Part III: The Supremacy of Jesus Christ I think many Christians today operate from an exceptionally narrow view of Jesus Christ. This is unfortunate, since it’s by seeing and knowing Christ that we grow as believers. The Son of God serves several roles in His present-day ministry. One reason for […]
Part II: The Kingdom of God
Part II: The Kingdom of God In the last post we talked about the epic of God’s eternal purpose. These were the things that He desires and will accomplish in the fullness of time. We learned that we, as humans and as believers, are not his purpose, but we are […]
Part I: The Eternal Purpose
Part I: The Eternal Purpose Years ago, my understanding of life’s purpose was a disorganized collection of Biblical facts and expectations that I did my best to sort out and live by. As I got older, I began to wonder if God was after something bigger than my showing up […]
Deep Waters
Deep Waters Welcome to the first post! I figured it would be a good idea to set the tone by talking about the why, who, and what of First Things. In all honesty, I’ve struggled with how to properly inaugurate this blog. Much of it has to do with the […]