From the Archives: Alistair Begg A Loving Response (with Grant R. Castleberry)
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Grace & Truth with Owen Strachan
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🗓️ 3 July 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Dr. Owen Strachan has the day off today, but we here at Grace and Truth don't want to leave you without any edifying content! In this popular episode, Owen is joined by Grant Castleberry, senior pastor of Capital Community Church in Raleigh, N.C., and they respond to a piece written by Alistair Begg regarding whether Christians can attend transgender weddings. They argue that attending a transgender wedding would be participating in a work of darkness and giving approval to sin. They highlight the need for Christians to show love and compassion to sinners, but not at the expense of compromising biblical truth and holiness.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, happy summer. It's Owen Strand. I'm back. Except right now, grace and truth is on a short summer break. There's a lot going on in my life. My family is moving from one state to another, and we may even be enjoying just a few days of this summer. And so this episode is one we have run previously, but it's one that our audience, my audience has responded to very strongly, and so we're representing it to you in hopes that it will be a blessing in some small |
| 0:25.8 | way to you. We'll be back recording and releasing new episodes very soon. Until I return, enjoy your |
| 0:31.9 | summer, and God bless you. Should Christians go to transgender weddings, and air quotes? That is a hot topic today. On grace and truth, |
| 0:50.6 | we're going to think about this issue once more. And I'm very excited to be |
| 0:54.4 | joined by a guest who's going to give a good bit of biblical wisdom and pastoral insight on |
| 0:58.8 | this perspective. Before I introduce him, welcome to Grace and Truth. My name is Owen Strand. I am your |
| 1:03.9 | host. Please subscribe to this podcast on all relevant platforms. Today, as I said, I am joined by |
| 1:10.1 | Grant. Castleberry Grant is the |
| 1:11.4 | senior pastor of Capitol Community Church in Raleigh North Carolina a |
| 1:14.7 | terrific church he's also the head of Unashamed Truth Ministries which is a |
| 1:18.6 | great resource ministry for you he's a dear friend of mine he is the only three |
| 1:23.0 | time guest ever on Grace and Truth Grant welcome to this podcast man it Man, it's good to be with you. Glad to be here. |
| 1:31.1 | Well, this is a sober topic for us both. I want to start us off by reading just a couple of verses, |
| 1:38.5 | and then we'll dive into the topic at hand. First, third John four. John writes to his audience, I have no greater joy than to hear |
| 1:49.0 | that my children are walking in the truth. So that from the outset frames our discussion, |
| 1:56.6 | because we are not here to nitpick people. We are not here to be legalists. |
| 2:03.0 | We are not here thinking that we are the only ones who have a purchase on the truth. |
| 2:07.2 | So let these things be heard and I trust received out there. |
| 2:11.3 | And then a second text before we dive in here, Grant, 1 Timothy 5.1. |
| 2:15.8 | Paul writes to Timothy, do not rebuke an older man, |
| 2:19.4 | but encourage him as you would a father. And so you and I, let's just cut to the quick here, |
| 2:25.7 | are going to be engaging. Alistair begs words about going to a transgender wedding |
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