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Category: David Platt

The author holds up for inspection the fallacy of The Closed-Door Method wherein Christ’s followers assume that if a decision is difficult to make it is not His will for us to make it because He would obviously not want us to do anything difficult.

discernment, discipleship, prayer

So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone who willfully indulges in the selfish pursuit of more and more material possessions while ignoring the Bible on caring for the poor? The difference is that one involves a social taboo in the church and the other involves the social norm in the church.

religion, spirituality

Radical obedience to Christ is not easy… It’s not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all these things. But in the end, such risk finds its reward in Christ. And he is more than enough for us.

christian-living, christianity, evangelism, faith, jesus-christ