Come to Me . . . —Matthew 11:28 A young child as no problem coming to its parent. In fact, it seems they will never cease coming. But as they grow, coming to mom or dad is embarrassing and uncool. Later in life, a child […]
Month: October 2010
The Nature of Reconciliation
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him —2 Corinthians 5:21 Most religions focus on wrong doing, due to a misunderstanding of the nature of sin. The real problem is wrong […]
The Nature of Regeneration
When it pleased God . . . to reveal His Son in me . . . —Galatians 1:15-16 Once we understand the nature of sin and the degeneration which accompanies it, we can better understand what Jesus does for us. As a result of of […]
The Nature of Degeneration
Just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned . . . —Romans 5:12 Do we really understand the nature of sin? Do we subconsciously define “sin” in one way in […]
The Vision and The Reality
. . . to those who are . . . called to be saints . . . —1 Corinthians 1:2 In the spring, I had a vision of new steps in the back of our house. I had removed a deck a few years ago […]
The Place of Ministry
His disciples asked Him privately, ’Why could we not cast it out?’ ” (Mark 9:28). He said to them, ’This kind [of unclean spirit] can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting’ —Mark 9:29 The disciples had seen Him do it, the casting out […]
The Place of Humiliation
If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us —Mark 9:22 Today I spent in the valley. Last night I apparently didn’t close the freezer door completely and everything in it defrosted. You can only cook so much food in a couple […]