v22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Death, the present, the future–I want to group those last three together because I think they are related. Let me read from Matt 6:31-33. Matt 6:31-33 – 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall […]
1 Cor 3:18-23 – All Are Yours (pt2 of 3)
2) What is the wisdom of God? We have been talking about this for the past few months. It’s the cross. It’s Jesus and him crucified. The gospel. The Son of God became a man and lived at a particular point in human history during the first century as a Jewish Rabbi and he began […]
1 Cor 3:18-23 – All Are Yours (pt 1 of 3)
Last week, Brother Daniel said something that I have been thinking about. He said that when we look at life, we know that things are not supposed to be the way they are. When we look at a loved one dying of cancer, we know that things are not supposed to be like this. When […]
Quotes on “From Eternity to Here” by Frank Viola (Ch 5)
Quotes on “From Eternity to Here” by Frank Viola (Ch 5) The church, the bride of Christ, is the Second Eve. She is Christ in another form for she was taken out of Him. She takes the name of her Bridegroom. Just as Eve had Adam’s name before the fall, so the bride of Christ […]
Watch out for Christian jargon
Many Americans are bilingual. They speak a secular language of sports talk, celebrity gossip and current events. But mention religion and some become armchair preachers who pepper their conversations with popular Christian words and trendy theological phrases. Here is the full CNN article.
1 Cor 3:10-17, 9/11: Rebuilding from Ground Zero (pt 4 of 4)
I want to ask one final question — if it’s so obvious that Christians ought to build with imperishable materials — God and people — then why does it seem that so few build their lives in this way? The key is what I mentioned earlier — surrender. It is highly unlikely that you will […]