We challenge the idea that Jesus offered only an opportunity and walk through Scripture that says the cross accomplished reconciliation. We explore how grace as a gift changes assurance, obedience, and how we live right now.
• defining salvation as healing, restoration, wholeness, rescue
• reading 2 Corinthians 5 on reconciliation already accomplished
• all things reconciled through the cross in Colossians 1
• once for all in Hebrews 10 and what that means
• faith as trust not work, grace as gift in Ephesians 2
• addressing belief and confession as responses not triggers
• assurance in John 10 and working out salvation in Philippians 2
• fruit as evidence of identity, not currency for approval
• rejecting cheap grace by seeing grace’s power to transform
• living present to heaven-now rather than someday-only
