Most people watching a 5 minute bio on Gilbert Gottfried would never presume they know everything about him, yet we do this with doctrine constantly.
Most people watching a 5 minute bio on Gilbert Gottfried would never presume they know everything about him, yet we do this with doctrine constantly.
I have nothing against pouring over scriptures and theological writings, in order to rightly divide the word, but we cannot stop with knowing, we must proceed to doing.
Do you do evil? Then there may be a question as to whether or not you are among those to whom the Lord looks.
In American Christianity we place such emphasis on ability, and education while giving humility mere lip service.
You see, if Jesus has brought his sword to bear against me, as a member of his body, and I deflect it with the shield of pride, the sword of truth that I hold in my hand will become flimsy and pointless.
We are told to present our bodies as living sacrifices to God. Do we give God our best, or do we give him the rest?
If we pray to God to help us to overcome the big sins in our life, while excusing the small ones,we are deceived and should not be surprised when we experience constant spiritual defeat.
How can we get so focused on splitting every doctrinal hair that we leave our central calling as Christians ignored?
We have substituted entertaining for exposition, comedy for conviction, and principle for pragmatism. We have built the church we desired, and we have the church we deserve.
Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16