Sermon
Religion Enslaves, but the Gospel Adopts
Center Church
Speaker: Daniel Tripp
June 1, 2025 · 39 min
Summary
Paul's letter to the Galatians teaches that religion enslaves through legalism and law-keeping, but the gospel adopts believers into God's family as beloved sons and daughters. Through three truths—adoption is needed (we are enslaved to sin and spiritual orphans), adoption is costly (requiring Christ's redemption), and adoption is sonship (granting intimate access to God and full inheritance)—the sermon calls Christians to reflect this gospel reality by fostering and adopting vulnerable children.
Highlights
Religion enslaves, but the gospel adopts. You are no longer a slave, but a son.
What do they need in their life? They need a redeemed imposter like you to step into their life and to love the mess out of them, empowered by the Spirit for the rest of their lives.
God the Father said, I see you, and I love you. And I know everything about you, all of your mess. Even the things no one else knows about. And I see the ugliness, the sin, the destruction. I see your vulnerability. And I want you.