What does it mean to be “in the world, but not of it”? Many in the church either ignore the distinction altogether or reduce it to a christianized version of secular failures. Find out why Jesus prayed for this distinction and how you can avoid being “of the world.”
John 18:28-19:15 A Kingdom Not of this World
One of the most misinterpreted scriptures in the Bible is John 18:36 My Kingdom is not of this world. Because of their twisting of this text, Christians have willingly left the public square. People have quoted this text in defense of the idea that Christians should stay out of politics, and that we should not […]
John 1:14 Faith and Christmas: How Immanuel Changes Everything
Most people’s definition of faith is ‘believing without seeing.’ Culture, by in large, sees science & religion as opposites. For the masses, science equals demonstrable fact while religion equals baseless subjective, perhaps helpful, but improvable belief. The question, ‘Why do you believe the Bible,’ is answered with either, ‘That’s just how I was raised,’ Or […]
