Ep. 164 - The Spirit of Religion (Phil. 3:1-11) ft. Erik Veker, Matt Stowell, Libby VanSolkema, Rod VanSolkema

About this episode

The episode discusses how Paul challenges the notion of self-justification through performance in the context of faith.

What makes someone right in the eyes of God? We tend to look to our performance and our résumé to justify ourselves, but does that actually work? In this episode, we unpack how Paul dismantles that way of thinking, drawing from Rod’s sermon on Philippians 3:1–11. Preacher: Rod VanSolkema Text: Philippians 3:1-11 Sermon Link: CLICK HERE

People in this episode

Host: Rod VanSolkema

Guests: Erik Veker, Matt Stowell, Libby VanSolkema

Topics covered

• justification
• faith
• performance
• Philippians
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• justification
• Philippians
• religion
• performance
• faith
• spirituality
• Paul

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Philippians 3:1-11

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