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September 3 - October 17, 2020
where everybody thinks the same nobody thinks very much.
There is a core difference between sharing the gospel with the lost and imposing a specific moral standard on the unconverted.
I learned the first rule of repentance: that repentance requires greater intimacy with God than with our sin. How much greater? About the size of a mustard seed. Repentance requires that we draw near to Jesus, no matter what. And sometimes we all have to crawl there on our hands and knees.
The saving grace of salvation is located in a holy and electing God, and a sacrificing, suffering, and obedient Savior. Stakes this high can never rest on my sincerity.
Sin is not a mistake. A mistake is taking the wrong exit on the highway. A sin is treason against a Holy God. A mistake is a logical misstep. Sin lurks in our heart and grabs us by the throat to do its bidding.
The only people who don’t belong in the classroom, library, laboratory, or lecturing from the podium are those who fear confrontation of incommensurable truth-claims, and who seek safety over the production and excavation of ideas—even scary ideas.
Hebrews 4:15-16: “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Deut. 4:2—Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.
Prov. 30:6—Do not add to his words or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Deut. 12:32—See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or ta...
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while the Bible is true, it does not contain all lessons we need to know in the world—God expects us to learn from life.
Worship is our rehearsal for how to live today and how to glorify God in heaven. It is not merely a Sunday morning exercise meant to make us feel good.
