Atonement and Redemption
Beloved, we sinners owe a moral debt to a holy and just God because we disobey his commands daily. We cannot of ourselves ever pay this moral debt because it requires something we do not have to offer: a blameless life free of sin. Jesus, however, sinless and without blame, paid this moral debt on […]
Grace
Friend, I’m sure you agree with me that most human interactions are transactional in nature. We exchange value for value and favor for favor. I do something for you, and you do something for me in return. Often, whether openly acknowledged or not, this creates a cycle of indebtedness to one another. I am moved […]
Which path?
Someone once asked me what happened to cause me to become more interested in God and the church, and what motivated the growth of my faith. I answered that although I had long lived a rebellious life, God was nearly always on my mind. One day, in a frightening moment of confronting my moral failures, […]