About this episode
Brant discusses the importance of personal effort in spiritual formation and shares insights from a study on those who sheltered Jewish families during the Holocaust.
In this episode, Brant walks through Colossians 3 and highlights a simple but often overlooked truth: no one is going to do your spiritual formation for you. "Clothe yourselves… rid yourselves… set your minds…" — these are decisions we have to make. Grace isn't opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning. If we want to become people marked by compassion, humility, gentleness, and peace, we have to actively put off anger and malice and put on Christlike character. Brant also shares insights from a fascinating study of those who sheltered Jewish families during the Holocaust, revealing that deep spiritual habits formed long before crisis were what shaped courageous responses later. If we want to respond well when pressure comes, the work starts now.
People in this episode
Host: Brant Hansen
Topics covered
- spiritual formation
- personal responsibility
- character development
- compassion
- humility
- gentleness
- peace
Keywords
- spiritual formation
- Colossians 3
- character
- compassion
- humility
- Holocaust
- courage
- pressure
- decisions
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Colossians 3
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