Am I Saved or Self-Deceived? with Jonny Ardavanis
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Jonny Ardavanis
4.9 • 901 Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Are you truly saved, or are you deceived about your standing before God? In this powerful episode, we dive deep into John Chapter 8 where Jesus confronts religious people who thought they were saved but weren't.
Key Topics: False assurance, true salvation, Christian faith, biblical assurance, John 8 commentary, spiritual deception, children of God vs children of the devil, religious but lost.
This isn't about being a "bad person" - it's about the difference between religious activity and genuine faith in Christ. Many people assume they're saved based on church attendance, family heritage, or moral behavior, but Jesus reveals the heart condition that matters.
Perfect for: Christians questioning their salvation, pastors, Bible study groups, anyone seeking biblical clarity on assurance of faith
Bible Passages Discussed: John 8:12-59, Romans 10, 1 John 3:10, Ephesians 2:3
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'd like to ask people a question, if they're unsure of their standing before God, do you actually love the Lord Jesus Christ? |
| 0:09.0 | Do you spend time with them? Do you know them as a friend? Do you love them? It's very possible to have the right answers, the right knowledge, the right doctrine, the right outfit at church, the right smile, |
| 0:21.6 | but have no real love for God. |
| 0:24.6 | And so in this episode, I wanna walk through this passage |
| 0:27.6 | in John 8 and just provide five signs |
| 0:31.6 | of the falsely assured, |
| 0:33.6 | a person that says, I'm of the Father, |
| 0:36.6 | and Jesus says, no, no, no, you're of the devil. |
| 0:44.3 | And we're back, Hank, how you doing? |
| 0:48.3 | Doing fantastic, Johnny. |
| 0:50.3 | How are you doing? |
| 0:51.3 | Good. Ready for football? |
| 0:52.3 | Very excited for football. |
| 0:53.3 | Actually, I fulfilled kind of a bucket list item this past week. |
| 0:56.5 | What? |
| 0:57.0 | So growing up... |
| 0:58.4 | Did you buy a Bears jersey? |
| 0:59.2 | I bought three. |
| 1:00.4 | Oh, wow. |
| 1:01.1 | So I bought one for me, and then two for two of our children. |
| 1:05.1 | What player? |
| 1:06.7 | That will go unnamed. |
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