What has always been at the root of the demise of mankind is our fallen image of God. The knowledge of good and evil made us so self-aware and self-centered that we couldn't look past our shame to embrace the beauty and love of God. Our obsession with self had created a void of identity. Our … Continue reading Mess Makers – Unbelief
Tag: Penal Substitution
Marriage vows
Being saved is a past present and future thing. I believe we have lost sight of what it means "to be saved." Salvation is a product of relationship with Jesus who's name means Jehovah Saves. In the next two posts I'd like to stretch you minds to maybe see "salvation" differently than you might have been … Continue reading Marriage vows
Disease not Damnation
When you begin to see the Gospel as Good News you begin to see differently. Maybe you are thinking "well of course I see the Gospel as Good News since it is 'good news' by definition." I can say I knew OF the Gospel since I can remember but didn't KNOW in person the Gospel … Continue reading Disease not Damnation
What is Jesus Evangelism?
What does Jesus evangelism look like? The corporate “formula” for Jesus was to preach about the Kingdom of Heaven (liberation from the Kingdom of the devil, death, law and sin). What was the “formula” for Jesus to the individual? Want to take a look? Please read with caution it may stretch your understanding. In most western … Continue reading What is Jesus Evangelism?
Paradigm Shift
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 … Continue reading Paradigm Shift
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