Some believe God is so sovereign …
He can’t delegate the choice to reject Him.
Which means they deny His sovereignty …
To protect His sovereignty.
Category: Simple Truth
Until we lay aside the filter of church as we’ve come to know it …
We will never see or be the church as the New Testament actually shows it.
Ideas have consequences, as do doctrines …
Including the bad doctrine that doctrines don’t matter.
When the “Gospel” is reduced to a “decision” devoid of repentance and submission to Christ’s Lordship and Kingdom …
It, and anything that promotes it, is a lie.
Including “church”.
The greatest scandal of “church” today …
Is preaching the “Gospel” of a Jesus who wants what you want.
Narcissists in power can be some of the most charming, inspiring people you know …
Until you cross them.
Beware of false dichotomies …
By which many are led astray.
The biggest obstacles to repressive “progressives” …
Are the incarnation and the resurrection.
Because those who understand both …
Will never bend a knee to human tyranny.
Even at the Cross, forgiveness demanded justice …
Which is why only the unrepentant insist on cheap grace.
When the world does a better job dealing with and responding to sexual abuse within its ranks than does the “church” …
Isn’t it time to confront the fact that what is called “church” these days really isn’t?
Existential “Christians” love the God they want …
Not the God who is.
Ideology rooted in unreality is idolatry …
On whose altar all that is true, beautiful and good must be sacrificed.
Truth without freedom is tyranny …
As is freedom without truth.
True repentance …
Brings transparency.
Worship.
People keep using that word.
But what they mean …
Isn’t what the New Testament means.
Which means they elevate their own understanding over God’s own revelation …
And worship “worship” more than God Himself.
Whoever defines your past …
Owns your future.
Yes indeed:
Repressive “progressives” love free speech …
As long as it’s their speech.
People don’t care how much you know …
Until they know how much you care.
The New Legalism insists …
That we all must obey its rule that there are no rules.
Faith without faithfulness …
Is a lie.
Should we be surprised to find that those who promote a trans-Biblical hermeneutic …
Almost always promote a trans-Constitutional jurisprudence?
Seldom will evil fess up to its own culpability …
Which is why it is unrealistic to expect closure from an evildoer on an injustice they caused.
Instead, find closure by fully expressing to the Lord the hurts and wrongs your heart still carries …
Then forgive and release your need for justice to Him.
Not to excuse the evil or those who did it …
But to acknowledge the wrong, find freedom and move on.
Honor in God’s Kingdom comes not from fame, fortune or followers …
But being faithful.
The narrow gate is wide enough for each who travels through …
But not enough to also carry all their baggage too.
“Religion” today …
Means all the stuff in the Bible we don’t wanna heed.
