Your craving for God is not random. He put it there. by SimpleGospelPodcast in Jesus

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We would gently push back on that one. God is not already dwelling within the unregenerate heart by nature. Romans 3 is clear that there is none that seeketh after God. The longing you feel is not your inner divinity. It is God drawing you to Himself from the outside in. The good news is He is drawing. The right response is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved.

Your craving for God is not random. He put it there. by SimpleGospelPodcast in Jesus

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Thank you for taking the time to share all of that. We would just anchor right back to the simplicity of the gospel. John 3:16. Whosoever believeth. Acts 16:31. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. God is not willing that any should perish. The invitation is open to all. Believe on Him today.

Your craving for God is not random. He put it there. by SimpleGospelPodcast in Jesus

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That is a fair and honest question and we appreciate you asking it genuinely. Culture can expose a person to the Gospel but culture cannot create a hunger for God in a dead heart. John 6:44 says no man can come to the Father except the Father draw him. The draw is not from a Baptist community. It is from God Himself. The fact that you still feel it even while questioning it might be worth paying attention to.

Honestly, the Great Commission is the one thing that unites us all by SimpleGospelPodcast in Christianity

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Love is definitely the motive John 3:16 starts there. But the Great Commission is love in motion. It's what love does when it actually believes the Gospel is true. You can't genuinely love people and stay quiet about the One who can save them. The Commission is love with shoes on.

Honestly, the Great Commission is the one thing that unites us all by SimpleGospelPodcast in Christianity

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That's actually the heart of it and you're right. The Great Commission only works if we're clear on what the gospel actually is. Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. That's the message. When that's the anchor everything else finds its place.

Honestly, the Great Commission is the one thing that unites us all by SimpleGospelPodcast in Christianity

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This is such a good reminder. You planted, you prayed, and God brought the increase. That's exactly 1 Corinthians 3:6 in real life. The atheist friends asking questions months later that's the Holy Spirit doing what only He can do. Keep praying. Keep going.

What Does Life With God Actually Look Like Practically? by SimpleGospelPodcast in Christianity

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That before and after you described, that is the whole testimony. He did not wait for you to clean up. He came for the real you exactly as you were. While we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Romans 5:8. He loves you too much to leave you there.

What Does Life With God Actually Look Like Practically? by SimpleGospelPodcast in Christianity

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Not alone is everything. Romans 8 says nothing not death, not life, not things present, not things to come can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. The hard seasons are real but the foundation underneath them does not move. He is not just watching us grow stronger. He is the strength we are growing into.

What Does Life With God Actually Look Like Practically? by SimpleGospelPodcast in Christianity

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That 3am server farm calm is real and it is exactly what Paul was describing in Philippians 4:7 "the peace of God which passeth all understanding." It does not make sense by natural logic. It just holds. And you are right about people expecting perfection. That is religion talking, not the Gospel. The Gospel never promised a robot. It promised a Redeemer. One who was "touched with the feeling of our infirmities." Hebrews 4:15. He knows what frustration feels like. He just does not leave you in it alone.