Boasting in the Cross
Burying Bad Religion - Part 6 - Bad religion produces self-righteousness and arrogance. The Gospel produces humility and holiness. The legalists who were opposed to Paul were motivated by a desire to avoid persecution. Paul didn’t care what the world (religious or secular) thought of him. How can we get there? Only through the Gospel.
If we are the Temple where redemption happens, what is our plan to draw people to Him? The answer is to relearn an ancient, almost forgotten practice: Hospitality. In a time when loneliness is an epidemic, when few people know their neighbors, something as simple as a meal together can be the starting place for something beautiful to happen.
When our bond with God was severed by our sin, He didn’t give up on us. He made a second Eden, a place for us to meet with Him and be redeemed. That place was the Temple, and the events that happened there teach us about a God who is mighty to save, the cost of our sin, and His plans for us.
