Pardoned and Gainfully Employed: Your New Life in Christ

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Part 8 –
Pardoned and Gainfully Employed: Your New Life in Christ
This episode spells out the appropriate reaction of Christians who realize the enormity of mercy extended to them in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. All Christians are acquitted from a gigantic debt that they could not pay. “The wages of sin is death,” and Christ paid those wages. As we progressively understand the severity of the debt and the eternal death in hell that we all justly deserve, we gain proper perspective on how to live our remaining days. Paul says in Romans 6:13 that “we are alive from the dead.” Gratitude over being the recipients of God’s indescribable gift motivates us to re-present our members as instruments of righteousness in honor of the God who graciously pardoned us and gave us life. So we gladly unite ourselves with Christ in the likeness of His death, putting to death the deeds of the flesh (Rom. 8:13), so that we may also walk in the newness of His life, His resurrected life. We live for the will and pleasure of God as grateful servants in the army of the Lord.

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  • 00:00:14 – Introduction to Kingdom Questions
  • 00:00:35 – Applying the Resurrection in Daily Life
  • 00:02:07 – Identifying with Christ’s Sacrifice
  • 00:04:40 – Living as Slaves of Righteousness
  • 00:07:09 – The Transformation from Death to Life
  • 00:10:00 – Understanding Our Reprieve
  • 00:11:36 – The Call to Good Works
  • 00:12:15 – Victory Over Sin through Identification with Christ
  • 00:12:47 – Closing Prayer
Part 8 –
Pardoned and Gainfully Employed: Your New Life in Christ

Podcast (inhisimage): Play in new window | Download | Embed

  • 00:00:14 – Introduction to Kingdom Questions
  • 00:00:35 – Applying the Resurrection in Daily Life
  • 00:02:07 – Identifying with Christ’s Sacrifice
  • 00:04:40 – Living as Slaves of Righteousness
  • 00:07:09 – The Transformation from Death to Life
  • 00:10:00 – Understanding Our Reprieve
  • 00:11:36 – The Call to Good Works
  • 00:12:15 – Victory Over Sin through Identification with Christ
  • 00:12:47 – Closing Prayer
This episode spells out the appropriate reaction of Christians who realize the enormity of mercy extended to them in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. All Christians are acquitted from a gigantic debt that they could not pay. “The wages of sin is death,” and Christ paid those wages. As we progressively understand the severity of the debt and the eternal death in hell that we all justly deserve, we gain proper perspective on how to live our remaining days. Paul says in Romans 6:13 that “we are alive from the dead.” Gratitude over being the recipients of God’s indescribable gift motivates us to re-present our members as instruments of righteousness in honor of the God who graciously pardoned us and gave us life. So we gladly unite ourselves with Christ in the likeness of His death, putting to death the deeds of the flesh (Rom. 8:13), so that we may also walk in the newness of His life, His resurrected life. We live for the will and pleasure of God as grateful servants in the army of the Lord.

Episode Scripture References -

Romans 6:11, John 8:24, Ephesians 4:22, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Ephesians 2:1-2, Colossians 1:13, Romans 6:13, Ephesians 2:10

More About This Episode -

Victor shares a personal crisis experience where he realized he wasn’t fully living for God despite understanding Christ’s sacrifice for his sins. He emphasizes that being a Christian involves not just avoiding sin but actively living for God’s will, referencing Romans 6:6 about walking in the newness of life.

He discusses the key transition from being a slave to sin to becoming a “slave of righteousness,” suggesting that true employment as Christians means serving God rather than merely dodging sin. He explains that believers have been given a reprieve or pardon from the death they deserved, encouraging gratitude for this liberation and the call to serve God.


Victor stresses the importance of embracing one’s identity as one who is “dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” He reflects on how this newfound life enables Christians to utilize their gifts for God’s glory.


Using an analogy from the movie “Fight Club,” he illustrates how a reprieve from death fosters a deeper appreciation for life. He emphasizes that understanding the pardon given in Christ should lead to a joyful and purposeful life in service to God.

Key Terms From This Episode -

Main Theme: Applying the resurrection of Christ in everyday life, especially in relation to Easter celebrations

    Key Points:

  • Christian Life involves actively living for God’s will, not just avoiding sin
  • Transition from being a “slave to sin” to a “slave of righteousness”
  • True Christian identity equals serving God
  • Acknowledgment of pardon from deserved death
  • Embrace identity, overcome sin, engage in good works

    • Episode Scripture References -

    Romans 6:11, John 8:24, Ephesians 4:22, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Ephesians 2:1-2, Colossians 1:13, Romans 6:13, Ephesians 2:10

    More About This Episode -

    Victor shares a personal crisis experience where he realized he wasn’t fully living for God despite understanding Christ’s sacrifice for his sins. He emphasizes that being a Christian involves not just avoiding sin but actively living for God’s will, referencing Romans 6:6 about walking in the newness of life.

    He discusses the key transition from being a slave to sin to becoming a “slave of righteousness,” suggesting that true employment as Christians means serving God rather than merely dodging sin. He explains that believers have been given a reprieve or pardon from the death they deserved, encouraging gratitude for this liberation and the call to serve God.


    Victor stresses the importance of embracing one’s identity as one who is “dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” He reflects on how this newfound life enables Christians to utilize their gifts for God’s glory.


    Using an analogy from the movie “Fight Club,” he illustrates how a reprieve from death fosters a deeper appreciation for life. He emphasizes that understanding the pardon given in Christ should lead to a joyful and purposeful life in service to God.

    Key Terms From This Episode -

    Main Theme: Applying the resurrection of Christ in everyday life, especially in relation to Easter celebrations

      Key Points:

  • Christian Life involves actively living for God’s will, not just avoiding sin
  • Transition from being a “slave to sin” to a “slave of righteousness”
  • True Christian identity equals serving God
  • Acknowledgment of pardon from deserved death
  • Embrace identity, overcome sin, engage in good works
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