Salvation Anxiety: Eternal Hell, Present Faithfulness, and Why How We Live Still Matters | Ep. 54

A recent backlash against actor and Christian commentator Kirk Cameron has reignited a long-standing debate within evangelical Christianity: Is eternal hell the central motivator of faith? And is personal salvation the primary point of the Christian life?In this episode of …We Have a Spiritual Problem, Dr. Jeff Armstrong explores why the obsession with eternal outcomes may reflect a deeper spiritual problem—one that distracts us from the way of Jesus in the present. Drawing on Scripture, theology, cultural voices, and music, Jeff argues that Christianity is not merely about securing a future destination but about how we live now—for God and toward others. Referencing John 3:17, the Omega Point, spiritual evolution, NT Wright, Rob Bell, and Shinedown’s haunting question, “How did you love?”, this episode challenges listeners to reconsider what faithfulness really looks like.