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The Fruit of the Spirit and Your Work

May 20, 2012 by mattperman

So, in what areas of life are we to manifest the fruit of the Spirit? Just at church? We are to manifest the fruit of the Spirit in all areas of life. We so easily miss that. It’s easy to think of the fruit of the Spirit and other Christian virtues as applying to some […]

Filed Under: e Work and Vocation

The Problem With Making Christianity Be About Rules

May 18, 2012 by mattperman

There are three problems with seeing Christianity primarily in terms of following rules. First, this notion is just wrong. Second, it obscures the fact that the solution to our problem is not following rules, but forgiveness.  Third, it gives the impression, as William Wilberforce said, that Christianity is “a system of prohibitions rather than privileges […]

Filed Under: Christian Freedom, Sanctification

Why Do We Do Good Works? More on the Holistic Nature of the Reformed Tradition

May 16, 2012 by mattperman

This is a great statement from the Heidelberg Catechism: Question 86: Since then we are delivered from our misery, merely of grace, through Christ, without any merit of ours, why must we still do good works? Answer: Because Christ, having redeemed and delivered us by his blood, also renews us by his Holy Spirit, after […]

Filed Under: The Reformation

Every Member … Mercy Ministry?

May 14, 2012 by mattperman

A good observation by Tim Keller in his book Ministries of Mercy: We have done a good job of teaching that every believer is a minister and to be a witness. But we haven’t done a good job of teaching that every Christian is to be engaged in mercy ministries. We have almost completely ceded this […]

Filed Under: Mercy Ministry

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