39. We're Righteous Through Christ's Performance, Not Ours

On a recent Growing in Grace podcast (#603) we talked about how believers are identified as righteous apart from their behavior. Faith-based righteousness isn't a matter of pursuing righteousness through what we do, but simply through believing what Christ has done.  Here I share a snippet from that podcast in which I talk about this.  We've been justified, cleansed, made righteous and made holy (sanctified) through the blood of Jesus, not through our own performance.  Do yourself a favor, and spare yourself the anxiety, depression and fear that can result from thinking that it's up to you to gain or maintain a certain level of righteousness.  Believe instead in the finished work of Christ.


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34. What Christ Became for Us

There are various things that many believers are trying to earn or gain by their efforts, that are really a gift that God has given us. In fact, Paul writes that Christ Himself became these things for us: Wisdom from God, righteousness, sanctification and redemption. In Christ's name we have been (past tense) washed, sanctified and justified, and it's not by our works or efforts but it's "by the Spirit of our God"!

This 2 minute podcast is a snippet from a past Growing in Grace podcast entitled "The Gift of Sanctification."


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