Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? It’s the Wrong Question
If the suffering of Christians designs to convey any particular message, it is this: holy love takes the long view.
If the suffering of Christians designs to convey any particular message, it is this: holy love takes the long view.
Anytime a group of believers lives in the true awe of God the surrounding community will watch in wonder.
With every lie we tell ourselves, it makes the next one easier, until we have literally become lost to the truth.
Generosity has nothing to do with what one has or does not have. Generosity is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. It is not the “gift” of the few, but a possibility for all.
The early church interpreted their lives, as a community and as individuals, through the story revealed in Scripture.
the gospel destroys the power wealth holds over the people who possess it, as well as the powerlessness of people who don’t.
Jesus does not excuse sin or even ignorance, but he extends grace by paying for the consequences himself.
I cannot go any further into the miraculous life of the gospel until I own my responsibility for making the gospel necessary.
Christian discipleship is simply the process of becoming a real Christian, a person whose identity and value are anchored exclusively in the love of God through Jesus Christ.
We think of the Holy Spirit in terms of power without understanding that the power of the Holy Spirit is love.