Faux Confidence
I trust sincere question-askers more than careless statement-makers. People are complicated. Life is complex. The universe is vast. God is far greater than his creation. We come to know by being curious, approaching subjects with humility and a taste for discovery.
God Loves Sinners?
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. — Romans 5:8
Love is the gift of self. Here, Paul says that God gave the gift of himself to us while we were still sinners. There is never any question about God's love for us. He is love; he can only ever be love. The question is, do I love God? Will I give the gift of self to him?
Lavish Love
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! — 1 John 3:1a
And that is what we are! (v3:1b) It's generally accepted that John was Jesus's closest disciple. John likely knew Jesus better than anyone, which would mean that John had the best taste of eternal life. Maybe it's why he talks so much about eternal life. From that position, he makes this incredible statement in 1 John 3. I want the truth of it to sink in the same way it did for John.
- love
- Holy Spirit
- humility
- church
- politics & society
- mission & witness
- holiness
- parable & metaphor
- identity
- eternal life
- doubt & deconstruction
- leadership
- grace
- justice
- scripture
- spiritual life
- advent & christmas
- poverty & compassion
- imagination & creativity
- technology & ai
- knowing God
- human dignity
- faith & trust
- incarnation & cross
- kingdom of God
- community
- reconciliation
- spiritual formation
- epistemology
- prayer
- gratitude
- culture
- creation & nature
- discipleship
The God of the Bible looks like Jesus, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being. It would be just like him to go to the cross.