The Voice of One

Wonderful Things in Your Law (Part 3)

Please read Part 1 and Part 2 before continuing… Appearances, Appearances We have been saying that the law is fulfilled by two aspects of our relationship with God—us in Christ and Christ in us. Yet these manifest differently, and have different appearances, outwardly speaking. This contributes to our collective confusion about the place of the…

Wonderful Things in Your Law (Part 2)

Image from “The Brick Testament“ Please read Part 1 before continuing… Let’s consider another verse: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matt. 5:17). Here we see that law’s significance doesn’t lie…

Wonderful Things in Your Law

The law of Moses–sometimes referred to as the old covenant or 10 commandments–can be a source of unending confusion to believers. We know that Jesus fulfilled the law but what does that mean, really? Some say the law has no bearing at all on the Christian. Others say some laws are required, others not. What…

Christmas Kick-off

Christmas has officially begun at our house. My wife has one rule–not a sprig of holly, a whiff of fir, or a snatch of caroling until after Thanksgiving. Today being the day after Thanksgiving, we will hearken unto herald angels, deck the aural halls, and dream of a white Christmas until we sleep in the…

The Gospel According to Genesis

Created by Trey Hill \\ squarerootofnine.com Now, on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, the earth was formless and empty, darkness was on the face of the deep, and Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. Then God said, “LET…

The Number of Man

http://www.macula.tv/gallery/Illustration/gallery/minotaur/minotaur.jpg So there it was. Carbon 12 (6 protons, 6 neutrons, 6 electrons) was the sign of the beast. We had been looking for a conspiracy, a gov’t plot to implant microchips in us, or tattoo bar codes on our hands. Yet, there it was, implanted in every cell, and stamped in every double-helix…

Another Scary Verse from Hebrews

http://vimeo.com/9654814 “For if we deliberately sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries” (Heb. 10:26-27). This is one of those passages that most of us would like to wish away. Until…

Self-Denial and Cross-Bearing (Part 4)

Image from the film, “The Passion of the Christ” (Mel Gibson, 2004) This series is excerpted from a piece written by an author at Christaslife.com. The author wished to remain anonymous. *** Not Watering Down the Cross In case we might want to make the act of taking up the Cross into something less than what…

Self-Denial and Cross-Bearing (Part 3)

This series is excerpted from a piece written by an author at Christaslife.com. The author wished to remain anonymous. *** Rest for Your Souls “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly…

Self-Denial and Cross-Bearing (Part 2)

“Christ of St. John of the Cross” by Salvador Dali This series is excerpted from a piece written by an author at Christaslife.com. The author wished to remain anonymous. *** How Do We Identify the Followers of Christ? Jesus’ words in Luke 9 have already given us the basic answer as to how we might identify…