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Dr. Jim Garlow is a lifelong pastor who most recently served in San Diego, California, and now leads Well Versed, a ministry dedicated to bringing biblical
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The Power of Your Voice 0:10 Well, we welcome you to chapter 45. Chapter 45, a reverse from culturally woke to biblically awake. Chapter 45 is cancel culture. Now we've already talked about0:22 that a little bit in some of the previous videos, but let me touch on it just a little bit if I can. The most 1 of the most important things you have is the capacity to speak. 1 of the most important rights we have is0:31 the capacity to speak, speak out our thoughts, the the the capacity to assemble and share those views. You look at the beginning of Genesis, and what did God do? He spoke. I suppose he could have thought the world of0:43 into existence, but he didn't. He spoke. He said, and God said, let there be. And God said, let there be light, for example. And there was light. And God said, we value, the capacity of the spoken0:55 word. Peter and John, why were they arrested in in the book of Acts chapter 5? They were arrested for speaking. There's something about our voice and our identity that are are wrapped up the same.1:07 Years ago, I went to teach at a university for a short time, and I I lost my voice within a month. And I had to have vocal cord surgery. And for 1 month after the vocal cord1:19 surgery, I wasn't allowed to speak out loud. I had 1 of those little things where you could write on and you pulled it up and the words disappeared. So I would communicate that way by writing. It's It's very, very1:28 difficult. Here I was a young professor, fresh out of a doctoral program, trying to teach university classes, and I was having to do it through a very difficult method. And and I I learned very quickly that when you lose1:40 your voice, you lose your identity. Your voice is your identity. So to have your voice silenced is a is a is a loss. It's more than just sound waves. It's it's a loss1:52 of kind of who you are. When we talk about the topic of censorship, those on the left, as opposed to conservatives, view it differently. Those on the left view it as accountability. We gotta hold those people accountable2:03 for what they say. On the on those on conservative view it properly. It's what it is. It's censorship trying to silence people. In academia, in the university2:15 system today, there was a time when we used to call it liberal arts, liberal education. Liberal did not mean left wing. Liberal at that time meant open minded, willing to think through, willing to2:27 hear other ideas. But the so called liberals got control of the universities, and they silence anybody who's who's conservative. University of California at Berkeley, for example, was known for the2:39 free speech movement. Free speech. Say what I want to say. That was the great riots of the 19 sixties and 19 seventies. Free speech movement. But now go on a campus like that and try to articulate conservative2:50 viewpoints, you you can't even you can't even possibly do it. In fact, 1 of my acquaintances is an attorney. She's head of the Alliance Defending Freedom. She went to Yale University in March of 203:02 22 to speak on a topic, interesting topic, and it was on the issue of how to have civility and professionalism when there's differing views. And what did the Yale University law students do3:14 when she got there to speak on handling the differences' opinions? They yelled her down. They screamed her down until she was not able to speak. Could not speak at all. At a seminar3:26 on how to articulate our differences, handle our differences in civility and professionalism. What has happened in our culture? Well, a lack of what DEI, the lack of DNI. Diversity3:38 of viewpoint. If you do not line up with, political correctness, you'll be silenced. Inclusion, well, include everybody except you if you happen to have a conservative conservative3:50 view. Is this critical? This is very critical. The most important the most important right we have, that First Amendment, that that the right to speak and that right to assemble,4:02 that is a precious, precious liberty. In fact, the most what was the most important question ever asked of Jesus? And what was the most important thing He ever said? Well, the most important question that was ever askedDefending Truth and Free Speech 4:13 was asked by Pilate. He said, What is truth? What is truth? That's a good question to be asking. And it was amazing He was standing in the presence of truth. Jesus would later say, and I would contend this is 14:25 of the most important things. He said everything that Jesus said was important, but when he said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. I am I am truth. What's at issue here and why we care deeply about4:37 this is we love truth. Well, we're taking us all from being culturally woke to biblically awake.4:48 Now let us pray. Heavenly father, we honor and serve you with compassion and grace by speaking up for the voiceless and defending5:00 vulnerable people who are unjustly treated. Uphold our right to free speech, especially for speaking about your word and bringing your5:12 good news. Honour our nation's founders who sacrificed so much to have a country where we could know the truth, because it's the truth that sets us free.5:24 We thank you for the ability to speak your world with boldness and empower, and that it is even a weapon, the sword of the spirit. And we thank you,5:35 Lord, for your presence among us, the words you've given us, the ability to not be silent. In Jesus' name, amen.5:46 We hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for watching. Don't forget to check out the discussion questions that are attached. Have a fun time studying and we will see you in the next chapter.In this video 0:00 The Power of Your Voice4:08 Defending Truth and Free Speech
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