As an immature new Christian, I wanted to make sure other Christians saw me doing Christian things. My identity was more in the approval of Christians than from my acceptance in Christ. Looking back, embarrassingly so — I remember dining in a restaurant with my family and proudly asking a blessing when the food was served to our table. But, between the time I said “Amen”, and before all six of us ate our first bite — a Christian couple we knew walked in for lunch. Not to be seen ungrateful or shy about public praying — I told our family we would pray again, and we did!

Wisdom Hunter 5/26/2016

 

 

The resurrection of Jesus changes the way we see the world and our place within it. Through the power of the resurrection we learn that death does not have the last word but is gloriously overcome through Christ’s triumph. And as we encounter the Lord daily and are filled with his life-giving Spirit, we are invited to reorient our entire lives around this new reality. Yet at times, we find it quite difficult to let go of our selfish desires and trust that the way of resurrection is truly the way of hope and freedom.

 

 

Do the things you see going on around you make you cringe?  It should!  Is there no absolute standard for morality?  Many people would like us to believe this is the case, but they do not want to address the implications of such a position.

 

Realize if there is no absolute standard for morality then it is up to each individual to subjectively determine what is right and what is wrong.  As a result, no one can truly be wrong.  If there is no absolute standard then the liar cannot be wrong, and neither can the thief, the murderer, the rapist, nor the pedophile.  If there is no absolute standard, then all we have is subjective chaos, and we live in an age similar to the period of the judges in the OT where “everyone did what was right in their own eyes” (Jdg. 17:6; 21:25 – NKJV).