Grace: God’s Only Cure for Sin
I want to start with this because it’s something so many of us get wrong. You are not called to battle sin with self-effort. You are called to grasp grace.
Think about it. Religion has trained us to believe that the fight against sin is about discipline, formulas, rules, and doing more, “Confess more. Pray longer. Avoid this. Do that.” The enemy loves it. He’s literally cheering when you try to “stop sin” by your own effort. Why? Because every time you focus on rules instead of Jesus, you keep your eyes off the only One who can actually set you free.
And here’s what I want to ask you today: with all the voices out there saying, “You’re being deceived by grace… grace is cheap… grace makes you careless,” how do we respond?
Romans 6:14 says it plainly:
"For sin shall no longer have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace."
Do you see it? Not under law. Under grace. That’s not optional. That’s not negotiable. That’s the way God designed it. That means Jesus already dealt with sin at the cross. He already defeated it. Sin has no authority over you.
So when people tell you that you’re being deceived by grace, let me tell you the truth: you cannot be deceived by grace.Grace is the very thing you need to overcome sin. Grace is the power that breaks sin’s hold. Grace is the reason sin no longer has dominion over your life.
Here’s the reality: many believers are trying to “take up their cross” by effort, by self-denial, by discipline, by pushing themselves harder, and they are missing the truth. We already died with Christ. We are already crucified with Him. Sin has already been defeated in us. What we need is to rest in His grace, to let Jesus’ finished work flow through us, to stop trying to fix ourselves and just live in what He has already done.
If you’re battling sin, stop trying to beat it yourself. Stop trying to fix yourself. Stop trying to fix anyone else. The enemy has trained you to think otherwise because he knows the truth: grace destroys sin’s dominion.
And don’t let anyone fool you into thinking grace is cheap. It isn’t. It’s radical. It’s sufficient. It’s the power of Jesus at work in your life. It’s the reason you’re saved, the reason you’re free, the reason sin cannot own you.
Your freedom doesn’t come from trying harder. It comes from letting Jesus’ grace flow into you and through you. That’s it. Let Him be your strength. Let Him be your deliverer. Let Him do what you cannot.
Stop chasing rules. Stop chasing formulas. Stop chasing programs. Grab hold of grace. Let it wash over you. Let it remind you daily: sin has no dominion over you because Jesus already paid the price.
Nothing else works. Nothing else saves. Nothing else heals. Grace does it all.
— Jimmy Belloso
