Obedience is pleasing to God. But my life and your life have more or less been exercises in disobedience: failing to keep God’s law, falling short, missing the mark of loving him as he deserves and loving our neighbors as he commands.
So how is obedience not only good, but even good news? The answer is that it’s not our obedience that’s good news. It’s Jesus’ obedience. And it’s the best possible news.
In this episode, we explore the precious Christian truth of Jesus’ suffering and obedience in our place and for our sake–what the church since ancient times has often called the Great Exchange.
Jesus didn’t pay our debts just to place us on never ending parole. He didn’t come to rescue us from punishment only to leave us to wander ceaselessly through the wilderness. Jesus sets the captives free. He brings us home.
