Welcome to episode 68 of The Grace Cafe Podcast. Let's take five and talk about Jesus. We hear messages of moral improvement, behavior modification, and moral progress all around us all the time. The message of progress has replaced the message of the gospel. We're told that God himself is measuring our progress and the more progress we make in doing the right things, the more pleased he is with us.

But that's a lie. Here's the truth: God requires perfection, not progress, so he gave us a Substitute, not a goal. Christian, you are complete in Him already, apart from what you do or don't do. Pull up a chair. Let's take five and talk about it.