Too often, I think, I fall into this trap that lets me think that I have accomplished something spiritually; that I have taken possession of my place in the Kingdom due to my own righteousness. What a mistake: to receive God’s grace and His blessings and then to convince myself somehow that I have done something worthy of those blessings.
"…that God may open a door (Col. 4:3)"
'Belief' tagged posts
“So, how do we know our religion is true?” It’s funny how so small a voice can sometimes phrase questions with such big and weighty implications.
I was thinking back to something Vince Vitale touched on a couple of weeks ago when we were blessed to have him at OpenDoor. Talking about the role of Christian apologetics and its limits, he observed at one point that nobody is ever “argued into Heaven.” And I believe he’s right about that. If I…