Identity is a big deal. For Christians, it relates to the cross...and how it does that is a contrast that Paul makes in Philippians 3.
#1274: How did Jesus model unity? | Philippians 2 | Ezra 8:21-10:44
Joy is in the exaltation - a reflection on Advent, week 3 (Luke 2:8-14)
#1273: What’s the joy in adversity? | Philippians 1 | Esther 9:20-10:3 | Ezra 7-8:20
#1272: How do I make a difference in spiritual warfare? | Ephesians 6:9-24 | Esther 7-9:19
#1271: What is mutual submission? | Ephesians 5-6:9 | Esther 4-6 | Proverbs 11:23-27
#1270: Single and looking? This. | Ephesians 4 | Esther 2-3 | Proverbs 11:19-22
#1269: Biblically, what is a “mystery?” | Ephesians 3 | Ezra 5-6 | Esther 1
#1268: What are the marks of an unbeliever? | Ephesians 2 | Zechariah 12-14
Why should we even care about discerning if someone is a true believer or not? Well, for one, while we’re called to love everyone, we are mandated to hold fellow believers accountable to their profession, and we’re not called to hold unbelievers in the same way. Our mission with unbelievers is, just that — a mission of reconciliation that is simply, “you need Jesus.”
