A Personal Journal of Grace and Discipleship
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,who loved me and gave himself for me.” - Galatians 2:20
From the blog
The Exchanged Life: Finding Freedom and Wholeness Through Spirituotherapy
In a world filled with competing counseling models, it’s not uncommon to find contrasting views on what “biblical” or “Christian” counseling truly means. Searching for answers can feel overwhelming, and the terms alone—“biblical counseling” versus “Christian counseling”—can spark endless debates on how, or whether, secular counseling methodologies fit within a Christian framework.
The High Priest Who Sits Beside Us
Hebrews brings us to a turning point in the story of God and His people. The writer shows us how the Lord promised, long ago through Jeremiah, that a new covenant would come. Not a covenant carved into stone or maintained through repeated sacrifices, but one written directly on the hearts of His people. As evening settles in, this promise shines with gentle warmth. It tells us that God has always intended a closeness that rules and rituals could never produce.
The Character of the Perfect Christian - Christ Expressing His Life Through the Believer
In the eighteenth century, John Wesley described the “perfect Christian” as one who loves God wholly and keeps His commandments from the heart. Though Wesley spoke of striving toward this divine likeness, he humbly confessed that he had not yet attained it. His vision was scriptural and sincere—an echo of Paul’s own longing to be conformed to Christ. Yet what Wesley sought is now revealed to us through the indwelling life of Christ: perfection not achieved by effort, but expressed by union. The “perfect Christian” is not one who climbs toward holiness, but one in whom the Holy One lives unhindered.
Two Laws: Resting in the Law of the Spirit of Life
We live under two opposing laws: the law of sin and death, which pulls downward, and the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, which lifts upward. The first law is like gravity—it is the natural pull of fallen humanity, leading inevitably to decay and death. But the second law transcends it entirely, for it is not merely a principle; it is the very life of Christ within us.
Romans 8:2 declares, “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.”This freedom is not a struggle but a surrender. It is not about effort but about abiding.
