#210 Vinz: Finding Identity Beyond the Spiritual Checklist

Vinz, the editor behind Love Reality's podcasts and videos, shares his powerful journey from legalistic religion to gospel freedom and how discovering his identity in Christ changed everything for him.

• Growing up in a traditional Seventh-day Adventist home in the Philippines where religion felt like following rules
• Viewing God as a taskmaster checking off good and bad deeds
• Living with constant fear about not measuring up to God's standards
• Experiencing a transformational encounter with the gospel that felt like "chains falling off"
• Learning that salvation is based on Christ's finished work, not personal performance
• Going through a period of deconstruction and reconstruction of beliefs
• Finding true freedom and identity as God's beloved son
• Facing persecution from religious communities for embracing gospel freedom
• Discovering that being free from sin produces more genuine transformation than rule-following

We preach grace, we preach Jesus, we preach the truth. Because we have come face to face with the gospel, I'm learning to forgive and just move forward in my journey of faith. Live out the gospel, live out the truth that God has declared over me and experience the joy of being favored by God.

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