15 How to Pursue Holiness Without Living Under Law

Wednesday in the Word

Wednesday in the Word
15 How to Pursue Holiness Without Living Under Law
May 13, 2026 Season 27 Episode 15
Krisan Marotta

This episode closes the Start Strong series by asking a question many believers quietly carry: if we are no longer under the law, what keeps us from drifting back into sin? In Galatians 5:13–24, Paul’s message is both freeing and searching: true faith does not lead us to use freedom as an excuse for sin, but to become people who increasingly love what is good. 

In this week’s episode, we explore:

  • Why Paul wrote to the Galatians and how he answers the claim that grace leads to moral collapse 
  • What Paul means by “the flesh” and why self-reliance can never produce true holiness 
  • How freedom from the law is not freedom to sin, but freedom to love and serve others 
  • Why a changed life does not earn salvation, but does testify to the reality of saving faith 

By the end of this episode, listeners will better understand why the Christian life is not sustained by fear, technique, or external pressure, but by God’s Spirit at work within us. It is an encouraging reminder that holiness grows not from trying harder in our own strength, but from trusting the God who changes broken people from the inside out.

Series: Start Strong: A New Believer’s Podcast

Episode Artwork 15 How to Pursue Holiness Without Living Under Law 31:40 Episode Artwork 14 Why Hope in God Won't Let You Down 42:18 Episode Artwork 13 How The Holy Spirit Seals God's People 34:19 Episode Artwork 12 How to Choose the Right Treasure 35:08 Episode Artwork 11 Why Work Matters More Than You Think 36:48 Episode Artwork 10 How Biblical Marriage Solves Your Need for Intimacy 40:21 Episode Artwork 09 Are You Saved If You Still Struggle with Sin? 34:59 Episode Artwork 08 How Trials Strengthen Your Faith 39:52 Episode Artwork 07 How Paul Defines Spirituality 28:55 Episode Artwork 06 What Does it Mean to Receive Jesus? 42:06 Episode Artwork 05 How to Build Your Life on a Rock, not Sand 34:39 Episode Artwork 04 What Jesus Taught About Saving Faith 49:31 Episode Artwork 03 If All Religions Lead to God, Why Did Jesus Have to Die? 34:40 Episode Artwork 02 Why Can't You Just Try Harder to Be Good? 37:12 Episode Artwork 01 If Grace Covers All Sin, Why Not Keep Sinning? 40:42 Episode Artwork Radio: What New Believers Need to Know About Christianity 10:15 Episode Artwork Start Strong 2026: A New Season and a New Way to Listen 3:34 Episode Artwork The King and Priest Who Came at Christmas (Psalm 110) 45:57 Episode Artwork How to Know You're Saved Without Doubting 42:04 Episode Artwork 17 Examine Yourself: Paul’s Warning to Corinth (2 Corinthians 12:13-13:14) 33:10 Episode Artwork 16 Thorn in the Flesh: How to Embrace Weakness (2 Corinthians 11) 33:40 Episode Artwork 15 False Apostles: Why Were They So Convincing? (2 Corinthians 11) 38:35 Episode Artwork 14 How To Confront With the Meekness of Christ (2 Corinthians 10) 42:51 Episode Artwork 13 Cheerful Giver: How to Sow for a Lasting Harvest (2 Corinthians 8-9) 44:33 Episode Artwork 12 Why Gentiles Gave to Jerusalem (2 Corinthians 8-9 Background) 43:23