December 2011
19 posts
Behavior Modification Saves!
I once heard a well known Christian teacher say ” behind every sin is a lie that I’m believing”. Although this sounds new and profound, it struck me as fundamentally inconsistent with scripture, heres why: If this was true, then every time I sin it takes the blame off of me and my inherent sinful nature as outlined in scripture (Romans 7), and places it on the lie, or the person...
Christ is not a crutch on which to lean, He’s the stretcher that carries me.
God’s law is not a collection of steps to be climbed, it is a gusty wind that knocks us back into the arms of Christ. The law shows us our unrighteousness, the gospel shows us the righteousness of Jesus given to us. If we think following Jesus is about 5 easy steps to follow to achieve relational, financial and occupational success etc, we have just become the religious pharisees we so love...
The postmodern thinker certainly fears people of certainty. Think about it.
had a dream about a majestic unicorn who was trying to convince me that we would make a good couple…. it was a male unicorn, welp, off to church!
