Tag Archive: service

IDOLS = Gods we can Manipulate (Do ut des.)

Ian Johnson July 6, 2021 15 Comments

Idols are gods we think we can manipulate to give us our own way, individually, corporately or nationally, through service, sacrifices and offerings. The true God cannot be so manipulated, but we can convert even the true God into an idol in our own minds by supposing that he can be.

Desire to have our own way, Greed, idolatry, Leaving Our First Love, Peril of Seeking Respectability, Religious violence and persecution, Sin, Sins versus sin, Truth and Falsehood, Wars as consequences, What is sin?

city, commercial exchange, idol, Idolatry, idols, nation, offering, priesthood, ritual, ruling elite, sacrifice, service

We Are Called to Live Out the Truth of Our Oneness

Ian Johnson June 8, 2020 2 Comments

We are called to live out the unity of the Body of Christ. The Body is already one, but we have a role in making that oneness effective in the world.

In the Church, Meaning of Unity, Our Oneness in Christ book revision, Purpose of the Church, The universal Church and local churches, To live in unity, Unity

actors, Body of Christ, Church, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, Holy Spirit, hypocrisy, Jesus, living in love, Love, one mind, one soul, oneness, peace, renewed mind, servants, service, singlehearted, Unity, Unity of believers, way of life, working out our salvation

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