In this message from the 2024 Church and Family Life Conference, Dr. Scott Aniol explores the essential connection between singing and discipleship as commanded in Colossians 3:16. While many are familiar with the verse “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,” we often overlook the broader context. Paul’s instruction to sing is deeply tied to living as faithful disciples of Christ. Through singing, we not only meditate on God’s Word but also cultivate spiritual maturity, build unity within the body of Christ, and align our hearts with heavenly things.

In this teaching, we unpack how singing can help us fulfill the commands of discipleship—putting to death earthly passions, putting on spiritual affections, and living in harmony with others. Discover how singing can form mature affections, harmonize God’s people, and even help kill earthly passions. As we dive into the rich spiritual purpose of music in discipleship, we emphasize the importance of intentional, robust, and doctrinally sound singing in both our homes and churches.

Key topics covered:
 • Singing as an essential part of discipleship
 • How singing helps the Word of Christ dwell richly within us
 • The power of music in forming mature spiritual affections
 • How to lead our families and churches in biblical singing

Join us in recovering the powerful role of singing in the spiritual life, just as the early church understood. Let us raise our voices in faith and in truth to help cultivate the kind of discipleship that honors God and transforms lives.

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Listen as Dr. Scott Aniol unpacks the biblical and theological reasons why Christians should sing imprecatory psalms—those psalms that call for God’s justice against evil and wickedness. Exploring the role of these often-neglected psalms in worship, Dr. Aniol explains how they reflect God’s holiness, justice, and the believer’s submission to His will. Learn why the full range of the Psalms, including imprecatory psalms, is essential for a balanced and faithful worship of God. Discover how singing these psalms can deepen our prayer life, shape our understanding of justice, and equip us to engage with a fallen world.

📖 Scripture References: Psalm 7, Psalm 58, Psalm 109
🎵 Topics Covered: Imprecatory Psalms, Worship, Singing Scripture
📌 Keywords: Imprecatory Psalms, Singing Psalms, Biblical Worship, Christian Music, Dr. Scott Aniol

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In this thought-provoking exploration, Dr. Scott Aniol reveals profound insights on beauty, truth, and the nature of human knowledge. Beauty is not just something we see but the lens through which we perceive all truth and goodness. Dr. Aniol discusses a key principle of Christian thought—that beauty, truth, and goodness are inseparable and that beauty itself reflects the nature of God. Join Dr. Aniol as he explains how Christian aesthetics and beauty play a critical role in understanding God, his Word, and his world.

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 • C.S. Lewis’s view on the nature of beauty and light
 • The role of beauty in Christian theology and philosophy
 • How beauty serves as a medium for truth and goodness
 • Why aesthetics and discernment matter in Christian sanctification
 • Understanding beauty’s connection to wisdom and worship

Discover how beauty shapes our perception of God’s truth and equips us to live in harmony with His creation.

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Dr. Scott Aniol addresses core reasons Christians should avoid worship music from Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation He responds to Liberty University’s student newspaper article, "Saving Dmitri: Worshipping in Spirit and In Truth" by Luke Kilker (https://www.liberty.edu/champion/2024/10/saving-dmitri-worshipping-in-spirit-and-in-truth/), exploring why believers should carefully discern the worship music they sing. Kilker references Dr. Aniol's article, "Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation" (https://g3min.org/stop-singing-hillsong-bethel-jesus-culture-and-elevation/).

Dr. Aniol examines how music can shape and reflect theology, and why understanding this influence is essential for true worship in spirit and truth. He references his articles "How Music Embodies Theology" (https://g3min.org/how-music-embodies-theology/) and "Two Kinds of Worship Music" (https://g3min.org/two-kinds-of-worship-music/) to explain the theological and spiritual implications of music choice in worship.

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 • “Stop Singing Hillsong, Bethel, Jesus Culture, and Elevation”: https://g3min.org/stop-singing-hillsong-bethel-jesus-culture-and-elevation/
 • “How Music Embodies Theology”: https://g3min.org/how-music-embodies-theology/
 • “Two Kinds of Worship Music”: https://g3min.org/two-kinds-of-worship-music/

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In this video, Dr. Scott Aniol dives into the core differences between Old Earth Creationism (OEC) and Young Earth Creationism (YEC), and why many proponents of YEC find OEC problematic. We’ll explore how the interpretation of Genesis plays a pivotal role, and what science says about the age of the earth. From theological implications to the integrity of biblical literalism, we examine why Young Earth Creationists argue that the timeline of creation is central to maintaining a literal understanding of Scripture. Watch as we break down the key contradictions in Old Earth Creationism and how it conflicts with the biblical narrative of a young earth, as well as what this means for the debate between faith and science.

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 • Theological contrasts between Old and Young Earth Creationism
 • Biblical interpretations of Genesis and their implications
 • Why the timeline of creation matters
 • Scientific challenges to Old Earth Creationism
 • The importance of biblical authority in the age-of-earth debate

📖 Scripture References: Genesis 1-2, Exodus 20:11
🔬 Scientific Topics: Radiometric dating, fossil record
🙏 Religious Context: Young Earth Creationist views vs. Old Earth Creationist perspectives

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In this episode, Dr. Scott Aniol explains the biblical purpose of government as a common grace institution. Drawing from Scripture, he outlines how God established government to maintain peace and order in a sin-cursed world. Dr. Aniol emphasizes that a proper understanding of this role is essential for Christians, especially during election season. He encourages believers to vote wisely by considering candidates who uphold the principles of justice, peace, and order according to biblical teachings.

