“But so far as justification is concerned, Christ and I must be so closely attached that He lives in me and I in Him. What a marvelous way of speaking! Because He lives in me, whatever grace, righteousness, life, peace, and salvation there is in me is all Christ’s; nevertheless it is mine as well, …
Tag: Religiosity
Keys to the Kingdom: Sensing God
“Knowledge or religion means to be good and to do good, to worship God or to work for God without having the living presence of God.” ― Witness Lee “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 I hear many …
New Clothes
“A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from the righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as a saint.” John Calvin Galatians 3:27, “For all of you who were baptized into Christ …
Everyone Look Busy
An installment in the series on union with our God. “Spiritual life flows out of union with Christ, not merely imitation of Christ.” ― Richard F. Lovelace A supervisor of mine had a bumper sticker on his office door that read, “Jesus is coming! Everyone look busy!” With all the activity that modern religiosity has …
Restoration and Union
The plan for our redemption – the restoration of our union with our God - was established in eternity past when the Triune God decided together to redeem us; the Father would send the Son into the human world, the Son would die for His people, and the Holy Spirit would apply the Son’s atoning …
Covenants New and Old Part 2
“Most Christians are satisfied living their entire lives as common Christians. They never experience the richness of what it truly means to be a Christian. Without a deep insatiable hunger for the things of God, there is nothing within them prodding them to go forward to perfection…once again, we need a great move of the …
Climb Free: Not Religion
A few weeks ago, one of the newer guys who attends a weekly men’s gathering I host asked a great question that occasioned much conversation. His question was this (I am paraphrasing): "The Baptists say this about God, the Catholic church says that about God. The Lutherans say this is the way to follow God. …
To Give Up Self is to Gain Everything
“Abundant life comes to you when the old you ceases to breathe, and the new you comes to life.” A.W. Tozer, perhaps the greatest Christian thinker and writer of the 20th century, compared the New Testament teachings about the cross we are to carry, which he called the “Old Cross,” with what he called “the …
Daily Realities – Lent
“I imagine Lent for you and for me as a great departure from the greedy, anxious anti-neighborliness of our economy, a great departure from our exclusionary politics that fears the other, a great departure from self-indulgent consumerism that devours creation. And then an arrival in a new neighborhood, because it is a gift to be …
Book Review: Wild Goose Chase
“Wild Goose Chase – Reclaiming the Adventure of Pursuing God” by Mark Batterson. Multnomah Books Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want♦ Read something else Why: Since I have Irish blood in me, the explanation of the title of a book I found recently had some “Velcro factor” with me when it …
