"To err is human," or so the saying goes. When someone gives into temptation or makes a mistake of some kind, such a person will often say, "Well, I'm only human after all!" In other words, when we think of what it means to be a human being, usually we include all the ways in …
Tag: 2 Peter
No One “Goes” to Heaven
Jesus's resurrection is the beginning of God's new project not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven.N.T. Wright, Surprised By Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church Now that I have your attention with the title of my post, let me …
Making Every Effort When There’s Nothing You Can Do: More Thoughts on Spiritual Formation
The process of Christ being formed in us, the process of maturation every believer is called to undergo, is called spiritual formation. In other words, the process of transformation, of growing in Christ, is the work of the Holy Spirit. Through the prophet Ezekiel, the Lord told his people, “I will put my spirit within …
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