Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Why do Christians chase dramatic spiritual warfare while overlooking the power of the gospel? In Part 2, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn move from diagnosis to remedy: how Satan exploits the tongue through gossip and slander in the church, and why grace in Christ, not tips and tricks, is the only real resistance.
In this episode you'll hear:
- Quick review of Part 1: Proverbs, James, and a tongue set on fire by hell
- Why "tips and tricks" cannot tame gossip, bitterness, or slander
- Resist the devil: James and Paul point to grace, not flesh fighting flesh
- 1 Corinthians 1:18: the word of the cross as the power of God
- How gospel preaching sanctifies saints (not only converts outsiders)
- What slander is really doing (revenge without a court)
- Looking to Jesus (Hebrews 12) instead of comparing yourself to others
- When you fall: confession, washing in the gospel, and a life of repentance
Who it's for: pastors weary of online Reformed tribalism, believers wrestling with gossip or bitterness, and anyone who wants biblical spiritual warfare that centers the cross rather than spectacle.
Proposed / estimated chapters (auto-captions have no exact timestamps; adjust after publish if needed):
0:00 - Intro: the remedy, not the spectacle
3:00 - Recap of Part 1 (tongue and the underworld)
8:00 - Reformed culture and demonic use of the tongue
14:00 - Why tips and tricks fail
20:00 - Resist the devil by grace
28:00 - 1 Corinthians 1:18 and the power of the cross
36:00 - Gospel for sanctification, not only conversion
42:00 - What slander is really after
47:00 - Look to Jesus; wash and confess
50:00 - Closing and resources
CHECK OUT PART 1 ON DOUG'S PODCAST:
youtu.be/IHeHb1jRIQI
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Why do Christians chase dramatic spiritual warfare while overlooking the power of the gospel? In Part 2, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn move from diagnosis to remedy: how Satan exploits the tongue through gossip and slander in the church, and why grace in Christ, not tips and tricks, is the only real resistance.
In this episode you'll hear:
- Quick review of Part 1: Proverbs, James, and a tongue set on fire by hell
- Why "tips and tricks" cannot tame gossip, bitterness, or slander
- Resist the devil: James and Paul point to grace, not flesh fighting flesh
- 1 Corinthians 1:18: the word of the cross as the power of God
- How gospel preaching sanctifies saints (not only converts outsiders)
- What slander is really doing (revenge without a court)
- Looking to Jesus (Hebrews 12) instead of comparing yourself to others
- When you fall: confession, washing in the gospel, and a life of repentance
Who it's for: pastors weary of online Reformed tribalism, believers wrestling with gossip or bitterness, and anyone who wants biblical spiritual warfare that centers the cross rather than spectacle.
Proposed / estimated chapters (auto-captions have no exact timestamps; adjust after publish if needed):
0:00 - Intro: the remedy, not the spectacle
3:00 - Recap of Part 1 (tongue and the underworld)
8:00 - Reformed culture and demonic use of the tongue
14:00 - Why tips and tricks fail
20:00 - Resist the devil by grace
28:00 - 1 Corinthians 1:18 and the power of the cross
36:00 - Gospel for sanctification, not only conversion
42:00 - What slander is really after
47:00 - Look to Jesus; wash and confess
50:00 - Closing and resources
CHECK OUT PART 1 ON DOUG'S PODCAST:
youtu.be/IHeHb1jRIQI
NEW FREE EBOOK: "ENOUGH IN CHRIST":
theocast.org/enough-in-christ
BOOK: "The Bible According to Jesus - How Jesus Teaches Us to Read the Scriptures":
theocast.org/products/the-bible-according-to-jesus
FREE EBOOK: "REST":
theocast.org/collections/books/products/rest-a-consideration-of-faith-vs-faithfulness-ebook
JOIN THE THEOCAST COMMUNITY:
theocastcommunity.org
PARTNER with Theocast:
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