We are not self-defined, but God defined. One of the ways that God defines us is “justified”. Justified means that when God looks at us, he sees us as blameless, righteous, and holy. You cannot be justified by your heritage, and you can’t earn your justification. Justification is a gift from God and nothing more.
The bad news is you’ve probably been fed this lie at some point in your life: "You can be anything you want to be...
The starting point for faith is not a Bible story. It’s not even the Bible. It's an event that leads to a question.
Envy is a negative emotion that makes us compare ourselves with others in an unhealthy manner. It often results in arrogance when we're doing...