Bobby McDonald - Serving Out Of Love, Not Working For Salvation

Bobby McDonaldOctober 11, 201611mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Serving Out Of Love, Not Working For Salvation Date: 10-09-2016 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The central message is that Christians must understand they are saved by faith alone, not by their works or performance. The speaker warns against the temptation to feel they must 'work' to earn God's favor, citing Paul's letter to the Galatians. True Christian living means working out of love and gratitude for Christ's finished work, not out of fear of losing salvation.

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Moving from discouragement to the trap of working for salvationThe speaker corrects his use of the word depression from a previous message, noting that the Bible focuses on fighting discouragement, which leads into the temptation of thinking we must work for our salvation.

Why the Galatians fell into fleshly performancePaul rebuked the Galatians for turning away from the truth of justification by faith alone and trying to be perfected by the flesh and human willpower.

Comparison and the curse of the lawComparing our spiritual maturity to others can cause panic, but Scripture shows that even the most godly person cannot stand before God on their own works.

Working from love instead of for favorBecause God sees us with the righteousness of Jesus, we can rest and serve out of love and gratitude rather than trying to impress him.

God has already given us the kingdomGod's word makes it clear that our names are already recorded in heaven and the Father has gladly chosen to give us the kingdom.

The PhD student illustrationJesus took the ultimate test for us and gave us an A, removing the crushing weight of having to earn our eternal destiny.

The picture of a father's sacrificeA photograph of a hardworking, exhausted father standing proudly beside his son with a PhD illustrates how Jesus was broken so we could have a future.

Pierced for our transgressionsIsaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be pierced for our iniquities and that by his scourging we are healed.

Secure in God's love and Christ's intercessionBecause God did not spare His own Son, nothing can separate us from His love, and Jesus continues to intercede for us even today.

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