I could do with some proof that the Spirit is working in my life because I don’t see much evidence that he is.
Where’s the evidence of the Spirit producing “life and peace” in me, for instance, when I still get to thinking I’m not doing enough for God, I’m not [...]
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Following up on the last blog (“Is there nothing we can do to help ourselves?”) the thing I find most frustrating is that I read what Paul is saying in Romans 8 and I think I grasp what the Spirit does for us in that chapter, but it doesn’t seem to be happening [...]
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Does a Christian’s life depend entirely on the Holy Spirit, or are there things we can do to help ourselves? What about depression, for instance? Do we just wait on the Spirit to cure us, or can we use human resources too, like counselling, medication and positive thinking techniques, and perhaps even some [...]
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It’s fascinating how people state with such confidence that “God helps those who help themselves,” as though they’re great experts on how God operates and what the Bible says. But there’s no such quote in the Bible, nor does the Bible even hint at God helping those who help themselves. The Bible talks [...]
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All religion is based on the adage “life is what you make it.” Boil any religion down to its fundamentals and you find the same thing. Our reward in life, both now and in the future, is up to us. We make it happen.
Some Christians think that’s true, too. They believe [...]
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Following up on “God helps those who help themselves. True?” on May 1, there’s another statement people make with the same ring to it. It’s “life is what you make it.”
But surely if you work hard you’re more likely to succeed, aren’t you? Or if you hit each day with [...]
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What do people actually mean when they say “God helps those who help themselves?” Do they mean God is more likely to get involved in their lives if they’re doing their part? For instance, will God more likely help us find a job if we’re out there looking for one? Or that he’ll more [...]
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The staggering thing about being rewarded according to our works, is that we’re rewarded for believing Jesus did all our works for us! It’s in Romans 4:24-25. God raised Jesus for our justification, and when we believe that, that’s when the righteousness we need for our eternal reward is credited to us.
All [...]
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It still stands that we are rewarded according to our works but, Romans 4:13, “It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.”
God promised Abraham he would inherit the world. That [...]
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God deals a crushing blow to the pride and hypocrisy that plagues all religions in Romans 3:21 - ”But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.”
That’s great news because it does away with all the rules, rituals and religious [...]
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