Somewhere deep in a crisis, there’ll be a moment for most believers when we quiet down and figure out, with God’s help, what it is we need to face and change.
Paul recognized the Gospel’s supremacy and its sufficiency and our significance, and that’s what pushed him to feel “obligated“ and “eager“ and “unashamed“ to share.
Whenever anyone uses God’s good name to shore up their less-than perfect reputation of reliability for being trustworthy, they’re buying trust on His credit.
You can’t ignore physical murder, but we sure deceive ourselves about heart murder. Especially if it feels like nothing more than a wish someone would just disappear.
