Righteousness And A Nation

About this episode

The episode explores the implications of Proverbs 14:34 on modern society, discussing the importance of building lives and a nation on godliness while addressing themes of marriage and intimacy.

A single Bible verse can feel like a mirror, and Proverbs 14:34 is one of them: “Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” We start there, then follow the thread into prayer, Scripture, and the hard question underneath so much modern anxiety: what are we building our lives and our country on when God is pushed to the margins? We move from Song of Solomon to talk honestly about marriage and why intimacy is meant to be a normal, life-giving part of covenant love, no...

People in this episode

Host: Jesse

Topics covered

• righteousness
• nation
• prayer
• Scripture
• marriage
• intimacy
• covenant love

Keywords

• godliness
• sin
• anxiety
• marriage
• intimacy
• covenant
• Scripture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Proverbs 14:34, Song of Solomon

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