Theocast
Following Jesus Is Not the Gospel
April 27, 2022
Summary
Following Jesus is not the gospel. There are a number of things that are fruits of regeneration and fruits of the gospel that are not the gospel. Biblically speaking, the gospel has nothing to do with us whatsoever. The gospel is completely about the person and work of Jesus Christ, our substitute and mediator. Jon and Justin talk about the fruit of the gospel, the order of salvation, and justification from a confessional, reformed perspective. Semper Reformanda: The guys talk about the legitimacy of using confessions and of critiquing the doctrine of notable figures. Then, they go into more depth on some of the ways justification is under assault in our day. Resources: Our episode on "What must I do to be saved?" Our episode on Take up your cross Our episode on biblicism Our episode on how pietism ruins good works https://youtu.be/lJlHlwndPQ0
Topics
- Episode focus: Following Jesus Is Not the Gospel
- There are a number of things that are fruits of regeneration and fruits of the gospel that are not the gospel
- Biblically speaking, the gospel has nothing to do with us whatsoever
- The gospel is completely about the person and work of Jesus Christ, our substitute and mediator
- Jon and Justin talk about the fruit of the gospel, the order of salvation, and justification from a confessional, reformed perspective
Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast, we are talking about the fact that following Jesus is not the gospel.
And if you're reading the title of the episode, you might be thinking, come on, guys, you're just trying to be shock jocks.
You're just trying to split hairs.
And our response to that is: no, we're not.
We are going to have a really important conversation about the gospel and the nature of justification.
We're going to talk about the order of salvation and how there are things that flow out of the new birth.
There are things that are fruits of the gospel that are not the good news, and how this has everything to do with our peace before God now and in the future.
So, we're going to pay on the desk today for justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
And then we continue that conversation over in Semper Reformanda and maybe get a little bit more specific about ways that justification is under attack in our present day.
We hope that you enjoy the conversation.
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Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ: Conversations about the Christian Life from a Confessional Reformed and Pastoral Perspective.
Your hosts today are John Moffat, who is pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and I'm Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
We have met again today to podcast, John.
Our title today is a punchy one.
People have probably seen this title.
If they know us well, they're probably okay.
