In this episode of The Best News Ever, Todd teaches from Faith and Fitness #36, covering two truths that go together: your position in Christ, and why so few believers actually live like it's true. The moment you put your faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus for your salvation, God places you in Christ and sees you through everything Christ accomplished, not through your own performance. You are sealed, forgiven, delivered out of darkness, and made brand new. That part is finished. The second half is where most people get stuck. Your position changes the instant you believe, but your thinking takes longer to catch up, so you keep reacting out of old habits and old ways of seeing yourself. This is why God's Word has to renew your mind. Growth is not about becoming a different person, it is about learning to think in line with what God already says is true about you. This episode walks through both, so you understand what grace has already made real and how to start living from it instead of for it.

Welcome to Best News Ever.

We created this podcast because we believe the gospel of Jesus Christ truly is the best news ever. Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. When we place our faith in His finished work alone, we're forgiven, justified, given eternal life, and made complete in Him. There is no greater news than that.

This good news is meant to be understood, believed, shared, and lived with freedom, confidence, hope, and assurance.

Together, we'll open God's Word and learn how to rightly divide the Scriptures so we can better understand the gospel of the grace of God, our identity in Christ, the hope we have in Him, and what's been freely given to us as members of the Body of Christ.

Todd will be our primary Bible teacher and co-host of this podcast. Together, we'll answer your questions, walk through books of the Bible, break down challenging passages, and learn how to study God's Word in its proper context.

Whether you're opening a Bible for the first time or you've been studying it for years, we're honored you're here. We hope this podcast equips you to know the gospel, understand God's Word, and confidently share the best news ever with those around you.