Theocast
What If I Don't Feel Saved?
October 23, 2019
Summary
In this episode, Jon and Justin answer the question, "What do I do if I don't feel saved?" This is a struggle for so many of us. God tells us in his Word that we're his children, but we often feel like his enemy. What do we do with that? Member Podcast Description: Jon and Justin consider how Calvinistic evangelicalism hasn't helped with assurance but, rather, has doubled down on pietism. Resources: 1689 London Baptist Confession, 18.2 Heidelberg Catechism, Question 60 "Faith vs Faithfulness: A Primer on Rest" "The Whole Christ" by Sinclair Ferguson Scripture: Hebrews 7:25, 12:1-2 Romans 5:6-10; 7:15-25; 8:1, 31-39 John 10, 14, 15 https://youtu.be/83g5-DhK5ks
Topics
- Episode focus: What If I Don't Feel Saved?
- Jon and Justin answer the question, "What do I do if I don't feel saved?" This is a struggle for so many of us
- God tells us in his Word that we're his children, but we often feel like his enemy
- Member Podcast Description: Jon and Justin consider how Calvinistic evangelicalism hasn't helped with assurance but, rather, has doubled down on pietism
- Resources: 1689 London Baptist Confession, 18.2 Heidelberg Catechism, Question 60 "Faith vs Faithfulness: A Primer on Rest" "The Whole Christ" by Sinclair Ferguson Scripture:…
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Transcript
Edited machine transcript — may contain errors
[00:00:00]Hi, this is Justin.
[00:00:01]Today on Theocast, John and I are going to attempt to answer the question: what do I do if I don't feel saved?
[00:00:09]This is a wrestling that we all have if we're honest.
[00:00:13]God has told us in His Word that through Christ we are his children, but so often we feel like anything but that.
[00:00:20]We often feel like His enemy.
[00:00:22]So, what do we do with that?
[00:00:24]And then in the members' podcast, we will consider some of the figures and movements within evangelicalism, and even more pointedly within the Calvinistic evangelical world that have not helped with this and have even contributed to this erosion of
[00:00:38]assurance and have not helped people feel saved.
[00:00:43]Stay tuned.
[00:00:54]Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ.
[00:00:59]Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed perspective.
[00:01:03]Our hosts today are John Moffat, pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and myself, Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
[00:01:13]Our brother Jimmy Bueller will not be with us today.
[00:01:16]Let's just suffice it to say that the man has plenty going on.
[00:01:19]He's a couple of weeks away from launching his church plant.
[00:01:23]They'll be beginning services soon, and he's also transitioning into a new job.
[00:01:27]So, because we love Jimmy, we are giving him a break from the podcast.
[00:01:31]So, you're stuck with me, and you're stuck with John.
[00:01:34]We're going to do a pretty organic cultural update today.
[00:01:37]I know that word organic has been ruined for all of us, probably by many in the church, but we're going to give that a shot anyway.
