Daniel 1:1-8: The Principles You Decide Before the Pressure Comes

Daniel 1:1-8: The Principles You Decide Before the Pressure Comes

September 8, 2026 · 32 min

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Sean McDowell discusses the importance of having principles established before facing pressure, using the story of Daniel as a key example.

Here's a question worth sitting with: what are the principles you actually live by? In this message I look at Daniel. They changed where he lived, what he studied, the language he spoke, and even his name. But the text says he had resolved not to defile himself (past tense). He didn't develop those convictions under pressure. He arrived with them. CHECK OUT: Logos Bible 60 Day Free Trial ( https://logos.com/mcdowell) CHECK OUT: Consider Supporting the Ministry! ( https://seanmcdowell.org/give) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA ( https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [smdcertdisc] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program ( https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: ( https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter:  https://x.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sean_mcdowell?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org 0:00 — What principles do you actually live by? 1:15 — A lesson from my dad 3:06 — Daniel: a man of principles 6:08 — Daniel 1: the siege of Jerusalem 11:01…

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