53. Because of what Jesus has done...

Our love for the Lord is a response to His love for us. Like 1 John 4:19 says, "We love because he first loved us." And our obedience to the Lord should flow out of our love for Him.

In this episode we talk about the Lord's love for us as seen through some of the things that the Lord did for us through the Gospel. As we come to know and believe these things more and more, our hearts will swell with reciprocal love for God.

Other episodes referenced in this one:
Episode 7: Meditating on the Scriptures, part 1
Episode 14: Our funeral leads to our freedom
Episode 24: The Gospel

Here is the list that I read and some corresponding Scriptures:

Because of what Jesus has done:

• All of our sins and shortcomings are completely and totally covered and forgiven (Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 2:13-14).
• We have been redeemed (our debt was fully paid, the wrath of God has been fully satisfied and no longer rests on us, Jesus was the propitiation—He died in our place) (Romans 3:23-26; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:13-14; Colossians 2:13-14; 1 Peter 1:18-19).
• We have been adopted as sons and daughters of God (Ephesians 1:4c-5; Romans 8:15).
• We have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3).
• We are holy and blameless before God (Ephesians 1:4a-b).
• In Christ we have been justified (made righteous, made right, approved of and accepted by God) (Romans 3:23-26; Romans 8:33-34; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
• We don’t have to be perfect. We put no confidence in the flesh. We are freed from looking for a righteousness of our own that would come by trying to keep the law (Philippians 3:8-9; Romans 6:14).
• We have peace with God (Romans 5:1).
• We live in the grace of God (Romans 5:2).
• Who we are is not who we were. We’ve been made new. We died with Christ and were raised with Him (Romans 6:6; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Colossians 2:11-12).
• There is no condemnation for us in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1).
• We have the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9-11).
• We are heirs with Christ (Romans 8:16-17).
• All things work together for our good (Romans 8:28-29).
• We are more than conquerors through Him (Romans 8:37).
• Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:38-39).
• We are seated in the heavenly places with Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:4-

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