Believers will become more Christlike over time, but never more righteous. Our righteous status is all Christ’s, not the result of our self-improvement.
God has filled this world with beauty.
The beauty of the created world was never meant to satisfy our hearts. It was never meant to be the beauty that we would give ourselves to search for, live for, cry for and die for.
Rather, the physical beauties of earth are meant to be SIGN BEAUTIES. Everything we see, touch, taste and hear is designed to be a sign that points to the ULTIMATE BEAUTY: the One who created the world and everything in it.
The gospel's good news is that God Himself took the initiative by sending His Son to die in our place to satisfy His justice and absorb His wrath. He didn't wait for a change of heart on our part. He made the first move.
If you ever ate here as a kid you have nothing to worry about when it comes to the Cyclosporiasis Parasite going around Texas. Your body is fully prepared for whatever happens. 🙏🏽🫡
"Get a hymnbook and go park your car where no one can hear you and sing your way out of this."
At D&T DFW @AlistairBegg reminded us that great hymns weren't written to describe how we feel. They were written to remind us of what is true - to preach the gospel back to our soul.