Holiness is a gift, not an achievement
Author: Barry Newton
Barry has worked with congregations in Texas, California and Brazil. He and his wife Sofia have two sons. He believes we should love God above all and that to honor this principle will shape daily decisions and silence competing values. Furthermore, we ought to love people in those ways we would like to be treated.
Scripture’s cosmic language
The dramatic cosmic language of the prophets
The problem of suffering: a third option?
Oversimplifying a situation promotes distorted understandings.
Genesis 15:6 and saving faith
Four truths on faith are sometimes overlooked
Did Paul agree with Luke that saving faith involves baptism?
Paul used faith/believe in the same manner as Luke
Lack of insight (Part 2)
Spiritual lack of insight is more tragic than medical anosognosia.
Lack of insight (Part 1)
The tragedy of anosognosia
An undesirable result
Seeds don’t always produce the desired fruit
God’s lifesaving surgery
Some seem to be unaware God performs a surgery on us.
Forgiving ourselves
We forgive not just others, but also ourselves