Tullian Tchividjian recently made an interesting remark gently reminding followers of Kevin DeYoung that being "Christ-centered" does not mean that the death of Christ is more important than the life of Christ. Without the law fulfilled in His life, what righteousness is there to impute?
I think that's a rebuke for me as well, since I easily and readily cast down Christ-imitators that I judge to have no foundation. In thinking only Christ's death matters, I see how this practically plays out in my life...a lot of self-righteousness & lazy fruit. At the same time, without the cross we're in no position to imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 15:19). I need a balance. I need to live out the entire Gospel, not driven by half of it.
Christ himself is the center of all things!
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RépondreSupprimerprobably my favorite revelation of yours this year. hahaha. i kid, but you know what i mean.
still it's a good reminder for me as well as i reflect on seekers in FG and how to get from not-knowing-God to knowing-God. only God will draw them to Him, but through us being reflections of His image and only being about to do so through His death.
ps. nice label:)