Theocast
Narnia, the Reformation, and Hopelessness
December 1, 2021
Summary
Many of us, if we are honest, often live lives characterized by fear and hopelessness. This is the plight common to fallen man, true. But how has the church failed to help the saints have hope and peace? Jon and Justin talk about how a recovery of sound doctrine and of a confessional, otherworldly perspective is essential for our hope, peace, and rest. Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin consider some of the most significant issues of doctrine that the saints need to be acquainted with. These include: a confessional perspective, law/gospel distinction, uses of the law, and covenant theology. Resources: Our three episodes on implications of covenant theology Our episode on law/gospel Our episode on "Have We Missed the Point of Church?" https://youtu.be/swHr3ufjC3A
Topics
- Episode focus: Narnia, the Reformation, and Hopelessness
- Many of us, if we are honest, often live lives characterized by fear and hopelessness
- This is the plight common to fallen man, true
- But how has the church failed to help the saints have hope and peace?
- Jon and Justin talk about how a recovery of sound doctrine and of a confessional, otherworldly perspective is essential for our hope, peace, and rest
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Transcript
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Hi, this is John, and today on Theocast, Justin and I are going to have a conversation about where hopelessness, fear, and anxiety come from, and what we can do as a church and individuals to regain the hope and
rest and joy in Christ.
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Thanks for listening.
Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ.
Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed and pastoral perspective.
Your hosts today are Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina, and I'm John Moffat, pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Springhill, Tennessee.
And Justin, as always, my friend, it's Wednesday morning, one of our favorite mornings to get together.
And it's been a good morning already.
We've had the opportunity to just talk about life and ministry in general.
And today's subject was one coming out of Justin and I always, I don't know, it just kind of seems to happen.
We talk about what we've been preaching, what's on our minds, what's going on in our lives, whatever.
Great books we've read.
And today's subject really kind of came out of some of you've been reading your kids.
Yeah.
Well, I mean, somewhat to some things that you were talking about considering in your sermon on Sunday.
Yeah.
