“Idolatry is not only excessive reverence, but also excessive abhorrence - that other side of the coin which runs the risk of establishing a false gospel under the implication that, for example, if you hate this certain individual, you're a good person no matter what; or if you love this certain individual, you're a bad person no matter what.” HateSinWorshipObsessionReverenceIdolsIdolatryAbhorrenceFalse GodFalse Gospel Author:Criss Jami
“God hates sin not because he wants us to be good little boys and girls, but because he knows sin destroys that which he loves most: sinners.” LoveReasonGodLawHateGirlJesusSinCompassionGraceEmpathyDestructionMercyCaringObedienceSinnerApologeticsBoy Book:Healology Source: Healology
“What we fail to realize is we often become like Pharisees in our ruthless attempts to identify Pharisees (and impostors). While indeed some people use the old laws of religious pride to tear down men of God, others use the new laws of anti-religious anger to tear down men of God.” LoveGodChristianLawReligionHateSinGraceAtheismPrideJudgmentBibleMercyAngerTheologyHypocrisySkepticismDiscernmentAgnosticismTheismApologeticsLegalismAnti ReligionPhariseesFalse ProphetsAnti TheismAntitheismImpostorAntireligion Book:Healology Source: Healology
“Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of the problem within the problem: for instance, envy is one of the most excused sins in the media of political correctness. Those you find most attractive, or seem to have it all, are often some of the most insecure at heart, and that is because people assume that they do not need anything but defamation.” PeopleNeedsHeartProblemSeemsPoliticalSinLove IsMediaAssumingEnvyRationalInstanceVainAttractiveLayersTendernessInsecureComprehensivePolitical CorrectnessBegetsCorrectnessDefamation Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“If Christ be a fraud, he was among the most peculiar yet brilliant of frauds in saying that only he was the way, the truth, and the life. This is the importance of grace - some people think that simply being nice and not harming others is morality; others think that following rules and tithing are morality. But without Christ, all moral beliefs ultimately boil down to the one sin which perpetually rails against the concept of grace: man's lawful, religious, and futile attempt at establishing his own righteousness.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenWayBeliefChristReligiousSinMoralGraceNiceMoralityConceptsImportanceFollowingBrilliantRighteousnessFraudPeculiarBeing NiceRailTithingHarming OthersFollowing RulesMoral Beliefs Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“In our worldly perceptions of Jesus, we tend to embrace the kindness of his love ('be encouraged') but not the discipline of his love ('and sin no more'). But with the whole scope of his love, or maturity in Christ, we begin relying on him for guidance where we would prefer him to walk beside us rather than behind us.” WholeJesusChristSinWalksLove IsBehindsKindnessDisciplinePerceptionEmbraceMaturityGuidanceWorldlyHis LoveScopeBe Encouraged Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin.” MenFeelsHumansDoeRealizingSinSpecialVindication Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
