He who the Son sets free is free indeed. Be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
If you think you may be living “under the law” – if you’re attitudes can be characterized by Judgement over Grace, Works over Relationship, Shame over Identity there are a few easy steps for you to take.
1. Recognize [...]
Discernment is a gift desperately needed at this moment in Church history. Jesus warned us:
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible. Matthew 24:24 (New International Version)
We’re living in the time He was prophesying about. It’s one sign of the end [...]
If you’ve been following this blog for some time, you may think I’m avoiding a far too common scenario. I know some of you think I’m forgetting some straightforward instructions in Scripture.
Jesus said in Luke 17:3-4 (NLT)
So watch yourselves!
“If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. Even if that person [...]
The Hebrew word for honor is also translated at times “glory”. How you honor the unhonorable is to look for the glory the Father has deposited into their lives and pull it to the surface.
Let’s make it practical… someone bursts into your office and screams at you for the current problem they are facing, [...]
Finally, “Krino” is also translated “to condemn”. Since we can so easily move from discernment to condemnation – especially when we don’t discern in love – we need to understand what condemnation is.
First of all, it’s not the same as conviction. Both condemnation and conviction bring pain and sorrow, but they bring different kinds…
For the [...]
Judging is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the Bible. It’s confusing.
Jesus tells us not to judge.
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
Matthew 7:1-2 (New Living Translation)
Paul [...]
We are fallen people living in a fallen world. That’s not an excuse. We need to become more and more and more like Jesus. But there may be times when we have sinned against someone else and we need to make it right.
The rabbis taught that the sin against someone else was heavier than the [...]
Do we ever need to forgive ourselves?
For a long time my response to this question was, “If the Father forgives me, who am I to hold a grudge?” But as I work with people I find increasingly that to move on in their relationship with God, they really do need to forgive themselves.
We can’t allow [...]
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