Turning to Christ in Our Conflict with Sin

According to how most things work in life, I must first achieve something before I’m declared to be something.  For example, I must first actually graduate before I receive a diploma and am declared a graduate.  I must complete a course of study, pass my classes, and finish with a certain grade point average.  However, the gospel follows a different logic flowing from God’s grace.  It begins with a declaration of righteousness that has nothing to do with anything I have achieved.

 

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