Enduring Christianity
Discussing the joys AND challenges of sincerely following Jesus. Salvation in Jesus is a gift, but Jesus warns us of the temptations that can lure us away. Jesus said "Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my word endures forever." and "Only those who endure until the end will be saved." If your goal is ONLY to get to heaven then maybe despite your good intentions you're heading in the wrong direction? Maybe the direction is faithfully FOLLOWING Jesus and the result is Him? No, this is not a works based podcast! No, this is not an, "I go to Heaven because I earned it." This is a conversation about loving Jesus because he deserves my all.
Enduring Christianity
The End of Myself
When we come to first believe in Jesus as our LORD and savior it is always done so on the premise of needing Him. We need to be washed by the blood of Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins and we need Him because He alone is the source of eternal life. However, as we continue to follow Jesus we learn it is not only His blood we are in need of, we are also in need of His word. As Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You alone have the words of eternal life." (John 6:69).
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1). Throughout God's word He clearly tells us that in order to be in relationship with Him, forgiven and freed from our sin we must repent. Or in other words, we must come to an end of ourselves. "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." (Matthew 16:24).
Sometimes our repentance is only seen in secret, while other times it is seen in public. But either way, repentance is always the result of coming to an end of ourselves in which turns from our selfish ways to an obedience of Jesus's word.
In this episode we speak with Pastor Allen Cothran of Newspring Church in Anderson, SC who shares a personal story that led him to a sincere end of himself and in return a full redemption in Christ. We hope you listen in as he shares how his repentance not only saved his life, but also his marriage and redeemed his ministry in a way that is now more powerful than before.
"Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works." (Titus 2:14)
