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Justified or Performing? Faith Alone vs. the Do-More Gospel
Show: Contending for the Word | Series: Reformation Month 2025 | Speaker: Dave Jenkins
Show Summary
Many believers live on a hidden scoreboard, imagining God’s acceptance rises and falls with their performance.
This episode recenters assurance on sola fide — faith alone. We expose common counterfeits
(legalism, prosperity-lite, therapeutic moralism), unpack the truth of imputation (Christ our righteousness),
and offer a simple “assurance audit” that helps you rest in Christ’s finished work and walk in grateful obedience as fruit, not as a fee.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
