Even when our well-intentioned resolutions falter and we feel trapped by old habits, we don't have to wait or rely solely on our own strength. God passionately invites us to a complete U-turn from death-dealing paths to life, available right now.
The Grace-Powered Turn: A New Start, Right Now Even when our well-intentioned resolutions falter and we feel trapped by old habits, we don't have to wait or rely solely on our own strength. God passionately invites us to a complete U-turn from death-dealing paths to
We often exhaust ourselves trying to construct a perfect spiritual life, but true blessing follows a "theology of descent," flowing down from God rather than up from our efforts. Spiritual vitality is a gravity-fed gift from Jesus to us, not a structure we must build ourselves.
The Gravity of Grace: Putting Down Your Bricks We often exhaust ourselves trying to construct a perfect spiritual life, but true blessing follows a "theology of descent," flowing down from God rather than up from our efforts. Spiritual vitality is a gravity-fed gift
Grace for All Ashamed to ask for mighty men, for horses and for shield We told them of Your gracious hand, our God upon the field But in my heart, I knew the truth, a sinner, weak and frail Like Paul, I cried, "I am the
God's grand redemptive work moves us from a heartfelt plea for restoration to His definitive act of making all things new. While the faithful of old cried out for revival—a return to a former state of favor—in Christ, we experience a radical transformation, becoming entirely new creations, not merely restored to an imperfect past.
From Longing to Life: God's Journey of Renewal and New Creation Psalms 85:6 • 2 Corinthians 5:17
The Bible talks about a revolutionary transformation that comes from God's Holy Spirit power rather than human resolutions. When we turn our lives to Jesus, a veil is removed from our eyes and we behold the glory of God.
I invite you to open up your bibles to Second Corinthians chapter 3. How many people like to make New Year resolutions? So, I’m a big fan of healthy introspection and self evaluation. But there is a slight problem if we rely on our own resolutions.
The apostle Paul invites Christians to transform themselves through the renewal of their understanding, as an alternative to conforming to the values of the world. This process of transformation is a gradual and ongoing one, where the person becomes more like Jesus Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit.
The apostle Paul invites Christians to transform themselves through the renewal of their understanding, as an alternative to conforming to the values of the world. This process of transformation is a gradual and ongoing one, where the person becomes more like...
Christian biblical theology finds its cornerstone in the continuity between Old Testament prophetic promise and New Testament apostolic exhortation, particularly regarding the transformation of the human "heart." The heart, in scripture, represents the very core of our being—the center of mind, will, and affections. Humanity's natural state, however, is characterized by a "heart of stone," a condition of spiritual deadness, imperviousness, and antagonism toward divine truth.
The Biblical Anthropology of the Heart and the Problem of Stoniness In both the Hebrew and Greek scriptures, the heart— leb in Hebrew and kardia in Greek—is far more than the seat of emotion. It represents the center of The Anatomy of the Stony Heart Ezekiel 36:26 describes the natural, unregenerate state of humanity as possessing a "heart of stone." This metaphor is intentionally stark, suggesting a condition that is hard, obdurate, an