In my desire to distance myself from sadistic Christians who revel in the idea of wrath and punishment, I may have crossed a line. Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it.
I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed by the ways He has chosen to reveal Himself.
God is compassionate and just, loving and holy, wrathful and forgiving. WE can't sideline His more difficult attributes to make room for the palatable ones.
Francis ChanWhy would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
Francis ChanTags: safety risk holy-spirit comfort-zone comforter live-dangerously
It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that instead of searching for 'God's will for my life' each of us would learn to seek hard after 'the Spirit's leading in my life today.' May we learn to pray for an open and willing heart, to surrender to the Spirit's leading with that friend, child, spouse, circumstance, or decision in our lives right now.
Francis ChanTags: open-mind decision surrender excuse god-s-will holy-spirit inaction-disobedience making-decisions
It is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to quench the light of the gospel. It is a proud, sensuous, selfish, luxurious, church-going, hollow-hearted prosperity.
Francis ChanChristians today like to play it safe. We want to put ourselves in situations where we are safe “even if there is no God.” But if we truly desire to please God, we cannot live that way. We have to do things that cost us during our life on earth but will be more than worth it in eternity.
Francis ChanHaving faith often means doing what others see as crazy. Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
Francis ChanGod is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our standards.
Francis ChanTags: gods-love
Chan is drawn to his coauthor because he says they have, "different gifts but similar convictions".
Francis ChanTags: unity-in-the-church body-of-christ
It ought to be the business of every day to prepare for our final day (attributed to Matthew Henry)
Francis ChanTags: judgment preparation
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