Is there more to Christianity than grace?

Some say yes. Others, no.

Who is correct? Are both answers incorrect?

What does Scripture say on the matter? Is what Scripture says cut and dried?

The truth is more important than we might realize.

Any sermon that footnotes Christ, or leaves Him out altogether, is actually not a sermon.

Why?

Jesus says that Scripture is about Him.

Failure to heed that results in a host of problems.

One of those problems is that Christians dread the Old Testament...which is a crying shame, a travesty really. It is understandable though, given that Christians are fed a diet of Old Testament without Christ.

It's like eating only sugar. It might initially feel good and produce energy, but you inevitably crash.

Jesus taught Himself, and through the apostles, the redemptive-historical hermeneutic.

It is life-changing to grasp and embrace the redemptive-historical hermeneutic, because through that we learn of The pure, life-changing Gospel.

Scripture contains Law and Gospel.

The two relate. They function as a team.

As Luther said, "The Law discovers the disease, The Gospel delivers the remedy."

Even so, they also must be kept distinct.

Many preachers and teachers fail to distinguish them.

That's a terrible problem!

It's why, every day, anxious and despairing Christians ask questions like...

"Does God love me?"

"Am I doing well-enough?"

"Can I ever be sure that I'm saved?"

Long story short, it is life-changing to learn to distinguish The Law and Gospel as Scripture does.

The Reformation sought to reclaim assurance and rest for the believer.

Believers that celebrate the Reformation aren't strangers to the recovery of the doctrine of justification by faith alone, but much more came out of that crucial time in church history.

In this part two of the show's first two-parter...Justin covers four C categories, two non-C categories, and how the six concepts help believers find rest in Christ.

The Reformation sought to reclaim assurance and rest for the believer.

Believers that celebrate the Reformation aren't strangers to the recovery of the doctrine of justification by faith alone, but much more came out of that crucial time in church history.

In this part one of the show's first two-parter...Justin covers the five solas, how the five solas relate to God's sovereignty in salvation, and how those concepts help believers find rest in Christ.

Good news: Scripture proclaims and teaches that believers are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone for the glory of God alone!

Christians legitimately and regularly deal with darkness.

Justin, the face of Reclaiming Rest, is no exception.

After a night he went through during his infant years in fundamentalism, a darkness remained which affects him to this day.

Justin hopes that by sharing about the experience, The Gospel will shine into others' darkness.

Good news: our Father doesn't only listen to our cries in darkness, He lovingly and compassionately came and comes TO us in our darkness!

Piety, another word for godliness, is a good thing.

Pietism is a preoccupation with piety, and a terrible problem that is prevalent in churches throughout the world.

Pietism is the reason why many believers suffer from lack of assurance and routine internal panic regarding one's salvation.

What does a preoccupation with piety entail, and is there any hope for believers to have internal peace? Justin answers these questions, and offers insight into the biblical Jesus.

Justin Joseph is the face of Reclaiming Rest, a ministry by which he coins himself an unworthy and ordinary saint/sinner that's on mission to encourage his brothers and sisters to rest in The worthy Christ and The extraordinary Gospel.