Some points
We all love a good Gospel post about God's love and the Gospel. Indeed Christ's sacrifice on the cross is the only means by which we can be saved and our works contribute nothing to our eternal salvation.
But we cannot pretend Christ has no commands for us as Christians.
It's all well and good if I keep mentioning God's love and the Gospel but if I completely disregard the sacraments and the COMMAND to be part of a local church and fellowship with believers I'm not doing this wholeheartedly and I'm even being seeker sensitive.
Lots of articles here actually have quite a undertone of self-centredness and that is not the Bible- again, the New Testament assumes church membership.
Oh and by the way does God use a Country's leader for his purposes? Sure according to Romans 13- as he does for the UK with Keir Starmer, the government of Somaliland, etc. If you're in political idolatory- bluntly put- get your head out of the sand and start worshipping our eternal creator who is eternally glorious and will reign forever unlike your government.
And sorry if this makes you uncomfortable but God is even sovereign over the devil himself- go and read the book of Job if you don't believe me.
So being this Reformed guy am I a grump? Nope. My in laws see a change, my wife sees a change and at family events my six and two year old nephews always pick on me to play with them out of all the uncles, eagerly tugging at my jeans!
Stay Reformed. Stay Christ Centred.
But we cannot pretend Christ has no commands for us as Christians.
It's all well and good if I keep mentioning God's love and the Gospel but if I completely disregard the sacraments and the COMMAND to be part of a local church and fellowship with believers I'm not doing this wholeheartedly and I'm even being seeker sensitive.
Lots of articles here actually have quite a undertone of self-centredness and that is not the Bible- again, the New Testament assumes church membership.
Oh and by the way does God use a Country's leader for his purposes? Sure according to Romans 13- as he does for the UK with Keir Starmer, the government of Somaliland, etc. If you're in political idolatory- bluntly put- get your head out of the sand and start worshipping our eternal creator who is eternally glorious and will reign forever unlike your government.
And sorry if this makes you uncomfortable but God is even sovereign over the devil himself- go and read the book of Job if you don't believe me.
So being this Reformed guy am I a grump? Nope. My in laws see a change, my wife sees a change and at family events my six and two year old nephews always pick on me to play with them out of all the uncles, eagerly tugging at my jeans!
Stay Reformed. Stay Christ Centred.
