Is Salvation Something You Can Earn - or Something You Accept w/ Pastor Boyd Bettis

Most people think salvation is something you work toward — be good enough, do enough, show up enough, and maybe you'll make the cut. But that's not what the Bible actually teaches. In this episode, I dig into what it really means to be saved: why earning it isn't possible, why grace isn't the same as a free pass, and how accepting Jesus as Savior changes the entire equation. If you've ever laid awake wondering "am I actually saved," you might want to pay attention to this one.We talk through 2 Corinthians 5:21 and what it actually means to be made righteous — not by cleaning yourself up first, but by being covered in Christ's righteousness. We look at Romans 8:1 and why "no condemnation" isn't a technicality, it's the whole game. And we sit in Romans 5:8, where Paul makes the point that God didn't wait for us to get our act together — He moved while we were still in the mess. By the end, the goal isn't to hand you a new checklist. It's to show you that the checklist was never how this worked in the first place.Follow Boyd on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boydbettis/Boyd Pastors the Church of the Valley .... learn more herehttps://www.cotv.church/Follow Eric on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ericwilsoncoaching/Follow Eric on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@ericwilson_coaching?_r=1&_t=ZT-96j1lAvrqDm🎙️ Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.Asio Gear: Use Code DONOTGO20 for 20% off at  https://asiogear.com/Spartan Forge:  Use Code DNGQ20 at https://spartanforge.ai/