A Different Kind of Jesus Freak
The Old Testament is full of idol worship. It goes back to Genesis and seems to be a constant theme. When Jacob decided it was finally time to leave his swindling father-in-law, Rachel, one of Jacob’s wives, stole her father’s idols. After the Israelites were delivered from Egypt they panicked because Moses had been gone…
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All too often, as Christians, we get caught in the performance trap. When we do, it muddles our thinking and we’re prone to confuse our “worth” with “worthiness.” Going there leads to all kinds of problems, including bringing out the absolute worst forms of judgmentalism and hypocrisy, and actually repels people from Jesus. Not only that, but falling…
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There is this idea in the church that sin is what is keeping people away from God when the truth is sin was dealt with a couple thousand years ago. It’s no longer an issue. And yet there is a huge idea within much of Christianity that God is still angry about our sin today.…
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When you think about it, identity is a big issue. In fact it might be safe to go so far as to say that identity is the big issue. Identity of Jesus When he was walking around on Earth 2,000 years ago people struggled with Jesus’ identity. He was saying and doing such amazing things…
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