The Sacred Desk

I'll be expositing Romans 8:12-17 tomorrow morning.

Christians allow themselves to be seduced sometimes by the siren whose song tells the toiler that he need not struggle - that holiness, while a wonderful thing, is not a necessity but a bit of a luxury. This, of course, is a lie. As a desert dweller can do without champagne but must have water - so the believer can do without acclaim but must bear the fruit worthy of it. Paul argues for the importance of holiness - declaring it a duty, a defense, an inheritance, and a fellowship. Without it - the Spirit is either proven ineffectual or one's faith less than whole - both evincing that one's hope of salvation has permanent fatal errors. It's a complicated issue - love complicates everything. The thing is not so befuddling so as to inspire despair however. We can be holy.

The Life and Times . . .

The police were called to my house over the weekend along with the Columbia County Crisis Intervention Team after several neighbors called 911 expressing their great concern after seeing me attempting to erect a volleyball net by myself in the backyard. After spending a night at the West Augusta Serenity Care Center I'm happy to report that, with the help of Jeremy and Casandra, I've got my mind right and will always solicit help in the future or find contentment in less ambitious endeavors like setting up chairs.

The Sacred Desk

This Sunday I'll be expositing Ephesians 5:15-17.