# It Is Finished (The Gospel) | Let's Be Honest | Menlo Midweek Podcast

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Podcast: [Menlo Church Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/menlo-church-podcasts-570829)
Published: 2026-08-12T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://menlochurchvideo.podbean.com/e/it-is-finished-lets-be-honest-menlo-midweek-podcast/
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## Resource

In this series finale of the Menlo Midweek Podcast, Matt Summers and Phil EuBank wrap up seven weeks of exploring the world’s major worldviews by turning their focus directly toward the heart of Christianity: the Gospel. Reflecting on the journey from Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Mormonism, Catholicism, and Agnosticism, this episode draws a stark line between every human transaction, where we try to perform, prove, or bribe our way to God and the true Gospel, where God reverses direction and gives us a way home. Matt and Phil unpack how religion acts as humanity’s attempt to climb back to Eden, why the distinction between a bribe and a gift matters so deeply, and how even well-meaning Christians accidentally turn grace back into performance.

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