022. Complete in Christ (self effort not included)

The Waking up to Grace Podcast

We clean the smudged lenses of your "gospel glasses" to help you see who you truly are in Christ and break free from the false teaching that you need to work to maintain fellowship with God.
• Mainstream teachings wrongly tell us sin breaks our fellowship with God and requires our efforts to restore
• Like a dentist with dirty glasses, we cannot properly see ourselves or our relationship with God without gospel clarity
• The Sermon on the Mount wasn't spoken directly to New Covenant believers but to people still under the Law
• Christ fulfilled the Law completely so we could receive adoption as sons and the indwelling Spirit
• Many Christians consume spiritual "junk food" teachings that temporarily excite but quickly lead to crashes
• True spiritual nourishment comes from understanding our reconciliation and resting in Christ's finished work
• We have the mind of Christ and can see ourselves as He sees us - as new creations reconciled to God
• Our foundation must be Christ crucified and risen, not self-development or works-based teaching
You are reconciled to God completely. Live for Christ, live with Christ, live in Christ. Christ lives in you and through you. You are a new creation - live it, love it, embrace it.
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Chapters

1. 022. Complete in Christ (self effort not included) (00:00:00)

2. The Dentist with Smudged Glasses (00:00:02)

3. Putting on Gospel Glasses (00:02:43)

4. Understanding Audience Relevance (00:05:04)

5. Christ Fulfilled the Law For Us (00:07:19)

6. Spiritual Junk Food vs. Meat (00:09:25)

7. The Mind of Christ (00:15:37)

8. Building on the Right Foundation (00:19:49)

9. Living as a New Creation (00:24:11)