In the Way with Charles St-Onge

Opening poem by Phillips Burrows Strong, "The Tongue."

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Some people believe James and Paul are teaching a different kind of Christianity. One believes we are saved by faith in Jesus apart from works; the other that we are saved by faith infused with works. The reality is that they are saying the same thing, but two audiences with very different concerns.

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Jesus said, "There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him... coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness." (Mark 7:15, 22). It was never the food that in and of itself was clean or unclean. It was the trust that the Lord could make it so. Do we trust that he can make us clean as well, if he says he will?

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[Jesus] saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” (Mark 6:48-52)

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Looking at the big picture of sin would overwhelm anyone, and leave us feeling like there is little than can be done. What are we, the church, against so many? We forget that the crowd of five thousand was not fed with two fish and five loaves. They were fed with two fish, five loaves - and the Lord God. With God, all things are possible.

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John the Baptist lost his head to King Herod - but why? Was it only because he pointed out Herod's adultery? Or was there more to it than that?

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Jesus' parables show us what the Kingdom of God is like. It helps to contrast the Lord's rule with Satan's rule, the rule we're used to in this life. How is God's rule being like a farmer, and a like a mustard seed, different than what we're used to?

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The Lord said that the Sabbath was made for us, not the other way around. What does he mean? 

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On Ascension, we talk about the ongoing work of Jesus. On Pentecost, we talk about the work of the Holy Spirit. It seems fitting, then, on Trinity Sunday to talk about the Father that we might better understand our one God. 

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The Holy Spirit's work in us is to cause the fruit God is looking for in us to grow. But what are those fruits? 

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