Nancy Lee DeMoss says that no matter how much effort you may exert, relationship with God cannot be earned.

Our fellowship isn't because we've done it right, or we've done the right kind of penance, or we've, you know, I sing yesterday and today I'll read two more chapters in my Bible, or I'll be extra good, you know, you'll die trying.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Friday, June 13th, 2014.

All this week, Carrie Gall has been helping you discover freedom from condemnation.

She's our guest teacher this week in a series called Approved.

We'll hear from our host Nancy Lee DeMoss at the end of today's program.

We're picking up where we left off yesterday.

And on that program, a volunteer had come to the stage to wear a dark robe representing sin and condemnation. Carrie then removed that robe and replaced it with a shining, sparkling,

royal robe to show the righteousness of Christ.

To see these illustrations for yourself, you can watch the video version of this week's

teaching at revive our hearts.com.

Now, let's get back to Carrie as she continues talking about the robe of righteousness.

Jesus paid the price for our sin, past, present, and future.

He received unto himself the fullness of God's wrath

so that you might become the righteousness of God.

And when you and I, in this black, heavy, sinful dark robe that we've

been referencing, Paul is wearing it again today on the platform, hanging, her head hanging

and shame and guilt. And some of you remember well that reality. When you and I place our faith, when we acknowledge our

sin, that this is indeed who we are, at the core of who we are, the very essence of who we are,

that we're sinners. You see, it is not, my friends, if you've been baptized.

It is not if you've been in church all of your life.

It is not if you are doing a Bible study three nights out of the week.

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