“God hijacks and bends evil to work peace and healing. If God were only a God of justice, He could punish evil but do no more. Only a God of grace can use our evil to work His good. God’s grace is so much bigger than our sin . Sometimes He’ll let us pursue our idolatry until it kills us. Then He will resurrect us and turn our evil into testimonies of God’s grace. Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us (p. 86).” GodEvilJesusSinGraceRedemption Author:Preston Sprinkle
“Before we apply Joshua to our lives, we need to make sure which side of the Jordan we are living on. Militarism invites God's wrath.” WarBibleTheologyNonviolence Book:Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence Source: Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence
“I wonder how many people have been killed, tortured, and in some cases cannibalized, all because certain Christians (mis)applied the book of Joshua to their lives.” BibleTheology Book:Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence Source: Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence
“And when Jesus declared, 'It is finished,' He meant it. God’s punishment for our sin was paid for, permanently settled, finished— 100 percent. If you have responded in faith to God’s free pardon through Jesus, then God will never punish you for your sin. It’s finished. No more. If you screw up today or tomorrow (which you will), it’s already been paid for through Jesus. 'There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,' Paul said (Rom. 8: 1). None. God will not and cannot condemn you after He has already condemned Jesus for you. It’s impossible. God will never be angry with you since His anger was poured out on Jesus. All of it. One hundred percent. Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us (p. 169).” GodJesusGraceForgivenessJesus ChristRedemptionReconciliation Author:Preston Sprinkle
“If the world out-loves the church, then we have implicitly nudged our children away from the loving arms of Christ.” LoveChurchChristianityAcceptanceReligious TraumaExvangelical Book:People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue Source: People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue
“In almost every other usage, tsela refers to the side of a sacred piece of architecture like the tabernacle or the temple. And this meaning informs its usage here in Genesis 2. Adam and Eve's bodies are compared to sacred pieces of architecture, resonating with everything we've seen so far about the image of God. Temples embody God's presence, and so do bodies.” Embodied Author:Preston Sprinkle
“Christian acceptance is always acceptance into a flawed community seeking holiness and repentance. It's acceptance into a countercultural family with a different pattern of life, a fresh way to be human, an otherworldly ethic rooted in creation and longing for resurrection.” Embodied Author:Preston Sprinkle