We forget what has been DONE for us. What has been finished!
Which is why we must preach the gospel to our "religious" hearts, every single day (every 30 seconds if we have to).
It was Luther who said "Religion is the default mode of the human heart".
And religion sets us up to fail.
The gospel, however, is our hope, our peace, and our security.
The gospel declares us to be worse off than we even realize, and sometimes more than we want to acknowledge.
The gospel reveals how much we need Jesus to take our place of punishment for all the many ways we have (and still will) fall short of God's glory.
We needed Jesus to exhaust God's wrath against us and our sin, lest we foolishly try to muster up favour by anything of our own accord (religiousness).
I am thankful and humbled that Jesus fulfilled ALL the demands of the law for me, and lived a life of perfect obedience on my behalf.
That is the Gospel of Grace!
Let us always return to Gospel truth...
It's all about Jesus, our solid rock on which we stand.
Hi Manda - I love this: Let us always return to Gospel truth...
ReplyDeleteIt's all about Jesus, our solid rock on which we stand.
So true, religion is nothing but a state of pride of thinking oneself better than another. Its all about Jesus, Him only.
Great post
God bless
Tracy
i think we have changed the message of the gospel so much, we expect life to change radically when we turn to christ---that there will be no more problems...and when there is we become jaded to it...maybe its just me...
ReplyDeleteI feel the same, Brian. Often the gospel is presented as a magic pill that will fix all our problems. But suffering in this life is also part of our sanctification process. Serving God doesn't mean we can escape hardship or that He'll give us this easy life. Life is messy and we are a mess... Which is why God in His grace saved us (even despite us)! What an amazing gift!
ReplyDeleteI could meditate on the truth and goodness of the gospel all day!!!
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