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 Bible did not create Christianity. Christianity is the result of an event (the resurrection of Jesus) that created a movement (the church) that...
We live in a world that rewards performance. It’s ingrained in us from an early age. Tests, sports, education, manners; almost everything. And this...
We all wonder, question, and doubt and do so through a specific frame of reference. When our reasoning doesn’t provide all answers, we wonder...
