When we consider the divine process of sanctification, we often fail to realize the unique and necessary tension that the Scripture presents in walking in truth and obedience. Individuals and groups routinely find themselves pitting two necessary truths of the Christian life one against the other and taking sides in the issue. It has been said that ideas have consequences,…
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The title of this post did not originate with me. You have probably seen it or heard people say it as a twist on the popular children’s song “Jesus Loves Me, This I know.” I have no beef with the children’s song. Although some strong Calvinists feel that the popular song is not consistent with New Testament doctrine, and whereas…
Christianity is a relationship. Giving your life to Jesus is what it means to be a Christian. Making a decision for God is becoming a Christian. Being a faithful person means that I am a Christian. Being a Christian means I love God and others. Christianity is defined as believing in Jesus Christ, after all it’s his “name” in the…
All the cities in Alliance met to worship and pray at their weekly gathering, after several weeks they noticed that Mansheart was not in attendance. Representatives from the different cities sent emissaries to Mansheart fearing that the foul smell they had all experienced and the brooding skies above Mansheart were signs of ill-fate for the city. Mansheart’s lack of fellowship…
Mansheart was in a place they had never been before. Prior to the Great One winning the city putting New-man in leadership, and before Holy Spirit had been communing with New-man various roving gangs had experienced free access to the city. Certainly, Guilty and Shame had troubled their Uncle Conscience, but usually they were hardly effective and Mansheart simply dealt…
The citizens of Mansheart were overwhelmed with gratitude and joy over their new leader, New-man. New-Man was kind and gracious but was also grave and severe while being led and instructed by HolySpirit out of the Great One’s Book. Holy Spirit daily illuminated New-man with truth concerning the Great One and His precious Son out of the Book. New-man spent…
They had very nearly succeeded in completely shutting up Guilt and Shameful with their worship appeasements and Pleasure’s satisfaction and encouragement (he, along with Willling, is one of the most influential citizens of Mansheart). But the truth was that the residents of the fair city had been deceived and were unaware of their origins. They thought they owed their allegiance…
There once was a small city situated in a lush countryside whose citizens lived a simple yet comfortable existence. They mostly did whatever they desired, and no one really ever thought twice about it. A powerful, forceful tyrant ruled over them. He was not. kind and generous, but the people never lacked for food or earthly delights; so for generations,…
Proverbs 19:11 describes the practice of overlooking a personal offense as a virtuous thing. We often consider exacting our justice upon one who has wronged us as best path toward self-satisfaction. This character quality of being able to overlook an offense is no small thing. Our inability to overlook an offense and to become bitter or angry when we feel…
The greatest threat to true brotherhood and Christian unity as desired by Jesus, and described by the Apostle Paul in Romans 14, is personal pride that causes us to elevate our personal opinions and “right to be right” above the unity found in Jesus Christ. “Only by pride comes contention,” says the poet in the Book of Proverbs. Pride within…