Knowing That We Are Fulfilling

When God Wanted To Defeat Sin, His Ultimate Weapon Was The Sacrifice Of His Own Son. On Christmas Day Two Thousand Years Ago, The Birth Of A Tiny Baby In An Obscure Village In The Middle East Was God's Supreme Triumph Of Good Over Evil.

It Is Not What We Do That Matters, But What A Sovereign God Chooses To Do Through Us. God Doesn't Want Our Success; He Wants Us. He Doesn't Demand Our Achievements; He Demands Our Obedience. The Kingdom Of God Is A Kingdom Of Paradox, Where Through The Ugly Defeat Of A Cross, A Holy God Is Utterly Glorified. Victory Comes Through Defeat; Healing Through Brokenness; Finding Self Through Losing Self.

Great Fiction Can Often Present Moral Messages With Greater Power And Clarity Than Instructional Writing - Since Literature, After All, Penetrates Not Just The Intellect, But The Imagination.

People Who Reject Transcendent Authority Can No Longer Persuade One Another Through Rational Arguments; Everything Is Reduced To Personal Opinion. Debates About Ideas Thus Degenerate Into Power Struggles; We're Left With No Moral Standard By Which To Measure The Common Good. For That Matter, How Can There Be A 'common Good' Without An Objective Standard Of Truth?

I Do Not Believe One Can Experience Conversion Or The Fullness Of The Christian Life Apart From The Church.