Putting the Authority Back in the Gospel

I sat across the table from a young man with whom I have been having Bible studies for about two months— I will call him Dave. He was not a believer but clearly interested in the gospel message. I did not need to cajole him to meet with me. We had been working through The Exchange—a four part gospel presentation that starts with the holiness of God, moves on to the justice of God, then the love of God, and finishes with the gospel message of grace. It is an excellent presentation that introduces people to the nature of God and appropriately emphasizes the nature of sin.I have found as I do these studies with people that they are often ready to trust Christ after the third study, but not the case with Dave. He answered every question. He explained back to me what the holiness of God is and the condemning nature of his sin. He clearly understood what Christ did on the cross.“Are you ready to place your trust in Christ?” I asked.“I am not sure yet. I don’t think I am quite ready.” he responded. …Read the rest of the post here, or just listen to the podcast. Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe