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What I learned from Urbana
background: Urbana is a major missions conference in St. Louis run by Intervaristy, a Christian Organization, to encourage evangelism and missionary activities among today’s university students. It was attended by approximately 16,000 people Credo in . . . sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam “I believe . . . in the holy catholic church” These lines were spoken,…
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A Christian Christmas
Amidst all of the consumerism that has, in large part, taken over the holiday that is Christmas, Christmas remains, at its core, a Christian holiday, and not just any holiday but one that exemplifies the message of God to all people: the message that Jesus Christ, God incarnate, has come to earth to save the…
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Colossians and the Mystery of Faith
To [the holy in Christ, saints] God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. . . . in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 1.27, 2.3 There are many mysteries in life. Some…
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Comments on John 8:32
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32, KJV, modernized This verse is the sum of the Christian understanding of freedom. What is freedom? It is commonly said that “I have the right to do ‘x’” or that “freedom is the capacity to exercise will,” usually in reference…
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The Christ Hymn, Colossians 1:15-20
The Colossians Christ Hymn is one of the most important passages in the letter to the Colossians and relates Christ to his identity in God, in creation and in the church universal. It lies in the first chapter of the book and reads as follows: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all…
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Living Unto Perfection: Matthew 5:48
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 ESV This is the highest calling of the Christian, a summary of all that Jesus commands his followers to do. It is the Christian life to be perfect, not merely good, or right, or trying with the intention of perfection, but to…
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Christianity, Religion or Relationship?
Among many Christians there is a saying that “Christianity is a relationship, not a religion.” Perhaps, more than anything else, this statement sums up the Evangelical belief in the necessity of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I do not deny the necessity of this relationship, but I highly doubt that any true Christian would…
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In Right Speech
One of the largest problems of any life is controlling what we say. After all, from the “abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks [2].” We, as Christians, should strive to control what we say at all times out of principle, for it is not only a reflection of our relationship with Christ, but it…
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Bearing Burdens
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbour. For each will have to bear…
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One Body
So we being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of another. Romans 12:5 The body of Christ is a special thing in that it is not any one person, object, or idea. No, rather it is you and I, who call ourselves Christian – the followers of Christ. We are…
Defined Faith
dominus pascit me — the Lord is my Shepherd
Defined Faith 