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The Mark Driscoll Podcast

What Actually Destroyed the Roman Empire

The Mark Driscoll Podcast

Mark Driscoll

Religion & Spirituality

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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If you're a man, you've probably thought about the Roman Empire. You've probably thought about it a couple times today! But what really destroyed the Roman Empire? Join us for a podcast on the true killer of one the world's largest empires!


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0:00.0

There are certain things that are immoral that are not illegal using Paul's words

0:06.6

illegal is the government

0:08.6

immoral is God and usually people will well it's not a crime, no, but it's immoral, it's a sin.

0:17.0

You see the difference? So what he's saying is that the government is going to have laws, but God's laws are actually a higher standard.

0:28.0

You can be doing something that is not illegal, but it is immoral.

0:32.0

They can't put you in jail for it, but They can't put you in jail for it but he can

0:34.2

put you in hell for it. And you just need to know this sometimes the government

0:39.1

isn't moral either. Okay and so but the difference is this, let's say you're in a, let's say you're in a

0:47.4

dating relationship and your boyfriend is a jerk and he's running around on you.

0:53.0

Can you call 911?

0:55.4

Okay, go down here.

0:56.4

My boyfriend is being unfaithful.

0:59.2

Please come and taser him.

1:00.9

You know, and the answer is is no because that's not illegal that's immoral

1:07.0

that's immoral and moral and so what he's saying is in the church and how

1:10.9

God's people treat one another we need to think not just in terms of what

1:15.3

is legal and illegal, but what is moral and immoral.

1:18.9

Not just what is right or wrong in the side of the government, but what is right or wrong in the sight of God?

1:24.8

Now, what happens is as soon as we start having this conversation about authority in God,

1:29.7

identity, established by our Savior and our sexuality being subjugated to our Savior and the word of God,

1:37.0

immediately people get very defensive.

1:39.0

Like you have no right to speak into my life. This is my private affairs. I'm an adult and

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