Theocast
Footnoting Grace
September 11, 2019
Summary
Maybe you've noticed that the grace of God in Christ is so often qualified? As soon as the gospel is heralded, immediately comes the "Yeah, but..." In this episode, we talk about the tendency to footnote grace and hedge on sola fide. Where does this come from, and why does it happen? Member Podcast Description: In this episode, we talk about how Lordship Salvation footnotes grace--and the confusion that exists with that kind of thinking. We also touch on the work of the Holy Spirit through the ordinary means in the life of the believer. Resources: The Whole Christ - Sinclair Ferguson Marrow of Modern Divinity - Edward Fisher https://youtu.be/5iTbvHXUnAw
Topics
- Episode focus: Footnoting Grace
- Maybe you've noticed that the grace of God in Christ is so often qualified?
- As soon as the gospel is heralded, immediately comes the "Yeah, but..." In this episode, we talk about the tendency to footnote grace and hedge on sola fide
- Where does this come from, and why does it happen?
- Member Podcast Description: In this episode, we talk about how Lordship Salvation footnotes grace--and the confusion that exists with that kind of thinking
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Transcript
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Hi, this is John.
And today on the podcast, we are talking about footnoting grace.
It's that concept where grace gets put in the background after salvation.
Many of you have had this common experience.
You come into the Christian life by believing in Jesus Christ, it's a heavy emphasis on grace through faith alone, not of any works.
But then the emphasis on grace tends to go to the background because we're afraid that people might sin, they might go on in sin, the kind of the Romans 6:1 experience.
We help explain the dangers of footnoting grace and where grace really should be in the believer's life.
And in the unfiltered, we talk about lordship and radical, and we find out some interesting information about Justin.
So we hope you enjoy.
Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ: Conversations about the Christian Life from a Reformed Perspective.
Our hosts today are Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina, Jimmy Bueller, pastor of Christ Community Church in Wilmer, Minnesota.
And I'm John Moffat, pastor of Community Bible Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Gentlemen, it's good to be here today.
And today we got Justin, you got cultural update.
Yeah, hey, John, what's going on?
So, in my world, there are a couple of big things that are happening this week, one more important than the other.
The first update from me is that my oldest child, my oldest son, started kindergarten yesterday morning.
So, this is a big thing in the life of a young person, big thing in the life of our family.
So, we're getting used to the new morning rhythms and the routines, and he's got to wear a uniform to school, which is real.
So trying to get his, you know, the shorts right now because it's warm, but then he's like button-down shirt and a little clip-on tie and getting all that stuff situated the right way, making sure that we don't get
