Salutations. This article piggybacks a bit off of my previous two about doctrine. You can check them out here and here. In those articles, I made an argument that as Christians, we live in a culture focused around ‘petty theologies’ instead of holy living. I illustrate the critical, core theologies we must have, and how the Bible steers us not to have perfect theology, but implores us to walk a holy life filled with love. Today, I focus on that topic.
Salutations.
Recently, I have spent time thinking on the argument some have used to get me to join a traditional church. The argument goes that if I do not meet in an established church, that I do not come under the protective authority of leadership. As such, the chances I will wonder astray or fall into heresy increase significantly.
Salutations.
After listening to a couple of books from C.S. Lewis, I moved onto another Christian author. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich provides yet another look into a sharp mind from our rich, Christian heritage. To my friends who believe that Christians, as a whole, simple accept the tenants of Christian faith, and most other aspects of life on simple faith, well, I encourage you to read about these two men. Just like atheists, Mormons, Muslims, and others faiths, you can find plenty of people who simple accept what they hear, and a few who have thought over their viewpoints (as well as the opposing points) very thoroughly.
Salutations!
Before I dive into this topic, just a quick update. I’m super busy with work and college right now, so my updates here and on Twitter will continue to be a wee sparse. Expect to see few videos from me on YouTube, if any, for a while!
You know, it never ceases to amaze me just how hard people will work to ignore inconvenient truths. Inconvenient truths are those things you suspect or know, but do everything you can not to think on them because they would cause you great inconvenience. (more…)
Matthew 20:25-28 – But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (more…)
Eph 2.8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
I Cor 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. (more…)
The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts.
Over the next few weeks, I shall write a series of posts about what I learned from from A.W. Tozer’s book, The Pursuit of God. You can find the book relatively inexpensively (my Kindle version was $0.99) on Amazon and other book outlets.
Salutations.
Through the centuries, God’s spirit has led his people in new directions. Using pillars of fire and cloud, He took his people from Egypt to the promised land. With His Son, He showed us the higher law of love. With an outpouring of His Spirit, He gave His body new gifts and abilities. Throughout the centuries, God has used men and organizations to carry out His Will and demonstrate His Glory. While God’s truth never changes, His direction to us often does. Every step of the way, some held stubbornly onto the old ways and traditions. However, in each generation, God found those willing to follow Him in a New Direction!
Today, we see just that. The aged approach of institutional churches continues to lose effectiveness in a post modern culture. Followers of Jesus search for what it means to BE the church. Some have even left these organizations, while many more stay in, struggling to understand their role in the body of Christ. Their hearts long to be used to love others as Jesus commanded. At the same time, through the Holy Spirit, some of His children continue to discover fresh ways to read God’s Word, work in exciting, new ministries and reach out to the lost.
On “New Direction,” we explore this new movement. Join me as I share insight from the Bible, our forefathers, Christians siblings, and even life experiences. Together we will seek God’s face in reaching this post-modern culture and glorifying Him. Subscribe to the Youtube channel (below) for a new video nearly every week, jump in the discussion right here on on my blog and join us, so we may reason together. May God bless you.
The next entry in New Direction is here.
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