*One of many key passages I clung to when fighting for my life a dozen years ago or so.
Christ’s Bride Needs Marriage Counseling
“Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.” (Ephesians 5:25-27) Russell Moore says, “The Church is the …
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Baby Steps
It’s not only unnecessary; it’s counterproductive when we turn the fireman’s hose of spiritual verbiage on people who just need to sip the Water of Life. Of course, we want to bring people all the way to a radical conversion on the spot, and there’s nothing better when that happens. But when that doesn’t occur, …
Somebody’s Watching
“… even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them. ” — ROMANS 2:14-16
God coyly installs invitations inside every person in the form of a conscience. If people have “the requirements of the law are written on their hearts,” Someone must have done the writing! Right? It’s not a perfect rule of thumb because it can be skewed or silenced by relentless inattention. But when it’s in good working order, the conscience points directly to the One who installed it.
I have no doubt that in the quiet of her heart Rahab knew that her trade corroded her soul and that Someone had something more for her than this. When she looked inside she saw Someone looking out.
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To What Kind of Christianity Do You Subscribe?
Jesus said: "Turn the other cheek... Love your enemies... Love your neighbor... Blessed are you when you are persecuted..." Feucht said: "We've got Jesus-loving gun-toting thugs on site. Mess with our worship time and prepare to die!"Gotta dig the divine love just oozing out here. So, here's what non-Christians think when they see stuff like …
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