Sunday School: Westminster Confession of Faith 17.2-17.3 Perseverance and Counterfeit Gods | WCF 17.2-17.3

Perseverance and Counterfeit Gods | WCF 17.2-17.3

Why haven't you walked away from Christ yet? That's the question driving this class on Westminster Confession 17.2-17.3 — and this week we get practical: how do we actually persevere, together, when life hands us reasons to quit?

Brother Bryson Amyx gives an insightful take on the practicality of perseverance by looking at four counterfeit "end goals" — comfort, approval, control, and power — that quietly compete for the place Christ alone should hold in our lives. Each one promises an easier road, but each one leaves perseverance feeling pointless the moment it's tested. Using Philippians 3, Hebrews 12, and Keller's work on counterfeit gods, we talk through what it looks like to recognize our own "counterfeit cupcakes," and why perseverance isn't white-knuckled effort but repeated faith and repentance, returning again and again to the gospel.

This is also a call to community: perseverance in Scripture isn't a solo project. It's covenantal, communal, sometimes walking hand in hand and sometimes dragging a brother out of despair. Come discover what it means to chase the right telos, together.

Scripture referenced: Matthew 13:44, Matthew 6:19-21, Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:7-15

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