Can We Have Assurance in Our Faith? - ft. Dr. Jonathan Pennington

Matthew 7:21-23

Christians often pride ourselves on our “assurance of faith,” but there are passages where Jesus seems to call that notion into question. If people who performed miracles and wrote prophecies aren’t able to get into heaven, what does that mean for the rest of us?

In this episode, Joel works through the larger themes of the Sermon on the Mount with Dr. Jonathan Pennington to better understand what Jesus really means when he says “depart from me; I never knew you.”

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Next Steps:

Read Dr. Pennington’s book: The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing.

Check out the resources on JonathanPennington.com.

Other Resources:

BibleProject’s explainer videos on the Sermon on the Mount.

They also have a podcast series that goes further in depth.