by admin | Aug 24, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
While I am not Roman Catholic, I do believe Pope John Paul II correctly diagnosed our current culture. He wrote in Evangelium Vitae on the loss of the sense of God, the loss of the sense of humanity, and the loss of conscience. The three concepts are interrelated. The...
by admin | Aug 17, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
Despite interacting with various types of reconciliation in everyday life, reconciliation between self and God is a quite offensive idea in our modern culture. However, the idea that our culture in the 21st century is unique is a misconception. Church leaders all...
by admin | Aug 10, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
Reconciliation is often undertaken between our bookkeeping records and bank statements. When we create a record of our deposits and withdrawals, we believe that our record is perfect and accurately represents the money we have available. However, when the bank...
by admin | Aug 3, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
The reconciliation we need was completed in Christ Jesus. From the beginning, in Genesis chapter 3, God taught that sin (rebellion, disobedience, refusal by the human will to depend wholly upon God) requires a blood sacrifice for fellowship with God to be restored. A...
by admin | Jul 27, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin
Sin is not only disobedience of God’s moral law. We were created for communion (fellowship) with God. John 17:3, 1 Corinthians 8:3, 1 John 1:3, Revelation 3:20 Sin broke that fellowship, and the original design of humanity was marred. When we speak of a penalty for...