#18 (S3-E4) Episode 18 on the Well for Goodness Sake – THE 4:8 LIFE PODCAST is a real-life chat with author-podcaster, Jesus follower, wife, and mother, Jo Fuenzalida. On today’s episode, Part 2 of UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTER OF GOD. We dive even deeper into the key passage, Exodus 34:6-7, dissecting the tension of God’s mercy and justice. We take a closer look individually at the five attributes of God from the key passage: compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, loyal in love, and faithfulness. There is only one REALITY! The reality of God, His creation, Kingship, purpose, and plan for all of creation. Your eternity depends on the reality you are walking and living in.

Are you walking and living in the one reality of the living Lord and King of the heavens and earth, the God of the Bible?

Are you in union with the Holy God, and unashamedly His?

Welcome to the SAFE SPACE. Listen and be encouraged that you are not alone.

KEY VERSES

Exodus 34:6-7 “6The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord  — the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding (overflowing) in faithful (loyal) love and truth, maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin. 7But he will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation.”

KEY FOCAL POINTS

Compassionate God: God is “Yahweh” (Rakh-oom’), His character is “rakh-umim”. God’s character and this Hebrew word are analogous to the compassionate care of a mother and her newborn baby.

Gracious God: KHANUN is the HEBREW noun FOR GRACIOUS. Related is the verb KHEN (often translated as GRACE or FAVOR), and it gets interesting if you follow its use throughout the Bible.

Slow to Anger God: In Hebrew, “SLOW TO ANGER” is pronounced, “er’ik-uh-pie-em”. The common Hebrew biblical way of referring to an angry person was “hot nose”, or “their nose burned hot”.

Loyal Loving God: LOYAL LOVE translates into the Hebrew word “KHESED”. KHESED describes acts of loyalty that are motivated by deep personal care from someone.

Faithful God: The Hebrew word EMET means FAITHFULNESS or TRUTH. It’s also related to the word many of you have already heard in church – AMEN!

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REFERENCED

Bible Project (You Version Bible Plan “The Character of God”).

You Version Bible App.

“The Story of Reality” (Koukle, G., 2017).

#17 (S2-E3) Episode 17 on the Well for Goodness Sake – THE 4:8 LIFE PODCAST is a real-life chat with author-podcaster, Jesus follower, wife, and mother, Jo Fuenzalida. On today’s episode, Part 1 of UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTER OF GOD. We dive deep into the key passage, Exodus 34:6-7, which allows us to dissect the tension of God’s mercy and justice. We cover the five attributes of God from the key passage, which demonstrate His compassionate and gracious nature, how He is slow to anger, loyal in love, and faithful to us. Jesus paid the ultimate price for you to be in union with God.

Have you left any space in your life for the Lord who did that for you?

Welcome to the SAFE SPACE. Listen and be encouraged that you are not alone.

REFERENCED

“The Story of Reality” (Koukle, G., 2017).

KEY VERSES

Exodus 34:6-7 “6The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord  — the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding (overflowing) in faithful (loyal) love and truth, maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin. 7But he will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation.”

KEY FOCAL POINTS

Dissecting the tension between God’s mercy and justice: the question is, is God a God of compassion, love, and mercy? Or is He a God of anger and justice, based on the key passage and the tension between verses six and seven?

A closer look at the five attributes of God found in Exodus 34:6:

· Compassionate

· Gracious

· Slow to Anger

· Loyal in Love

· Faithfulness

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#16 (S3-E2) Episode 15 on the Well for Goodness Sake – THE 4:8 LIFE PODCAST is a real-life chat with author-podcaster, Jesus follower, wife, and mother, Jo Fuenzalida. On today’s episode, Part 2 of STEP UP. A welcome back to the official relaunch of the podcast, plus diving deeper into scripture to understand more about answering God’s call in your life and LETTING GO. We take a closer look at Mathew 16:24, share more relatable stories, and fully dissect obedience, surrender, and unashamedly belonging to God.

You were never meant to fill someone else’s shoes; you were meant to STEP UP, pick up the torch, and keep carrying the light!

Welcome to the SAFE SPACE. Listen and be encouraged that you are not alone.

KEY VERSES

Matthew 16:24 KJV “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

KEY FOCAL POINTS

Letting Go: Discovery is made through obedience to God. The Greek word for “LET HIM DENY” is ἀπαρνέομαι. It is pronounced ap-ar-neh'-om-ahee (verb). It means to deny or lose sight of oneself. This refers to completely letting go of self-interest in order to become free and capable of “picking up your cross” to follow Christ.

The Symbol of the Torch: Throughout scripture, the torch holds symbolic meaning and has a significant purpose. There is a concept of “passing a torch”, as if passing down spiritual responsibility (example reference, 2 Timothy 1:6-7). “Stepping up with courage and strength” is used when answering God’s call (example reference, Joshua 1:9). “Answering the call in your life” is a metaphor often used when describing how Christians should be “the light of the world” (example reference, Matthew 5:14-16).

Taking Action: Accepting God’s call is marked by obedience and surrender to God. Sometimes this means letting go of something or someone.

Life of Purpose: A life unashamedly belonging to God and His call. Philippians 1:20 NIV “I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.”

NEVER MISS A THING

🤍 Access everything on the website:

🤍 The FREE eBook “Understanding The Character of God”, the WFGS Newsletter (weekly/bi-weekly), encouragement, relatable humor, and biblical truth, plus be first to access upcoming and featured episodes, upcoming books or guides, upcoming live groups, or Bible studies, and all social platforms.

🤍 www.wellforgoodnesssake.com