“The Cross Alone Is Our Theology”    - Martin Luther

“The Word of the Cross KILLS and makes ALIVE.  It crucifies the old being in anticipation of the resurrection of the new.”

- Gerhard Forde

God is teaching me that the Cross attacks the BEST we have to offer not  just the worst.   Everything that I would find praiseworthy and my world would affirm:

• My Wisdom
• My Wealth
• My Education
• My Politics
• My Moral Compass
• My Creativity
• My Passion
• My Network
• My Religion
• My Influence
• My Gimmicks
• My Efforts
• My Potential
• My ______________

All that i was in the flesh… All that i am presently… All that i could become…. THEY ARE DEAD.

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”  -Galations 2:20

As a Christ follower i live a life ‘by faith in the Son of God’…. A faith in a resurrection to come…

That is to say, my life should DEMAND EXPLANATION to the objective observer.

The Christ follower’s life should ONLY make sense in the light of a coming RESURRECTION OF THE SOUL.

This line of thinking segued to the Holy Spirit raising a question in my soul, “Brad, does your life make sense to the non-Christian observer?”  ——

So i’ll extend the question to you—

Does your life DEMAND an explanation??

Does your life demand the reality of a resurrection to RECONCILE THE DECISIONS you are making on this side of eternity??

Is that resurrection the ONLY way to make sense of the way you handle your:

TIME….

$$$MONEY$$$$…..

INFLUENCE…..

EDUCATION…..

RELATIONSHIPS…..

ASPIRATIONS……

ETC……

This entry was posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 7:42 pm and is filed under Doctrine, quotes, scripture.
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