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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Human religious instinct and racing pigeons
The gospel frees people from trying to earn God’s acceptance through religious observance but human beings are like racing pigeons. Kept in comfortable but cramped coups, racing pigeons are taken away from their confinement and released, given freedom. They are … Continue reading
Posted in Grace and Works
Tagged Galatians, Gospel and Law, Grace and Works, homing pigeons, Racing pigeons, religious tradition
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Religion and football on a bungee
Following religious traditions and laws (going to church, being good, giving to charity, not smoking or drinking and so on) to get right with God is like playing a game of football (soccer) with the ball attached to an anchor … Continue reading
Posted in Grace and Works
Tagged bungee football, football and the gospel, gospel and works, grace and law
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Christian co-worker accountability
Christian ministry can suffer from personality clashes and ego-trips and so this list of questions by Dr W.E. Sangster in “A Spiritual Check-up” is very useful for all Christian workers: Can I work with other people? – and can other … Continue reading
The fruit of the Spirit as a form of legalism
In Matthew 7:16-20 Jesus teaches his disciples to watch out for false prophets, “you will recognise them by their fruits” says Jesus. Many Christians, including myself at one time, turn this verse back on themselves and they ask “what are … Continue reading
Posted in Grace and Works
Tagged Christ, condemnation, faith, fruit of the Spirit, good works, Grace, Guilt, legalism, shame
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Unloading condemnation everyday
This picture is taken from the cover of The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson [published by Puritan Paperbacks]. It depicts a scene from The Pilgrim’s Progress where Christian arrives at the cross and his burden falls off and tumbles … Continue reading
Posted in The Cross
Tagged Banner of Truth, Christian joy, John Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress, Puritan Paperbacks, Repentance, Thomas Watson
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Understanding and behaviour; doctrine and life
One of the prayers in the 1662 prayer book is that ministers should teach by both their life and doctrine. I’m reading The Marrow of True Justification [The Biblical Doctrine of Justification without Works] by Benjamin Keach published in 1692. … Continue reading
Posted in Grace and Works
Tagged Benjamin Keach, justification, Justification by faith, Neonomainism, Romans 4:5, Socinianism, Steve Chalke
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My final letter in the final St Luke’s Magazine
Last week I was given a copy of the final parish magazine from my old church, St Luke’s, which coincided with my move to West Bromwich. This is what I wrote from the “curatage”. I’ve been a Christian for over … Continue reading
Posted in Inner City Ministry
Tagged Guilt, Parish Magazine, St Luke's, The Cross, Wolverhampton
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Dr Sangster on taming the tongue
I’m an extrovert thinker, which can be a problem when my tongue is working ahead of my brain. I was on a diocesan training course last week and wonder why it is that when clergy get together, the problem of … Continue reading
The complete and consistent Christian
Practical holiness is hard to get right. Neonomians (those who mix grace and works) look at themselves and try a bit harder to be holy, but the focus of the Christian must be Christ and his light, so that, as Horatius … Continue reading
