Messed Up by Grace

I started listening to some sermons from Perry Noble at NewSpring Chruch in Anderson, South Carolina. I saw him at C3 this year and loved his controversial no-nonsense presentation style. His latest series is answering the top questions that were voted on by people online. The one I just listened to is called "Can I Loose My Salvation?"

Anytime I hear and really think about stuff like this, it really messes me up. It is just hard to accept because the performance plan makes us feel better- "At least I'm better than that guy..." We want to feel like we are actually doing something to contribute to our salvation, or at least the keeping of it. I think it gives us a sense of control and pride. The bible says that "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." (John 3:36) But once we cross over that line of faith, it is humbling to know that nothing we do can make God love us any more or any less. We do absolutely nothing and Jesus does absolutely everything.

Check out the message (it starts about 30 min. into it) and let me know what you think.