The Finished Life of Faith
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God sees believers as unconditionally righteous, with no need to work for their justification in His eyes. This differs from the religious mindset that many of us have been taught, which says that we must labor to please Him, first, before He’ll accept or approve of us. What we believe makes a huge difference in what we do. What traps people in self-effort is their focus on what they must do to bring about their salvation, instead of what God has already done through Jesus Christ.
Released on 2 Apr 2025
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Resting in True Faith
Having the perfect and complete faith of Jesus Christ gives us an advantage over religious people who rely on their own imperfect faith. This kind of faith is based on His finished works and doesn’t depend on our own works or self-efforts. Jesus is faith, and is God’s gift to us that we must receive; believing that God loves us so much that He gave us His only Son puts our lives in a whole new light. Trusting that Jesus did all the work necessary lets us rest.
Resting in True Faith
Having the perfect and complete faith of Jesus Christ gives us an advantage over religious people who rely on their own imperfect faith. This kind of faith is based on His finished works and doesn’t depend on our own works or self-efforts. Jesus is faith, and is God’s gift to us that we must receive; believing that God loves us so much that He gave us His only Son puts our lives in a whole new light. Trusting that Jesus did all the work necessary lets us rest.
Resting in True Faith Part 2
Believers have received gifts from God that the world doesn’t have. One of those gifts is His perfect and complete faith. This faith is vastly better than our imperfect faith, which is constantly in the process of being refined and developed. It’s embodied in Jesus Christ and based on His finished works, which means we can rest from our labors and simply receive what God has already done. Choosing to rest instead of struggle is the way we celebrate God’s finished works.