Col 3:11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. (ESV) When we step into the Kingdom and embrace the truth of Jesus’ finished work, we begin to “see” Jesus everywhere. He is moving and working and changing and revealing and Loving.…
Do you know the show “Monk?” I used to watch that show with my kids. This guy Monk was really OCD with some pretty strange phobias but he had this gift to “see.” He could walk in a room and “see” exactly what happened, what was missing, what didn’t belong, what was out-of-place and more.…
Jesus didn’t die to save us FROM God. Just let that sink in for a second. Maybe read it again. Go ahead, it is OK to read it again. Do you know that the teaching of the western “church” since about 1000 AD and institutionalized in the reformation is that Jesus died to save us…
Psalms 118:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! (ESV) I really feel like we have missed it. We have spun around and around in circles looking for something that has been there all along. We have turned to religion and found condemnation. We have turned…
Have you ever been in a relationship where you “walked on eggshells?” I’ve been in a few of those. Actually I would argue that in my past some people probably thought of me that way. I used to be pretty moody. When you are moody and angry at life you will tend to have a…
In the last post I talked about this verse: Luk 16:16 “The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it. (ESVST) I would encourage you to read that post so it makes more sense. When someone gets a…
Phil 2:13 [Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. (AMP) Heb 13:21 Strengthen (complete, perfect) and make you what you…
In this series we have looked at the “root” of sin. The Greek word translated as “sin” is hamartia and has a rich history in the literary community. The poets used the hamartia or “tragic flaw” to illicit an emotional response. It is when the great hero like Oedipus kills his father and doesn’t know…
