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S3E2 The Gospel: Jesus’ Good News of Freedom and Grace
If the gospel you’re hearing doesn’t sound like good news, it isn’t the real gospel.
In this episode, the On the Table team unpacks what the Gospel of Grace truly is—and why focusing on sin, striving, or “earning” favor with God muddies the message. We talk about how Jesus already put away sin, how righteousness is a gift, and how walking in grace frees us from hypocrisy and shame. You’ll discover that grace isn’t soft on sin—it’s strong in love. When we live from that truth, the good news feels like what it was always meant to be: good.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 Coming Up…
0:01:01 Intro video
0:01:22 Welcome to On the Table & introduction of topic
0:04:11 Defining the word “gospel”
0:05:06 Is it good news?
0:07:00 Defining the Gospel, or good news
0:13:30 Talking about sin and works muddies the Gospel
0:15:22 How do works fit into the Christian life?
0:18:10 What are the consequences of sin as a believer?
0:20:55 Salvation is about faith and transformation
0:22:30 Christians are born again, but still have a sinful nature/flesh
0:25:40 Don’t focus on your sin/old man, but on your new man
0:31:11 Grace produces a transformation of the heart
0:38:36 Energy in physics is an example of our free flow of love in the Spirit
0:40:30 Walking in the Spirit as a new creature in Christ Jesus
0:43:10 What is the ultimate potential in the Spirit?
0:44:10 Does “free grace” lead to “loose living”?
0:46:54 Obedience to God means to love him and others
0:50:12 Simply “not sinning” doesn’t produce love
0:51:00 We can go forward walking in the Spirit of love
0:54:54 What does it mean to be a true witness of the Gospel?
0:56:38 The hypocrisy of a false gospel drives people away from Jesus
1:03:23 Outro video
For more on the topic of obedience in Christ, see Season 2, Episode 11: The Law vs. The Promise: Why the New Covenant Changes Everything