About this episode
The episode discusses the futility of trying to earn sanctification through personal effort, emphasizing the grace found in Christ's finished work.
What if all your passion, zeal, and spiritual effort is nothing more than tossing pepper in the wind? Tonight I walk through a song I wrote called "Pepper in the Wind" and use it to talk about something that has quietly poisoned so many believers, the idea that you can progressively make yourself holier by trying harder. Drawing from Scripture and the finished work of Christ, we look at why your sanctification was never yours to earn and why that is the best news you will ever hear. If you have ever felt exhausted by the treadmill of religious performance, this one is for you. 0:00 - Introduction: The Spiritual Treadmill 2:16 - What Is Progressive Sanctification? 11:46 - The Danger of Self-Effort 19:04 - Christ Is Our Sanctification 25:00 - Grace vs. License to Sin 27:04 - The Mountain Illustration 29:09 - Only Mercy, Only Grace 38:53 - Rest in Christ's Finished Work
People in this episode
Host: Brandan Kraft
Topics covered
- spiritual effort
- progressive sanctification
- self-effort
- grace
- religious performance
- finished work of Christ
Keywords
- sanctification
- spirituality
- religion
- grace
- self-effort
- exhaustion
- performance
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Pepper in the Wind
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