We're back for season 4! On this episode Jeff and Collin discuss joy and happiness as Christians as well as upcoming topics for their church’s theology nights: Angels, Demons, and Spiritual Gifts.

Praying can be hard. And the church does not always do the best job motivating you to pray. Sometimes we Christians make it seem like prayer is only for the spiritually elite. But prayer is not for the strong but the weak. It isn’t for those with it all together but for those who are falling apart.

God's Church, and local church congregations that make up the Church (past, present, and future), is an astounding community. It is remarkable not because of its moral standards or practices but because it is a people who have been rescued and raised from the realm of the dead. The gates of hell have not and will not prevail over it.

Christians are always talking about sanctification. We are always talking about the Christian life, what it should look like, what progress looks like, how holy we ought to be, and on and on we go. So, what is sanctification, who does it, and what do we need to understand about it to not go crazy? Let’s discuss!

It is easy to treat the doctrine of justification as what we learn as we enter the Kingdom of God but what is just fine to forget as a Christian. But the reality is that, as Martin Luther said, we need to incessantly hear the message of justification. So, what is justification and why is it central to Christianity, the church, and the daily Christian life? Let’s talk about it.

Faith often becomes yet another "work" Christians think they need to do for God. Faith often becomes something we think we need to harness and grow in order to make God work in our lives. But biblically speaking, what is faith? Let's talk about it!**We apologize for the audio issues that start about halfway through. We went to seminary, not a technical school, so we do not know why that issue occurs nor how to fix it.**

Have you ever wondered why you believe in Jesus? Where did your faith come from? In this episode Jeff and Collin briefly discuss the “Calvinist” understanding of where faith comes from and then move to talk about the substitutionary death of Christ for sinners.

The covenant of works was broken and sinners stand in need of reconciliation. Who will mediate between God and man? In other words, as the guys recently discussed covenant theology, who is the substance of the covenant of grace? On this episode Jeff and Collin discuss who Jesus is as our mediator.“For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.” 1 Tim. 2:5-6

What’s up with the one command given to Adam and Eve in the garden and why do you personally feel like you just can never measure up? On this episode Jeff and Collin briefly mention interesting books they have been reading and then dig into the architectural structure of the whole Bible: covenant theology. Specifically, they discuss what is the covenant of works and what is the covenant grace.

Have you ever wondered if the world has always been as dark as it is? Have you ever wondered if the darkness will ever break to light? The creation is account in Gen. 1-2 tells us about the true legend of the world before the darkness of the fall and points us to look forward to life after sin is done away with.Find all episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and at www.goodnewsnotgoodadvice.com.