Tag: ordinary Christian life
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Vertical and horizontal: how distinguishing the directions of the Christian life can strengthen assurance
The one where I explain how our security in the vertical dimension—peace with God through Christ—comforts believers in our struggles in the horizontal dimension. Which includes ourselves and everything else that’s not God.
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Some further thoughts on the Holy Spirit in Romans
The one where I explain how Romans chapters 6 and 8 are telling a particular story, from different angles. And how understanding this will help us rescue a gem of pastoral theology for struggling Christians in Romans 7:15 – 8:2. (Fair warning, this one is heady, and I’m still working out the finer points.)
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The Spirit of Holiness: Brief Thoughts on the work of the Spirit in Believers
In Romans 1:4, St. Paul refers to the Holy Spirit as the “Spirit of holiness.” This phrase alerts us to the totality and all-pervasiveness of the Spirit’s work in the sanctification of believers: it is all “from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
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Does marriage make us holy?
There’s a popular sentiment in Christianity these days that the purpose of marriage is to make you holy. Is that really what marriage is for?
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Changing diapers to the glory of God
The one where I explain how God is glorified in ordinary moments, and uses them for our sanctification.
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Sanctification: Positional and Progressive (Hebrews 10:10, 14)
The one where I completely buck the majority report on holiness from popular American Christianity; to bring struggling Christians comfort and joy from the old paths.
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By grace, through faith, for works: gospel and vocation in Ephesians 2:8-10
Ephesians 2:8-10 teaches us that we are not saved by good works, but we are saved for good works. In these verses, we are taught the proper distinction between Gospel and Law in the Christian life; and we also learn to distinguish between our salvation and our vocations.
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Slow Cooker Faith, part 8: The sufficiency of Christ
The one where I explain that Christ is sufficient for all of our spiritual needs, because He is our wisdom, our righteousness, our holiness, and our redemption.
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Slow Cooker Faith, part 7: A pleasing aroma
The one where I explain that, just as the aroma from slow cooking fills the whole house; a long, slow, steady life of faith gives off a pleasing aroma.
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Slow Cooker Faith, part 6: A lifelong simmer
The one where I explain what it means to offer your bodies as living sacrifices.
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