Historically Christianity claimed to be and was received as revealed truth, not truth discovered via human insight or ingenuity. Paul begins his Epistle to the Romans with these words:” “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God…” (Romans 1:1) What does the phrase “gospel of God” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Truth’
Is the Gospel ‘From’ God or ‘About’ God?
Posted in Sproul, R.C., tagged Fallacy of False Dilemma, Gospel, Historic Christianity, Romans 1, Truth on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Mind is Renewed When…
Posted in Brown, John, tagged Holy Spirit, Transform, Truth on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The mind is renewed when, under the influence of the Spirit, the truth is understood and believed, so as to displace the ignorance and error that previously prevailed. It is the truth, understood and believed, that purifies the heart from the love of the world; and, just in proportion as that truth is understood and [...]
The Great Enemies of the Truth
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Legalism, Libertinism, Truth on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A reading of the letters that address the conflicts that arose over various issues in the days of the New Testament reveals that legalism (adding rules and doctrine to the Bible) and libertinism (removing moral limits from the Bible) are usually the great enemies of the truth of Jesus Christ that the church needs to [...]
When We See Him For Who He Really Is
Posted in Piper, John, tagged Beauty, John 1, Truth, Worth of Christ. Glory on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
He causes the human heart to see the truth and beauty and worth of Christ – the glory of Christ. And when we see him for who he really is, we receive him for who he is. (John 1:12) – John Piper, Finally Alive, Christian Focus Publishers, copyright 2009, page 179
My Feelings Are Not God
Posted in Piper, John, tagged God's Word, Truth on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s word defines truth. My feelings are echoes and responses to what my mind perceives. And sometimes – many times - my feelings are out fo sync with the truth. When that happens – and it happens every day in some measure [...]
A Gentle Revolution Will Come Through These
Posted in Manning, Brennan, tagged Gospel, Transparency, Truth on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A gentle revolution will come through the little cadre of Christian fools who are willing to overthrow the established order by rearranging their lives around the mind of Christ. Their quest is transparency through truthfulness, and their lifestyles will be shaped by the gospel of Jesus Christ. – Brennan Manning, The Importance of Being Foolish: [...]
God’s Will for our Lives
Posted in Manning, Brennan, tagged God's Will, Holiness, I Thessalonians 4, John 16, John 8, Joy, Truth on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is God’s will that we grow in holiness (I Thessalonians 4:7), know the truth that makes us free (John 8:32) and rejoice with a joy that no one can take from us (John 16:22). – Brennan Manning, The Importance of Being Foolish: How to Think Like Jesus, HarperOne, copyright 2005, page 135
Where the Journey to Transparency Begins
Posted in Manning, Brennan, tagged Christ, Self-Righteousness, Transparency, Truth on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The journey to transparency requires that we humbly acknowledge, before God, that we are inordinately preoccupied with security, pleasure and power. It requires genuine compassion for others when we see them acting out their addictions and emotion-backed demands; it is our inner solidarity in darkness that reduces self-righteousness and irritability and makes compassion possible. The [...]
The True Nature of Lying
Posted in Manning, Brennan, tagged Love of God, Self-Deception, Truth on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The painful question we face in the church today is whether the love of God can be purchased so cheaply. The first step in the pursuit of truth is not the moral resolution to avoid the habit of petty lying – however unattractive a character disfigurement that may be. It is not the decision to [...]
A Great Deception
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged I Corinthians 8, James 1, Spiritual Pride, Truth on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We deceive our souls when we grow in knowledge of truth without specifically responding to it (James 1:22). This may lead to Spiritual pride (I Corinthians 8:1) – Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness, Navpress, copyright 1978, page 104
