Theocast
Hope in the Midst of Hell
November 1, 2023
Summary
Life under the sun is often brutally hard. We live in a world where we bury our children. Only an insane person would look around and say that everything is as it should be. So, what hope do we have? The hope is not for anything in this life or in this world. The hope is in the life--and the world--to come. Jon and Justin have a very personal and pastoral conversation about hope in the midst of heartbreak and pain. Jesus has promised us that he has gone to prepare a place for us and that he will bring us to be with him where he is. We take him at his word.
Topics
- Episode focus: Hope in the Midst of Hell
- Life under the sun is often brutally hard
- We live in a world where we bury our children
- Only an insane person would look around and say that everything is as it should be
- The hope is not for anything in this life or in this world
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Transcript
Edited machine transcript. May contain errors. Select a timestamp to watch that moment.
Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast, we have a conversation about the hope of heaven.
And you can't have a conversation about the hope of heaven without being honest about life in this world.
And we live in a world where we bury our children, and only an insane person would look around and say that things are as they should be.
So, what hope can we have in this life under the sun?
John and I today we're going to talk about that hope.
That hope has a name, and he has said that he's going to bring us to be with him where he is.
We believe in a God who is going to make all things new and wipe all the tears from our eyes.
If that's something that you need to hear, as it's something that John and I needed to talk about for our own souls, stay tuned and listen to today's podcast.
We hope it encourages you and comforts you in the midst of your affliction.
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, reformed 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?