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 • Biblical role of government
 • Common grace and civil authority
 • Christian voting principles

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In this episode, Dr. Scott Aniol explores the biblical teaching on the gift of tongues, explaining how this miraculous gift—properly understood as the gift of languages—was given as a sign of Spirit baptism. He delves into the purpose of this gift in the early church, specifically how it pointed to the unity of all believers, Jew and Gentile, in the body of Christ. Dr. Aniol further examines the scriptural basis for the cessation of the gift of tongues, arguing that it fulfilled its purpose and is no longer in operation today.

Join Dr. Aniol as he carefully walks through key passages in the New Testament to clarify the role of tongues in redemptive history and why it is not a normative practice in the church today.

Key Topics:

 • The biblical definition of tongues as languages
 • Tongues as a sign of Spirit baptism and unity in the church
 • Scriptural evidence for the cessation of tongues
 • Why tongues are no longer a normative gift for the church

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In this episode, Dr. Scott Aniol explores the profound influence of charismatic theology on modern evangelical worship. From the rise of contemporary worship music to the integration of charismatic worship expectations, this video uncovers how these theological trends have reshaped worship styles in evangelical churches today.

Scott Aniol examines key charismatic theology and practice and their impact on worship music, liturgy, and expectations about worship. Whether you’re a church leader, worship pastor, or simply curious about the evolution of worship in the evangelical world, this video provides essential insights into the ongoing debate about theology and worship.

👉 Key Topics Covered:

 • The origins of charismatic theology in modern worship
 • How charismatic practices have shaped worship music
 • The theological implications for evangelical worship
 • Biblical perspectives on charismatic influence

Join the conversation as we discuss how these charismatic elements align or contrast with traditional biblical doctrine. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to stay updated on more theological discussions from Scott Aniol.

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Christians need to prepare for what’s coming… In this podcast, Scott Aniol discusses how Christians can be long-suffering and have endurance in an increasingly anti-Christian culture.

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Often when Christians today think of the Holy Spirit’s work in worship, they anticipate that if he is working, then there will be high euphoria, and surprising, spontaneous outbursts of praise. But is that really how we ought to expect the Spirit to work in corporate worship?

How does the Holy Spirit gift believers today?

To walk by the Spirit is to let him fill us with his Word, and so we must read his Word. To walk by the Spirit is to pursue those qualities that characterize the Spirit, and so we must meditate upon Scripture and actively work to pursue those things. To walk by the Spirit is to allow the Spirit to lead us through his Word, and so we must meditate upon and memorize Scripture so that when we come to decisions in our lives, we will choose that which aligns with God’s moral will as he has articulated in in Scripture.

Let us actively walk by the Spirit, so that we will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

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Likely the most important truth about the Holy Spirit’s active work that we must remember is that the Holy Spirit always works through his Word. Through his illuminating power, the Spirit opens our minds and hearts to accept and submit to the authority of the Word that he inspired. And thus it is through such submission to the Word that the Spirit sanctifies us. This is critically important to recognize: the Holy Spirit will not sanctify us apart from his Word.

In fact, this is exactly what is indicated when Paul commands us to “be filled with the Spirit” (Eph 5:18). Like Spirit baptism and illumination, Spirit filling is another work of the Spirit that has been significantly confused in by errant teaching, but careful attention to the biblical text will give us clarity as to the exact nature of this work of the Spirit.

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Praise be to God for his Spirit’s supernatural work of illumination in our hearts. Without it, we would not be able to accept the things of the Spirit of God, we would not recognize them as the truthful, authoritative revelation of God that they are, and we would not willingly submit ourselves to them.

But because at the moment of our conversion, our hearts were enlightened to the truths of God, we accept his inscripturated Word as God’s revelation, and we work diligently to apply the truths therein, for it is God who works in us, both to will and to work for his good pleasure (Phil 2:13).

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Through the Spirit, we who believe are united to Christ and to one another in Christ’s body. Through the Spirit, we who believe enjoy a special communion with Christ and with the Father, along with everyone else who believes (2 Cor 13:14). As Paul clearly states, “For through [Christ] we both have access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph 2:18). This is why Jesus had promised that in the day he would send his Spirit, “you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you” (Jn 14:20).

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Without the work of the Holy Spirit, there would be no salvation. God the Spirit completes and perfects the plan of God the Father and the atonement of God the Son in the lives of God’s elect. The Spirit brings order to disordered souls. And he accomplishes all that he does through his sufficient Word.

Don’t ever think that because the Holy Spirit no longer empowers individuals in extraordinary ways or gives direct revelation that he is no longer active in his divine work. No—without the Holy Spirit, no one would come to Christ in saving faith.

We ought to marvel daily in the Spirit’s incredible supernatural works in which he orders the souls of his elect and brings to completion Christ’s saving work on their behalf. In fact, when we desperately long for other extraordinary works of the Spirit, that actually causes us to miss the wondrous ways he is at work in the saving of souls. Praise the Holy Spirit for his amazing works in saving his people.

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When we truly understand the Holy Spirit’s purpose in empowering individuals throughout history, it ought to lead us to one unmistakable conclusion: the Holy Spirit of God wants us to trust in Christ. Everything he has done to order God’s plan through special empowerment led to the Anointed One, Jesus the Messiah.

The fact that the Holy Spirit empowered certain individuals in history ought not cause us to long for the same kind of empowerment; to do so is evidence that we misunderstand the Spirit’s purpose. Rather, trust in the One who came in the line of Spirit-anointed kings, the One Spirit-empowered prophets foretold, the One for whom the Spirit filled John the Baptist to prepare, the one of whom the apostles were empowered to witness: Jesus Christ.

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