There’s a scene in The Shack where Mack and Jesus are out on the dock in the evening, enjoying the stars. Mack imagines he could reach out and pluck diamonds off a velvet black sky:
“Wow!” he whispered.
“Incredible!” Whispered Jesus…”I never get tired of this…”
They’re doing nothing, Jesus and Mack. Just lying on the dock [...]
Archive for the ‘Grace’ Category
“You’re with Me….”
Posted in Devotional, Grace, Intensity addiction, Performance-based Christianity, Stress, The Assembly experience, The Geftakys Assembly, The love of God, Works-based Christianity, tagged "Higher Life" teaching, Devotional, Geftakys Assembly, Intensity, love of God, Performance vs grace, Stress on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“We shall see Him as He is!”
Posted in Assembly kids, Devotional, Grace, Legalism vs grace, Spiritual abuse devotion, The Assembly experience, The love of God, Works-based Christianity, spiritual abuse, tagged children of bible-based cults, Devotional, Geftakys Assembly, growth, legalism versus grace, spiritual abuse, Spiritual abuse devotion on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Internet Monk describes pretty well the prevailing concern of legalistic pastors over the dangers of ‘cheap grace’ (here, here and here). Betty G. once said to me, “If there weren’t the possibility of losing out on the inheritance, what would be the motivation for sanctification?” This was a rhetorical question – the obvious answer [...]
It’s not about me….
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Grace, Legalism vs grace, Spiritual abuse devotion, The love of God, Works-based Christianity, tagged Devotional, Faith, growth, Legalism vs grace, love of God, Spiritual abuse devotion on February 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
p>Michael Spencer’s posts on grace (here, here and here) gave me an “aha!” moment about what was off-base, spiritually speaking, in the Geftakys Assembly, and other legalistic groups. That kind of perfectionistic performance-based teaching invokes a schema that is all about the individual. Do I have the right attitude – “Are you rejoicing, sister?” Am [...]
It’s not because we’ve run fast enough….
Posted in Devotional, Grace, Higher life, Performance-based Christianity, Spiritual abuse devotion, The love of God, Works-based Christianity, tagged Joe Sperling, Legalism vs grace, Performance vs grace, Spiritual abuse devotion on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joe Sperling posted this on the Assemblyboard:
“So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy”. (Rom. 9:16)
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have to stop and remember the day that I was saved. I have to ask myself, “Was I worthy to [...]
The deep things of God….
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Grace, The Assembly experience, The love of God, tagged legalism versus grace on August 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Oh dear friends, the time is almost up, and I’ve only just scratched the surface of all the Lord has shown me – the deep things of Gawd!! You must press on to see these things, friends, strive to enter in! I tell you, you’re not going to hear these things anywheres else! If you knew what [...]
Psalm 147 – An incredible sandwich….
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Grace, Joe Sperling devotional, Spiritual abuse devotion, The love of God, tagged Devotional, Faith, Joe Sperling, love of God, Spiritual abuse devotion on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joe Sperling over on the Assemblyboard posted these thoughts on Psalm 147:
Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel, v.1-2.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their [...]
A different concept of God….
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Grace, Spiritual abuse devotion, The love of God, Wisdom, Works-based Christianity, tagged Faith, legalism versus grace, love of God, Spiritual abuse devotion on January 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
No, I’m not back yet, but I want to pass on this quote from Michael Spencer:
Why are Christians the most incomplete, frantic, “wretchedly urgent” and religiously imbalanced of human beings? Could it be that our conception of God is, “What can he do for me? What must I do for him?” rather than, “The God I worship [...]
