More Than A Song - Discovering The Truth Of Scripture Hidden In Today's Popular Christian Music

Send us a textOur culture seems to be addicted to extreme makeovers. Whether it is a house or a person, we LOVE to see dramatic pictures of before and after. This week's song, "That Was Then, This Is Now" by Josh Wilson, leads us to Ephesians, where we discover a dramatic picture of us before Christ and after Christ.I introduce a pretty neat tool to help you visualize this contrast clearly. I hope you try it for yourself!In this episode, I discuss:Listening to Scripture using YouVersionReading the entire letter to the EphesiansThe contrast of who we were before and after Christ - Ephesians 5:8The Bible Interaction Tool - "Pick a Side: Charting Contrasts in Scripture"Unpacking Ephesians 4 to discover "that was then" vs. "this is now"Reading in unfamiliar translations for things to jump out at youNot allowing anger to control usThe poverty spirit and what it is contrasted withHow God's characteristics spans both columnsAdditional ResourcesLyricsStory behind the