Hi, this is John. And today on Theocast, we are talking about triumphalism, or what is also known as the victorious Christian life. We're always encouraged by modern evangelicalism that there should be an upward trajectory to our Christian life, that we should be overcoming sin and gaining new levels of righteousness as we grow year after year.

And yet that is not the experience of many Christians.

They feel defeated, they lack assurance.

They do not have joy.

And we are here to bring some relief to show you from Scripture what the Christian life should be

and how triumphalism and the victorious Christian life is a distraction

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conversations about the Christian life from a reformed perspective.

Our hosts today are Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.

Jimmy Bueller, pastor of Christ's Community Church in Wilmer, Minnesota. And I'm John Moffitt,

pastor of Grace Reform Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Gentlemen, it is truly good to see your faces.

It's good to be here recording once again.

We have had a fun, lively conversation.

I have laughed until tears this morning through our time of pre-shows.

As always.

As always. As always.

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