The show opens with the guys recapping our newfound understanding about the difference between imputed righteousness which came through personal faith and the whole world being made righteous through the faith of Jesus Christ.
Michael shares a brief conversation he had with a small group of pastors who have been studying this understanding and their response and says some things which will be shocking to some ears.
“To know your belief is not holding your world together, is freedom indeed…The moment you have the ‘freedom’ to blame someone else, even if it’s their ‘fault’, please don’t take it. Please don’t transfer the blame. Because as soon as you do that, you have lost your power to do anything about it!”.
The boys are challenged by Mel Martin regarding Daniel’s comment that we are no longer “sheep who have gone astray”. We have not been forgiven! We never needed to be!
Mel’s challenge opened up a whole new world of understanding to better explain the Gospel. Michael also uses the American Revolution and his ancestors involvement in it, as a beautiful analogy of our position in Christ.
We don’t need to start where the characters portrayed in the Scriptures started. Why? Because we are not where they were. We were NOT redeemed or made righteous. They were! Jesus didn’t die for OUR griefs, sorrorws or iniquities! We were born FREE! Hallelujah! ALL glory to Christ!
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Good job guys! Daniel, your explanation about being able to take responsibility for your life since being set be through the gospel resonates loud and clear.
Oh my! The dive into the ocean of truth has again caused me to lengthen my air hose for the depth of understanding we are attaining. Just when I thought we had arrived there is another cliff in this ocean that drives us into a greater understanding of Gods perfect finished work that we do not have to polish ourselves but just know the truth, and realize we are Born Free. So glad you played that song.
Still trying to wrap my mind around the truth that I was not born again or again. Once was all that was necessary as I was born of water and spirit at the same time. Could not escape as I was born from a perfect creature who was also born of a perfect creature. No unrighteous being could be born. Not since Christ was born again with us, in us, in God. Done deal. Wow!