February 09, 2022

#111 - Simply By Grace Ch.12 - A New Freedom

1 hour 10 minutes

What is freedom worth to you? Many have given their lives for it. Many long for it, still others who have it, abuse it. Many don't understand it, and few treasure it. But what about spiritual freedom? What does that mean as a believer? Freedom from what? Should it be treasured or feared?

Believers are often taught to fear grace as part of the Christian walk. When people speak about grace there always seems to be a caviat; "better be careful with grace...that can lead to license." Grace is ultimately risky, as with ANY freedom. Too many live fearfully thinking God is displeased with them and they fall into the trap of trying to do good to make-up for the bad. Grace sets us free though, it's the antedote to slavery and a doorway to freedom in Christ! We are free to be all that God made us to be and free to love.

You don't want to miss this episode as Charlie speaks with Ed Underwood, an Army vet, Theologian, and former pastor of Church of the Open Door. This was the church made famous by J. Vernon McGee who was also a former pastor in southern California. Ed started a ministry called Recentered, a grace-based ministry geared towards training leaders within the church. Recentered Group was born in 2016 with Ed as the Executive Officer and Lead Counselor. Since then, he has helped numerous pastors and church leadership teams to recenter their ministries.

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If you've never heard of Charlie's book, Simply By Grace, you can order it here.

There's also a Spanish edition available!

You can also find the Spanish versions of GraceNotes here (and other languages coming soon!).

Charlie's book, Simply by Grace is an easy-to-read introduction to a core Christian belief. By looking at the major questions and issues that surround the concept of grace, Charlie helps readers understand and appreciate this God-given gift and how simple it really is. "Because only when you understand the simplicity of His grace, can you begin to understand its deep riches also."

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