Guilty fears? Lack of assurance? Is the enemy trying to keep you away from coming into the Father's presence by suggesting you are not good enough? Following on from last week here's another grand old hymn that expresses something of the cross work of Christ, and so edifies and encourages us. It was written by … Continue reading Guilty fears? Lack of Assurance?
Category: Commitment
No Need to Pay Twice
Following on from Easter and the death and resurrection of Jesus this old hymn comes to mind, and what a hymn - I've lightly modernised it - it contains a powerful declaration of the glorious liberating truth of the cross. If you are doubting, lacking assurance, wondering whether you've done enough, or whether Jesus has … Continue reading No Need to Pay Twice
The Cross Has Said It All
In a world that likes to exalt man and speak of his advances and goodness, the cross doesn't make sense. In a world that likes to say we are all victims but no one's guilty, the cross is a foreign and alien concept. For many it belongs to a bygone era when humanity didn't understand … Continue reading The Cross Has Said It All
Spirit-filled
A Spirit-filled life Our tendency in the West is to make everything a matter of the mind, and therefore a matter of comprehension, rationalism, security and safety that manifests itself in utter predictability. I find myself wondering why some want to say that to be filled with the Spirit is to be filled with the … Continue reading Spirit-filled
The Spirit Filled Life and Church
Jesus on the last day of the feast “cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were … Continue reading The Spirit Filled Life and Church
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