Do I Have Enough Faith? (Review of D.A. Carson)
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🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Today is an episode where I get a little worked up because, well, we're talking about the sufficiency of Christ. |
| 0:07.1 | And it matters to me. |
| 0:09.0 | So many people are told to put their faith in their faith or put their faith in their faithfulness. |
| 0:13.4 | We don't even know what faith is. |
| 0:14.8 | The object of our faith is our faith. |
| 0:16.5 | Or the object of our faith is our faithfulness. |
| 0:18.8 | And so I play a clip from D.A. Carson that will bring you to tears. |
| 0:22.4 | It's wonderful. |
| 0:23.8 | It's an explanation of the gospel of what it really means that Jesus is the object of our faith. |
| 0:30.3 | I hope this encourages you in the way in which it does to me. |
| 0:33.4 | Stay tuned. |
| 0:35.4 | Ever read the Bible and walk away feeling like you're failing? |
| 0:38.5 | No matter how hard you try, you're never measuring up. |
| 0:41.5 | That's not a motivation problem. |
| 0:43.3 | That's a reading problem. |
| 0:44.7 | Most people have never been taught how to read the Bible the way Jesus taught it. |
| 0:48.9 | So when they hear things like be perfect, deny yourself, take up your cross. |
| 0:53.8 | They assume it's all about trying harder. |
| 0:56.0 | But what if that's not what Jesus was doing at all? What if the law isn't meant to fix you, |
| 1:01.3 | but to reveal your need for a Savior? And what if the gospel isn't advice, but an announcement |
| 1:06.6 | of what Christ has already done for you. That's the difference between law and gospel. |
| 1:12.1 | And once you see it, everything changes, clarity, rest, and confidence. |
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