Instead of thinking God just wants to punish you, maybe look at what the Bible actually says: “But I, yes I, am the one who takes care of your sins—that’s what I do. I don’t keep a list of your sins. “So, make your case against me. Let’s have this out. Make your arguments. Prove…
I got this thought today: God’s grace makes things simple for us. Pride comes in when we think we have to do more. That works with salvation, for sure – just believe in Jesus (just Jesus / Jesus alone – not our works), and with so many other things. I think God’s grace is him…
These two verses are important for anyone and everyone to understand: I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;my soul shall exult in my God,for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,and as a bride…
Just to see how it would be, I asked AI (GPT-3.5) to summarize the home page of this website as a TL;DR since that’s the trend now… people don’t have time to learn about things – we just want the facts and a summary. Here’s what it came up with – I ran it a…
God is 3 in 1: God the Father, Jesus the Son, and Holy Spirit. I recently heard this explained, and it’s something I’ve been thinking for years, but it had a little extra bit on it that I felt was good, so here goes, and it’s simple, of course (not that God is simple)… God…
This has been a tough one for me, and I think for a lot of people. This was not something I heard about in church, or I heard it wrong. I heard you had to have every sin confessed and be squeaky-clean or you wouldn’t make it into Heaven. That’s a lie. I don’t know…
It’s so simple in theory, but not always easy to carry out… That’s it. If you know who God is, you’ll know he can’t mess up. It’s impossible for God to mess up. But, then you could say that if you worry, you don’t know God (whoa). Get to know God. Read the Bible. Seek…
I’ve kind of had this new way of thinking lately, and it has really helped me see God a little better. It’s the double negative. There’s such a different view there. For example, “God can’t not be trustworthy.” That’s his nature. It’s impossible for him not to be trustworthy. Somehow, at least in my head,…
I’ve been doing the Jesus Calling devotional for almost 2 years now. The author says that these are the words of Jesus. It’s backed with scripture, so I believe it is, and it’s an interesting perspective on the Bible. For me, it’s often not what I hear said in churches – at least the ones…
Here’s a thought… trying to be perfect is idolatry. It’s pride. It’s aspirations of being like God. It’s not humility. God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. This makes sense, right? So when churches tell you to be like Jesus, what do they mean exactly? Yes, we know that avoiding sin keeps…
I’m not fond of this phase as a part of salvation. Not that I don’t agree, but there’s the spirit behind it, and I think it could be more simply put. That sounds like works to me. Yes, you must turn and it must be real – the repentance part… regretting your sin. If you…
Look at the definition of repent: re·pent /rəˈpent/ verbfeel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin. That’s turning to God. You’re sorry for your sin and you turn to God. It’s not work you have to do. It’s you regretting what you’ve done. That’s it. Of course you have to do…