What is my mission?
God’s mission is different for every one of us. Because God has a given each of us a different set of gifts. We must seek to discern what our particular mission is. Maybe it is to be a great Christian mechanic who is known for doing the best work. Or an excellent teacher. Or cook! For most of […]
What are God’s thoughts of me?
God is like every loving father. He loves you and forgives you but loves you too much to ignore your sin. For he knows that if he does not deal with your sin by discipline (see Heb 12), you will remain in your sin and have a lousy life. And he has told us that “without […]
How can I change?
Well, we might not like to hear it, but the way to desire more of God is to come closer to where He pours out his grace. That is in the Church, where Jesus speaks through orthodox preaching, and feeds his people thru the sacraments. The Fathers were adamant that sin is a terminal disease […]
Why did God create me?
God’s purpose for this world is two-fold—to glorify himself and to make his human creatures happy. These two purposes are actually and finally one and the same thing. For God is glorified when his human creatures find their joy in him, and that is the only way to finally be happy—to live in praise to him as […]
What is sin?
Sin is disobeying God’s law, which is both written on our hearts and spelled out in holy scripture. It is a manifestation of self-centeredness, which is the opposite of what we were created for—to love the God of Israel and to love our neighbors. Sin makes us less human, obedience makes us more human. So sin […]
What is the Gospel?
“Gospel” comes from a Greek word that means “good news.” Today we can say that the good news has so many dimensions. First, there is a loving and beautiful God who brought us into existence along with this world and who wants to fill us with his beauty and goodness and truth. On days when […]
What is my mission?
In the Great Commission in Matthew 28, the church is given the tasks of making disciples of all nations, and baptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Those who carry out this task are the ordained officers of the church. What is needed is for the […]
What are God’s thoughts of me?
Every day in the life of the believer is one of repentance and faith. We confess our sins to the holy God, but we rest in the assurance that Christ has died for our sins and has been raised for our justification. When God sees me, he sees the one to whom I am joined […]
How can I change?
Herman Bavinck rightly proclaimed, “God and God alone is our highest good.” Brought into covenant with the living God, we have been joined to the crucified and risen Christ. He is the Lord of the covenant and to him we owe all glory. In his covenant Lordship, Christ claims us for God. We are his […]
Why did God create me?
Again to quote the Westminster Shorter Catechism, the chief end of man is to glory God and to enjoy him forever. The goal put before humanity made in God’s image is to be in God’s presence forever in an environment of holiness glorifying and enjoying him in full. The realization of this goal is tied […]
