Posts from August 2017
The wisdom of Men by Jason G. Lutz
“that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” (I Corinthians 2:5 NKJV) It seems strange to type this, but I think the thing that Christians are most likely to forget is the power of God. I should be more clear. I think the most well meaning of Christians can be drawn into the multitude of personal affirmations found in the Bible.…
A Few Thoughts by Jason G. Lutz
“and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,” (1 Thessalonians 4:11 NASB) I had something else entirely in mind for this week. Yet, sometimes the Word simply crashes into us. It’s so odd that I’ve read Thessalonians a dozen or so times and these words have yet…
Hope of Righteousness by Jason G Lutz
“For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.” (Galatians 5:5 NKJV) The theological concept of Total Depravity is something which I have always wrestled with. Understand that I applaud the virtues and seek to do them; and I will probably always hold in some way that “honor is the morality of superior men”. I imagine…
What is Right in his own eyes by Jason G. Lutz
“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” (Judges 17:6 NKJV) If we peel back the layers of modern philosophy we will find a common root ideal amongst most of them. This ideal loosely stated is that the meaning of life is to live it in…
Psalm 112 by Jason G. Lutz
Psalms 112 is my life’s verse and I think the Message translation does a good job articulating the Purpose of the Psalm: being a person after God’s heart is its own reward. “Hallelujah! Blessed man, blessed woman, who fear GOD, Who cherish and relish his commandments, Their children robust on the earth, And the homes of the upright—how blessed! Their houses…