Jeff Cavins

We are. We become just like everybody else. And what you were describing just a moment ago, the church has a name for it, and it is very dangerous, and it's called presumption. And that is that I presume that God will be there even if I commit this sin. But there comes a time where it was your last day. It was your last day on earth. You didn't know that, that it was your last day on earth.

But that's what happened. And so presumption is a very, very dangerous thing to do. And like you said, can you imagine suddenly when Samson realized? But here's the good news. And I love this. And this is a truth that will go throughout all the rest of the Bible reading for our friends. And that is, God is a God of second chances. God is a God of forgiveness.

But that's what happened. And so presumption is a very, very dangerous thing to do. And like you said, can you imagine suddenly when Samson realized? But here's the good news. And I love this. And this is a truth that will go throughout all the rest of the Bible reading for our friends. And that is, God is a God of second chances. God is a God of forgiveness.

But that's what happened. And so presumption is a very, very dangerous thing to do. And like you said, can you imagine suddenly when Samson realized? But here's the good news. And I love this. And this is a truth that will go throughout all the rest of the Bible reading for our friends. And that is, God is a God of second chances. God is a God of forgiveness.

And this is important, and I would just encourage all who are listening, listen, we live in a world today where everything is permissible and nothing is forgivable, right? Everything is permissible, but nothing is forgivable. We'll let you do anything, but we're not going to forgive you. And if that was the case with Samson,

And this is important, and I would just encourage all who are listening, listen, we live in a world today where everything is permissible and nothing is forgivable, right? Everything is permissible, but nothing is forgivable. We'll let you do anything, but we're not going to forgive you. And if that was the case with Samson,

And this is important, and I would just encourage all who are listening, listen, we live in a world today where everything is permissible and nothing is forgivable, right? Everything is permissible, but nothing is forgivable. We'll let you do anything, but we're not going to forgive you. And if that was the case with Samson,

He would not have renewed his covenant by a demonstration of his hair, and he, on the last thing he did, brought down the gods of the Philistines. So I think that's an important thing to remember, is that even though we live in a world that permits everything, it's a world that won't forgive anything, but God will.

He would not have renewed his covenant by a demonstration of his hair, and he, on the last thing he did, brought down the gods of the Philistines. So I think that's an important thing to remember, is that even though we live in a world that permits everything, it's a world that won't forgive anything, but God will.

He would not have renewed his covenant by a demonstration of his hair, and he, on the last thing he did, brought down the gods of the Philistines. So I think that's an important thing to remember, is that even though we live in a world that permits everything, it's a world that won't forgive anything, but God will.

And there's one more point as you're reading the book of Judges that you're going to notice at the very beginning of it and the very end of it, there's going to be one phrase. And that phrase is that every man did what was right in their own eyes. And that's where you land. is if every man does what is right in his own eyes.

And there's one more point as you're reading the book of Judges that you're going to notice at the very beginning of it and the very end of it, there's going to be one phrase. And that phrase is that every man did what was right in their own eyes. And that's where you land. is if every man does what is right in his own eyes.

And there's one more point as you're reading the book of Judges that you're going to notice at the very beginning of it and the very end of it, there's going to be one phrase. And that phrase is that every man did what was right in their own eyes. And that's where you land. is if every man does what is right in his own eyes.

And that's something that is a challenge for us today is that we have been given leadership and God has given us leadership in the church. And we have to resist that temptation to say, you know what? I'm an American. I'm going to pull myself up by the bootstraps. And I think I know what's best. And I think I can make this decision. And I'll take it from here, God. Yeah.

And that's something that is a challenge for us today is that we have been given leadership and God has given us leadership in the church. And we have to resist that temptation to say, you know what? I'm an American. I'm going to pull myself up by the bootstraps. And I think I know what's best. And I think I can make this decision. And I'll take it from here, God. Yeah.

And that's something that is a challenge for us today is that we have been given leadership and God has given us leadership in the church. And we have to resist that temptation to say, you know what? I'm an American. I'm going to pull myself up by the bootstraps. And I think I know what's best. And I think I can make this decision. And I'll take it from here, God. Yeah.

That's one thing you don't say to God is I'll take it from here. But that was the attitude of Israel during the period of the judges. And I mean, you're a priest, you know yourself, you work with people every day. The idea that I can take it from here and I'm going to do what's right in my own eyes, you know exactly where that lands people.

That's one thing you don't say to God is I'll take it from here. But that was the attitude of Israel during the period of the judges. And I mean, you're a priest, you know yourself, you work with people every day. The idea that I can take it from here and I'm going to do what's right in my own eyes, you know exactly where that lands people.

That's one thing you don't say to God is I'll take it from here. But that was the attitude of Israel during the period of the judges. And I mean, you're a priest, you know yourself, you work with people every day. The idea that I can take it from here and I'm going to do what's right in my own eyes, you know exactly where that lands people.

Exactly. You know, one of the biggest questions, and I'm a predictor here, and that is one of the biggest questions that's going to come out of this is, Father Mike, Jeff, What about this complete, utter obliteration of cities? And what I'm going to say about that is that we do have some help here. And that is that every Thursday at 2 p.m.