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White-Knuckled American Sanctification
July 9, 2025
Summary
Should we be brute-forcing sanctification? Are we relying on our own strength to produce holiness? The American church often places heavy emphasis on the growth of the Christian—living each day simply to behave better than the day before—instead of emphasizing trust and rest in the finished work of Christ. It becomes more about avoiding sin than clinging to Jesus. In today’s episode, Jon and Justin are joined by a panel of pastors from the recent Grace Reformed Network 2025 General Assembly conference. Together, we discuss key doctrinal failings within the broader American church and how the Holy Spirit truly brings about sanctification in us.
Topics
- Brute-forcing holiness by our own strength
- Growth talk that eclipses trust in Christ’s finished work
- Panel pastors from the Grace Reformed Network 2025 Assembly
Links
- Grace Reformed Network
- More Than Forgiven — Justin Perdue
- Theocast Community
- Rest — free ebook on faith vs. faithfulness
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Transcript
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Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ.
Conversations about your life and ours because it matters about the Christian life from a reformed and pastoral perspective.
We're two pastors who are excited about talking about Jesus.
That's really what this podcast is about.
And it just so happens that we're in the same room today.
I don't even get to talk to the camera.
I actually get to talk to my dear brother, Justin Perdue, who's the pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
It's been a long week.
We're struggling.
I'm going to get there.
I'm Jon Moffitt.
I'm pastor of Grace Reformed Church here in Springhill, Tennessee.
It's been a long series of days.
This is our fifth day together.
It's our second podcast together, and uh, it's been great, it's been refreshing.
But, um, we do.
If you hear some noise going on, uh, we got our first podcast in, and now there's some kind of an event going next door.
It's popping off over there.
My walls are pretty thin here in the office.
So, but no, we just had our General Assembly.
