God Stuff

Links mentioned in this episode: Anxiety Detox Webinar West Coast Christian Writers Masterclass Reformation and Justification You could smell the sweat, the discomfort in the classroom. Pastors-in-training, some of them in the employ of my own church, sat in my classroom at a local Christian college. It was time for an exam. An oral exam. A bit of Socratic tough love for an easy A.  “Sam, tell me what justification means,” I said. My student blushed and looked around vainly for help. “Um… being made righteous?”  “Oh,” I said, “so after a person is justified, their lives are immediately righteous, and they start doing good things, right?”  “Um… no?”  “Tony, help Sam out,” I said, letting Sam off the hook. “After you’re saved you’re supposed to do good works,” he said.  “So, we teach salvation by works, is that what you mean?” I said.  “No, no. Um, it’s like, well, like…” These were Bible majors in a Christian college. Juniors and seniors. Most of this particular group had grown up in Christia