Nothing Less Than Complete Surrender
If he were judged by our understanding of “good theology”, there could only be one verdict… Jesus was a heretic.
If he were judged by our understanding of “good theology”, there could only be one verdict… Jesus was a heretic.
Zombies and ghosts can’t save people. Can you imagine what Lazarus would have looked like if he stepped back into his body, crawled out of his grave, and then showed up at his brothers doors to pass along that message?
I am grateful for the Law. It is like a flashlight shining on those darker spots in my life I would rather ignore. It is a witness against me.
Jesus visibly identifies with the poor in order to teach a lesson to the religious. He broke etiquette because they would not break through socioeconomic walls. Are we willing to do the same?
When we pray two things are happening. We are participating in bringing heaven to down earth and we are participating in lifting earth to up heaven.
The teacher of the law asked, “Who is my neighbor?” This is a good and very legitimate question. It is one that we each should be asking as well, but I want to flip it for a second. “Who is the Good Samaritan?”
But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62) Read: Deuteronomy 21:1-22:30, Luke 9:51-10:12, Psalm 74:1-23, Proverbs 12:11 Relate: Following is easy these days. I have a twitter account with about 470 followers and follow about 280 people myself. When I…
The best thing you can do in a situation where someone seems to dislike you for no reason at all is to love them like Jesus loved us.
The devil offers whatever he can to try to get you to follow him and not God.
Make the word of God so accessible and so integrated into your life and daily routine that you cannot escape it… If our whole hearts are committed to knowing God, then we should make it a priority in our lives to seek Him.