Theocast
The Meat of the Word IS NOT About Your Obedience
November 15, 2023
Summary
If you think the “meat of the word” is about our obedience and what we do, this episode is for you. Jon and Justin explain how holiness and obedience is a fruit of our growth in Christ--but how to eat the meat of the word is to grow in our understanding of the gospel of Christ, our union with Christ, the mystery of Christ, and even of the local church.
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- Episode focus: The Meat of the Word IS NOT About Your Obedience
- If you think the “meat of the word” is about our obedience and what we do, this episode is for you
- Jon and Justin explain how holiness and obedience is a fruit of our growth in Christ--but how to eat the meat of the word is to grow in our understanding of the gospel of…
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Hi, this is John.
And today on Theocast, Justin and I want to dive into something that's relevant to all of us as Christians.
How do we know if we're truly eating the meat of the word?
What does Paul mean or the writer of Hebrews when he references that?
And how is it we often maybe confuse the meat of the word with something like pietism?
Stay tuned.
If you're new to Theocast, you may not have heard of this word.
It's called pietism.
Have you ever felt like the Christian life is a heavy burden versus rest and joy?
That you wake up worrying about how well you're going to perform instead of thinking about what Christ has done for you.
It's dread versus joy, really.
That's pietism.
Pietism causes Christians to look in on themselves and find their hope, not in what Christ has done, but what they're doing.
And we have a little book for you.
It's free.
We want you to download it, and we're going to explain the difference between pietism and what we call confessionalism, reform theology, really, how it is that we walk by faith, seeing the joy of Christ.
And when Jesus says, Come to me and I will give you rest, what does that look like?
You can download it at our website.
Just go to theocast.org.
Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ.
