Eps 71 To What Are We Ultimately Loyal Pt 4

We look at the three steps that lead from righteous anger to corrupt righteous anger.  Nahum illustrates all three steps.  We also look at the book of Jonah, which might have been written as a counterpoint to Nahum.  Jonah shares the same mindset as Nahum: the Assyrians must be destroyed.  But with Jonah, God wants him to go to preach to the Assyrians in their capital of Nineveh.  How serious are Nahum and Jonah about their faith?  Have they added nationalism to their faith, making it equal to or more important than their faith?  Do we add things to our faith- loyalty to an institution, political ideology or social group-making it equal to or more important than our faith?

    In the next episode we will look at what boundaries we should look at to avoid falling into corrupt righteous anger.  To learn more about Craig's books and music, go to

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