White As Snow (A Free E-book)

Recently, I wrote a story that I told to our church.

It’s a simple love story that represents something more profound than my mere words can describe. A tale of pursuit between a Savior and his bride. The beautiful, dangerous, and central message of Jesus.

The gospel.

The gospel literally means, “the good news” yet the term has been stained by the dung of religious bigots, the lies of nutty televangelists, and the hypocrisy of everyday followers of Jesus like me.

You see, I don’t fully believe the gospel.

Don’t get me wrong, I believe in the life, crucifixion, resurrection, and reign of Jesus. That he died on the cross, in my place, for my sins. But I struggle to believe in the wonder of grace. The truth that sets us free. The hope that keeps us going. The love that knows no bounds.

I can’t wrap my head around the fact that Christ loves me so much that he gave up his life so I might have life.

But I’m learning.

I’m learning that I can never experience how amazing grace is unless I realize how spectacular my sins are. While I’m a great sinner, the good news is, Christ is a greater Savior.

In him, we have a God who loves us enough to enter our story to rescue and redeem us from the mess we’re living in. A God who says, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” (Isaiah 1:18).

Religion omits the “white as snow” part but not the gospel. And the gospel is so much better than religion.

I hope this story helps you uncover the magnificent scandal that is the gospel.

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