[Christian] Smith defines moralistic, therapeutic deism as expressing this sort of working theology: God created the world. God wants people to be good, nice and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and most world religions. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself. God does [...]
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The Theology of Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism
Posted in Horton, Michael, tagged Bible, Fair, God, Good, Happy Life, Nice, World Religions on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All We Need is a Little Perspective
Posted in Tchividjian, Tullian, tagged Accomplishments, God, God-things on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When we realize that he’s God and we’re not – that he’s massive and we’re minute – that’s all it takes for us to become a par of great and powerful God-things. God chooses defeated people to do dominate things. Unimaginable, undreamed-of accomplishments and experiences await those who’ll recognize and admit just how small they [...]
It Is Not Good to be Alone
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Adam, Church, Eve, Father, God, Jesus, Son, Spirit, Trinity on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From the declaration by God in the garden to our first parents – that it is not good to be alone – to the example of the one true God who himself exists in Trinitarian community as Father, Son and Spirit, the emphasis of Scripture is that while we are individuals insofar as there is distinction [...]
Why God Became a Man
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged God, Humanity, Jesus, Medator, Reconciliation, Sin on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As God became a man, Jesus came to fully identify with our humanity and serve as the mediator between us and God to deal with our sin problem and reconcile us back to God. – Driscoll, Mark and Gary Breshears, Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods, Crossway Books, Wheaton, IL, 2008, p. 14
The Hallmark of the Transparent Life
Posted in Manning, Brennan, tagged Christian Life, Desires, God, Mind of Christ, Transparency on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The perception of God being enough is the hallmark of the transparent life. Gone are the tensions, hassles and struggles that signal entrapment by our basest desires. The restless scanning of the horizon for new experiences ceases; the constant churning of the mind for escapes and distractions disappears. Even the occasional lapses into egotistic thoughts [...]
Vain Exaltation
Posted in Edwards, Jonathan, tagged God, Holy, Misery on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is in vain for you to exalt yourself against an infinitely great, and holy, and just God. If you continue in it, it will be to your eternal shame and confusion, when hereafter you shall see at whose door all the blame of your misery lies. – Jonathan Edwards, On Knowing Christ, The Banner [...]
We Are Such Dependent Creatures
Posted in Edwards, Jonathan, tagged Christ, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Redemption, Righteousness, Sanctification, Wisdom on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are dependent on Christ the Son of God, as he is our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. We are dependent on the Father, who has given us Christ, and made him to be these things to us. We are dependent on the Holy Ghost, for it is of him that we are in Christ [...]
Our Peaceful Coexistence with Something God Hates
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Anger, God, Jealousy, Lust, Pride, Sin on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Therefore every time we sin, we are doing something that God hates. He hates our lustful thoughts, our pride and jealousy, our outburst of temper, and our rationalization that the end justifies the means. We need to be gripped by the fact that God hates all these things. We become so accustomed to our sins [...]
