How Do We Know God Is Pleased With Us?

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Theocast INC

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Spirituality

4.9 • 860 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Many Christians often struggle with a significant question: How does God truly feel about me? We are aware of the sins we try to hide and the personal struggles we face. God knows all our weaknesses and failures, and deep down, we question whether He is angry or disappointed with us. We may wonder if He will discipline us or pursue us in judgment because we continue to fail. How can God keep loving someone who repeatedly falls short? This is an essential question, and today, Justin and Jon want to address it. Understanding God's attitude toward you is transformative, as it shapes your experience in this world and your journey in the Christian faith. We want to reassure and remind you that God's disposition toward you is not dependent on your performance. Join us as we explore how the gospel frees you from the burden and shame that often weigh heavily on our hearts. Join the Theocast Community! FREE EBOOK PARTNER WITH THEOCAST OUR WEBSITE YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM X (TWITTER) FACEBOOK

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0:00.0	A question that many Christians struggle with is this question.
0:04.0	How does God really feel about me?
0:06.0	I know the sin that I hide, I struggle with.
0:09.0	He knows all my frailties and my failures.
0:12.0	And in the back of our hearts and our minds, we struggle.
0:16.0	Does God, is he angry? Is he upset?
0:19.0	Is he going to discipline me? Is he going to come after me?
0:22.3	I keep failing. How is it that God to keep loving someone like me, even though I continue to fail?
0:28.3	This is an important question. And Justin and I want to tackle this this morning because
0:32.8	understanding God's position towards you changes your experience in this world and the Christian
0:38.3	faith. And we want to comfort you and remind you that God's disposition towards you is not based
0:45.6	on your performance. Come hear us out and find out why the gospel set you free from the burdened
0:52.0	shame that we often face. If you're new to Theocast, you may not have
0:55.7	heard of this word. It's called pietism. You ever felt like the Christian life is a heavy burden
1:01.4	versus rest and joy, that you wake up worrying about how well you're going to perform instead of
1:07.4	thinking about what Christ has done for you. It's dread versus joy, really. That's pietism.
1:13.6	Pietism causes Christians to look in on themselves and find their hope, not in what Christ
1:19.1	has done, but what they're doing. And we have a little book for you. It's free. We want you to
1:24.0	download it, and we're going to explain the difference between pietism and what we call confessionalism.
1:29.1	Reform theology, really, how it is that we walk by faith, seeing the joy of Christ, and when Jesus says,
1:35.3	come to me and I will give you rest, what does that look like?
1:38.7	You can download it at our website.
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