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Religion without Relationship by Dr Lance Ketchum Confronting Our Self Deception Routines often degenerate into rituals and rituals into dead externalism. There are two simple realities when it comes to our self deception about our spirituality and our natural (carnal) tendency towards worldliness. 1. We are always willing to conform to what we want [...] The opening paragraphs in Francis Schaeffer’s book:True Spirituality.
The question before us is what the Christian life,true spirituality,really is,and how it may be lived in a twentieth century setting. The first point which we must make is that it is impossible even to begin living the Christian life,or to [...] 2Chronicles 36:8-16 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim,and his abominations which he did,and that which was found in him,behold,they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah:and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. (9) Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to [...] Galatians 5:1-18 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (2) Behold,I Paul say unto you,that if ye be circumcised,Christ shall profit you nothing. (3) For I testify again to every man that is circumcised,that he is [...] 1Peter 5:4-11 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear,ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (5) Likewise,ye younger,submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea,all of you be subject one to another,and be clothed with humility:for God resisteth the proud,and giveth grace to the humble. (6) [...] John 6:35-44 And Jesus said unto them,I am the bread of life:he that cometh to me shall never hunger;and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (36) But I said unto you,That ye also have seen me,and believe not. (37) All that the Father giveth me shall come to [...] John 6:28-35 Then said they unto him,What shall we do,that we might work the works of God? (29) Jesus answered and said unto them,This is the work of God,that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. (30) They said therefore unto him,What sign showest thou then,that we may [...]
Born To Die by Ron Hamilton On the night Christ was born Just before break of morn, As the stars in the sky were fading, O’er the place he lay, Fell a shadow cold and gray Of a cross that would humble a King. (chorus) Born to die upon Calvary, [...] In verses 3 and 4,we see that God will judge the nation of Israel for their sin and no mercy on them if they refuse to repent. The whole nation is in idolatry or spiritual adultery. Hosea 2:5 For their mother hath played the harlot:she that conceived them hath done shamefully:for she [...] | ||||
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