Having Faith Does Not Mean

One Of The Hardest Things In The World Is To Stop Being The Prodigal Son Without Turning Into The Elder Brother.

Low Self-esteem Causes Me To Believe That I Have So Little Worth That My Response Does Not Matter. With Repentance, However, I Understand That Being Worth So Much To God Is Why My Response Is So Important. Repentance Is Remedial Work To Mend Our Minds And Hearts, Which Get Bent By Sin.

If We Do Not Become Changed From The Inside-out - If We Don't Morph - We Will Be Tempted To Find External Methods To Satisfy Our Need To Feel That We're Different From Those Outside The Faith. If We Cannot Be Transformed, We Will Settle For Being Informed Or Conformed.

There Are Dozens Of References To God In The Scriptures For Every One To The Figure Of Satan. This Reflects A Sometimes Forgotten Theological Truth That The Devil Is By No Means God’s Counterpart. He Is A Creature, Not The Creator.

There Is No Way For A Human Being To Come To God That Does Not Involve Surrender.