by Benjamin Robinson | Jun 14, 2013 | Devotions
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. (1 Corinthians 2:12) In this Christian life we face two very different kinds of enemies. I might characterize...
by Benjamin Robinson | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Freely you have received, freely give. (Matthew 10:8) The great task of the spiritual life is the task of learning how to receive freely from God and from others. It is a command, and therefore it is active and not passive: receive! And yet the act of receiving is the...
by Benjamin Robinson | Jun 12, 2013 | Devotions
In him and through faith in him we approach God with freedom and confidence. (Ephesians 3:12) Don’t you love it when God confronts you with the depths of your hypocrisy? Doesn’t it just make you feel good? Last week I met with a member of our staff who was...
by Benjamin Robinson | Jun 11, 2013 | Devotions
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. (Galatians 5:1) Today I have a confession to make: I have addiction, and I need help. I’m not addicted to a drug, but an anti-drug. Drug addicts can’t stop; I can’t seem to keep going. Drug addicts take...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 29, 2013 | Devotions, Theology
You destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2 Timothy 1:10) Question: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Answer: One of them is proved an impostor! Theoretically, if an unstoppable force were ever...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 28, 2013 | Devotions
We are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) If I could go back to the early 1990’s I would work more during my college years and buy a house . . . even a small house or a condo . . . somewhere in the Bay Area. Then I would rent it out and...
by Benjamin Robinson | May 25, 2013 | Devotions
This is the victory that overcomes the world; even our faith. (1 John 5:4) Worry is a sin, and an extraordinarily popular sin at that. When Jesus said, “Do not worry” (Matt 6:31), he was not making a suggestion, nor was he offering us empty encouragement;...
