Have you ever been invited to an exclusive event? Or have you ever had exclusive access to a venue or a really good deal? When it comes to having a right relationship with God, every Christian is part of a pretty exclusive group. How so? Well, it's only through faith in Jesus that any human has full access to God and His benefits.
To some people, that sounds like God is unfair. That would be true if the way we gain exclusive access is through something we do, who our parents are, or some other arbitrary criteria. What makes Gospel maths good news is this: Jesus plus nothing equals everything. Jesus is the only key that opens your prison door to freedom, and He's the only key that opens the door to your Father's house. That's good news worth defending from error. That's what the book of Galatians is all about.
10 Oct 2026
These Things Will Kill You - God's Patience with Sinners Like Us
Is the God we worship full of wrath or mercy for sinners? Or is it both, depending on His mood? Think about the things that make God angry, like the time Jesus cracked a makeshift whip in the temple. What if the flashes of His wrath that we experience now are His way of warning us to avoid the ultimate wrath that's coming? That would be kind, wouldn't it?
The passage in Romans 1 that we've been looking at in this series convicts all of us. No one is off the hook. We've all been conceived in sin (like David realised in Psalm 51). We've all committed sin. We've all celebrated sin. We've covered over our sin and condemned it in others. Any wrath that God pours in our direction is surely well deserved. But what if in His kindness, God not only spares us the fullness of His wrath to give you time to repent, He even moves heaven and earth to make you want to repent and be saved? That would be good news, wouldn't it?
3 Oct 2026
These Things Will Kill You - Express Yourself, Wreck Yourself
A lot of people think the key to a life well lived is to follow your heart. Trust your instincts. Discover who you really are and then unleash that on the world. But what if we try that and it doesn't turn out the way we'd hoped? Is there a better way?
Paul tells us in Romans 1 that the path of individualism-- "You Do You"-- is a path that goes nowhere but down. The Gospel is such better news--life isn't about conforming to arbitrary standards. But it's not about performing either. It's about belonging to the One who took your sin and your sorrows and made them His very own.
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