In our worldly power system the church is really stupid. It just does not make sense. We recognize that in the kingdom, this is power and the acts of the church lay shame to the powers and principalities. Right now we have a lot of people who clamor for power, and so we call them leaders. But in the kingdom these are people we should worry about. Kyle Strobel M. He holds a Ph. Barry Corey — June 30, Sarah Dougher — June 30, Joe Conway — June 30, Biola Magazine Staff — June 30, We anticipate the day when we as Christians will be raised to new life, and be exalted—we who were once shamed by the world.
It will be a time of paradise restored, when wrong will no longer be done, nor evil thought. How are you doing on these five points? Are you thinking like a real Christian? Caleb Greggsen lives and works in Louisville, KY.
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About Christianity. The difference is striking. Now we can see that repentance is not an event. It is the beginning of a process—the change of mind that enables the hearing of faith, which in turn leads to a change in behavior.
The turning away from our sins begins with a change of our mind. This brings us to Romans , where we are encouraged to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
Perhaps, in the Age of Reason, we need a reformation in the way we think. We need to start seriously and soberly thinking about the way we think as Christians. This is easier said than done. We have become lazy with our thinking. We trust our thinking way too much. Those of us who preach and teach trust the thinking of others more than we should. The results are obvious and they are not good.
It is time we tried something different. God is a process-oriented problem solver; He uses processes to solve problems. For example, God uses the salvation process to solve the problem of our rebellious separation from Him.
Our lack of holiness is also a problem solved by sanctification. More to the point of this article, we have a problem with our minds. We need a process from God.
Ask the Lord what He would have you do with each of the thoughts you capture. He may tell you to put it aside.
Ironically, no organization has been more responsible than the church for suppressing and even persecuting artists and art forms it deems inappropriate. Few experiences have been more universal to American culture than a trip to the movies. Most of us can recall the excitement of sitting down in front of that big screen, popcorn in hand, waiting for the lights to dim and the music to begin. However, just a generation ago, it seemed as though Hollywood and the church were facing off like feuding neighbors, each eying the other warily across a common fence.
But consider that God is the original creator of beauty and truth. Researchers at Baylor University released a study looking into Americans' different views of God. They uncovered four distinct views of God's personality and interaction with the world: the Authoritarian God, the Benevolent God, the Critical God, and the Distant God.
But none of the four represent the first glimpse we get of God in the Bible: the Creative God. As followers of God, Christians are called to reflect his beauty and truth to the world. Consider Bezalel and Oholiab in Exodus They were dedicated followers of God who had been specifically gifted "with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts.
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