Assumptions

I hate christians.
self-righteous, self-serving.
unloving, uncaring.
jains, buddhists, democrats
follow jesus better than
christians.

wouldn’t you say so?
why be a
christian?

my life’s ok without god i guess.

my life as a
constant liar, exaggerator, and complainer
to get people to sympathize with me,
abuser of my sister
hitting her to the point where her forehead bleeds,
curser of my parents
running away multiple times and
dropping f-bombs so the whole neighborhood can hear,
bitter loner even after
getting invited to cool parties
acquiring 1000+ “friends” and
having any girl i liked like me back.

i guess i could live with that.
actually.
no.
it could be better.
i’m f—-ed up.
i deserve punishment.
but you’re telling me that means hell.
i’m pretty f—-ed if that’s true.

jesus helps, you say?
he’s inside of me?
he wants what’s best for me?
he’s the reason i’m even alive?
he loves me?
he forgives me?
what do i have to do?
nothing?
just say sorry and believe?

hm.
ok.

Cross-ation mania!

The cross gives mediation, condemnation, propitiation, imputation, expiation, sanctification, justification, and reconciliation to the nations.

I’m sure the Apostle Paul is smh @all the words we’ve come up with to describe God’s love.

Is there power in your Ephesians 2:8?

Half-gospel: Jesus paid for all our sins. We’re now at a zero-sum balance. Enter: confusion, humiliation, and hopelessness from consistent, ever-present sin.

Full-gospel: Jesus paid for all our sins. But he didn’t just pay for sins then ditch us. He dwells in us. We are right with God because he sees Jesus in us. Our account balance is not $0.00. We’re rich. In fact, we’re baller (Ephesians 3:16-19).

We were once unable to not sin.

But now we are able to resist sin.

ISN’T THAT INSANE?

Milk the power of the spirit for all its worth! Lest realize you weren’t really saved at all (Hebrews 10:26).

Which gospel will you preach?

Spirit-lead

Holy week’s coming up. I’m praying a couple things for the Spirit to execute, as He has faithfully been doing since days of old.

• Giving order and peace over messiness (Genesis 1:2)
• Vision for what He wants to done in my life and others (Genesis 41:38)
• Skill to finish ridiculous projects (Exodus 31:3)
• Power to kill the enemy of sin (Judges 3:10)
• My tongue to faithfully pronounce His words (1 Samuel 19:20)
• Reach out to people for outreach event (Micah 3:8)
• Cleansing for my soul in the case of inevitable sin (Ezekiel 36:25-29)

Jesus - the de-motivational speaker

How do you cheer up a Christian who's not happy? Do you do some spiritual life-coaching for sin management? Practical advice in hopes it will deliver them from pain?

Ever thought of saying, "Come to the cross and die"? Any other spiritual pick-me-up is reduced to glorifying a specific person or event, whether it be the sin or recovery.

Peter didn't like it when Jesus was talking about gloomy stuff, because being associated with a crucified criminal isn't very motivating. Jesus says to "Get behind me, Satan!" God treats his glory very seriously, and it isn't accomplished by having a positive attitude but by death and resurrection. Not "you can do it!" but "God has done it!"

Obviously people will initially resist the message, and you the messenger. That's the sound of oneself beginning to loosen their hold on sin, its minimizing and excuses for it. That's called redemption.