Theocast
Train Wrecks Welcomed
November 29, 2023
Summary
Fairly regularly, we see posts or correspondence discouraging people from listening to Theocast because this podcast attracts those whose lives are shipwrecked. From our perspective, we are happy to receive such a compliment. Jesus came to seek and save the lost. He came to save sinners. He came for the weak and frail. He came for those who were weighed down by guilt and shame. This is the gospel. And, here’s the thing: it is anything but the celebration and condoning of sin.
Topics
- Episode focus: Train Wrecks Welcomed
- Fairly regularly, we see posts or correspondence discouraging people from listening to Theocast because this podcast attracts those whose lives are shipwrecked
- From our perspective, we are happy to receive such a compliment
- Jesus came to seek and save the lost
- He came for those who were weighed down by guilt and shame
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Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Here at Theocast, we often get correspondence or we see things online that say something like this.
I discourage everybody that I know from listening to Theocast because that ministry only attracts people whose lives are train wrecks.
That's effectively what's said.
As John and I reflected on that, we thought, you know, that's right.
And there's something good about that.
Because at the heart of the Christian message is the acknowledgement that we have no righteousness of our own and that we are miserable lawbreakers.
And the good news is that Christ came for such as us.
He came for the weak, he came for the frail, he came for the guilty and the shameful, he came for sinners.
So, our conversation today is about that: it's about the gentle, lowly nature of our Savior.
It's about His mercy and His grace, even for the worst of us.
We hope you're encouraged by this conversation.
Stay tuned.
If you're new to Theocast, you may not have heard of this word.
It's called pietism.
Have you ever felt like the curse in 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.
