Dead to sin, Alive in Christ
Many of my closest friends will know that my heart aches in light of the current condition of the Church. My stomach churns as I look at all the hypocrisy, bitterness, judgement, and even fear that is beginning to define the Body of Christ in the eyes of many. How did we end up here? Yes, I recognize the existence of our sinful nature, but didn't Jesus Christ offer us freedom from that? Did He not call us OUT of darkness and INTO light? Don't tune me out here. I am no less guilty than the next person. I do not deserve to be called a Daughter of God, yet He Himself has named me such. It's illogical and I love it! :) One of the assignments that I was given in my New Testament class last semester was to write a short essay tackling the relationship between the Christian life and sin. The conclusion of my paper? Well, to put it simply, the Bible makes it clear that those who have surrendered their lives to God and have been made righteous through the death and resurrection of...