The "Veritas Fellowship" is all about "proclaiming the true truth of Christ." This is an extremely important ministry in our postmodern world. So much of our culture is wrapped up in the personal perspectives of each individual or group of people. But we are called to know God and to live for him.
The priority therefore must always be upon the Lord who has created us and redeemed us. The great commandment is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. And the second is like it, to love your neighbor as yourself." We are called to love God with all our being, and then to be filled with the Holy Spirit so as to serve others. This is a theocentric priority and focus. But the tendency is to reverse this and become man-centered.
The true-truth of Christ is that we are called to him first and foremost in all our lives. This is what we all need, even those who are in different stations in life. When we are God-centered, we are lifted up and we trust Christ in his teachings, and we take on new faith and character. We reject the philosophies of the world and accept the truth of Scripture. Our priority must be God and his Word, to discover and live out the system that redeems and restores us to him.
It was discouraging today to see a high-profile civil rights leader come to Memphis and give the same politically orientated and racially charged message that we've heard for the last fifty years. It would be so much better to hear the truth of Scripture that describes that Christ alone can transform us and give us an upward calling.
The inner city poverty comes from a poverty of spirit and hope. People live out what they believe. But the message of Christ is the gospel, where we trust in Christ, then repent, and follow his teachings. Our faith in Christ makes us new people who are eager to become like Christ and to leave the brokenness and ghettos of socialism behind. It takes the truth of Scripture and faith in Christ to learn a new priority to live by.
The priority therefore must always be upon the Lord who has created us and redeemed us. The great commandment is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. And the second is like it, to love your neighbor as yourself." We are called to love God with all our being, and then to be filled with the Holy Spirit so as to serve others. This is a theocentric priority and focus. But the tendency is to reverse this and become man-centered.
The true-truth of Christ is that we are called to him first and foremost in all our lives. This is what we all need, even those who are in different stations in life. When we are God-centered, we are lifted up and we trust Christ in his teachings, and we take on new faith and character. We reject the philosophies of the world and accept the truth of Scripture. Our priority must be God and his Word, to discover and live out the system that redeems and restores us to him.
It was discouraging today to see a high-profile civil rights leader come to Memphis and give the same politically orientated and racially charged message that we've heard for the last fifty years. It would be so much better to hear the truth of Scripture that describes that Christ alone can transform us and give us an upward calling.
The inner city poverty comes from a poverty of spirit and hope. People live out what they believe. But the message of Christ is the gospel, where we trust in Christ, then repent, and follow his teachings. Our faith in Christ makes us new people who are eager to become like Christ and to leave the brokenness and ghettos of socialism behind. It takes the truth of Scripture and faith in Christ to learn a new priority to live by.
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