Christ never teaches a "works-based" salvation, but He does proclaim a truth that runs through the entire course of Scripture—that genuine (though imperfect) submission to the will of God and brokenness over sin are evidences or results of regeneration and saving faith.
John Piper: “My sins are forgiven today. They’re forgiven not because I’m somebody, but because Jesus was somebody. He died for me, he rose again, he reigns for me, he’s interceding for me, he pleads his blood for me, he’s sovereign over me.” https://t.co/j7NmcfMrHn
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:[a] sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Colossians 3:5
If you can’t stop committing the same sin, it may be because you’ve treated repentance like self-improvement, and not like divine intervention. Ask God to change what you want. https://t.co/zXzD9vCNgE
Are we befriending unbelievers without ever telling them the gospel?
Spurgeon says, “Your delicacy is cruelty; your flatteries are poisons; you are a murderer.” https://t.co/SmDF0lXlKK
“Get rid of the idea that God is offended by your failure or that he will bench you for the rest of the game because you missed it.” —@Samuel_Storms, Practicing the Power
How to hate your loved ones:
1. Invite them to church, but never say more.
2. Tell them about heaven, but never mention hell.
3. Say Jesus came to give them their best life now.
4. Stop praying for them.
5. Talk about anything but sin, Christ, and death. https://t.co/SmDF0lXlKK
Every single thing we do, every step we take, every word we utter should be thought of first and foremost as an offering to Jesus. https://t.co/ROLNHhRaWl
Six reasons to memorize the Bible:
1. Conformity to Christ
2. Triumph over sin
3. Triumph over Satan
4. Comfort and counsel for loved ones
5. Evangelism
6. Fellowship with God
"I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.” Acts 26:17-18