A Protestant listener writes in, wrestling with the difference between saying you believe and actually knowing God. He admits that his life looks no different from unbelievers, and that the common use of John 3:16 as a guarantee of salvation collapses when Scripture is read in context. He confronts the reality that belief without obedience is dead, and asks where to go from here.
This episode responds directly to his email and addresses a crisis shared by many Christians. We examine the danger of presumption, the full meaning of John 3, the teaching of James that faith without works is dead, and Christ’s warnings about judgment, obedience, and the narrow gate. We look at current events, including the viral TikTok trend where a woman calls churches pretending to need baby formula, exposing how the world judges Christians by action, not slogans. We discuss why legal structures like 501(c)(3) shape behavior, why that system encourages caution instead of mercy, and why there is only one Church founded by Christ, not the thousands of institutions the world calls “churches.”
This episode speaks to Protestants and Catholics alike. It calls out belief without transformation, faith without repentance, and Christianity without sacrifice. It challenges the listener to move from presumption to fear of God, from comfort to conversion, and from slogans to obedience.
For anyone who has ever wondered whether they actually know God, this is for you.
