Posts Tagged ‘Jesus Christ’
When you have faith in Jesus – well, that means A LOT
September 19, 2010 | 
Author 2 Corinthians 1:24
Below is a good addition to the subject of how the Cross of Christ is to be, as Piper puts it, the Blazing Center of the life not wasted – a proper life, a life lived for the purpose for which it was given. This is what saddens me regarding those who get caught up in the Lordship/Free Grace debate who say something like, “all you have to do is ‘believe’ in Jesus – anything else is works.” As if believing is so shallow, so sterile. Believing in, or having faith in (Greek, pistis is the same root for both “believe” and “faith”) is profoundly exhaustive as a total-life change/revolution/redemption/directive. He is everything and to have faith in Him is to connect to the One who is the center of life. To believe is whole life – the means and the end.
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Tags: Chief End, Jesus Christ, Joy, Life, Religious Affections, salvation, Worship | 
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DailyTheocentrism: “Having more” is having Christ
Rich Mullins once said that,
“Everybody I know says they need just one thing, but what they really mean is they need just one thing MORE. Everybody thinks they got it coming, I know that I don’t deserve You, still I want to love and serve You more and More – You’re my One Thing”
As Jesus turned His attention to His disciples alone in Matthew 13 and following, he told them of two men – one who had much and one who had little. The one who had much was like them: being able to listen to and hear AND be in Christ’s Kingdom. They might not have a purse or a coat, but they have Christ and “having more” is having Christ.
The other guy, the one who has little, is the one who has everything in this world, but not Christ. What they think they have (they don’t) will be taken away, with nothing remaining – just nakedness of body and soul. This was the issue with the Rich Landowner with his “bigger barns” in Luke 12:13-21. He did not even have life.
The sad question is, what if the bigger barns are “church” buildings?
Posted in "Ruminations", DailyTheocentrisms | Tags: Chief End, Churchianity, Jesus Christ, Religious Affections | 1 Comment »
Treasuring Christ Church: Beautiful Feet
My wife and I were commenting to each other that the song, “Beautiful Feet” by Lacrae reminded us of Sean Cordell and those at TCC in Raleigh. With a burden to reach the inner-city – and doing it – they remind us all of the hard work to be done. I think that I have been forgetting that over the past few years. May God give us all “beautiful feet”, like them. If you have never looked them up – you should.
Go.
Posted in Lyrical Theology, Paradigm Shift | Tags: Jesus Christ, Love, Mercy, Purpose, The Gospel | No Comments »