Hi, this is John. And today on the podcast is our third and final live Q&A event that we did while in California. This one was from Sunday night, from Berean Bible Fellowship in Palmdale, California. And we cover some subjects that may be a little bit close to home for many. If you've been listening to Theocast for a while, or you're new to Theocast,

what does the Christian life look like when you hold the perspective of you are both a sinner

in the eyes of God and yet a saint? You're a child. This is known as Sumo Eustis at Pectador.

Some would say, if you hold this perspective, you can turn out to be an antonomian.

What does it look like to bear fruit?

And how long can someone truly struggle with sin before they should start questioning their salvation?

Really important questions, and we hope this is beneficial.

The first 45 minutes is available for free for anyone who wants to listen,

and the remainder of the conversation is available for our total access members. You can learn more about that by visiting Theocast.org. We hope you enjoy. Next Sunday is Reformation Sunday.

And we want to talk tonight about one of the most important principles in the Christian life,

honestly, but certainly one of the most important biblical principles that was recovered

and articulated clearly in the Reformation.

And that is the reality that even upon conversion, the Christian is at the same time saint and sinner. As Martin Luther

would talk about it in the Latin, we are simil justis at peccator, at the same time justified

and sinner. You're naturally reformed unless you can say that, so let's all repeat. Simil

justus at peccator, yes. So I know it's reformed unless you can say that, so let's all repeat. Simul Justis and Ecotaur.

Yes.

So I know it's our conviction that if you get this wrong, it has all kinds of implications

for the Christian life.

And in particular, it has all kinds of implications with respect to finding rest in Christ or not.

And so that's how we really want to have this conversation tonight, because we could talk for hours and hours and hours about at the same time justified and sinner.

But we want to talk about it from that perspective of how that relates to resting in Christ in the daily grind

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