Theology That Bites Back
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“Now God’s intention for the company of believers is not to have this spirit of accusation imported into the church, only with the addition of theological and orthodox adjectives to liven up the accusations. We are called to do something completely different, not to do the same thing decorated differently.”
My sentiments concerning my first sermon are comparable to the sentiments that the late Patrick McManus had toward his first deer . . . so please allow me to relate to you how it all happened. I ...
“But there are only two possible bases of justification—one is the blood of Christ which frees us from accusation, and the other is relative superiority to somebody else, which only and always binds us to accusation.”
Letter to the Editor: In light of Matthew 5:32 and Luke 16:18, would I be correct in assuming that it is never a good idea to marry someone who has been divorced? I realize this is ...
“Our baggage really is filled with unholy things, and the locks we have placed on that baggage—guilty, shame, fear—do not keep us from remembering what is in there. This is why the devil has so much fun with us at all his security checkpoints Standing in line there, we find ourselves swallowing a lot and our left eye is starting to twitch.”
All the Condemnation in the World, p. 7
Introduction: The recent behavior of certain online provocateurs has meant that it is time for us to do a Bible study on what they are pleased to call "interracial marriage" or "race-mixing." ...
Acts of the Apostles (53): Sermon Video Introduction: In this chapter, we learn the basic structure of Paul’s evangelistic message. What was the content of the gospel that he preached? He ...
“This spirit of accusation, this devil, has a good cop/bad cop routine. The indulgent cop, the one who seems so nice, invites you to smoke this, sleep with her, take that , strive for the other, and to help yourself to this, which was just sitting there. We chase after honors, orgasms, riches, and all their accoutrements. The world is filled with shiny baubles, and we are positively enticed to fondle them all. Having done so, like so many monkeys offered some free nuts, we hear the shutter click of all the hidden cameras, and that information about what we have done goes into our file.”
All the Condemnation in the World, p. 5
