So, to recap from the previous post – God’s standard is not a list of rules. It’s LOVE. Human beings are totally messed up and unable to love very well. So we need someone to bring justice into the pain we’ve caused, and… Do something for us so we can belong in God’s Circle of [...]
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More on, “What do we still have to do??”
Posted in Abusive church leadership, Devotional, Grace, Higher life, Justification, Performance-based Christianity, Sanctification, spiritual abuse, Spiritual abuse devotion, Works-based Christianity, tagged Devotional, Grace, growth, Justification, legalism versus grace, love of God, Performance vs grace, Sanctification on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
