If you are a bible-nerd like I am, you will gush over these videos:
http://www.new.facebook.com/video/?id=31365402722&s=0&hash=cf29d6c53886ae75dd74cbf44080cda3
(Especially the 6 part three-way discussion b/w Keller, Piper and Carson)
The Gospel -- It really is GOOD NEWS!
Tim Keller really shines light on this in a way that is easy to understand.
There are traditionally 2 ways in the Church, the religious moralist and the libertine.
The religious moralist is the typical person who we'll see doing their best to be a 'good Christian' by doing the right Christians things. They will serve, they will not cuss, they will not lie, they will talk about others who are doing wrong...
Libertines hate those people. Libertines want to be free and do whatever they want in their heart. They do not want to be fake and judgmental, so they forsake morals and do whatever they want. They are free in grace and do whatever they want.
There is a third way, one who sees the seriousness of sin as the religious moralist, and the freedom in Christ. They see that the seriousness of sin is before a holy God and they live in fear and trembling. They also see the seriousness of sin as it is laid out in judgment on Jesus Christ. He pays the price. And they also see that there is now no condemnation in Christ Jesus. They are free. But they do not look at sin and see it as not being serious because they saw it laid out on Jesus on that cross.
The grace of God is FREE to us, but oh how COSTLY it was to God.
Jesus HAD to die.
And I look at myself every time I think about sinning, I remember how costly it was to God. Then I realize that he has paid the price for me if I mess up as well too. How can I not let that transform me?
God
loves
us
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