From a Christian perspective, this song seems to have to do with the struggle against sinning and how we try to do the “right” things to make up for it only to fall again.
The truth of the Gospel is that we can’t do anything of ourselves to earn forgiveness from God for our sins, we will never be righteous enough……but God solved that problem for us by sending his son Jesus to us. Jesus walked the sinless life and became a spotless lamb to be sacrificed once and for all sin. Jesus’ blood covers and washes clean the sins of the world (past, present, future).
Salvation is a free gift from God to any who would receive it. It only requires faith in Jesus, that he was who he said he was, and in God, who sent Jesus to us. Nothing more is required. Even the thief on the cross being crucified next to Jesus was able to obtain salvation through faith. Luke 23:39-42
39 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!” 40 But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our crimes; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
The lyrics says “I know that this won’t stop till I step down from this for good”. To me this mean, letting go of trying to earn salvation (following steps, being studious, over humility, doing good works, mental discipline) only to end up exhausted and unsatisfied. But rather step out of the cycle of trying to earn forgiveness and rest in the fact that your sin has already been forgiven because of Jesus Christ.
From a Christian perspective, this song seems to have to do with the struggle against sinning and how we try to do the “right” things to make up for it only to fall again.
The truth of the Gospel is that we can’t do anything of ourselves to earn forgiveness from God for our sins, we will never be righteous enough……but God solved that problem for us by sending his son Jesus to us. Jesus walked the sinless life and became a spotless lamb to be sacrificed once and for all sin. Jesus’ blood covers and washes clean the sins of the world (past, present, future).
Salvation is a free gift from God to any who would receive it. It only requires faith in Jesus, that he was who he said he was, and in God, who sent Jesus to us. Nothing more is required. Even the thief on the cross being crucified next to Jesus was able to obtain salvation through faith. Luke 23:39-42
39 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!” 40 But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our crimes; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
The lyrics says “I know that this won’t stop till I step down from this for good”. To me this mean, letting go of trying to earn salvation (following steps, being studious, over humility, doing good works, mental discipline) only to end up exhausted and unsatisfied. But rather step out of the cycle of trying to earn forgiveness and rest in the fact that your sin has already been forgiven because of Jesus Christ.