Tag: spiritual formation

• 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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  February 21, 2022

  marriage, Practical Theology, sanctification

  discipleship, Ephesians 5:25-33, marriage, ordinary Christian life, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life

• 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.

  the_Sermonator

  February 11, 2022

  discipleship, Practical Theology, sanctification, vocation

  discipleship, Martin Luther, ordinary Christian life, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life

• 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.

  the_Sermonator

  January 27, 2022

  Biblical Interpretation, discipleship, moralism, Practical Theology, sanctification, vocation

  discipleship, Ephesians 2:8-10, ordinary Christian life, spiritual formation, the normal Christian life