What we often do is we grit our teeth to make ourselves do better.

But Dr. Tony Evans says sheer willpower is no match for allowing the spirit to transform us from the inside out.

So the key to your Christian life is not doing something out here to be better in here,

but getting better in here so you're doing stuff different out here.

This is the alternative broadcast, featuring

the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans. Have you ever tried to fix a

problem yourself, but ended up only making things worse? Whether it's a home repair,

a health issue, or your spiritual life, our instinct is often to take control.

But today, Dr. Evans explains why relying on our own strength short-circuits God's grace.

We'll discover how the Christian life from start to finish is powered by faith, not self-effort.

Let's join him in the book of Galatians.

Beginning in chapter three, we've already seen, Paul says, that one of the things we're

going to have to grasp in order to experience more of God and grow in grace is the substitutionary

life of Christ.

The substitutionary death of Christ forgives our sins and justifies us before

a holy God so we can go to heaven. The substitutionary life of Christ brings heaven to history.

It is God's involvement with you in time and space. He ever lives to make

intercession or to intervene on your behalf in life. He takes you to heaven by his death. He is

available to you for earth by his life because he rose from the dead. So the key to your Christian life is

not doing something out here to be better in here, but getting better in here. So you're doing

stuff different out here. There's an internal transformation that leads to external

action. I'm counting on Christ inside of me

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