THREE WAYS CHRISTIANS MISUNDERSTAND OBEDIENCE

THREE WAYS CHRISTIANS MISUNDERSTAND OBEDIENCE by Daniel Darling for Core Christianity I’ll never forget the conversation my wife and I had with a troubled teen several years ago. She grew up in a very dysfunctional, chaotic home with little structure. She said, “I wish someone had given me rules to live by.” Now most kids don’t say these words. I’ve yet to hear one of my children thank me for the rules in our home. But make no mistake, humans crave order and accountability. Often Christians dismiss rules, as if the…

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Why You Must Rethink Your Life Story In Light of the Gospel

Why You Must Rethink Your Life Story In Light of the Gospel by TREVIN WAX for The Gospel Coalition The gospel isn’t about us. It’s a message for us, yes, but it’s ultimately a royal announcement about Jesus. Even if you were never to have existed, the gospel would still be true. It is, as we saw in the previous column, “public truth.” And as the cosmic announcement of the crucified and risen Jesus as King, this message stands at the heart of the Scriptural Story of our world. Public Truth, Minimal Change…

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