# Living "separated to the gospel" (Rom 1:1) involves taking a stand on controversial issues. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bible-and-our-culture-6576054/living-separated-to-the-gospel-rom-1-1-involves-taking-a-stand-on-controversial-issues Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bible-and-our-culture-6576054/living-separated-to-the-gospel-rom-1-1-involves-taking-a-stand-on-controversial-issues.md Podcast: [The Bible and Our Culture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bible-and-our-culture-6576054) Published: 2026-07-22T14:30:01+00:00 Episode link: https://pastorjayt.podbean.com/e/living-separated-to-the-gospel-rom-11-involves-taking-a-stand-on-controversial-issues/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/56d39qkp332u4et8/JayMac_Wed_07-22-2026_Prev83Romans1Separated1of2aoaud.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bible-and-our-culture-6576054/episodes/living-separated-to-the-gospel-rom-1-1-involves-taking-a-stand-on-controversial-issues Duration seconds: 1665 ## Resource Living "separated to the gospel" is to live according to the Word of God rejecting the values of the world. Jesus shows off by fulfilling so many Old Testament prophecies; we should boast in Him. Separated to Gospel involves being in the world not of the world. There are churches who seek to be conformed to the world. There seems to be three types of churches in America: 1) Courageous Church. 2) Indifferent Church. 3) Indifferent Church. Paul's title is different than what Christians today might expect. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bible-and-our-culture-6576054/episodes/living-separated-to-the-gospel-rom-1-1-involves-taking-a-stand-on-controversial-issues/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bible-and-our-culture-6576054/living-separated-to-the-gospel-rom-1-1-involves-taking-a-stand-on-controversial-issues.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.