God, after paving a way, created a home. The new heaven and the new earth would be home for those who follow Christ. Whatever pain we feel, whatever struggles we endure, are temporary. Our true hope rests in the unchanging and everlasting God who has secured our eternity. We can hold our heads high and focus our gaze on the promise and hope of our everlasting.
God’s goal is not to merely keep us from sinning. Â This missing the grand purpose of Christ’s coming. Â Just as wiping the dirt of clothes does not make them clean, getting us to stop sinning does not mean we are sanctified. Â The purpose of Christ’s coming was to return us to Him, fully and completely. Â Our sin separated us from the holiness of God. Â The hope in our victory over sin rests fully in the work of Jesus Christ having already conquered sin.
We have apparently been on a bit of a dark stretch for the past month or so and are trying to find some things to lighten up the podcast. Unfortunately, the first thing Danny found has Rompers for men and had to deal with the fact that these are real. Back to the drawing board I guess. Also, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy and ask “Will it preach?” You betcha! Also, we look at perseverance and what it means to be a friend of God.
