About this episode

Joshua Cross discusses how born-again Christians are preserved by God's power and the importance of genuine faith in Christ.

Joshua Cross | Born-again Christians are guarded by God's intrinsic power, an ongoing act of preservation rather than human perseverance, assuring them of their imperishable heavenly inheritance amid earthly persecution. This guarding happens through genuine saving faith in Christ — a gift from God and the conduit of His power — which must produce the fruit of the Spirit as evidence, steering clear of both self-reliant works and shallow easy-believism.

People in this episode

Guest: Joshua Cross

Topics covered

• God's power
• Christian faith
• heavenly inheritance
• persecution
• fruit of the Spirit

Keywords

• God's power
• Christianity
• faith
• inheritance
• persecution
• fruit of the Spirit

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 Peter

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