Pepper in the Wind

What if all your passion, zeal, and spiritual effort is nothing more than tossing pepper in the wind? Tonight I walk through a song I wrote called "Pepper in the Wind" and use it to talk about something that has quietly poisoned so many believers, the idea that you can progressively make yourself holier by trying harder. Drawing from Scripture and the finished work of Christ, we look at why your sanctification was never yours to earn and why that is the best news you will ever hear. If you have ever felt exhausted by the treadmill of religious performance, this one is for you.

0:00 - Introduction: The Spiritual Treadmill
2:16 - What Is Progressive Sanctification?
11:46 - The Danger of Self-Effort
19:04 - Christ Is Our Sanctification
25:00 - Grace vs. License to Sin
27:04 - The Mountain Illustration
29:09 - Only Mercy, Only Grace
38:53 - Rest in Christ's Finished Work