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What are we actually saved from? We open that hard door and walk straight through it—into the gravity of sin, the reality of God’s justice, and the radiant mercy that only makes sense when the cross stands at the center. Rather than trimming the edges off judgment, we explore why an offense against an eternal God requires a Savior whose worth is infinite, and why softening hell empties the gospel of its power to save.

From there, we sit with Job. Not just the headlines of loss—family, wealth, reputation—but the quiet torment of long nights where sleep will not come. Job 7:4 becomes our guide as we unpack the spiritual and even medical anatomy of sleepless suffering: without deep sleep and REM cycles, the mind cannot process pain, and the soul feels stranded in the dark. We talk about how affliction touches every corner of life, why honest lament is not a lack of faith, and how bad counsel from friends can compound grief when they misread suffering as guilt.

Along the way, we draw a crucial distinction between blameless and sinless and revisit examples like Ananias and Sapphira to show that not all pain points to a specific sin. We press into evangelism that tells the truth about God’s justice and His mercy, and we insist that endurance rests on the quality of faith’s object, not the volume of our confidence. A trembling grip can hold a strong Christ. If you’ve wondered how to explain salvation, how to think about eternal punishment, or how to endure the night when rest won’t come, this conversation will meet you there and lead you back to Calvary.

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