Theocast
No Damascus Road? No Problem.
August 13, 2025
Summary
Some of you may feel like your testimony isn’t exciting enough to be worth sharing. Maybe you’ve wondered if you're even saved because you haven’t experienced a dramatic life transformation. Others may think only those who’ve hit rock bottom can truly understand grace. In this episode, Jon and Justin talk about why that’s not true; and why every believer, no matter their story, needs the same amazing grace.
Topics
- When your testimony feels too ordinary to share
- Whether dramatic transformation is required to prove salvation
- Every believer needing the same amazing grace
Links
- 9Marks × Theocast — Church Matters journal giveaway
- More Than Forgiven — Justin Perdue
- Theocast Community
- Rest — free ebook on faith vs. faithfulness
- Partner with Theocast
Transcript
Edited machine transcript — may contain errors
[00:00:00]Some of you listening to this have had this thought in your past, man.
[00:00:04]I really don't have an exciting testimony.
[00:00:06]I don't have one of those, you know, from the pits to the glory stage.
[00:00:10]And it's even caused you to wonder: maybe I'm not saved, and I haven't seen this massive transformation.
[00:00:16]And there are some other people who have maybe secretly or openly said, you know, no one really understands grace but someone like me, because I have, I have been so horrible.
[00:00:27]I've done such horrible things.
[00:00:29]I've blown up my life.
[00:00:30]And only people who really blow up their life are going to really understand grace.
[00:00:34]Then there's some truth wrapped in these places here and there that kind of gives it a hint that this could be true, but it's not.
[00:00:44]And it's dangerous to think that unless you blow up your life, you're not going to really understand grace.
[00:00:48]And your mundane life, so to speak, which is a lie, is not a great testimony.
[00:00:54]You don't really want to share it with people.
[00:00:56]You want to pull the guy, the thief on the cross, to tell other people about Jesus because, well, my story of life transformation isn't that great.
[00:01:04]This podcast is important.
[00:01:06]We want any and everyone, no matter if you've been born and raised in a Christian home or you just came to Christ after 80 years of debauchery, both of you need to hear this because it's God's amazing grace
[00:01:18]in what He's doing, not your story.
[00:01:21]Stay tuned.
[00:01:22]Hey guys, this is Justin.
[00:01:24]Maybe you know that you are forgiven because of Jesus Christ, but you're wondering: what does Jesus have to do with my Christian life?
[00:01:33]How is he involved in my sanctification, even?
