Throughout the course of my ministry I have encountered many
Christians who struggle with the “performance mindset”. It is the belief that
our standing with God and people is based on how well we perform rather than on
what Jesus completed in his redemptive work.
Sadly, many of us have been taught this performance mindset
by friends, family, and churches that have judged us as failures according to
some standard of their own design. If we don’t measure up, we don’t fit in.
It is also common to hear of people brought up in legalistic
churches that have made it sound like the New Testament is simply an extension
of the Old Testament law. Whatever they hear in the New Testament sounds like
laws that must be obeyed for fear of losing relationship with God and his
church.
In this home church message we focus in on some wonderful
and uplifting Scriptures that show that the only performance that really
matters is what God has performed on our behalf. We no longer live as though under
the law, but as beloved children who live by grace through faith.
Knowing how much God has already worked for us gives us the
freedom to enjoy this work by faith. God will not fail to complete the work he
has already begun in all who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and
Savior.
© 2016 Monte Vigh ~ Box 517,
Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8 ~ in2freedom@gmail.com
Unless otherwise noted,
Scriptures are from the English Standard Version (The Holy Bible, English
Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good
News Publishers.)
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