Tag Archives: Christianity
Is Your View of God Deficient?
Our view of life depends upon our view of God. If our view of life is deficient, then our view of God is deficient.
Unnecessary Divisions in Christianity
The devil scatters the flock of Christ, and sets them one against another, and that with great heat of spirit, under a notion of zeal for God; and religion, by degrees, degenerates into vain jangling; and during the strife, Satan leads both parties far out of the right way, driving each to great extremes, one on the right hand and the other on the left, according as he finds they are most inclined, or most easily moved and swayed, till the right path in the middle is almost wholly neglected.
The Purpose of Our Relationship with Christ
The purpose of our relationship with God in Christ is the perfecting of the relationship itself.
Unity
As a matter of fact, we have a greater possibility of showing what Jesus is speaking about here, in the midst of our differences, than we do if we are not differing. Obviously we ought not to go out looking for differences among Christians; there are enough without looking for more. But even so, it is in the midst of a difference that we have our golden opportunity. When everything is going well and we are all standing around in a nice little circle, there is not much to be seen by the world. But when we come to the place where there is a real difference, and we exhibit uncompromised principles but at the same time observable love, then there is something that the world can see, something they can use to judge that these really are Christians and that Jesus has indeed been sent by the Father.
What Is Better Than One Hundred Sermons?
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
Delusions of Grandeur
We each have endless capacity for self-deception and are notoriously biased in our own favor. Because of that, we will never come to an experience of inner cleanness and full restoration until we come to the place of complete honesty before God.
J. Oswald Sanders, Enjoying Intimacy with God, p. 62
Half-hearted Christian Living
Probably most of the difficulties of trying to live the Christian life arise from attempting to half-live it.
Henry Drummond, Natural Law in the Spiritual World, p. 396
Uncomfortable Christianity
The most comfortable type of religion is always a vague religion, nebulous and uncertain, cluttered up with forms and ritual…. There is nothing so uncomfortable as clear-cut Biblical truths that demand decisions.
D. Martin Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure, p. 44
Spiritual Boredom
The greatest sign that believers are not illuminated is that there is no delight and savor of spiritual things. They can logically defend their salvation… but they have never seen the beauty and glory of their salvation…. most believers are easily bored with spiritual things. That is never the condition of a believer who has seen a particular truth with illuminated eyes.
Jim Berg, Created for His Glory, pp. 98-99
Life Is Worship 