We did nothing whatever to save ourselves; we simply laid upon him the burden of our own sin-sick souls. We began our Christian life by depending not upon our own doing but upon what he had done. Until a man does this he is no Christian, for to say, “I can do nothing to save … Continue reading Watchman Nee: The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
Why Did Jesus Thrice Ask Peter “Do You Love Me?”
The previous post looked at Christ reconciliation of the wayward disciple. This post will take a closer look at Christ restoration of Peter. Simon’s open denial of Christ can hardly be misconstrued as a minor infraction. It is in the company of another disciple and before the eyes of Jesus that thrice Peter denies being … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Thrice Ask Peter “Do You Love Me?”
Francis Schaeffer: Our attitude toward all men should be that of equality because we are common creatures.
Our attitude toward all men should be that of equality because we are common creatures. We are of one blood and kind.
Peter Denies Christ and The Wayward Disciple Reconciled
Peter’s denial and return to Christ is among the most gripping and grace-saturated happenings in all of Scripture. In them we find Cephas, one of the prominent followers of Jesus, experiencing the shame of failure but discovering the betrayed Son of God risen from the dead calling out for the wayward son to come back.
Frederick Douglas: I love the Christianity of Christ: I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land.
What I have said respecting and against religion, I mean strictly to apply to the slaveholding religion of this land, and with no possible reference to Christianity proper; for, between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest, possible difference—so wide, that to receive the one as good, pure, … Continue reading Frederick Douglas: I love the Christianity of Christ: I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land.