Summary: <br> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/radicallychristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Studying-Romans-8.png?ssl=1"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> In this conversation, Mitch Wiggains and Wes McAdams discuss Mitch’s preaching series on Romans 8. They explore topics such as the evidence of transformation in the life of a Christian, the assurance of salvation, the difference between justification, sanctification, and glorification, and the importance of understanding the love of God. They also delve into the concept of adoption and the unshakable inheritance that believers have in Christ. <br> <br> <br> <br> They briefly explore the importance of interpreting scripture consistently and honestly, emphasizing the need to acknowledge biases and assumptions when approaching the text. Wes and Mitch discuss the significance of considering the whole council of scripture to gain a deeper understanding of specific passages. <br> <br> <br> <br> Mitch Wiggains is the preaching minster for the <a href="https://www.westernheights.org/media">Western Heights Church of Christ</a> in Sherman, Texas. You can find Mitch’s sermons on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WesternHeightsChurchofChrist">Western Heights YouTube channel</a> or on their website.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Takeaways<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * When you say no to sin, it is not helping your salvation. It is evidence that you are saved. <br> <br> <br> <br> * Understanding the assurance of salvation is crucial, as it is not based on our own efforts but on the work of Jesus Christ.<br> <br> <br> <br> * Justification, sanctification, and glorification are three aspects of salvation that should be understood and embraced by believers. <br> <br> <br> <br> * The love of God is demonstrated through adoption, where He chooses to love and accept us as His children. <br> <br> <br> <br> * The hope of victory over death and decay should lead Christians to live with confidence and trust in God’s promises.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Links and Resources<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://youtu.be/Fs5rnQV7MgM">Watch this Episode on YouTube</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://amzn.to/48frPeo">Reading Romans Backwards by Scot McKnight</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Transcript (Credit: Beth Tabor)<br> <br> <br> <br> Radically Christian Bible Study Podcast<br> <br> <br> <br> Studying Romans 8 with Mitch Wiggains<br> <br> <br> <br> WES: Welcome to the Radically Christian Bible Study Podcast. I’m your host, Wes McAdams. Here we have one goal: Learn to love like Jesus. I want to start today by reading from Romans 8:1‑5. Paul says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, <br> <br> <br> <br> He condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.” <br> <br> <br> <br> Today we’re going to talk about Romans 8 with my friend, Mitch Wiggains. Mitch is the preaching minister at the Western Heights Church of Christ in Sherman, Texas. He and his wife, Katie, have three daughters, and he is a good friend of mine, and I know that you will appreciate his thoughts on Romans 8, and I hope that this conversation will help all of us learn to love like Jesus.
