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
“I never knew you; depart from me,” are words in Matthew 7 many of us fear we will hear from Jesus. Should we live in fear that we will finally be rejected by Christ for not doing enough? Was that his intention? Or did he mean something else?
Are you a legalist or an antinomian? Most people would claim they are neither. But many Christians don’t know what to do with God’s law. Jon and Justin talk about the law and the gospel–and how it is Paul could say he delighted in God’s law.
“Take up your cross and follow me.” What did Jesus mean when he said that? Is he calling us to hate our wives, kids, and parents? Is he calling us to be willing to suffer anything if we are going to be his followers? Is he laying down a test of radical discipleship? Or is he calling us to something else?
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