Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The Rebelution Tour Conference Part 2
Gospel of the Kingdom-Gregg Harris
Gregg Harris started out by describing how important character is for Christians. How we live out our lives shows how important the gospel is to us and how much we believe it to be true. It is "the fruit of our faith."
Our culture follows Satan in trying to pervert the good things that God created. And "when we separate the pleasure [that comes from doing those good things] from the purpose [they were created for], it leads to destruction. We have only to look around us to see this happening. Marriage is a big one. God's commands aren't there to box us in or to hold us back. "Every command of God is nothing less and nothing more than a delivery to get God's blessings to you." "We have been duped by a liar [Satan]."
"Our glimmer of hope is the gospel." And "if you believe the gospel, it will show up in what you do." Obedience is the product of faith. God has given us the power to say "no to temptation" and "yes to righteousness." As we live out this freedom to do right, the obedience and character we display reflects our faith in the gospel. "Our faith is validated by our works." At the end, we were challenged to ask ourselves "Do you, before God, believe the gospel? Do you believe enough to obey?"
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Gregg Harris started out by describing how important character is for Christians. How we live out our lives shows how important the gospel is to us and how much we believe it to be true. It is "the fruit of our faith."Our culture follows Satan in trying to pervert the good things that God created. And "when we separate the pleasure [that comes from doing those good things] from the purpose [they were created for], it leads to destruction. We have only to look around us to see this happening. Marriage is a big one. God's commands aren't there to box us in or to hold us back. "Every command of God is nothing less and nothing more than a delivery to get God's blessings to you." "We have been duped by a liar [Satan]."
"Our glimmer of hope is the gospel." And "if you believe the gospel, it will show up in what you do." Obedience is the product of faith. God has given us the power to say "no to temptation" and "yes to righteousness." As we live out this freedom to do right, the obedience and character we display reflects our faith in the gospel. "Our faith is validated by our works." At the end, we were challenged to ask ourselves "Do you, before God, believe the gospel? Do you believe enough to obey?"
Read more.
