I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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THURSDAY’S THOUGHTS ON “CHEAP GRACE”
Bonhoeffer defined “cheap grace” as “the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” How do … Continue reading
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Tagged believe repent confess, Bonhoeffer, cheap grace, Chrisianity, confession, faked salvation, grace
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ARE YOU RADIANT WITH “PREGNANT JOY”
Definition of pregnant. 1 : containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body : gravid. 2 : full, teeming. 3 : rich in significance or implication here Dear Christian, The chances are that you have never been visited … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Jesus the Messiah, Uncategorized
Tagged Chrisianity, Good News, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus lives within you, joy, nativity, tell the Story of Jesus
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