ROMANS: Do Rule Followers Go to Heaven?

Why do so many of us rely on rule-keeping to measure our standing with God, and how does the true purpose of the law point us back to grace?In this sermon on Romans 2:17–29, Pastor Wade Collier treats the crucial transition from addressing self-righteous people to confronting religious rule-keepers. Rather than viewing God's law as a set of checklist demands to earn salvation, Pastor Wade explores how the law was designed to reveal our need for a Savior. Discover why true faith is never just an outward performance, how legalism can cause us to miss the beauty of God's grace, and what it means to experience a genuine circumcision of the heart brought by the Holy Spirit.In this episode, we cover:The Beauty and Limit of the Law: Recognizing that while God's law is perfect and good, it was never given to replace the Savior or earn salvation.Living Beyond the Rules: How leading by example, speaking wisdom, and understanding the purpose of the law shape spiritual maturity.Believing What We Say: Exposing religious hypocrisy and ensuring our actions do not bring contempt upon the character of God.Moving Beyond Self-Help: Why trying to create our own goodness fails and why true transformation must happen inwardly through the Spirit.Circumcision of the Heart: Understanding God's call to move past outward rituals and yield our whole hearts completely to Him.Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube