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#227 Josh Newbegin: Escaping the Cage: A Journey Beyond Legalism


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Josh Newbegin shares his powerful journey from living a party lifestyle to becoming a burned-out church worker to finally discovering true freedom in the gospel of grace. His testimony reveals how the most significant transformation in his life wasn't leaving his partying days behind, but escaping the performance-based Christianity that kept him in a spiritual cage.

• Grew up in church but left to pursue adventure and the party lifestyle in snowboarding communities
• Found emptiness in his dream lifestyle despite achieving everything he thought would fulfill him
• Returned to faith but approached it with a performance mindset, trying to earn God's approval
• Experienced burnout from working so hard in ministry while simultaneously battling secret shame
• Discovered through mentorship that his value is intrinsic, not based on performance or others' opinions
• Realized he had become like the older brother in the prodigal son story – doing the right things for wrong reasons
• Found freedom when he understood God already declared him enough and worthy of love
• Now helps other men find freedom from pornography addiction by addressing the underlying pain
• Continues practicing "gospel" daily, reminding himself of the truth that he is already enough in Christ

If you're struggling with feeling that you're never doing enough for God, remember that your value isn't based on your performance. The gospel declares you are already enough because of what Jesus has done.

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