Quick recap. 1) If you are saved, you are free. 2) If you are free, you can choose whom to obey. 3) If you choose to obey God, your life will be characterized by constant dying and surrender. At this point, you may be thinking, I understand the gospel. I understand that I have been […]
The Book of Romans: Under New Management (pt 2 of 3)
1) If you are saved, you are free. To hammer this point in, Paul uses an analogy of marriage in Romans 7. This is a transition chapter in the book of Romans to mark those who have crossed over from the life of the flesh to the life of the Spirit. In other words, those […]
The Book of Romans: Under New Management (pt 1 of 3)
Rom 8 6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. 9 You, however, are […]
John Piper – Small Prayer Groups Change the World
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Michele Bachmann, evangelical feminist? (gender roles)
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor If Hillary Clinton, the woman who came closest to becoming a major party presidential nominee, is a feminist icon, could something similar be said of Michele Bachmann, who officially launched her presidential campaign on Monday? Bachmann is seldom described in those terms; the conservative Minnesota congresswoman and Tea Party […]
C.S. Lewis Quote on Niceness and Transforming a Horse into a Winged Creature (Mere Christianity)
“Niceness” — wholesome, integrated personality — is an excellent thing. We must try by every medical, educational, economic, and political means in our power, to produce a world where as many people as possible grow up “nice”; just as we must try to produce a world where all have plenty to eat. But we must […]