When God was king over Israel, there were a lot of death sentences for things that we have been desensitized to today. Understanding what these capital crimes were helps us climb into the mind of God to see what He will not tolerate and, therefore, what we shouldn’t tolerate either. One such crime that earned execution in the Old Testament was dishonoring parents. Listen as Jim Van Gelderen helps us get God’s perspective on our sin from the Old Testament so that we can properly agree with God about it and find forgiveness.
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Dr. Jim Van Gelderen is president of Minutemen Ministries, vice-president of Baptist College of Ministry, and evangelist out of Falls Baptist Church. He and his wife, Rhonda, travel the country in evangelism. They have three daughters.
