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Summit Life with J.D. Greear

Religion—What is it Good for?, Part 2

Summit Life with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Billy Graham said that what sends most people to hell is not their sins but their good works, because good works make us think there is something good about us that can save us from ourselves. Pastor J.D. continues in this message from Romans to show us how religion cannot reform us and willpower cannot change our hearts—and the one thing we need to come to Jesus for salvation.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on Summit Life with JD Greer.

0:02.3

God's righteousness is not a standard that we have to obtain.

0:05.6

The righteousness of God in Romans is a gracious gift that God gifts to all those who believe

0:11.3

and trust that Jesus did it in their place.

0:13.9

And when they believe that God implants in their heart, resurrection life that begins to

0:18.4

transform them into his image.

0:30.0

Welcome to Summit Life with Pastor and author JD Greer.

0:33.6

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitavitch.

0:36.4

You know, Billy Greer used to say that what sins most people to hell is not their sins,

0:41.5

but actually their good works.

0:43.5

Because good works make us think that there is something good about us that can ultimately

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save us.

0:49.3

Today, Pastor JD continues his message from Romans chapter 3, showing us how religion

0:54.2

on its own cannot reform us and will power in the end cannot change our hearts.

1:00.1

And then he shares the one thing that we do need to come to Jesus for salvation.

1:05.2

If you'd like to follow along with the transcript of this message, you can always find them free

1:09.3

of charge at JD Greer.com.

1:12.1

Let's rejoin Pastor JD right now in Romans chapter 3.

1:29.9

What he is saying is that nobody prompted by their own volition, their own decision, nobody

1:40.6

wants to truly find God, at least not the true version of him.

1:45.5

People may seek God to get blessings from him, they may seek a reshaped God who conforms

1:50.4

to their needs, their prejudices and who serves their agendas, but that is different

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