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.

On this episode of No Other Doctrine, Pastor Scott Thom takes on the doctrine of transubstantiation — the claim that communion elements actually become the literal body and blood of Christ — and walks through five biblical reasons the Bible points to remembrance, not repetition. A caller asks whether unconfessed sin can keep a believer out of heaven, and Pastor Scott unpacks the difference between confession and salvation by grace through faith. A listener email raises a curious question from Leviticus 12 about purification after childbirth, and a mom calls in wrestling with whether to leave her church so her teenagers can find Christian friendships. Practical, biblical answers for real questions people are actually asking.

Learn more about Cross Christian Fellowship at CrossFellowship.org, and explore biblical and ministry training for believers and leaders at CCFcollege.com. If you're sensing a call to go deeper in ministry leadership, Shepherd School offers real, in-depth training that equips you to teach and lead — not just sit in a pew — and you can get started from anywhere.

No Other Doctrine is one of three podcasts from Pastor Scott Thom — be sure to check out "Leadership From The Cross" and "Navigating Life From The Cross," available on any podcast app.

On this episode of No Other Doctrine, Pastor Scott Thom opens with a question he's asked often: how much does Satan actually know about the future? Walking through Job chapter 1 and Jesus' temptation in Luke 4, he shows that Satan can observe the spiritual realm but can't predict God's plans with any certainty — and Scripture proves it, since Satan's one recorded prediction about Job never came true. From there, Pastor Scott revisits a question a student asked during a visit to a local high school's Christian club: is God really jealous, and if so, what does that mean? He unpacks the biblical sense of jealousy as a selfless, protective love rather than human insecurity — God wants what's best for us, not control over us.

A caller then asks about the extra books found in Catholic Bibles but not in Protestant ones. Pastor Scott explains why books like Maccabees and Judith were excluded from the canon — historical and doctrinal errors, a lack of prophetic authority, and no recognition from Jesus, the apostles, or the early church fathers — and how doctrines like purgatory and indulgences shaped which books the Catholic Church later added. The episode closes with a listener's question about free will: if God is all-knowing, why did He allow Satan to tempt Adam and Eve in the first place? Pastor Scott traces the answer back to what makes love and relationship with God genuinely real.

Cross Christian Fellowship exists to help people know God's Word and grow in their faith. Learn more at CrossFellowship.org, and explore CCF's ministry training program at CCFcollege.com.

If you're looking to grow as a leader or dig deeper into biblical training, Shepherd School is a wonderful resource for equipping men and women for ministry with sound, practical instruction grounded in Scripture.

Pastor Thom also hosts two other podcasts, available wherever you listen: Leadership From The Cross, which focuses on biblical leadership principles, and Navigating Life from the Cross, which applies Scripture to everyday life's challenges. Search for them on any podcast app.