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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 23 MIN

LIVE DISCUSSION: "The Gospel: What It Is" (Part 4/5)

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Send us Fan MailIf the words “I hope I’m still saved” live in the back of your mind, we go straight at the fear with 1 Peter 1. Peter doesn’t describe a fragile spiritual status that depends on your latest week, mood, or failure. He describes an inheritance that is incorruptible, undefiled, unfading, and reserved in heaven and then he adds the line that changes the whole debate: believers are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. We take that seriously and follow the logic all the way down.From there, we zoom out to the center of the gospel: Jesus Christ. We talk through his incarnation, his perfect obedience to the law, his substitutionary death, and his resurrection. If salvation requires you to add law keeping or religious performance to be accepted by God, then Christ did not do enough and you become your own co-savior. We explain why that is not a small mistake but a different message altogether, and why “faith alone” is not a slogan but the core of Christian assurance.Then we unpack the great exchange: our sin imputed to Christ and Christ’s righteousness imputed to us. That truth exposes why we resist grace. Pride wants a transaction where we contribute something, but the gospel is a gift to be received, not a performance to be graded. Holiness matters deeply, but it grows as fruit, not as the price of staying reconciled.If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s stuck in fear, and leave a review so more people can find the message of grace. What’s the strongest argument you’ve heard for being able to lose salvation?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

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Send us Fan Mail If the words “I hope I’m still saved” live in the back of your mind, we go straight at the fear with 1 Peter 1. Peter doesn’t describe a fragile spiritual status that depends on your latest week, mood, or failure. He describes an inheritance that is incorruptible, undefiled, unfading, and reserved in heaven and then he adds the line that changes the whole debate: believers are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. We take that seriously and follow the logic a...

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