Bloody, Brutal and Barbaric? Ep. 8, 1 Samuel 15: Church Leadership, Repentance, and Hard Conversations

Summary

While Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric? is about the Canaanite conquest, as we read the chapter on Saul and the Amalekites, we couldn’t help but notice how strongly it is highlighted that Saul is an unfit leader, who cares about his own glory and position, far more than he cares about obedience to God. Perhaps it is the current reckoning in which much of the evangelical church finds itself, but we felt we’d be remiss if we didn’t stop and consider how this Old Testament text so encourages us to think through this relevant issue.

Notes

1) Listeners who want to look further into issues of power abuse in the church may be interested in some of the following resources:

Glen Scrivener’s material on abuse in the church following the Ravi Zacharias scandal: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4zD5797LHdeSKbVtM7_AzOO-4miUyRQo

Roys Report https://julieroys.com/podcast/

CT on John MacArthur https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/february/grace-community-church-elder-biblical-counseling-abuse.html

Rise and Fall of Mars Hill https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/

Bodies Behind the Bus https://open.spotify.com/show/10b0rbS8MNB7UjNIlWUAmf

Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp https://www.amazon.ca/Dangerous-Calling-Confronting-Challenges-Pastoral/dp/1433541378/

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