I just scanned through the book Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God’s Design for Marriage (Baker) by Sean McDowell and John Stonestreet, which seeks to answer the question: “ ‘What now?’ How can the church best respond in the midst of this changing environment? What will Christian faithfulness look like once new definitions of … Continue reading Is the growing acceptance of same-sex marriage reason to despair?
What is Our Position in Christ?
Recently I got reacquainted with Watchman Nee, particularly his book Sit, Walk, Stand. I still recall attending Gardena Valle Baptist Church and hearing Pastor Ron believer’s position in Christ and condition in the world, which was something he gleaned from Nee’s Sit, Walk, Stand. It has really been a blessing to revisit some old lessons. … Continue reading What is Our Position in Christ?
Alive Forever
Jesus: I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore (Rev. 1:17-18).Crucified.Buried.Empty tomb.Multitudes of witnesses.Changed lives.Christ lives on....He is risen....He is risen indeed!Two millennia ago the heavens and earth were shaken as a new universe emerged from the shambles of the old. Multitudes have since … Continue reading Alive Forever
Paradoxical Life
New life begins with death. This paradoxical truth is conveyed in Paul's exhortation,What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ … Continue reading Paradoxical Life
Good Friday 2015
“It is finished" (Jn. 19:30).Paid in full. Jesus paid it all.What sinful people could never do, Christ accomplished on the cross to forge a way for multitudes of sinners to enter back into a right relation with God.If there is anything good about Good Friday, it is this.Shalom,~ WGN
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