Gospel Identity, Part 1
September 26, 2019
Paul is launching identity markers for the Galatian church. He's calling them to put their identity in the Bible story–Abraham, Isaac, Christ–rather than in a religiosity, Pharisaic, legalistic identity. Do you identify yourself with God's grace-filled people?
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Paul lays out characteristics of proper pastoring because the Galatians were facing false teachers. How do we spot true gospel pastors?
September 25, 2019
These verses help us to discern good pastoral leadership, appropriate discipleship, and the right way to accept shepherding. We want you to have the tools of discernment so that you can receive true biblical teaching.
September 24, 2019
We don't want to get wrapped up in forms and structure without the power of God at work in them. It is the power of Christ that we want you to experience today.
September 23, 2019
Every time the gospel is written or preached, there is a division between those who receive it and those who do not. God's kindness is constantly on display so that we might be lead to repentance.
September 22, 2019
Here Paul describes a form of godliness without the power of Christ. We need structure, but if that's all there is, we're missing the main point, which is Christ and his power. We want you to have him and that power at work in your life.
September 20, 2019
In the true teaching of holiness, when we become more holy, we do not become less human or less who we were meant to be, we become more who God designed us to be. There's a beauty and a wholeness to true holiness.
September 19, 2019
Paul says this form of religion is like being a slave–like being held back in immaturity and not going on to mature spirituality. In the gospel we move from this slavery relationship to one of adoption with full rights as sons and daughters in Christ.
September 18, 2019
Living in the AD reality of Christ's death and resurrection means to live as sons of the heavenly Father with the desire to please him in every way and to have fellowship that is unbroken by the barriers that we construct between each other in our fallen state.
September 17, 2019
Living BC is living under the law which is like being prisoners with the guardian of the law put in charge of us. Maybe you feel you are in prison with the law around you, but there is release that comes from the gospel.
September 16, 2019
You are made for more than a mild life of unexceptional indifference. You are made for God, who is fulfilling in every possible way.
September 15, 2019
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!