{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Romans 5:1-5","description":"This sermon from Romans 5 explains that because we\u2019ve been justified by faith, we now have real peace with God \u2014 even when life feels anything but peaceful. Pastor Blaine shows how Paul prepares believers for the tension between what we know to be true (justification, peace, grace) and what we still experience (suffering, hardship, confusion). Paul teaches that suffering isn\u2019t pointless: it produces endurance, endurance shapes character, and character strengthens hope \u2014 a hope that never fails because its foundation is Christ. Blaine also emphasizes that Christians shouldn\u2019t rely on cultural clich\u00e9s or feel-good sayings, but on the truth of God\u2019s Word, which alone sustains us in trials. Ultimately, suffering is temporary, God is present through the Holy Spirit, and even the hardest seasons are used by God to shape us, anchor our hope in eternity, and draw us closer to Christ. ","author_name":"Eastmont Church Weekly Teachings","author_url":"http:\/\/eastmontchurch.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39141505\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39141505"}