Many have been taught a version of the Gospel that is based on fear, shame, and separation—but what if there's more to the narrative? In this episode, Baxter and Jason explore how the perspective we use to understand the Gospel can deeply influence our experience. Do we view it through the lens of the love of the Father, Son, and Spirit, or through the lens of fear and distance? With insights from Thomas Erskine, John McLeod Campbell, and George McDonald, this episode delves into the core of Trinitarian faith, showing how a love-focused understanding can help overcome feelings of shame and guilt, ultimately leading to life and freedom.

All creation is the manifestation of a Love (God) Song, the Logos (logic) of God. Music is not illogical but more “logic” than we can comprehend. And so, to appreciate Music, the Music, the Logos, must comprehend us. Physicists argue that all elementary particles are different ‘notes’ on a fundamental string, such that “The universe… is akin to a cosmic symphony,” (Brian Green). Aslan sings Narnia into existence. In Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, God through angels sings creation into existence, and when a fallen angel sings discordant notes, God Himself sings those discordant notes into a deeper harmony. The dissonance creates a longing for consonance and ecstatic delight in a deeper resonance. In the Revelation, a slaughtered lamb stands on the throne (the top of the ark) and sings meaning into the Seven Sealed Scroll as all creation worships. Reality is a dance, and if you’re not dancing to the Logos of Love, perhaps you don’t actually exist. When you nail the Logos to a tree, what do you get? Sheet music, dance steps, science, and technology — it has its place, but it’s not the same as feeling happy or dancing in the moonlight.

“The Logos became flesh and we have seen his glory—grace.” Jesus lived gracefully; He lived His life like a dance. The dance fulfilled the law, although it was not at all what we expected. We had the sheet music; we had the knowledge of good and evil; we had the law in a coffin in a stone temple. We had the dance steps, but we were all surprised by the Dancer and His Dance.

Embracing grace, we realized on the cross Jesus demonstrated His forgiveness of all sin for all time.  And then we come to 1 John 1:9, telling us if we confess our sin we will be forgiven.  Did Jesus single sacrifice release us from all sin for all time or didn’t it?  And this is what this episode, “Confessing Sin,” digs into.  Enjoy.   

Introduction:  God’s unconditional love, forgiveness, and inclusion often are rejected because of God’s wrath.  Ironically, biblical wrath reveals God’s unconditional grace.  In the next 28 minutes, you just may see wrath as you’ve never seen it, in God’s grace. 

In this episode, join author and speaker Terry Tripp on location in Myrtle Beach, SC, as he unpacks powerful, eye-opening truths from his book centered on the woman at the well. Through teaching and songs woven throughout the episode, Terry invites you into a deeper, freer understanding of grace and identity.

Along the way, Terry explores questions and insights such as:

This episode challenges religious assumptions, stirs the heart, and points to a grace that still meets people right where they are.