1517 Blogcast

We're not called to be obedient consumers. We're free in Christ to love and serve our neighbor according to his need.

The kingdom I seek is the lower-case realm ruled over by the almighty upper-case Me.

If all is right with you, then there is no need for God. No need for salvation. No need for help. No need for faith. 

When it comes to God’s Word, our help only obscures this power and grace.

Words fail me at a time like this.

Satan scatters, and God gathers. Satan divides and defeats us, and the Holy Spirit gathers us together to submit to the Lordship of Christ.

They gathered the remains of John and buried him. And then they went to tell Jesus.

Philosophy teaches us about a good life in the creation, and the gospel predominates with its message of free forgiveness apart from the law and beyond the most sophisticated dreams of all human wisdom

Since Jesus has done everything we need for salvation, we can focus our works and efforts on serving our neighbor.

The following is an excerpt from Faithless to Fearless written by David Andersen (1517 Publishing, 2019).