Being reduced to a helpless state by senility is hardly the “abundant life” Jesus promised Christians, is it? Where’s the “inexpressible joy” from receiving the goal of our faith, too? And if you can’t experience the fruits of the Spirit anymore, what’s the purpose of being alive? But what does “being alive” mean? Am I [...]
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Without sleep, food and exercise we fall apart in no time. We’re vulnerable to injury, accidents and natural calamities. We weaken with age and fall victim to all kinds of horrible diseases. We’re born helpless, and we have little control over what our parents, teachers and religion do to us after that. And then there’s [...]
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Two things Christ does for us that make him matter. Thanks to him, Romans 6:11, we’re “dead to sin” and “alive to God.” But why does being “dead to sin” matter? Because it means we never need sin again, verses 6, 14. Sin actually loses its power over us. And how did Christ pull that off for us? [...]
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Colossians 3:4 says Christ is our life, but why would I want Christ to be my life? Because Christ’s life is the only life worth living. And why is that? Because he lived life the way it was meant to be lived. He was the only who ever did, too. None of the rest of [...]
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It’s in us, it seems, to trust anyone but God. All the serpent had to do was say to Adam and Eve “Trust me, God’s lying,” and they believed him, no questions asked, no proof required. God said they’d die, the serpent said they wouldn’t, they believed the serpent, they didn’t believe God. Why? Why [...]
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“This life only comes round once and we only get one go at it, so give it all you’ve got, son – life is what you make it.” But what’s the most anyone can make of this life? What if you grew up in a perfect home full of fun and healthy food, and you [...]
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Christ is our life because he is Life. That’s why Paul said in Colossians 1:27 our “hope of glory” is “Christ in us,” because to live the kind of glorious life God had in mind for us, Christ has to live his life in us. He alone is the source of such life. We aren’t, [...]
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