Oh yeah, there is more. Check out the last two posts when you have a chance. In the first of this series I talked about how this concept (deceptive as it is) of separation started in the garden and is what lead to the fall in the first place. Aloneness and lostness and feelings of … Continue reading No separation at all no way no how – Part III
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Judge not lest you be judged
Jesus reveals the Father. Jesus shows us the nature and character of God. Jesus is God and is the way to God. Jesus is the truth about God. Jesus is the life of God expressed in the perfect human form. Jesus is the Love of God expressed in perfect harmony with the triune nature of … Continue reading Judge not lest you be judged
Upside down thinking
Jesus came to deal with and save us from our fallen nature. Contrary to popular opinion that wasn't an effort to make us feel more guilty about a bunch of behavioral and moral issues in our lives. His purpose wasn't to "bring to our attention" a more in-depth and higher fidelity understanding of the sin … Continue reading Upside down thinking
Re-Framing
"Christianity is not a religion; it is the announcement of the end of religion. Religion consists of all the things (believing, behaving, worshiping, sacrificing) the human race has ever thought it had to do to get right with God." (Robert Capon) In these last few posts I've tried to contrast a before and after kind … Continue reading Re-Framing
Godly justice revisited
God made us to be in His family. That was His plan. When we fell, God declared "justice must be served." No way, no how would God allow His plan of our union be thwarted by a deception or our stupidity and selfishness. "Absolutely not!" was His declaration the moment we turned and hid from … Continue reading Godly justice revisited
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