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Luke 6:20–26: Should I Look For a Reward from God?
Do we err when we love others for the reward God offers us? No. Only those who labor for what God promises are rich enough to love others selflessly.
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Luke 6:20–26: How Christians Laugh
Those who follow Christ can weep now, can be poor and temporarily hated now, and yet remain wildly blessed because theirs is the coming kingdom.
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Luke 6:20–26: The Kind of People God Blesses
If we are Christ’s disciples — whether poor, hungry, weeping, or persecuted — we are blessed.
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Evidence of the New Birth: Living Out Identity in Christ
All of the New Testament commandments are a call to become in experience what we are in Christ. And what we are in Christ is a new creation.
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
The Effort Needed to Fight Sin: Living Out Identity in Christ
The Christian’s life on earth will always be walking along the narrow path. Living for sin is easy. Following Christ requires carrying a cross daily.
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Be Who You Are: Living Out Identity in Christ
When we read commands and obligations, we are being summoned to become in experience what we are in Christ.
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Philippians 3:11–14: Run Hard for Your Reward
We are going to win this race. We are going to get the crown. Not because we are great runners, but because Christ has made us his own.
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Philippians 3:11–14: When Should I Forget My Past?
Pursue, strain forward, press on. God wants us to put all energy into making it to the end, not revisiting the life we had before we started the race.
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Philippians 3:11–14: The One Reason to Live
Devote your whole life to this one pursuit: attaining the fullest possible experience of Christ imaginable.
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
Philippians 3:11–14: Can I Really Have Assurance?
God wants to give his children the assurance that they will be saved. But not the kind of assurance that ignores the warnings along the way.
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago