The gospel is more than just the cross. When we fail to appreciate all the other facets of the good news about His work, we’ll be tempted to use Jesus’ suffering on the cross to motivate obedience. In other words, we’ll be tempted to feel sorry for the victim Jesus and try to guilt ourselves (and others) into submission, rather than seeing the victor, Jesus, who acted purposefully throughout His existence and acts powerfully upon us to transform us.
Elyse Fitzpatrick (via mattadair)
Are You Dangerous?
Just caught these challenging words on the Simply MIssional blog:
I think there comes a day, a moment, when each follower of Jesus has to ask themselves a simple question: “Am I dangerous?”
Every Christian, should pose an imminent threat to the enemy’s kingdom. We should live a life that endangers the darkness. A life that is molded and shaped by the gospel. A life that is lived for the things of light.
Are you dangerous?
For the disciple of Jesus the stage of discipleship is not the first step towards a promising career. It is in itself the fulfilment of his destiny.
David Bosch
