Theocast
Comforts from the Cross
March 4, 2020
Summary
Sometimes we think we have understood the gospel and maybe have even gotten to the bottom of it--only to have God blow up our hearts and minds with the wonder of the gospel anew. In this episode, Jon and Justin talk about the comfort of the work of Christ. Members Podcast: Jon and Justin continue the conversation about the work of Christ. We turn to consider its implications for love and unity in the church. We also talk about the craziness of self-righteousness. Read Episode Transcript Members Podcast https://youtu.be/6XJz6Hr9MMw
Topics
- Episode focus: Comforts from the Cross
- Sometimes we think we have understood the gospel and maybe have even gotten to the bottom of it--only to have God blow up our hearts and minds with the wonder of the gospel anew
- Jon and Justin talk about the comfort of the work of Christ
- Members Podcast: Jon and Justin continue the conversation about the work of Christ
- We turn to consider its implications for love and unity in the church
Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast, John and I talk about the fact that sometimes as Christians, we think that we have understood the gospel, and foolishly sometimes we think we have understood it to the point that we've maybe reached the bottom
and that there's not a lot left for us to understand.
And then God comes in graciously and lovingly and explodes our hearts and our minds anew with the wonder and the truth and the mercy and the grace of the gospel.
We talk today about comforts from the cross, the fact that when Jesus died and said that it is finished, that he had accomplished redemption, and that his glory, his righteousness, his merits, his life really was counted to wretched
sinners like us.
We talk about that and its implications in the church.
And then in the members' podcast, we consider self-righteousness and how bad it is in the church and how, if we understand the gospel rightly, it should promote love and unity because we understand that we all have the same
righteousness, namely the righteousness of Christ.
We hope that this conversation is encouraging to you.
Stay tuned.
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Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ, Conversations about the Christian Life from a Reformed Perspective.
Our hosts today are John Moffat, pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and myself, Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
Our brother Jimmy Bueller is busy planting a church and teaching children in school.
We rejoice for his work in both of those capacities, and we look forward to having him back with us behind the mic next week.
