Over the past few weeks, we have looked at why we desire enemies. We looked at why Christians don’t have enemies. We looked at the objections to that statement. We looked at why the distinction Jesus made matters so much. But there is one more objection to these statements that we need to address. What about the enemies Paul mentions in Philippians 3:18?

Christians dont have enemies, we have neighbors. This is the most misunderstood teaching of Jesus coming out of Matthew 5. Because the call to love our enemies is actually a call to see them as neighbors instead.

This passage is not about the poor, and especially not the poor outside of the church. Paul makes it super simple and clear here in this passage; those who needed to be refused assistance were those within the body who chose to be περιεργαζομένους. Often translated in English to busybody, periergazomai means someone who unnecessarily intrudes on others to prevent work from happening, and particularly someone who meddles in others' lives intrusively. THIS person is who Paul is

For the past decade, I’ve urged the Church to reject the temptation of power and control. That message was rejected again and again, and now we are living in the world that pursuit created. It’s too late to prevent this reality. Warnings and attempts to prevent it from happening are futile. But it’s not too late to live faithfully within it.

Suddenly, we have pastors and congregants removing the mask and fully embracing a version of the gospel they claimed for years didn't even exist. I write this as an attempt to hopefully allow some to see the reality of the change they have made. We all need to stop for a moment and answer a question Jesus asked in Matthew 16, “Who do you say that I am?”

While countless empires and states have claimed to be a Christian nation, the reality is that Christian Nations simply cannot exist...

Around this time every year, a debate resurfaces surrounding the circumstances of the death of Jesus. This debate has been going on for centuries and is even responsible for unspeakable hate and violence throughout history. Who killed Jesus? Who is responsible for the death of the Messiah? Is it Rome? Is it the Jews? Who is the villain of the story? 

It doesn’t matter how many cultural idols you remove if you never smash your own. King Hezekiah is a great example of this...

How is the Misfits go-to passage also an advent passage? Find out now as we explore Paul's advent hymn in Philippians 2!

Jesus is Lord. Christ is King. These phrases have been central to Christianity from the beginning. Whether Peter’s profession in Matthew 16

Luke 22:36 is commonly used to defend the use of weapons for Christians, but what if Luke 22 actually refutes that claim altogether?

What if we have been getting the lesson of "Pearls before Swine" completely backwards?

The moment you suggest that someone has an idol, the immediate response is going to be denial 99% of the time.

Why did I leave Complementarian and cessationism behind? Why do I feel so strongly that everyone should do this?

What I have learned about what Paul learned about Contentment. From Philippians 4, Romans 12, Philippians 3, Galatians, & Jesus sermons.