Remarkable Love in an Unremarkable World

Remarkable Love in an Unremarkable World

From Feeding My Faith by David Jackson

February 21, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 98

About this episode

David Jackson explores the remarkable love of Christ and the challenges believers face in sharing their faith.

In this episode, I explore one simple, staggering truth: Christ loved us while we were still sinners. I start with Romans 5:8 and the idea that this kind of love is not just good, it’s remarkable —completely unlike anything we see in the world around us. I'm back from the NRB, and they were talking faith and action. So why aren't we taking action? From there, I move into why, even with a gospel this remarkable, many of us struggle to share our faith. I walk through common reasons believers give: fear of rejection, feeling unprepared, not wanting to seem pushy, busyness, and even a loss of awe at what Jesus has done. I connect this to that powerful social pressure we all feel, illustrated by the classic conformity experiment where one person often goes along with the crowd even when the answer is obviously wrong. I also explore the idea of polar opposites—people who couldn’t be more different from each other: The extrovert and the introvert. The prodigal and the older brother. The persecutor Saul and the apostle Paul. The mocking thief on the cross and the repentant one beside him. I use these contrasts to highlight that Christ’s love reaches every type of person, on every end of…

People in this episode

Host: David Jackson

Topics covered

  • Christ's love
  • faith sharing
  • overcoming fear
  • grace
  • spiritual contrasts
  • social pressure

Keywords

  • Christ's love
  • faith
  • grace
  • Romans 5:8
  • Ephesians 2:8–9
  • fear of rejection
  • spirituality
  • Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans 5:8, Ephesians 2:8–9

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