Glory of Christ Fellowship

Heath Lambert wrote a book called Finally Free and in it he talks about the power of grace in the first chapter. In it Lambert warns believers not just to think of grace as a concept but as power from God. John 20:31 says these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. Notice that belief in Jesus is both a one time salvation moment as well as ongoing belief that marks growth in Christ. In other words, the believer in Christ is called no only to believe in Jesus but to keep believing in him. This is no different when fighting against sexual sin and pornography. As gripping as it is the pathway out of the pit is still paved with simple belief in the gospel. So this begs the question, how am I failing to believe the gospel in my struggle against sin and what does belief look like instead?  What it Looks Like to Fail to Believe in the Gospel In short, when someone is more captured...

Exodus 19 paints an awe-inspiring picture of God’s presence on Mount Sinai—a thick cloud, thunder and lightning, the mountain trembling and wrapped in smoke as God descends in fire amid trumpet blasts. The people of Israel are instructed not go up on or even touch the mountain and are told that if they do, they will die. Moses brings the nation of Israel out of their camp to stand at the foot of the mountain and meet God and they tremble in his presence. At the end of chapter 20, they beg Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”  Moses comforts the Israelites telling them not to fear and that God is testing them so that the fear of him may be before them that they may not sin. (Exodus 20:20) It is a kindness of God that he shows his people his holiness. When we see God for who he is, we learn to fear him as we ought and to live in light of that.  God’s holiness shows us our own sinfulness. In him, we see complete pe...