Bill Vanderbush

The Tale of the Fractured Table by Bill Vanderbush

Even in the new covenant, there's an assignment for you and me. The new covenant becomes the gateway into the greater works Jesus told us that we would do. The finished work of the cross becomes an access point to the greater works that we could have never walked in without it. The finished work of the cross becomes the access point into a life of purity and righteousness and holiness that you could have never achieved on your own. It's purely a gift of grace. When we find ourselves falling short of that standard, well, then what? The Bible says, if we confess our sins, he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. So the new covenant is the fulfillment of all of it. Jesus, our Savior, who made us right with God. That's the ministry of reconciliation. So here's the challenge. Live as though you're already loved by God, because you are. You're not under a contract. You're in a covenant with God who never quits, never gives up, never runs out.

Is hyper grace actually biblical?!? Believe it or not, yes. Grace is ADHD hyper. It's hyper like a room full of ferrets. It's a nursery of toddlers on their fourth cup of cool aid. It's not a theology. It's a lifestyle. And it's the heart of how the Apostle Paul described the grace of God.

You are not an afterthought. You are the consequence of God's unshakable determination to be your Redeemer.

Exploring the Power of the Word Made Flesh by Bill Vanderbush