Lie: I’m in control of my life.
Truth: God is in control of your life.
You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. — Ayn Rand
In the fantasy film Bruce Almighty, Bruce, a TV reporter whose ambition is to make anchor, takes out his aggression against God when he’s passed over for the job as news anchor. Foolishly he decides to contend with the Almighty thinking . . .
Lie: I’ doomed – I’ve sinned too much!
Truth: The danger of sinning too much (not counting the suffering that it causes), is not that God will stop being merciful, but that we will stop believing we need God’s mercy.
We’ve all been there — we’ve succumbed again to our besetting sin and feel the clouds of doom bearing down on us. But then a few hours pass and the clouds start to dissipate. At this point we can go in one of two ways: . . .
Lie: How I live doesn’t matter as long as I’m saved.
Truth: Our lifestyle reflects what we really believe.
The greatest source of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips but deny him by their lifestyles. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable. — Brennan Manning
As Brennan Manning says, it’s probably the biggest problem in the church today – this disconnect between what we say we believe and how we actually live. More than anything else . . .
Lie: I’m immune to the consequences of sin.
Truth: Be not deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows that he will also reap.— Galatians 6:8
The mind has cliffs. — Dallas Willard
The crimes and misdemeanors of sin come in all shapes and sizes and seriousnesses: all the way from running a red light or lifting a pack of gum, to shouting at your daughter, to murder, rape, adultery, enslavement and pedophilia.
Some appear to get away with it, others don’t. Some bully, whine, bribe or manipulate their way out; others . . .
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