Forged By Faith

1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV For perhaps the pit of which we’re warned by Christ in Matthew 15 as found by those blind led by the blind is this disbelief that’s so widely believed amongst those so vastly assumptive of a best life being one lived without Christ. Indeed, it seems that this sullen society as swollen by selfish sin is such that assumes that a life can only ever be the sum of things assumed within these many eyes so blind that we believe in only what we see. In fact it’s such clichés that have come to corrupt this community into a culture of discontent descending upon such decisions as all this division and indifference in which we ourselves have become all but devoted to such disbelief and disarray. All because that with which we are surrounded is that to which we’ll become accustomed. Meaning then that those we discussed yesterday, those blinded into disbelief by the god of this age, they’ll come to insist we succumb to their invitations of this instigation of our investigatio...

Isaiah 30:5 NIV As much as we may not enjoy admitting it, we all need advice. We're all in need of help and guidance and wisdom in life because none of us have this figured out. None of us are able to live entirely self-sufficient, at least in terms of faith. None of us get everything right all the time, and so we begin looking for the help that we know we need to live our lives in a better way. But where we seek that wisdom or advice or input is absolutely crucial. And when you look at the world around us, you can see just how bad things get become should you seek your guidance in all the wrong places. “We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.” I heard that quote from pastor Voddie Baucham months ago and it's been one of those profound statements that's just stuck with me ever since. We can't keep turning to the world to show us how to live and expect that we'll find ourselves able to rise...