Mar 27, 2023

Ted asks about whether we should pray for time to amend our lives. Rod talks about what sinners contribute to their salvation, the idea of a ‘mulligan’ confession, what gifts we are to receive in church, and where our true hope lies.

Produced by: Rick Ritchie

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Mar 20, 2023

Ted asks about good news when we can’t seem to shake sinful, even blasphemous, thoughts. Rod talks about which prevails in the end, Jesus Christ or our sins, the true difficulty we sinners can have with dark thoughts, who we are given to talk to, the confession and absolution service in a Lutheran hymnal, and...

Mar 13, 2023

Ted asks about the idea of attending a church where the Gospel isn’t being preached. Rod talks about what Jesus Christ intends for sinners to receive in His church, what obligation we are under to attend a church where those gifts are not being delivered, and what confusion there is in modern churches regarding law...

Mar 6, 2023

Ted asks if we as Christians need to get busy in order to gain or maintain our salvation. Rod talks about sanctification versus justification (using a two-column idea), what weight believers’ works have regarding their salvation, and how Reformation theology is different than what many churches in America are teaching...