John the Baptist’s testimony regarding Christ ought to be ours. We humbly tell others about Christ, tell about the work of Christ, and point people away from ourselves, that they may follow Jesus.
John the Baptist’s testimony regarding Christ ought to be ours. We humbly tell others about Christ, tell about the work of Christ, and point people away from ourselves, that they may follow Jesus.
At the incarnation God the Son truly, fully put on humanity. He identified with us completely, withstood every temptation perfectly, and bore the punishment, as a man, for us. This is why He is the only means of our salvation.
The responsibility of every Christian is not to attract any attention to ourselves, nor is it to water down the gospel in order to make it easier; our job is to direct people to Christ, and give the fullness of the gospel. He is the true light, and the only one who can transform the sinful heart and cause us to receive life in him.
The prologue to the Gospel of John is packed with so much depth; we get the deity of Christ, the Trinity, and we see the only way to salvation: God Himself coming to His people.
An introduction to the new expository series, These Are Written So That You May Believe: The Gospel of John. The Gospel of John has three major threads that run through it: love, truth, and belief. The purpose of the Gospel is for us to believe the truth about Christ, so that we may enter into a relationship with Him based on love.
The Christian faith is one that calls for continual, daily self sacrifice; because of our sinfulness, we try to find ways around this sacrifice and hold onto something other than Christ. Instead of being a living sacrifice in the service of Christ, we shift the focus and serve ourselves.
God has so richly given us so much, even his own Son, and so we give, not in order to earn something, but out of worship toward Him. This means that our giving ought to be joyful, willing, sacrificial, and generous.
As Christians living under a secular government, we are called to be model citizens and obedient to our leaders, in order that our light may shine for Christ. However, there are certain circumstances which require confronting the government when it uses its power for explicitly sinful ends.
In the turbulent political atmosphere we’re living in, it’s easy to become frustrated and overwhelmed regarding what the Christian’s role ought to be. We must remember that all authority originated with God and is given by God, and the government ought to function as a reflection of God’s own character. It’s continual failure to do this calls us to be bold in proclaiming the gospel to all people.