Why did God create me?
I have to say my heart is delighted reading Sam Storms’ responses. They are glorious! Simply steep like a tea bag in what he has written until it gets ingrained in you! I have nothing to add to what he has said. But let me show what this might look like, from my perspective, worked […]
What is sin?
Again I love what Sam Storms has said on this. No need to repeat it. Let me simply add these comments to the motivation not to sin. Not only do I “get God,” but I “get the Spirit in fullness.” Sin often has the result of grieving and quenching the work of the Spirit in my life […]
What is the Gospel?
Let me begin by saying I love what Frame and Storms have written. I would simply add that the gospel is also the good news that I have been rescued from Satan- the enemy of my soul, and that Jesus is establishing his kingdom. What makes all of this so wonderful and perpetually relevant for the people of God […]
What are God’s thoughts of me?
As sons and daughters of the Father, our identity is defined by who we are in Christ. Apostles often address immature churches as saints, beloved, chosen and holy. Our relationships with the Trinity define who we are, not good or bad deeds. Even though our behavior does not define us, it demonstrates who we are, […]
How can I change?
We may think that by doing Christian disciplines of reading the Bible, prayer, fasting, worshipping at a church, we become spiritually mature. But with all respects to these honorable activities, it is the Holy Spirit who changes our hearts and minds. Does this mean we have to leave all Christian practices? Not at all. But […]
Why did God create me?
God’s ultimate goal is the restoration of all the created world in unity and harmony with him. We often talk about personal relationships with God, but that is only a part of God’s Grand Story. Adam and Eve were called to be stewards of his good creation, to take care and expand the garden. This […]
What is sin?
The root of sin is usurping God’s prerogative to be God in our life, that is to define for us what is good and what is bad. As sinners, we want to control and make decisions for what would be good, beneficial and pleasurable for me now. Often these decisions are driven by flesh, rather […]
What is the Gospel?
The gospel is essentially Jesus Christ, his mission and kingdom. If we focus only on justification by faith and escape from hell we are missing a big part of the gospel. The good news is not about my salvation, it is about the divine messianic King, who became a sacrifice for me to bring me […]
What is my mission?
A strategic view of the church’s work remembers the centrality of the Great Commandments (“Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and love thy neighbor as thyself”) and the Great Commission (“Make disciples of all nations”). Love demands costly action but must begin in a heart imprinted with the gospel of Jesus Christ. […]
What are God’s thoughts of me?
God views the regenerate as his justified and adopted child. The Lord delights in your obedience, imperfect though it be, because he sees you as one with Christ, the Righteous One. God forgives your disobedience, though displeasing to him, because he sees you as one with Christ, who is the propitiation of our sins. He […]
