http://www.theuneditedlife.com/2008/07/05/on-consistency/ Adventuring outside the box Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:07:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theuneditedlife.com/2008/07/05/on-consistency/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 Dave Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:48:21 +0000 http://www.theuneditedlife.com/2008/07/05/on-consistency/#comment-2230 Thought provoking article Copernicus. I find myself somewhat inclined to agree with Mark Dever to a point. That is, in spite of the incessant religious calls to respond to the needs of the world, and to dedicate and commit ourselves to solve the physical, psychological and spiritual problems of mankind, it doesn't appear that these guilt-producing obligations are consistent with Christian responsibility. Instead we are to be submitted (James4:7)to whatever God in Christ is committed to being in us. Quite a release from the performance-oriented burden of religious obligation. In the obedience of "listening under" the direction and leading of the Spirit of Christ (Rom 8:14), we live and act by the grace-dynamic of God as He leads and empowers genuine Christian ministry. Thought provoking article Copernicus. I find myself somewhat inclined to agree with Mark Dever to a point. That is, in spite of the incessant religious calls to respond to the needs of the world, and to dedicate and commit ourselves to solve the physical, psychological and spiritual problems of mankind, it doesn’t appear that these guilt-producing obligations are consistent with Christian responsibility. Instead we are to be submitted (James4:7)to whatever God in Christ is committed to being in us. Quite a release from the performance-oriented burden of religious obligation. In the obedience of “listening under” the direction and leading of the Spirit of Christ (Rom 8:14), we live and act by the grace-dynamic of God as He leads and empowers genuine Christian ministry.

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