Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

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choice bits of information

The Light - 1st John 1

5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

(ESV)

Jesus' blood cleanses us from all sin. Great, great hope in that truth!

The bond of an idol

"If we do not bond with God through the gospel, then we will bond to something else - something that promises to do for us what only the gospel can do. We hold to idols so tightly, and return to them so readily, because they appear to do the same thing for us that the gospel does. They become part of us in the same way that our heavenly Father should be part of us. Thus, when called to give up an idol, it feels as if we amputate a limb." - Gospel Transformation, pg. 63

We can do something

"There are two dangers we face when we watch the news. The first is that we feel ourselves responsible to do something about all that we now know. We take on the role of saviour and try to sort out the world. And because we cannot do everything we end feeling guilty. We need to trust God. He is the saviour and he is Lord. We can entrust the world to him through prayer.

But the second danger is passivity and modern media increasingly push us in this direction. We sit there being entertained, watching the news as if it were a disaster movie or crime show. Or maybe we tweet our sympathies and then go back to the problem of which ice cream flavour to chose. We cannot do everything, but we can do something."

- Tim Chester

Least helpful

 "'Is it sinful?' is one of the least helpful questions when it comes to your sanctification.  You don't want to default to the lowest common denominator.  How can I spend my time to bless the most people, honor God and maximize my joy in God?  That is a far better question." - Mark Driscoll
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