Gospel Writers (19/1)

A few great articles from a few great writers.

Andrea Burke: What a Zombie Ant and Sin Have in Common

“Sin wants to own you. Sin doesn’t like to die, but it has no problem killing you. Sin will make it look like you, but that is not the real you. Not the fully alive, true you that God intends for you to be.”

Kris Sinclair: Salvation, Justification, and Sanctification

“Our soteriology (what we believe about salvation) greatly affects our entire lives. If we view the goal of our salvation as merely just getting us into heaven, or merely just escaping hell, then we may run the risk of concentrating only on conversions and ignore the necessity of discipleship , which our Lord claimed to be essential in addition to faith.”

Glenna Marshall: When God Calls You to Walk through Suffering’s Door

“If suffering is the door you must walk through, then take heart in the ways God will use it for good in your life.”

And finally, one of my favourite Australian bloggers…

Stephen McAlpine: Jesus takes the worry out of worship

“And as we read these passages in light of the cross of Jesus, and in light of Jesus’ own assertion that the Law and the Prophets were both fulfilled by him, and completed in him, here’s what we must conclude: Jesus takes the worry out of worship.”