Realising Justification (with Glynn Harrison)

FIEC Resources for Church Leaders

We know the truth of justification by faith in our heads, but how does it drop to our hearts?

In Galatians 2:11-21, Paul challenges Peter about his behaviour; his concern is that Peter is not "walking in line with the gospel".

The gospel of justification by faith sets the path of life and Peter is deviating from it (in this case by not eating with Gentiles). So, Peter is not denying the gospel with his words but with his life; he’s not a heretic but a hypocrite.

In our Local Conferences this year, we applied that to ourselves asking: how might we deny the truth of justification in our living? Specifically, how might we try to ‘prove ourselves’ through our ministry, when there is nothing to prove?

We examined how this might show itself in everyday areas, for example, how we respond to criticism, how we respond to success and failure, and more.

To help us, we showed an interview with Glynn Harrison thinking about how we might grasp the truth of justification more deeply. We know it in our heads, but how does it drop to our hearts?

You can read a transcript of this interview and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

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