The Word Unleashed - Radio

Today, we look at the means by which this righteousness is received. We'll see that faith is not a "work" we perform but the empty hand that reaches out to receive the gift that God has provided in Jesus. Friend, when you look to your own heart, do you see a reason for God’s favor, or do you see only the need for a righteousness that must come from outside of yourself?

Understanding that our righteousness is entirely Christ's and not our own is essential because it determines whether we have a true and lasting standing before God at all. Paul makes clear in Romans 3 that by our own law-keeping and moral effort, "no flesh will be justified in His sight.

Now that we understand what the Bible teaches about depravity, how do we as Christians practically respond? And how do we continue to guard against our own patterns of sin and leading others into temptation to sin? Today, Pastor Tom Pennington explains these realities and more and helps us see clearly our desperate need for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Tom discusses the danger of ""moralism""—the attempt to fix our external behavior while leaving internal corruption untouched. We'll see why a ""good life"" without a new heart is still a life under condemnation. Are you trusting in moral improvements to save you, or have you come to the end of yourself and cast your hope entirely on Jesus Christ?

According to the Bible, no human being, no matter how sincere or religiously motivated, has the natural capacity to come to Christ, obey God's law, please God, or even embrace spiritual truth apart. Only a sovereign act of Almighty God can deal with this problem. From John 6:44, Pastor Tom explains this sovereign act of divine grace and compels us as believers to live in light of the gospel—knowing what we have been saved from and knowing whom we have been saved for.