Tenth Avenue North The song “You Are More” from the album “The Light Meets the Dark“. Great reminder that: “You are more than the choices that you’ve made You are more than the sum of your past mistakes You are more than the problems you create You’ve been remade” Share it with someone who needs …
Tag: grace
Functional Legalism
The middle section of the book of Colossians (chapters 2-3) deal with shadows versus substance. Â Or put another way, the reality of a transformational relationship with Jesus Christ and the failure of man-made rule. What Paul teaches is not that sin doesn’t matter, but that self-effort and outside rule themselves will not overcome our sinful …
Amazed by Grace, a sign of spiritual vitality
I just finish teaching a lesson on confession, forgiveness and restoration–the story of David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-12; Psalm 51 and 31). I was focusing more on David’s confession than on his sin. One of the points that we discussed was the bestowal of mercy and grace by God (preserving David’s life and loving …
Worry and Grace
A blog post worth your time by Trevin Wax, “Why Worrying is a Failure to Grasp the Gospel.” Below is a quick quote. But seeking first the kingdom comes after we have been sought by the King. The root cause of worry is not misplaced priorities. It’s misplaced faith. It’s a failure to grasp the …
Grace, Trust and Truth
In any group of individuals, there are bound to be times when one individual (or more often, several individuals) doesn’t respond to a given situation as others expect or desire. This collision of expectations and our own personal desires results in conflict. We’ve all been on both sides of that interaction. Either our expectations were …
Sin, Guilt and Grace
God hates sin because He loves people and wants what is best for them −including intimacy with Him God always extends grace to those who seek forgiveness −He requires our honesty before Him, not just on a specific sin, but on our inability to overcome sin on our own Once grace is extended guilt is removed. −the …