God's grace is the foundation of our freedom, a sure gift made available to us again every

warning. Every mistake we make is covered, every sin is forgiven, and my hope is that we center

our hearts and minds around God's grace, that his forgiveness and

mercy open a pathway to true freedom for us today. Welcome to the first 15 podcast.

We live in a world built on transaction. We give and we get. We only receive what we earn or deserve. We're hired and fired

and fired based on our abilities and performance. We commit our lives to the system of cause

and effect, relishing the days of success and wincing at the thought of failure. And often,

as believers, we take the system of works we've grown so comfortable with

and apply it to our relationship with God.

We operate with God much like we operate with an employer.

We think, if we can go to church, give God our money, spend enough time with him in the

morning, be happy, and help people,

then God will like us.

If we can stop sinning, then God will love us more.

But God's ways are not like ours.

The New Testament names this transactional relationship with God as living under the law and tells us of a new system through

Christ called grace. God established the law as a system for his people to be cleansed

through sacrifice. For thousands of years God's holiness required his children to pay a price

for their sin in order to be in relationship

with Him.

Sin separated us from our Heavenly Father, like a cell while separating a prisoner from freedom.

Our only hope for guidance and love was living by the commands of our just and holy God,

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