Do any of these rules sound familiar from your church background?
You should never dance. Or listen to secular music. You should only use a certain translation of the Bible. Women should never wear pants. Men should never have long hair. Tattoos are strictly prohibited.
Many people grew up in these kinds of environments and even today still carry with them a fear of messing up, making the wrong move, and somehow disappointing God. In fact, most religions of the world teach that there is some kind of divine being (or beings) out there and this “god” requires a specific kind of behavior from its followers. So that makes our job to learn and keep the rules so that “God” won’t be angry with us.
Enter: GRACE. The Undeserved reward of Jesus. What would happen if we truly understood grace and lived underneath it’s promise? Check out this message in part 3 of the series “I’m Good” where we dig into Matthew 20, a story about an “unfair” landowner. If you feel like you are constantly having to earn God’s love or wondering if you ever had it, to begin with, we’d love to invite you to listen to this message!
Bible References:
Exodus 19:16,18
Exodus 31:18
Matthew 20:1-16
Ephesians 2:8-9
Galatians 3:24-25
John 10:27-28
Romans 3:23-24
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