Assurance, works, strong delusion, and why warn the world
- What is the benefit of alerting the world that Judgment Day is coming?
The hosts probe assurance ('how do you know you're not saved vs. not yet chosen'), works as a ruler, and Steve's claim that God gives those in local congregations over to 'a strong delusion.' Steve says preachers' Bible verses carry the power to save and that handing out gospel tracts is enough environment for God to save people. The hosts press the benefit of alerting the world, and Steve says they are in 'stage three' — spreading the warning that Judgment Day is coming in 19 days, on May 21. The exchange surfaces a limited-atonement tension: if Christ paid for everyone's sins, no one could go to hell.
More on Salvation
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Why so many assume God is disappointed in them
- Do most people believe God is disappointed in them, or for them?
Ella and Will report that their default is assuming God's disappointment; Ella says people who act like they know Jesus still feel He thinks they are worthless.
From No. 534 · The Antagonistic Bison
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Most Christians don't believe the Holy Spirit is real
- Do most American Christians believe the Holy Spirit is a real living being?
- Does disbelieving the Holy Spirit's reality mean someone is not saved?
A host opens a Christian Post article claiming most adult US Christians do not believe the Holy Spirit is a real living being.
From No. 442 · Christians Don’t Understand Christianity
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Youth group question of the week: do babies go to heaven?
- Do babies go to heaven?
A host brings a question from a 12- or 13-year-old in his youth group: do babies go to heaven? One host shares a funeral story where a grieving mother was told her unbaptized baby…
From No. 358 · Paul The Intern
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Statement #3: 'We're all God's children'
- We're all God's children - is that biblically true?
A host reads the article's case: only those with faith in Christ and the Holy Spirit can claim God as Father (Romans 8:15, Ephesians 2, 1 John 3).
From No. 229 · Unbiblical Statements