Opening Thoughts: Have you ever had a conversation with someone where you just know it isn't going to end well? In fact it almost seems impossible that you'll even come close to a peaceful resolve? I mean, it's so bad that the only way you can properly release the tension is if one of the parties either changes their mind or someone gives in and goes along with the other way of thinking? I think this situation is at its worst when it involves family. As Christians we need to be peacemakers right? I mean, is it not our duty to bring resolve to situations and not cause division? Yes it is, but not at the cost of the Gospel. Though we must be sure that our offenses are only for the sake of Christ and His gospel and not simply because we're argumentative, or opinionated, or crass. Jesus came to bring division not Peace. (Main Text) Luke 12:49-53 ESV .. “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great … [Read more...]
The Beating of Your Life
Someone Has to Die for Your Sin Who Will it Be, You or Jesus? You Earned Death Not Life: I LOVE the Bible! I am very thankful for the grace and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ! I'm thankful that He took the severe beating for me, that He was cut in pieces for me, that He absorbed all of God's (Just) wrath for me. Yes that's right, you and I deserved nothing but God's wrath, we actually earned it. Like a person who works very hard at their job with the expectation of a big fat check, so it is with our lives, the first instance we use our own will and pride to commit treason against God's kingdom we begin to earn our pay-check. When Paul says "The wages of Sin is Death" he's using the term wages so that we all understand that everyone of us deserves death, so when God sends anyone to Hell it's not an injustice, they earned it, it was their wage. We would all agree that a judge who sends a criminal to prison is doing the just thing, and it is even more just when God sends a sinner to … [Read more...]