At some level, every relationship is assaulted by an aroma of judgment - this sense that we will never measure up to the expectations and demands of another.
From Tullian Tchividjian
The Gospel declares that our guilt has been atoned for, the law has been fulfilled. So we don't need to live under the burden of trying to appease the judgment we feel.
God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.
What is indisputable is the fact that unbelief is the force that gives birth to all of our bad behavior and every moral failure. It is the root.
A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance.
The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit.
There is a strange impulse in many to protect Bible characters and to use them as inspiration... as if sanctification happens as a result of emulation.
When it comes to engaging and influencing culture, too many Christians think too highly of political activism.
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