The "Prove Yourself" Gospel

Theocast

Theocast INC

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Spirituality

4.9 • 860 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

It is Reformation Week. And here at Theocast, in the tradition of the Reformation, we always seek to clarify the gospel. When we do, people respond in somewhat predictable ways. "Well, you do believe that Christians are required to obey, right?" "Obedience is required for salvation." Are these questions indicative of misunderstanding? How should we respond to these kinds of questions? Jon and Justin double down on union with Christ by faith in today's episode. Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin discuss the vitriol that often meets the clear proclamation of the gospel. The guys talk quite a bit about holiness and how many people's definitions of holiness are off-centered. Resources:Our episodes on 1 JohnOur episodes on Lordship SalvationOur episode on Easy-Listening Legalism

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Justin, and it is Reformation Week in the year of our Lord 2022.
0:09.6	Here at Theocast, we always seek to clarify the gospel of Jesus Christ, and we find that when we do, people respond to us in very interesting and somewhat predictable ways.
0:19.7	One of the things that we often get thrown back at us is, well, guys, what about obedience?
0:25.0	And people will cite a number of verses that would speak to Christians obeying God's word and obeying God's commands.
0:32.5	But what's often done is the focus is taken completely away from Jesus and is put solely on the believer,
0:38.5	and we double down on obedience to the extent that we divorce it from Christ altogether,
0:42.9	and how a person is performing becomes the determiner of one's salvation.
0:49.2	Maybe you've experienced this.
0:50.6	Maybe you have struggled with these kinds of thoughts and feelings or this kind of church
0:54.0	environment in your life. If you have, today's episode is for you. We are going to double down
0:59.4	on union with Christ by faith in honor of the reformed tradition today. Stay tuned. A simple and easy way
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1:17.5	just go to Theocast, clarifying the gospel and reclaiming the purpose of the kingdom.
1:37.5	Some might ask, are we still encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ as a matter of fact we are?
1:42.5	And we're doing all of us.
1:44.0	From a reformed and confessional perspective and hopefully also a pastor work. pilgrims to rest in Christ as a matter of fact we are. And we're doing all of this.
1:49.8	From a reformed and confessional perspective and hopefully also a pastor. Your host today are John Moffitt, who is pastor of Grace Reform Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee. And I'm Justin
1:54.4	Purdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina. John, it's good to be
1:59.0	around the microphones with you. I am recording from studio again this week.
2:02.3	I'm not off-site.
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