The Crowned King EP81

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Psalm 2 in the Passion Translation becomes "I will reveal the eternal purpose of God" and "I have crowned you as my king eternal."

James welcomes listeners to Finding Our Way and names the aim plainly: finding the goodness of God. He says God is good, God is love, and God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses against them. Larry keeps that center line steady, and the two of them stay there. They invite listeners to keep going with them and point people to Findingourway.co. The site holds the show, the podcasts, the YouTube channel, a blog, and a contact form. James also points to Robin Smith's It Is Finished as a book that has blessed his own journey. He reads a short blurb from the back cover and uses it as another doorway into the same theme. From there the conversation moves into the psalm. They ask what it means when God says to ask and whether the Father answers that prayer. They talk about the nations as inheritance and connect that to New Testament language about purpose and posterity. The king in the psalm becomes the center of the discussion. They speak of a king eternal, a son crowned by the Father, and a decree that reaches beyond one moment in history. They wonder how the king stretches to the ends of the earth. The answer they settle on is love that ravishes the heart and crushes rebellion from the inside. They keep reframing the rod of iron in that light. What sounds hard at first becomes a picture of love winning against resistance. The discussion keeps tying God's purpose to his nature and pleasure. Goodness leads to metanoia, and metanoia is a change in the way a person thinks. They finish by linking that turn to Jesus' resurrection, the kingdom of heaven at hand, and the nearness of the kingdom within reach. The closing returns to the same promise: abundant life, the goodness of the Father, and his immeasurable love for everyone.

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A warm, scripture-led conversation about reconciliation, kingdom purpose, and repentance.

James and Larry keep the focus on God’s goodness, God’s love, and Jesus as reconciliation rather than condemnation. Their back-and-forth uses the language of nations, inheritance, and metanoia without turning the talk stiff or academic, so the theology stays plain and…

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