God Centered Life

If you're in Christ, there is no condemnation, but you do need to embrace conviction of sin. The difference between condemnation and conviction is that conviction always leads to light and hope because Christ is sufficient even for that sin.

Paul tells the Galatians that the reason they have lost their joy and almost lost their faith is because they've lost sight of the cross.

Jesus has done everything that needs to be done for your salvation. We are all sinners, and we need to be justified. Find out what we must do to get right with God.

The word justification is often not really understood. Yet in many ways it is the heart of the Christian faith. We need to grasp it, and Paul helps us do that.

Just as there was a great need for clarity regarding the gospel when Galatians was written, so it is today. Paul helps us think clearly and feel deeply about the true gospel.

Peter is putting on a mask. How do we take off these masks? The only way to not pretend is to realize that you are okay as you are now. You are accepted by God.

When we realize our own sin, not just judge someone else's, then we can appreciate Jesus for who he is and what he did in a far greater and more profound way. Jesus offers us hope and joy.

Peter was afraid and hypocritical. We are to be the opposite. Instead of fearing man, we need to fear God. Instead of putting on a pretentious, hypocritical show, we need to take off the mask.

It's all too easy to let personal differences spoil our spiritual relationships. We tend to think we know the kind of people God uses, and they must be just like us!

Wherever we look at the world today we see a lack of peaceful unity. There are wars and tension and friction. But those outside of the church would say the same thing is true of us.