Ep. 41 - I Am Redeemed

Lucas Glover, his sweaty pants, the Ryder Cup, how to hit a hard tee shot with confidence and so many more things are talked about during the golf banter section of today's podcast! Stories you've never heard and also Ben claiming that Pickleball is the best sport on the planet... you're not going to want to miss this! Last week we started a new series called “Who do you think you are?” You don’t have to look long or far to realize that our world is having an identity crisis. Everywhere we look, people are on a constant search to define themselves, to make themselves significant or important, to figure out who they are. The good news for us is that the Bible has lots to say about who we are. It communicates that those of us who are in Christ have a brand new identity. So we are taking the next 10-12 episodes or so to really consider what the Bible says about us. What does it say about us apart from Jesus? What does it say about us now that we are in a relationship with Jesus? Last week, we learned that in Christ, though we were once guilty, deserving and awaiting God’s judgment, we are completely forgiven of all sin, declared righteous with Jesus’ own righteousness, and God Himself relates to us on that basis. We are justified. This is who we are! Today, we are going to see that not only are we justified, but we are redeemed. Real quick— this term redemption can be used broadly to describe all of what happens in salvation. Or it can be used narrowly, to talk about the act of being freed from sin and Satan and death. That’s how we are going to approach it today. Romans 6 will be our home base for this study. **The Bible study portion of the podcast starts at 13:15**