How Can I Restore the Joy of My Salvation If I Feel Numb to God?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
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🗓️ 2 August 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 1023 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. Is the gift of tongues the true sign of having the Holy Spirit?
2. How does Romans 10:9 and Matthew 7:22 relate to the assurance of salvation?
3. Should we reflect on the gospel every day with the hopes of finding a daily renewal of joy and thanksgiving? What about the times when we're numb to it?
4. Will God judge Christians for being ungenerous with their wealth?
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| 0:00.0 | How can I restore the joy of my salvation if I feel numb to God? |
| 0:11.2 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:16.0 | Well, hi, I'm Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez. |
| 0:18.8 | This is the radio program where we answer your questions |
| 0:21.6 | about the Bible and the Christian life every day. Here's our phone number. It's 8333-the-core. That's |
| 0:27.7 | 1833-843-243-2673. You can also feel free to leave us a voicemail anytime 24 hours a day. And of course, |
| 0:35.5 | you can always email us your question at |
| 0:37.9 | Questions at CoreChristianity.com. First up today, let's go to Jordan calling in from |
| 0:44.1 | Independence, Missouri. Jordan, what's your question for Pastor Adriel? |
| 0:49.7 | Yes, I believe that when we're saved, we receive the Holy Spirit, and I was taught that that is the same thing as the Holy Ghost being as part of the Trinity. |
| 0:59.4 | Recently, I have heard my pastor talking with another gentleman about if you have not been baptized in the Holy Ghost and speak in tongues that you don't have the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:12.4 | And I was kind of conflicted on that and wondered if I could get some clarification. |
| 1:16.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:18.4 | Well, Jordan, yes, happy to provide some clarification for you. |
| 1:24.5 | Every Christian, every believer has the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:30.8 | The baptism of the Holy Spirit was something that was promised to the children of God. |
| 1:36.1 | Two Jesus' disciples prior to his ascension into heaven, he tells them, |
| 1:40.6 | you're going to be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now in Acts chapter 1. |
| 1:49.6 | And then in Acts chapter 2, it's all about the promise of the Spirit. Christ from heaven ascended into heaven pours his spirit out upon the church. And there you have the baptism |
| 1:54.8 | of the Holy Spirit. Now, the question is, is that baptism of the Holy Spirit just for some people, or is it for all Christians? |
| 2:02.9 | Because there are some, and it sounds like this is the position that the pastor of the church that you're at has, who teach, yeah, you can be a Christian and have the Holy Spirit. |
| 2:12.5 | You can be sealed by the Spirit, but you still need to, at a later point in your Christian life, be |
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