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Theres nothing more heartbreaking than to see saints who are bound by performance, not realizing there is freedom through Christ. In the midst of performance, we try to please everyone, to do what we think makes God happy, to live a good life . . . and we dont realize that the walls are closing in around us. There are four walls in the trap of performance: our trajectory, our relationships, our affirmation, and our peers. Each of these speaks deeply to our souls as something we need in order to have a good lifebut we enslave ourselves to something that will never be enough.
Instead, God invites us into the trap of grace, which frees us. The life-giving walls of this trap are trust in God, reconciliation with God, affection from God, and partnership with our brothers and sisters in Christ. As we acknowledge how we are bound by performance, we canwith Gods helpflee into the captivity of grace and rest in Gods unfailing love.
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This is D. A. at his best gospel-rich, raw, in tune with culture, and deeply insightful regarding human nature. Written by one of this generations most capable communicators, these pages describe a struggle that consumes most of us, and they highlight a simple yet profound path of redemption faith in Gods grace.
J. D. GREEAR, PHD
Author, Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send and Jesus, Continued... : Why the Spirit inside You Is Better than Jesus beside You
The opening pages of this book are gut wrenching, the story of a boy who learns he can never live up to the expectations of his dad. But what follows is exhilarating, liberating, and life giving. D. A. Horton is one of my favorite young leaders in evangelicalism, and this book will show you why. If you have ever struggled, as I perpetually do, with the temptation to believe that God is pleased with you on the basis of your performance, this is the book you need to read. With pastoral wisdom and sharp focus, D. A. Horton shows us how to rest in the most radical pronouncement that could ever be made of us: You are my beloved son, and in you I am well pleased.
RUSSELL MOORE
President, Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
The truth of Gods Word sets people free from a trap. D. A. walks us through his story of how the Word (Jesus) set him free. May we follow his example and find eternal freedom in Christ.
O. RAY HORTON
Father of D. A. Horton
D. A. Horton is brilliant! Hes a gift to the church. As you read the beautifully and powerfully written Bound to Be Free, you will see why. In the midst of a performance-based culture where people are exhausted, D. A. invites us to come and rest in the performance of Jesus. Paradoxically, as we rest in Jesus performance, Jesus lives out his glorification of God through us. You are going to love this book. Your life will be transformed.
DR. DERWIN L. GRAY
Author of The High Definition Leader: Building Multiethnic Churches in a Multiethnic World
Many today live enslaved to achievement and to the demand to impress others, and they burn themselves out in the process. Horton offers another path which offers true freedom and life to the full.
MICHAEL HIDALGO
Author of Changing Faith: Questions, Doubts and Choices about an Unchanging God
A life in ministry is hard, and while we serve God, we often find ourselves trapped in service to other motivations that lead us away from Gods life-giving grace. In Bound to Be Free, D. A. Horton presents us with a transparent and compelling case for the liberation that comes only when we bind ourselves to the cross of Christ. This book will be an encouragement, especially to pastors and church planters.
ED STETZER
President of Lifeway Research, www.edstetzer.com
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Bound to Be Free: Escaping Performance to Be Captured by Grace
Copyright 2016 by D. A. Horton. All rights reserved.
A NavPress resource published in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
NAVPRESS and the NAVPRESS logo are registered trademarks of NavPress, The Navigators, Colorado Springs, CO. TYNDALE is a registered trademark of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Absence of in connection with marks of NavPress or other parties does not indicate an absence of registration of those marks.
Cover design by Stephen Vosloo
Cover photograph courtesy Bjrn Simon/Unsplash.com.
Author photo taken by Matt Engelking, copyright 2015. All rights reserved.
The Team:
Don Pape, Publisher
Caitlyn Carlson, Acquisitions Editor
Published in association with the literary agency of Wolgemuth & Associates, Inc.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible, copyright 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible, Holman CSB, and HCSB are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible, copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Some of the anecdotal illustrations in this book are true to life and are included with the permission of the persons involved. All other illustrations are composites of real situations, and any resemblance to people living or dead is coincidental.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Horton, D. A.
Title: Bound to be free : escaping performance to be captured by grace / D. A. Horton.
Description: Colorado Springs : NavPress, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015033533 | ISBN 9781631464676
Subjects: LCSH: Liberty Religious aspects Christianity. | Grace (Theology) | Performance Religious aspects Christianity.
Classification: LCC BT810.3 .H67 2016 | DDC 248.4 dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015033533
ISBN 978-1-63146-468-3 (ePub); ISBN 978-1-63146-469-0 (Kindle); ISBN 978-1-63146-470-6 (Apple)
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God the Father who unconditionally loves me. God the Son who saved me, is saving me, and will save me. God the Holy Spirit who lives in me, providing me with strength to mature spiritually.
Elicia, Izabelle, Lola, and Duce. Being free in Christ allows me to savor every moment I spend with you. You all are my first ministry. Im so blessed to have you all in my life.
Ray and Rita Horton. Thank you for loving me at all times, Mom and Dad.
The elders and members of Koinonia Bible Church. Thank you for allowing me the grace to serve alongside you all.
Dhati Lewis, Kevin Ezell, Lecrae, Matt Letourneau, Nehemiah Weaver, and John O. Thank you for shepherding my heart. Im privileged to call you brothers and friends.
Andrew Wolgemuth. Thank you for being more than an agent but also a friend.
Don Pape and Caitlyn Carlson. Thank you for helping me capture quality content and for shaping it to encourage believers everywhere.
Growing up, I believed that if I didnt win all of my wrestling matches, if I wasnt perfect, my dad wouldnt want me anymore.
You see, before every tournament, my dad would give me a rundown of my competitors, tell me how I could beat them, and remind me that if I lost, he would be disappointed. Tournament after tournament and year after year I experienced one of two realities. If I won, I would have my dads affection. If I lost, he would withdraw emotionally, and the ride home, no matter the length, would be filled with intimidating silence.
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