Jimmy Needham

Link: Jimmy Needham

Wow! Such a diversity of style, yet all so solid. Check him out.

Is there a place for joking about sin among the people of God?

Blessed is the man

who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,

nor stands in the way of sinners,

nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

but his delight is in the law of the Lord,

and on his law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2, ESV)

 

Lord, I know I must be a hypocrite as I bring this up, but clear my vision so I may see Jesus and delight in the way of righteousness, the way that is perfectly founded in the faithfulness of Jesus, the righteous son.

At what point do we just say,

"This isn’t redeemable, and we can better spend our time not filling our minds with perversion."

How do we get someone to understand that “friendship with the world is enmity with God.”

When will I just get down on my knees and say, “God, renew me, renew us all, set our minds on the things that are above, where Christ is seated.”

The Gospel cannot be Assumed

Britt Nicole’s Gold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9PjrtcHJPo
Katy Perry’s Firework: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw

The songs are nearly identical in message/theme, even as you watch the videos. Britt Nicole cannot make such “encouraging” statements without rooting them in God’s word, in the Gospel of Christ. It is not pointing people to Christ, but only to themselves and this American culture.

Ordo Salutis and Union with Christ | Covenant of Love

Link: Ordo Salutis and Union with Christ | Covenant of Love

Theology matters. Union with Christ precedes logical systematics.

Day to day, what is my life about?

Am I stewarding what I have been given?

Bonhoeffer?!!

I have no idea whether I should read Eric Metaxas’ book on him because there have been scathing reviews by historians who say he just doesn’t understand the real Bonhoeffer, but rather it is catered to Evangelical thought. I own it, but should I read it?!!?! Arg.