Responsibility

About this episode

Angus Buchan discusses the theme of responsibility in faith and family, referencing biblical teachings.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 19th of April, 2026 and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Old Testament, in the Book of Numbers 32:32: ” We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us on this side of the Jordan.”  Now the situation was, as they were going to go across into the land of milk and honey, the Children of Israel, there were two and a half tribes that asked Moses if they could remain on the other side of the Jordan, because they were cattlemen and they were shepherds, and the land was good and the grass was good and they didn’t want to go across.  So Moses sought counsel from the Lord. The Lord said, ”Yes, they can stay there, but first they have an obligation, they have a responsibility, they need to go with all the other tribes across the River Jordan and fight and defeat the enemy, and then when the battle has been won they can return back, to the other side of the Jordan, and that’s when they can have their inheritance.” Then we go to the New Testament, 1 Timothy 5:8. The Lord says: “…

People in this episode

Host: Angus Buchan

Topics covered

• responsibility
• faith
• family
• Christian teachings
• Old Testament
• New Testament

Keywords

• responsibility
• faith
• family
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• Christianity
• inheritance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Book of Numbers, 1 Timothy

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