Pastor Scott Thom kicks off a new teaching series on the five judgments yet to come - the judgment of the believer, the nations, Israel, the unsaved, and the fallen angels - starting this week with a deep dive into the judgment of the believer. He walks through why a Christian is never judged for sin (it was already judged at the cross), what self-judgment and sanctification actually look like, and what the Bema Seat judgment of rewards is really about. A caller named Naomi asks the question so many believers wrestle with: can we forfeit rewards or inheritance through sin, or does backsliding put our salvation itself in question? Pastor Scott also answers a listener's question about whether "Hard Sayings of the Bible" and the "When Skeptics/Critics/Cultists Ask" series are solid apologetics resources to hand a friend - and closes the show with a clear, simple picture of the gospel and an invitation to know Christ.

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You can also catch Pastor Scott's other two podcasts, "Leadership From The Cross" and "Navigating Life from the Cross," available on any podcast app.