'How do I know if I'm saved?' discussion
- How can a person know they are saved?
The hosts take up the episode's marquee question, prompted by a listener disturbed by a Pastor Bruce-or-Chuck CD that quoted Matthew 7:21–23 ('Lord, Lord... I never knew you') in a way that felt like circular reasoning. They walk through the texts together: the tree known by its fruit (Matthew 7:16), the danger of performance-based assurance, whether an emotional 'warm fuzzy' relationship with God is required, and obedience as evidence of love rather than its price. The discussion covers fruit vs. feelings, comparison among believers, grace vs. technicality — 'we're not saved by the technicalities' — and closes with the proverb 'iron sharpens iron,' crediting the night's group growth to the conversation itself.
More on Fruit of the Spirit
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The fruits of the Spirit are what you're actually after
The hosts round out the self-help topic. The remedy for chasing feelings and outcomes is proximity to Jesus: the things people actually want — love, joy, peace, patience,…
From No. 545 · By Invitation Only
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Advice: patience, scripture memory, and the secular answer
The crew answers the letter. Boova (addressed by name) says he would ask whether the annoyance is general meanness under stress; don't just compliment the quirk, just don't say…
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Wishy-washy faith and unstable lives
- Why do wishy-washy faith patterns track with unstable life patterns, and how do you counsel someone in that cycle?
Ben's observation: people whose faith seems wishy-washy often also show nonstandard, dramatic patterns in the rest of life — jobs never held long, chaotic relationships.
From No. 557 · Pope Reese Bobby
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How to discern the Holy Spirit's leading
- How do you distinguish a life led by the Holy Spirit from someone just claiming God led them to do something?
The Miller story sparks a serious exchange on how to distinguish someone living under the Holy Spirit's direction from someone blaming the Spirit for erratic behavior.
From No. 124 · November 27 2012