HFD Ministries

If teaching is about your performance, it isn't the gospel

Scripture (referenced): John 19:30; Ephesians 2:8–9
Scripture (inferred): Matthew 11:28–30; Romans 5:8–10; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 2:6–7
Themes: Gospel versus religion; finished work versus self-effort; transformation through love not pressure; performance replaced by grace and belonging.
Keywords: gospel, performance, grace, finished work, love, transformation, rest, freedom

Repentance is not turning from your sin

Scripture (referenced): Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15
Scripture (inferred): Romans 12:2; John 1:12–13; Luke 15:17–24; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Themes: Repentance as change of mind not behavior control; belief shaping behavior; identity restored through truth; Kingdom revealed rather than earned.
Keywords: repentance, mind renewal, belief, identity, Kingdom, freedom, truth, grace

Enduring to the end does not keep you saved

Scripture (referenced): Matthew 24:9–13; John 10:28
Scripture (inferred): Hebrews 12:2–3; Romans 8:35–39; 1 Peter 5:10
Themes: Endurance as perseverance through persecution not performance; salvation upheld by Christ not behavior; trust and relationship under pressure; security in being held by Jesus.
Keywords: endurance, perseverance, salvation, persecution, trust, security, hope, faith

Jesus confronted the religious and self-reliant

Scripture (referenced): Matthew 23:1–36; Matthew 7:21–23; Luke 18:9–14
Scripture (inferred): Isaiah 57:15; Matthew 11:28–30; James 4:6
Themes: Jesus confronting self-righteousness not weakness; warnings aimed at religious confidence; grace for the humble and broken; safety for those trusting Christ rather than self.
Keywords: self-righteousness, grace, humility, trust, performance, confrontation, security, gospel

What the gospel isn't

Scripture (referenced): John 3:16–17; Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 5:8
Scripture (inferred): Matthew 11:28–30; Romans 8:1; 1 John 4:8–18; Galatians 4:6–7
Themes: Gospel contrasted with religion; grace versus performance; belonging before behavior; God as initiator not evaluator; rest, sonship, and transformation over striving.
Keywords: gospel, grace, performance, fear, belonging, rest, sonship, love

Exploring 1 John - part 2

Scripture (referenced): 1 John 1:6; 1 John 2:3–6; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 5:18; 1 John 5:13
Scripture (inferred): John 15:4–5; John 8:32; Romans 8:15–16; Hebrews 10:22
Themes: 1 John as assurance not fear; light as honesty not perfection; intimacy versus pretense; obedience as belief and love; righteousness as fruit of sonship; identity secured in new birth; confidence in eternal life.
Keywords: 1 John, assurance, light, honesty, intimacy, identity, sonship, confidence

Adoption, Grafting in, New Creation

Scripture (referenced): Romans 8:15–17; Romans 11:17–24; John 15:1–5; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Scripture (inferred): Ephesians 1:4–5; Galatians 4:4–7; Colossians 1:13–14; Luke 15:11–24
Themes: Adoption as revealed sonship not new acceptance; grafting as restoration to life source; new creation as awakening not new Father; identity revealed rather than status changed; the Father restoring family not recruiting outsiders.
Keywords: adoption, grafting, sonship, identity, new creation, belonging, restoration, Father

Continue in the faith

Scripture (referenced): Colossians 1:15–23
Scripture (inferred): Galatians 3:1–3; Hebrews 4:9–11; John 15:4–6
Themes: Continuing in faith as remaining rooted in Christ, not maintaining salvation; finished reconciliation; warning against drifting into religion and self-effort; protection of rest, peace, and freedom in sonship.
Keywords: continue in the faith, Colossians, reconciliation, rest, grace, religion, sonship, Christ as source