‘Sin’ vs. ‘Sins’ , and the ’spiritual muscle building’ game

Many folks in the Church really like to keep busy by pumping their ’spiritual muscles’. They’ve substituted the Charles Atlas (I’m dating myself) poster on the wall, for a poster of Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount.
I believe that Jesus’ sermon was a re-presenting of God’s perfect Law, wherein no one would be [...]

A ‘Jesus shaped spirituality’?

The following is my comment on the question of whether we should observe real change in the lives of a Christian. This discussion on the blog, ’Confessing Evangelical’  is from another discussion on his blog and others, concerning a so-called ‘Jesus shaped spirituality’:
“When someone is in Christ, their lives will change.
Will they all change [...]

When times are rough…

When things go wrong…terribly wrong, and they will, don’t be afraid to let God have it. Pour out your guts to Him with all you’ve got.   But in  the midst of our suffering God is there. Listen to a short (4 min.) audio clip that drives the point home.

Another great quote from Luther…

“There are some who have no understanding to hear the truth of freedom and insist upon their goodness as means for salvation. These people you must resist, do the very opposite, and offend them boldly lest by their impious views they drag many with them into error.
For the sake of liberty of the faith [...]

How do I know for sure that I am a Christian?

I am baptised.
  - Steve M.
(has there been a shorter post on a Christian blog?)

The Two Christian Paradigms

Within Christianity there are basically  ‘Two Christian Paradigms‘.    One is where God has done everything for you.
And the other, where God has done a portion for you. God may have done 99.9% and all that remains for you is that miniscule fraction of a percentage point, but it is a portion nonetheless. In this paradigm there are, [...]

A Real Eye Opener!

Here’s a little snippet from one of Pastor Mark’s classes on the book, ‘Where God Meets Man’, by Gerhard Forde.
Some of this might make your eyes bug out!     click here –>  What the law intends
 
What say you about the concepts disussed herein? 

What the gospel is…and is not…

The gospel of the Lord is not something that can be proven. Nor is the gospel of the Lord something that can be sized up. The gospel of the Lord is not something that one can be coaxed into believing. The gospel of the Lord is not something that you can decide to make valid in your life. [...]

In a Nutshell…

My last post was probably a bit convoluted. The examples maybe were not the best.
What I was trying to get across is that so much of today’s preaching and teaching regarding the Christian faith is nothing more than ‘law’ . St. Paul  tells us that there in no life in the law…only death.
So when a [...]

How should Christians use their money?

I was a bit disingenous with that title. This post really isn’t about how you, as a Christian, should use your money. This post is really about the proper, and improper use of the law in a sermon.
Here is a ficticious sample sermon on the use of money (which is law, remembering the principle that [...]