Messages with tag - Ethics232 - Of God, Beauty, and Music - Part 1 [B]Tuesday, October 06, 2020by Robert DeanPassage: Psalm 30:4Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)Duration: 1 hr 13 mins 20 secsHave you heard about the worship wars? Listen to this lesson to learn that for some time churches have been engaged in trying to agree on what constitutes good church music. Hear some fallacies to avoid and certain criteria for making decisions in this arena. Find out what makes music beautiful and what standards are used to measure this. See that the Scriptures express the splendor and beauty of God and the music we sing should express this. Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:slideshow 07 - The Foundation of LawThursday, June 25, 2020by Robert DeanSeries: How Should We Then Vote? (2020)Duration: 1 hr 18 mins 59 secsWhat is the value of human life? Listen to this lesson to learn whether the Bible teaches that mankind is basically good or flawed. Find out that what the majority of the people in a nation believe about this determines its success and destiny. See the importance of parents teaching children a biblical moral compass and how they will be held accountable for their actions. Learn how the Ten Commandments are the foundation for an ethical society. Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:slideshow 06 - The Problem of HumanityThursday, June 18, 2020by Robert DeanSeries: How Should We Then Vote? (2020)Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 38 secsWhat is sin? Is it just doing horrific things like murder? Listen to this lesson to hear God’s definition of sin and why all mankind is born with a sin nature. See that there must be a standard to judge whether something is right or something is wrong and find out from where that standard is derived. Learn what the “mouth of the wicked” refers to. As we see what is happening in our country today, help us to understand that God is in control and that we can help by praying for our leaders. Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:slideshow 05 - What is Right? What is Just?Thursday, June 11, 2020by Robert DeanSeries: How Should We Then Vote? (2020)Duration: 1 hr 11 mins 53 secs“That’s just wrong!” When you hear that statement, ask what makes some things wrong and other things right. Listen to this lesson to learn that decisions about right and wrong must be based on a standard. Find out that only the biblical standard is the correct value system that never changes. See that when righteous standards are violated the tyranny of relativism takes over and destroys safety and peace.Below are links to some of the resources Dr. Dean mentioned during this Bible class:The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left by Yuval LevinA Conflict of Visions by Thomas SowellFireside Chat Episode #138 - Pay Attention: Your Freedom is Fragile - with Dennis Prager Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:slideshow 01 - How Should We Then Vote?Thursday, May 14, 2020by Robert DeanPassage: Proverbs 14:34 & Proverbs 29:2Series: How Should We Then Vote? (2020)Duration: 1 hr 9 mins 33 secsCan the Bible help us to decide how we should vote? Listen to this lesson that begins a new series on understanding and applying a Judeo-Christian worldview. Hear two verses in Proverbs that show the importance of having a righteous standard as the foundation of a nation. Find out where this standard comes from. See the four ways of thinking that help us come to conclusions. Use this opportunity to learn what a good, wise government looks like.During this lesson Dr. Dean mentioned the book The Universe Next Door by James Sires. Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:slideshow 19 - Why We Should Believe in Wisdom's Claims [B]Sunday, June 02, 2013by Robert DeanPassage: Proverbs 8:12-21Series: Proverbs (2013)Duration: 57 mins 28 secsWhat do you fear most? Tornadoes? Hurricanes? Losing your job? Cancer? The death of a loved one, or even your own death? Proverbs tells us one thing we should really be fearing. Listen to this lesson to understand the true meaning of the "fear of the Lord" and the many blessings and benefits that follow. Discover how being oriented to the authority of God is the glue that holds everything together. See the importance of governments having leaders who fear the Lord. Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:readslideshow 16 - How Paul Communicates the Gospel [C]Thursday, April 21, 2011by Robert DeanPassage: Romans 1:28-32 & Acts 14:8-20Series: Romans (2010)Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 35 secsAlso includes Acts 17:17-33 Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:readslideshow 13 - The Effect of Sin on Knowledge [B]Thursday, March 31, 2011by Robert DeanPassage: Romans 1:18-28Series: Romans (2010)Duration: 58 mins 1 sec Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:readslideshow 12 - The Knowledge of God [B]Thursday, March 24, 2011by Robert DeanPassage: Romans 1:18-22Series: Romans (2010)Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 10 secs Video:watch Audio:listendownload Text:readslideshow 2 - The Fifth Cycle of DisciplineWednesday, May 02, 2001by Robert DeanPassage: Daniel 1:1-3Series: Daniel (2001)Duration: 54 mins 44 secs Audio:listendownload Text:read