House Rule #3: Start with What's Right, Not What's Wrong

The Bible starts not with sin, but with God’s goodness and humanity made in His image. We follow suit by starting with what is right, by God’s grace. This is important because it means there is always something to recognize, celebrate, and commend. This house rule stops us from exclusively fixating on our sin and brokenness. and points us to see the glimpses of God’s grace in our character, church, and relationships.

This house rule means we give lots of attention, stage-time, encouragement, and celebration to all the good things Jesus is doing in our church, in someone’s marriage, in our GC, in our spiritual growth, and in our parenting. This is the path to feeling Christ’s encouragement in our ordinary

lives. This outlook isn’t naive positivity—this is biblical reality: God’s grace is greater than our sin, so we want our church culture to live under that truth.

Here are few things that are always right if we are Christians.

  • We are forgiven

  • No condemnation

  • Heirs to God and co-heirs with Christ

  • We are justified

  • We are adopted

  • We are redeemed

  • We have the Spirit

  • We are never alone nor forsaken

  • We are guaranteed glorification

Rom. 5:1; 8:1; 8:17; 8:37-89; Gal. 4:4-7; 2 Cor. 5:16-17

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