“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock” Matthew 7:24 NIV Orthopraxy is a system that believes right living provides the context for right thinking. Jesus Messiah lived His life from a Hebraic (Jewish) worldview, which focused on…
“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” – Jude 3 ESV The book of Jude is small (only 25 verses) but powerful. He was the half-brother…
Disciple making best takes place within a Hebrew understanding of knowledge. What I mean is that we need to take the whole person into account if we are to see authentic transformation in those whom we disciple. Education needs to happen in the context of “real life.” The way we do this is the way Jesus Christ asked His followers to…
Hey Everyone! I’m excited to have Seth share some of his recent writing he’s done for the class Anchored, at The Shoreline Church where he serves as the Community Life Pastor. Here is the first part of, Christ is First, titled Single-Minded. “Our hearts have room only for one all-embracing devotion…” Dietrich Bonhoeffer You can’t do it…
“20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” – Proverbs 13:20 KJV Think about it. It’s common knowledge that, in order to grow in a particular field, we must rely on others who know more than us. So why would our growth in Christ be…
“12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.” – Matthew 11:12 NIV William Holman Hunt (English Pre-Raphaelite painter, 1827-1910), detail of “The Importunate Neighbor”(1895), oil on canvas, Although John the Baptist was confused about Jesus… Jesus was not…
The kingdom of God has at least three necessary components: There is a King –> The Lord Jesus Christ There are subjects of the King –> Christ’s followers and… There is the King’s territory –> Anywhere the rule of the King is extended We also see from Scripture that there are three dimensions of God’s…
Jesus told His disciples that he spoke in parables regarding the mystery of the kingdom of God in order to make it more challenging for the casual seeker (Matthew 13:11-13). He was looking for men and women who were truly motivated to obey God (2 Chronicles 16:9). Though Jesus shared these kingdom truths with cloaked…