Loathing Self, Looking to Jesus, Laughing at the Devil

In 1739, Charles Wesley penned the lyrics to “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing.” The fourth verse is especially encouraging. Let’s spend a few minutes reminding ourselves of the Gospel as presented by one of our church fathers. His blood can make the foulest clean; his blood availed for me. What do we learn in the Bible? … More Loathing Self, Looking to Jesus, Laughing at the Devil

Faith and Faithfulness

Saving faith leads to sanctified faithfulness, and this is the patten of all who are members of the household of faith. These two aspects — saving faith and sanctified faithfulness — ought not be combined as many do in certain religious communities. One is not gradually converted by faithfulness. The declaration of righteousness given by God is not slowly infused. … More Faith and Faithfulness