The Wrong Side of the Wall
So here we are, children born outside the city wall, outside the camp, the wrong side of the wall, or in American vernacular, we are children from the “wrong side of the tracks.”
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Salvation
Shekinah Clothes
In all of Queen Elizabeth’s finery, she still is testifying to the world of what was lost due to sin.
Come down that we may build up
Karl Barth*, as did St. Peter, wrote about the enigmatical words of Paul. Nevertheless, encouraged by the Holy Spirit, Paul grasped and never released the Gospel that the only begotten Son died to bestow upon all who would receive Him God’s gift, salvation through Christ’s crucifixion.
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Hercule Poirot tackles Romans 7:9
While reading the book of Romans I came across a verse that didn’t seem to make sense. Romans 7:9 says, “Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.”
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Give It A Go
As Christians, we have our own colloquialisms. People are “called to repentance”, they “get saved”, they are called to “righteousness”, they are “justified”, they are “filled with the Holy Spirit”, and are “seated with Christ”. The list goes on.
Invisible
Outward accoutrements do have value, but just before Jesus ascended into heaven, He didn’t say, “Wait in Jerusalem for the jewelry that I’ll give you.”
Just the way Jesus is
I don’t know if things have changed but when we were there any religious organization that wasn’t Eastern Orthodox was considered a cult. It kind of creeped me out to tell officials that my work was part of a cult!
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What’s been handed down to you?
Paul writes, “…the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors.” Now, many of us were raised in Jesus-centered families. Our parents, grandparents, and even further back, all served Jesus with vigor. What is the Holy Spirit saying to us?
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The Road
Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate, and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and na\rrow the road that leads to life, and only a
No matter what…
You see, we were created to do the good works (i.e., deeds) that God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). We can only do these good works if we are saved and we are doing our work by faith.