Not Saved through Faith Alone? Time to Get out the Torches? Ep. 38

Are we or are we not saved through faith alone? The Desiring God website published an article earlier this week using a tweet saying "You're not saved through faith alone. Be killing your sin." For Desiring God (the ministry of John Piper) to put out a title like that in the month of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is to have dropped a match in gasoline. For this episode, we welcome Pastor Matthew Fletcher of Webster Bible Church, Adam's own pastor. This in-studio discussion was our attempt to fairly and charitably represent the best of both sides in this debate, and to search the Scriptures for keys to understanding what it all means. To everyone else, we in the Reformed world probably look like hair-splitting lunatics as we debate this vital doctrine. But to those of us who know that Western civilization depends on a healthy, vibrant Reformation Church, questions of soteriology are nothing to ignore or brush aside. The issue of how we are saved is the heart and soul of the Reformation, both 500 years ago, and today. If we lose the Reformation distinctives of the 5 Solas, we lose the whole gospel from the churches... So these things are indescribably important. Tune in! This show needs a few dollars from each of you to keep afloat! We are running on about half of what we need to make this thing last for a long time. Please consider becoming a monthly donor at Adam's patreon page, or dropping a one-time show of support at our donate page. It really means everything for this show to have the funds to keep Adam working hard in the studio. Thank you all for your listenership and encouragement!

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Are we really going to let thousands of years of Western culture and civilization go up in smoke? The treasures of the past are being replaced by a plastic, consumer-driven world. A lot of us are tired of modern life—the pace, the expectations on all of us, the insane politics, the confusing religious landscape, the degrading entertainment industry, and the overwhelming mess of information available every second at our fingertips. And many of us are asking, Where did we go wrong? Can we ever get back to a simpler way of life? Who can show us any good? What’s the essence of true spirituality, and can we have it in our individual lives? What will the world be like for our grandchildren, and great-grandchildren? I’m just one guy, but I’ve got to try to face the real dangers and wonders of our world, and to speak hope into the malaise. Will you join me?