Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Diagnosis is one of the most important skills in the world. You simply cannot fix anything until you first know what's wrong with it.

In today's episode, Paul teaches that the only way to experience transformative

cure in your life is to humbly agree with the diagnosis of the great physician. Here's Paul

with The Gospel is a Diagnostic. I don't know about you, but I am very impressed with a skill

of diagnosis. I experienced this recently in the injuries of my daughter.

The doctor would come into the room, and he would ask Nicole a series of questions,

and then he would squeeze and feel her limbs.

He would feel her abdomen, and then he would begin to make very specific and concrete statements about her condition.

I think that diagnosis is really one of the most important skills in the world.

Think about it. You simply cannot fix anything until you first know what's wrong

with it. That's my problem at home. I am not a very good home repairment because I don't know enough

to diagnose things properly. You know, that is the mysterious ability that your physician has.

He can listen to your symptoms, he can take a few tests,

and he's able to tell you exactly what's wrong with you

and what you need to do to alleviate the problem.

That's what your mechanic, your plumber, or your electrician

is able to do as well.

The ability of these people to help you

is directly tied to their ability to generate accurate diagnosis. And if you're ever going to live

as you were meant to live in this fallen world, then you need to know what is wrong and how it can be

fixed. Now where in the world are you going to find that kind of diagnosis?

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