{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dialog","title":"1.4 / Is poverty a mindset? What Jesus told John the Baptist","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2928,"description":"A lawyer told me recently that ignorance is not a valid defense in a court of law. You can't stand before a judge, or before God, and say, \"Well, I just didn't know.\" And the harder question isn't whether you know. It's whether you want to know.\n\"Nobody told me\" sounds innocent. But it means someone else had the responsibility, and whoever has the responsibility has the control. My co-host Nick Surface and I recorded this in October 2025, in the middle of a government shutdown, and we talk about blame, poverty, ownership and what Jesus meant when He preached good news to the poor. Nick also talks about his broke years in England.\nWhat happens when you blame someone else?\nThey get the control. If I own my situation, it can be fixed. If I don't, all I can do is wait for a savior to show up and rescue me.\nWhy did Jesus preach good news to the poor?\nJesus told John the Baptist's disciples that the blind see, the lame walk, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor (Matthew 11:4-5). To me, Scripture illustrates poverty as a mindset, and Jesus taught people to think better.\nWhat does it mean to repent?\nThe Greek word behind repent is μετάνοια (metanoia). It means to change your thinking (Matthew 4:17, Romans 12:2).\nHow do you get out of a cycle?\nAsk the question my dad taught me: how's that working out for you? You'll know them by their fruit (Matthew 7:16). If you don't like the outputs, change the inputs, starting with who you spend time with.\nScriptures\nHosea 4:6 · Matthew 4:17 · Matthew 7:16 · Matthew 11:2-5 · Matthew 26:11 · Romans 8 · Romans 12:2\nWords, people and sayings\nμετάνοια (metanoia): to change your thinking\nJosh's dad: \"How's that working out for you?\"\nJim Rohn: you're the average of the five people you spend the most time with\nChapters\n0:00 Cold open and show intro\n1:11 Ignorance is not a valid defense\n3:51 The cost of ignorance (Hosea 4:6)\n4:47 \"Nobody told me\": where blame starts\n8:19 A missions trip to Skid Row\n11:02 Blame them,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7YsfA4gq5VzjhvmKvDET1pQqT0OM6yxv1laklKclR7g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZWZh/MTRmZDEzOWRjZGQz/Y2M2NThkNzYwOTJj/ODA4MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}