 Which is the tallest soldier? Optical illusions are often based on a difference of perspective. So too spiritual illusions, such as the perception that this setback or that letdown outweighs the value of my ministry. But the Bible says, “These light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory which far outweighs them all.” (2 Cor 4) That is not to belittle the troubles, but to boggle the mind with the magnitude of what God has in store, and revitalise Christian service with a fresh perspective. |
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We can be Heroes?
What is your definition of a hero? In a recent SMH article, the top five most unlikely Australian sporting heroes were unveiled. Of course, topping the list was poor Steven Bradbury, who medalled after everyone in front of him fell over on ...)
Clean or Unclean?
Traditions are very important to us, whether they are family traditions, cultural traditions, or religious traditions. It's no surprise then that differing traditions often butt heads and cause controversy. For the early church, Jewish traditions were their cultural background, and so it ...)
God in thongs
"You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them". So goes the famous quote from Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. As we start looking at the fourth account of Jesus life in ...)
Faith or Flight?
One of the great tensions of the Christian life is fear vs faith. Many things give us grounds for fear, including personal circumstances, global politics, health pandemics, and economic downturns. At the same time, God's word gives us grounds for faith - ...This Sunday: Got Perspective?
Posted in 2 Corinthians.
– Jan 19, 2012
Arrogance or confidence?
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More and more, confidence is being mistaken for arrogance. To say that this is right and that is wrong is a social faux pas, and may result in the dread label of intolerance. What these language politics reveal is that the ‘arrogant’ person is simply she whose confidence does not lie in what a society of people asserts, but in an alternative source of authority or information. To cite God as my source, as Paul does in 2 Cor 3, is to question the reliability of human structures of authority and credibility – like citing Wikipedia in a scholarly essay. It invites derision, but the alternate source may actually be more reliable than the traditional. |
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Posted in 2 Corinthians.
– Jan 12, 2012
