Theocast
The Problem: An Anemic Gospel
October 6, 2021
Summary
People make various diagnoses of what ails the church today. To some, it's a loss of a commitment to moral and social values. To others, it's a general lack of acceptance. To others, it's that we don't preach obedience and holiness enough. If we were to fix these things, would it cure what ails us? Jon and Justin consider these questions and suggest that the issue in so much of the church today is that we're preaching an anemic gospel.
Topics
- Episode focus: The Problem: An Anemic Gospel
- People make various diagnoses of what ails the church today
- To some, it's a loss of a commitment to moral and social values
- To others, it's a general lack of acceptance
- To others, it's that we don't preach obedience and holiness enough
Transcript
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Hi, this is John and today on Theocast.
We're talking about an anemic gospel in most churches, in most contexts.
It's weak, and we don't really see how the gospel is enough to motivate us to obey, and it's enough to transform this world.
We seem to think that we need other things in the church and in our messages and in our pulpits.
And Justin and I are going to explain how the gospel is very sufficient.
And when it is rightly taught, it brings forth strength, hope, and comfort.
I'm going to show you from the Bible how we can find confidence and stand firm in the gospel and preach it in all its fullness.
And in the SR podcast, I talk about a conference that I recently went to and how I was very disappointed, and how the gospel was very absent.
We hope you enjoy.
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Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ.
Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed and pastoral perspective.
Well, today conversations shall be had around microphones by Pastor Justin Perdue of Covenant Baptist Church in Askville, North Carolina.
And I am John Moffat.
I'm pastor of Grace Reform Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, just south of Nashville.
Justin, it's good to be with you, my friend.
I know last time we had talked about our sermons.
