What motivates the way you live?

Main message: Because of what Jesus has done we receive God's righteousness and a new identity in Christ—freed from slavery to sin—and our obedience should flow from relationship and gratitude, not a sense of duty.

Key points:

• Receiving God's righteousness brings joy, peace, and the declaration that we are holy.
• In Christ we are no longer slaves to sin or to an old identity.
• The Christian life is a new way of living rooted in relationship with God.
• God's commandments are meant to be lived out from the heart, not seen as burdensome "got to"s.
• Good works are a response to God's salvation and forgiveness, not a means to earn it.

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