#347 - Joby Martin // Why Grace Alone Beats Religious Checklists

#347 - Joby Martin // Why Grace Alone Beats Religious Checklists

April 30, 2026 · 6 min · Episode 347

About this episode

Joby Martin discusses the concept of grace versus religious checklists, emphasizing that true acceptance by God comes from being a new creation through Jesus.

Religious effort can look holy while hiding a deeper fear: What if I have not done enough for God to accept me? We go straight at that question with Paul’s closing words in Galatians: neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but a new creation. The gospel is not behavior management. It is resurrection for the spiritually dead, a real heart change that only Jesus can do. We talk about why no religious activity can create new life, even the ones many of us grew up treating ...

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