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205. How Will Jesus Save Us From Suffering and Death? | with J. J. Fischer

Published 2 years, 3 months ago

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Sin doesn’t ruin human lives and all the creation by itself.[1. Photo by Ismael Paramo on Unsplash.] Sin brings the consequence of suffering. Hebrews 2:18 promises, “For because [Jesus] himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” Today we’re joined by a special guest who explores real suffering, memory, and healing in the worlds of fiction: novelist J. J. Fischer.

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This is part 3 of our He Saves Us series, with a specific topical focus.
In part 1, we explored how Jesus has defeated the Devil (past tense).
In part 2, we explored how Jesus saves us from our villain (present tense).
Now we focus on other consequences of sin: disease, suffering, death.
Human sin may be the “final boss” at the cross, as we said last week.
Yet in the end, “the last enemy to be destroyed is death” (1 Cor. 15:26).

Introducing guest J. J. (Jasmine) Fischer

Jasmine Fischer lives with her husband on the beautiful central coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she enjoys reading, going for long walks, and forgetting to water her plants. Originally a psychologist with a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Jasmine works as a Christian fantasy author and freelance editor. Her novel Calor won the 2023 Realm Award Book of the Year. Follow her literary adventures at JJFischer.com where you can subscribe to her newsletter or send her a message, or you can follow her on Instagram and Facebook. (Due to the rising cost of birdseed,