Deep down we all want to know, really know that God is good and kind and patient and loving and understanding. We want to believe that God is not angry and doesn’t need to punish people and isn’t waiting like a judge to send most of the human race into eternal conscious torment. At least most…
I could go on and on about our union with Jesus. I could pontificate forever about our oneness with the Holy Spirit. I really could dazzle you with more and more diatribe about our total and absolute inclusion in God. And when I was done with that I could remind you that YOU ARE ABBA’s…
“Salvation” isn’t an event, it is a continuum of encounter with the one who saves…Jesus. It is a product of relationship. It is a precursor to relationship. It is a culmination of relationship. It is a past, present and future reality. It isn’t a contract. It isn’t a get out of hell free card. It…
Jesus didn’t die to pay for our sin, He came to take it away. Sin is a product of a fallen nature and a fallen world. It is like a disease that needs a cure. It isn’t something that is forgiven day after day with confession after confession. That is just another bondage to another…
I bet most people know about the “Romans road formula” for “teaching the gospel.” I used to think that was a good technique. Now I see so differently. When we as mankind ate from the wrong tree it was like we fell off a huge cliff and landed right on our heads at the bottom. …
I expect you all know the meaning of the words arrogance and pride. Here is what Webster says: Arrogance: an insulting way of thinking or behaving that comes from believing that you are better, smarter, or more important than other people. Pride: a feeling that you respect yourself and deserve to be respected by other…
