Perfection is a gift and a responsibility

Song of Solomon 4:7     You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. In today’s reading, Solomon summarizes his impression of his bride by declaring that there is no flaw in her. Is love  blind?  Perhaps when we look through the eyes of love, we gain such a perspective.   If we look at this passage from a spiritual … More Perfection is a gift and a responsibility

Christ has perfected once and for all those who are being perfected.

For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. —Hebrews 10:14 We come to yet another passage of Scripture where we see the work of Christ in our lives as “already/not yet” He HAS perfected those who are being perfected…. He HAS sanctified those who are being sanctified… … More Christ has perfected once and for all those who are being perfected.

Christ has perfected once and for all those who are being perfected.

For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. —Hebrews 10:14 We come to yet another passage of Scripture where we see the work of Christ in our lives as “already/not yet” He HAS perfected those who are being perfected…. He HAS sanctified those who are being sanctified… … More Christ has perfected once and for all those who are being perfected.

Perfection is a gift and a responsibility

Song of Solomon 4:7     You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. In today’s reading, Solomon summarizes his impression of his bride by declaring that there is no flaw in her. Is love  blind?  Perhaps when we look through the eyes of love, we gain such a perspective.   If we look at this passage from a spiritual … More Perfection is a gift and a responsibility

Christ has perfected once and for all those who are being perfected.

For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. —Hebrews 10:14 We come to yet another passage of Scripture where we see the work of Christ in our lives as “already/not yet” He HAS perfected those who are being perfected…. He HAS sanctified those who are being sanctified… … More Christ has perfected once and for all those who are being perfected.

The kingdom of God: a future reality to be hoped for or a present reality to experience now?

John Piper, in the introduction to the sermon, “Is the Kingdom Present or Future?” Luke 17:20-21 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Lo, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, … More The kingdom of God: a future reality to be hoped for or a present reality to experience now?

Already…Not Yet

Already: Decisively and Irrevocably Free, Not Yet: Finally and Perfectly Free John Piper, August 28, 2001, Taste and See article (References in Colossians, where we are in our reading this week, are highlighted in blue.) What we have learned from Romans 6 and 7 is that when we trusted in Christ as our Savior and Lord (as … More Already…Not Yet