Paul describes people who do not appreciate what Jesus has done as dogs - Philippians 3:14
There are 2 options to approaching God:
The performance model
The grace model
One works; the other is a disaster
Man, in his pride, is drawn to the performance model
Paul refers to the people who acknowledge Jesus as Lord but would not let go of the performance model
These people held on to certain Jewish regulation that were made obsolete by Jesus
The grace model is revolutionary
Seems too easy to be true but too hard for our egos to accept
Grace model says:
There are never enough requirements we could meet
There are never enough rules we could keep
There is never enough rituals we could experience
Even if obedient to death, our only hope of salvation come from work from another
Key Phrase:Grace seems too easy to be true but too hard for our egos to accept