by exploring the biblical lists of virtues and vices found throughout Scripture. This message focuse...
The Fear of God - Lesson 10
The Fear of God stands as a foundational virtue in Christian ethics, appearing throughout Scripture as the beginning of wisdom and knowledge. Dave Rich examines this e...
Love, Part 2 - Lesson 9
Dave Rich explores love as a Christian virtue that pervades all moral decisions and relationships. This comprehensive virtue extends to believers and the lost, demonst...
Love, Part 1 - Lesson 8
Dave Rich explores love as a Christian virtue flowing from God's eternal nature within the Trinity. This love extends from the Father's love for the Son before creatio...
Faith - Lesson 7
Dave Rich examines faith as a Christian virtue rooted in knowledge, assent, and trust in God's promises. Beyond justifying faith that receives salvation through Christ...
Q&A with Pastor/Elder Jim Osman - November 16, 2025
Jim Osman addresses pressing questions in a Q&A covering evangelical concerns and biblical faithfulness. Topics include The Gospel Coalition's theological drift, the m...
Virtue Ethics - Lesson 6
Dave Rich examines virtue ethics within Christian teaching, contrasting secular approaches with biblical principles. While godless virtue ethics lacks authority and st...
The Glory of God - Lesson 5
Dave Rich examines the glory of God as the central purpose of Christian living in this lesson on Christian ethics. The glory of God represents the ultimate telos—the m...
Situationism - Lesson 4
Dave Rich examines situationism, the ethical system popularized by Joseph Fletcher, which claims that love is the only moral absolute. Through careful biblical analysi...
Refining Christian Ethics: Deontology and Teleology - Lesson 3
Dave Rich examines the foundational ethical frameworks of deontology and teleology through a Christian lens. Deontology emphasizes rules-based ethics where acts confor...
Voluntarism vs. Essentialism and Noncognitive Ethics - Lesson 2
Dave Rich examines the fundamental question of what makes a thing good by contrasting voluntarism vs. essentialism through the lens of Scripture. The discussion addres...
Introduction to Christian Ethics - Lesson 1
This introduction to Christian ethics explores the foundational principles of biblical morality. The lesson examines three categories of ethics: descriptive, normative...