Nothing you’ve done has given you a right to salvation or earned you a place in God’s Kingdom. It’s simply by the grace of God that you’ve been welcomed in. Because Christ died for the sins that you committed, God can look at you as being sinless and righteous. As Pastor Mike will remind us in today’s message, this certainly isn’t an excuse to live however you want and ignore the commandments of Scripture. In fact, it should have the opposite effect – it should inspire your obedience out of gratitude.