Here's The Thing with Lydia Thomas

What does it mean that Jesus is the Way? What is the greatest glory? What is the outworking of that glory? Unless otherwise noted, all Bible passages are quoted from the NASB.

If not sin, what did Jesus pay for?

References and Resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i4kMKeMTqeixJZaN8tukLXesBes9ERsb/view?usp=drivesdk.

Unless otherwise noted, all Bible passages are quoted from the NASB.

Did Jesus die to pay the penalty for sin?

References and Resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QKULiSsEH8U6fiTt3BWpvYJJ7B7vVkML/view?usp=drivesdk. Unless otherwise noted, all Bible passages are quoted from the NASB.

Did Jesus die to make atonement?

References and Resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/148d3a8r1nb_Ox3l6WlOOL26vuP9c_d7v/view?usp=drivesdk Unless otherwise noted, all Bible passages are quoted from the NASB.

Did Jesus die to appease God’s wrath toward sinners? 

References and Resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OPJBZwjjo5vinYJvgBx1P8_o9OMoBGnG/view?usp=drivesdk

Unless otherwise noted, all Bible passages are quoted from the NASB.

Why did Jesus die? A brief introduction to atonement - and the words for atonement - in the Bible.

References and resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15wxyWKC98aLSp3cLCJlls-e_S5_W6EYk/view?usp=drivesdk

A framework for how I approach Old Testament Law as a Christian.

Restoration and the Presence of God: https://anchor.fm/heres-the-thing-with-lt/episodes/Restoration-and-the-Presence-of-God-eih9ol

The Table: https://anchor.fm/heres-the-thing-with-lt/episodes/The-Table-ej6evf

Communion: https://anchor.fm/heres-the-thing-with-lt/episodes/Communion-ejhp53

I don’t accept things simply because other people accept them or tell me I should accept them. If I find myself unsure about something, it is in my person to question, challenge, search out, and test.

The prevailing view that I witness within American churches is that we must get back to the way things were.

My question - my challenge -  is: What if God does not want us to go back to the way things were?

My concern is that - in American churches, at least - we are far more occupied with what is comfortable and familiar to us, rather than becoming more like Christ in the world around us. 

Here’s the thing: God is not concerned with our comfort; God is concerned with our maturity.

Unless otherwise noted, all Bible passages are quoted from the NASB.

In keeping with our theme of repentance, particularly the Quaker tradition of releasing, receiving, and resting, I want to share a restful approach to reading the Bible - the practice of Lectio Divina. Share your takeaways with me at [email protected].