We question whether heavenly rewards are wages for effort or the present fruits of abiding in Christ, using Scripture and a Wizard of Oz parable to rethink crowns, timing, and Paul’s race. We land on a simple call: stop striving for what grace already gave and live from union with Jesus.

• the five crowns as facets of salvation in Christ
• Paul’s race as focused dependence, not merit
• Hebrews on Jesus’ perfected obedience through suffering
• abiding as the source of true fruit, not activity
• rethinking timing and urgency language in the New Testament
• Revelation’s crowns as worship, not status
• practical shift from earning to receiving and stewarding

Blog Post: https://wakinguptograce.com/079-heavenly-rewards-and-crowns-oh-my/

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